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Iran’s Soft Power Tools in Kyrgyzstan

RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2020
The article examines the use of “soft power” tools used by Iran in relation to Kyrgyzstan. The analysis of the evolving fundamental concepts of Iranian foreign policy in Central Asia allowed us to trace a shift in the Islamic Republic’s international ...
Elena G. Garbuzarova
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American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore

, 2016
Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived.
Dattolo, Danielle R., Fee, Christopher R., Fetters, Bronwen, Francisco, Emily A., Hillegonds, Jaime, Webb, Jeffrey, Wickersham, Andrew   +6 more
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International migration in a sea of islands: Challenges and opportunities for insular Pacific spaces [PDF]

, 2008
Our contribution to the International Conference “Connecting Worlds: Emigration, Immigration and Development in Insular Spaces”, held in the Azores between 28 and 30 May 2008, examines contemporary mobility of Pacific peoples in a transnational context ...
Bedford, Richard, Hugo, Graeme
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Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Australia, 2010–2022: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked National Administrative Health Data

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition, with widely varying global prevalence estimates. Frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the US or UK at 19‐39 per 100,000 as opposed to 65‐97 per 100,000.
Lucinda Roper, Rachel Black, Joanna Tieu, Winnie Chen, Matthew Parker, Catherine Hill, Natasha Nassar, Mandana Nikpour   +7 more
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Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal – Session on: Workers and Consumers Rights in the Garment Industry [PDF]

, 1998
A report from the International Forum on Clean Clothes, outlining the status of human and labor rights in the garment industry and presenting proposals for ...
Clean Clothes Campaign
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Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras, Imelda Raczkiewicz, Peggy Bouquet, Jean‐Philippe Dacquin, Jeremy Dhainaut, Anne Goffard, Christophe Volkringer   +6 more
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Auditory–Tactile Congruence for Synthesis of Adaptive Pain Expressions in RoboPatients

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this work, we explore auditory–tactile congruence for synthesizing adaptive vocal pain expressions in robopatients. Using a robopatient platform that integrates vocal pain sounds with palpation forces, we conducted 7680 trials across 20 participants.
Saitarun Nadipineni, Chapa Sirithunge, Yue Xie, Fumiya Iida, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne   +4 more
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Analysis of the formation of traditional housing of the nomadian peoples of Central Asia

Bulletin of Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Construction, 2021
A significant shift from a reconstructive-descriptive history to an analytical one is dictated not only by the availability of historical material that has come down, but also by the unconditional crisis of the previous methodologies and technologies of historical research. The organization of the architectural environment was interpreted as a spatial
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APOE‐stratified Proteomic and Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Mitochondrial Dysfunction Inflammation and Lipid Dysregulation in Alzheimer's Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A large‐scale multiomic dataset (proteomic and metabolomic) comprising 3,060 plasma samples were analyzed to identify proteins, metabolites, pathways, and protein‐associated drugs linked to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) independently of apolipoprotein E (APOE). AD was associated with a distinct molecular signature that captures.
Fuhai Li, Yike Chen, Daniel Western, Muhammad Ali, Menghan Liu, Katherine Gong, Ying Xu, Joseph Lowery, David M. Holtzman, Chloe Robins, John D. Eicher, Yen‐Ning Huang, ShiWei Liu, Tamina Park, Andrew J. Saykin, Kwangsik Nho, Mahdi Moqri, Richard C. Mohs, Amelia Farinas, Patricia Moran‐Losada, Hamilton Se‐Hwee Oh, Tony Wyss‐Coray, Carlos Cruchaga   +22 more
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SOME ASPECTS OF FORMING THE POPULATION OF EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA IN ANCIENT TIMES

RUDN Journal of World History, 2016
Using anthropological materials as historical sources to show the main problems of the ethnogenesis of the peoples of East and Central Asia makes it possible to understand the important and complex issues as the role of Mongolian, Chinese, Turkic ...
E B Barinova
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