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Rhetoric vs Reality: Public Opinion on Immigration in the United States

open access: yes, 2016
The United States has a rich and interesting history of immigration. The country itself was created by waves of immigrants who came from across the globe.
Belair, Elizabeth M.
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Its Determinants Among Older Adults in India: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey

open access: yesChronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality, posing a major challenge to its rapidly aging demographic. Early identification of individuals at high risk for future cardiovascular events is paramount for implementing timely preventative strategies.
Vansh Maheshwari   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Computers Create Art?

open access: yes, 2018
This essay discusses whether computers, using Artificial Intelligence (AI), could create art. First, the history of technologies that automated aspects of art is surveyed, including photography and animation.
Hertzmann, Aaron
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National Identity Meaning and Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and the Future of Ukraine

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The link between attitudes and social identity is complex, influencing perceptions, motivations, and actions. Social psychological research mainly focused on the role of attitude in identity formation, particularly in the contexts of social movements and collective action.
Karina V. Korostelina   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the ‘global transformation’ on uneven and combined development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper focuses on the impact of the 19th century ‘global transformation’ on uneven and combined development (UCD). It argues that the intensification of UCD by the global transformation led first to a much more uneven and more combined world order ...
Buzan, Barry, Lawson, George
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From Custom to Court: The Evolution of Mediation in European Legal Systems

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article traces how European mediation has repeatedly rebalanced three variables—(1) the source of mediator authority, (2) the degree of institutionalization, and (3) the operative meaning of voluntariness—from antiquity to the present. Using three periods—Proto‐Mediation (c. 500 BCE–c. 1750), Classical Mediation (c.
Viktoriia Hamaiunova
wiley   +1 more source

Reclaiming the Right to live from the Land: Developing local food sovereignty alliances to normalise peasant agriculture in the 21st century [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Throughout history, peasant farming has proved remarkably resilient to the forces of free-market capitalism both in Europe and Internationally. However, in many countries there are declining numbers of small scale famers, and an increase in larger ...
Anderson, Fergal
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Mapping the Intellectual and Industrial Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Cross‐Sector Scientometric Analysis Using Main Path and Cluster Methods

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has undergone continuous expansion across industries, yet its intellectual evolution and cross‐sectoral linkages remain insufficiently understood. This study provides a comprehensive, data‐driven assessment of CSR's developmental trajectories by analyzing 3314 Web of Science articles using key‐route main ...
Wei‐Hao Su   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Certification of Librarians: An Unproven Demand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper examines whether certification of librarians is necessary to ensure high quality service. The paper explains the purpose of professional certification and provides a synopsis of the history of national librarian certification initiatives in ...
Bell, Jonathan Pacheco
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A Social Entrepreneurship Perspective of De‐Carbonising the Footprint through Recycling Compensation: A Case Study of the NGO Madre Coraje

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research analyses the carbon footprint of the NGO Madre Coraje, using an integrated methodology that combines the calculator provided by REAS (Red de Economía Alternativa y Solidaria) Navarra and the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). It quantifies emissions across the three scopes of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, evaluating both direct and ...
José Fernandez‐Serrano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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