Active Yet Cautious: How Middle States Navigate Status in the Universal Periodic Review
ABSTRACT This article examines how states positioned in the middle of the international status hierarchy behave in the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR). While the UPR was established as a cooperative mechanism to move away from confrontational naming and shaming, in practice it has become a reputational arena where states strategically ...
Chun‐Young Park
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A comparative study of drones path planning and bezier curve optimization based on multi-strategy search algorithm. [PDF]
Xu G.
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Rethinking the contract‐failure theory
Abstract The contract‐failure theory posits that the nonprofit form can be an indicator of high product quality because the nondistribution constraint reduces the nonprofit manager's financial benefits from cheating. This would give nonprofits an advantage over for‐profit firms when consumers cannot determine product quality and thus explains ...
Yumiao Wang
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Racism in public health authorities-A scoping review and situational analysis. [PDF]
Wandschneider L +5 more
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Unveiling Corruption's Influence on Insider Trading: US Insights
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between state‐level political corruption and firm‐level insider trading in the United States. State corruption is proxied using Department of Justice court cases involving corrupt activities. The findings reveal a positive and statistically significant association between political corruption and insider ...
Ahmed Al‐Hadi +3 more
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The police hunch: the Bayesian brain, active inference, and the free energy principle in action. [PDF]
Stubbs G, Friston K.
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Drug use among people in prison: A global review of epidemiology, harms and interventions
Abstract Background and aims People who use drugs are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. We aimed to provide a broad synthesis of the epidemiology, harms and interventions related to drug use and drug use disorders among incarcerated adults worldwide, and highlight gaps in evidence and practice.
Louis Favril, John Strang, Seena Fazel
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Effects of Childhood Police Contact on Adolescent Suicidality: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. [PDF]
Schiff SJ, Meza J, Lee SS.
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Addiction‐related problems in Japan: A regional perspective
Abstract Japan's addiction landscape appears paradoxical. The lifetime use of illicit drugs is among the lowest in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, but harm from alcohol, tobacco, and gambling ranks among the world's highest.
Soichiro Ide +19 more
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