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Promoting democracy backwards: looking forward [PDF]
, 2006 A typology of the diverse ways in which international dimensions of democratization and democracy assistance itself actually retard and undermine democracy’s progress around the world provides a salutary response to currently fashionable ideas of ...
Burnell, Peter J.
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Deformation Behavior of La2O3‐Doped Copper during Equal Channel Angular Pressing
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.By additions of strengthening elements and/or structure optimization, the mechanical properties of copper can be increased while keeping favorable electric conductivity. By combining addition of La2O3 and processing by equal channel angular pressing, substructure development is achieved, leading to increase in microhardness to more than double the ...
Lenka Kunčická +2 more
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We are not ‘all in this together’: British democracy is suffering from the disconnect between politicians and the wider public [PDF]
, 2012 Recent failures of British democracy lead voters to feel that being ignored by Government is the most likely consequence of casting a vote and participating in democracy, writes Mary ...
Evans, Mary
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Laser surface texturing significantly improves the corrosion resistance and mechanical strength of 3D‐printed iron polylactic acid (Ir‐PLA) for marine applications. Optimal laser parameters reduce corrosion by 80% and enhance tensile strength by 25% and ductility by 15%.
Mohammad Rezayat +6 more
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Direct Consolidation of Copper–Graphene Composite by Rotary Swaging
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The applicability of the rotary swaging method for preparation of electroconductive copper–graphene composite by direct consolidation of powders is proven. The consolidated material features advantageous microstructure featuring fine grains and twins, with homogeneous distribution of graphene, primarily along the twin boundaries, which contribute to ...
Radim Kocich +2 more
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Iterative Delegations in Liquid Democracy with Restricted Preferences
, 2019 In this paper, we study liquid democracy, a collective decision making paradigm which lies between direct and representative democracy. One main feature of liquid democracy is that voters can delegate their votes in a transitive manner so that: A ...
Escoffier, Bruno +2 more
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3D‐Printed Architected Material for the Generation of Foam‐Based Protective Equipment
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This study investigates 3D‐printed architected structures as alternatives to traditional foams in protective gear. It focuses on customizing impact strength and damping through design and manufacturing integration. Testing shows these structures outperform conventional foams, offering enhanced customizability, lower weight, and tunable performance ...
Ali Zolfagharian +5 more
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The United States after unipolarity: American democracy promotion and the ‘Arab Spring’ [PDF]
, 2011 In the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks the United States increasingly sought to promote democracy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Hassan, Oz
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History education and 'Asian' values for an 'Asian' democracy: the case of Singapore [PDF]
, 2007 Where some of the papers in this volume deal with nation building in the democratising former East European states in the wider ideological context of liberal democratic thought, this paper aims to present a view of values and democracy from an ...
Han, Christine
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