Orthodontic treatment in periodontitis patients
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the complex interplay between orthodontic intervention and periodontal conditions in individuals with periodontitis. It outlines diagnostic and treatment approaches for adolescents and adults, considering their distinct periodontal, dental, and behavioral needs.
Tali Chackartchi +3 more
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Ukraine – China Asymmetric Economic Power Relations: What is to Come after BRI?
Lex PortusThis article analyzes the dynamics of the Ukraine – China asymmetric power relations in the areas of economic cooperation and infrastructure projects, with said relations having been affected by a gray rhino event, namely the Russo-Ukrainian armed ...
Tetyana Malyarenko
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H-Diplo Roundtable XXI-28 on Tworek. News from Germany: the competition to control world communications, 1900-1945 [PDF]
, 2020 No description ...
Ciarlo, David +5 more
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Developing Diplomats: Comparing Form and Culture Across Diplomatic Services, PRP 194 [PDF]
, 2017 This study is a detailed and focused effort to broaden how we understand and conceptualize the recruitment, training, and development of professional diplomats in the twenty-first century.
Hutchings, Robert, Suri, Jeremi
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Does the European Union ‘Rule the World’? Competition Law Diffusion to Singapore and Hong Kong
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines why Singapore and Hong Kong adopted competition law by testing four diffusion mechanisms: coercion, competition, learning, and the Brussels Effect. Using structured process tracing and extensive archival evidence, it evaluates the distinct observable implications of each mechanism.
Yannis Karagiannis
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Green Space Production as a State Project in Urban China
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.Short Abstract We examine the politics of developing Chengdu's greenway project by advancing the concept of state entrepreneurialism through strategic embeddedness and tactical mobilisation. We define strategic embeddedness as the institutional integration of market into the state apparatus to achieve the state's strategic goals and tactical ...
Handuo Deng, Fulong Wu, Fangzhu Zhang
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The EU as a security actor in Africa [PDF]
, 2015 Instability and conflict in Africa create a range of security problems for Europe. Rapidly increasing migration via the Mediterranean Sea, extremism and terrorism, as well as cross-border crime, all have implications for security in Europe, but are spill-
Hoebeke, Hans +3 more
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Alternation of must, have to, and need to in English as a lingua franca
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the grammatical variability of modal auxiliary verbs in English as a lingua franca. Focusing on the ongoing change must, have to, and need to, this research utilizes two spoken corpora: the Vienna–Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE) and the Asian Corpus of English (ACE).
Chunyuan Nie +2 more
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Conceptualising Regional Power in International Relations: Lessons from the South African Case [PDF]
Regional powers can be distinguished by four pivotal criteria: claim to leadership, power resources, employment of foreign policy instruments, and acceptance of leadership.
Daniel Flemes
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US‐Japan Alliance: Emmeshing Bilateralism Into Broader Multilateralism
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT In the 21st Century, geopolitical confrontation between the Eurasian continental powers and the sea powers works to divide Asia. The US‐Japan alliance has transformed itself from Japanʼs asymmetrical security dependence of the Cold War period into a mutual and more integrated partnership today.
Yoichiro Sato
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