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Status and outlook for reconciliation of situation in Afghanistan

open access: yesМеждународная аналитика, 2015
The article describes the possibilities of SCO expansion and its transformation from regional to global structure. The SCO development strategy and actual needs of organization are analyzed.The main attention is paid to Afghanistan and Iran.
A. Rasulov
doaj   +1 more source

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theoretical Foundations for Applied Practices within Islamic Terrorist Groups

open access: yesPolitical Studies Forum, 2023
Islamic terrorist groups such as the Islamic State or Boko Haram have made a name for themselves by, among other things, their violent and brutal nature in managing affairs. As such, this article aims to investigate the origin of these practices.
Victor-Liviu Miclăuş
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Driving Battery and Solar Purchase Decision of Residents: a Behavioural Choice Experiment Using a Hybrid Discrete Choice and Latent Variable Model

open access: yesAdvanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This article explores what drives households to adopt solar PV and battery systems in South East Queensland. Using hybrid discrete choice experiments, it reveals distinct adopter profiles and highlights cost, system size, and energy independence as key motivators.
Mohammad Alipour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS – CURRENT STATE AND PERSPECTIVES [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals: Series on Military Sciences, 2020
A review of the past three decades reveals that the transatlantic relations are based and have developed on shared values and interests of both sides of the Atlantic.
Alina ALEXANDRU, PhD candidate
doaj  

Influence of Bottom Electrodes on the Ferroelectric Stability of AlScN Film at High Temperatures

open access: yesAdvanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
The thermal stability of AlScN depends on the bottom electrode. When the bottom electrode possesses compressive stress, tensile strain develops in the AlScN upon thermal annealing, reducing the switching barrier. When the bottom electrode forms a coherent interface with AlScN, significant tensile strain and defects are generated in the AlScN layer ...
Kyung Do Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic State’s Qutbist Statehood: a Systemic Threat to the Concept of Sovereignty as a Primary Institution in the English School of International Relations

open access: yesPaix et Sécurité Internationales, 2017
The insurgent organisation called Islamic State (IS) has changed the paradigm of the territorial statehood, by threatening the concept of Westphalian and international legal sovereignty.
Saverio Angiò
doaj   +1 more source

This is How We See the War: Counter-narratives of the Conflict in Contemporary Jihadist Visuality

open access: yesCinergie, 2020
Contemporary warfare, especially from a Western point of view, is more and more an issue of distance, surgical strikes, machine vision and collateral damages.
Giuseppe Previtali
doaj   +1 more source

Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indonesian Women and Terrorism: An Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Trends

open access: yesPolitics and Governance
From 2016 to 2021, women attempted to or perpetrated suicide attacks in Indonesia. These attacks were committed by them as individuals or in family units, who were affiliated to the Islamic State.
Kate Macfarlane
doaj   +1 more source

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