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A Preliminary Comparative Analysis of Russian Military Operations in Grozny and Kyiv | Uma análise comparative preliminary das operações militares russas em Grozny e em Kyiv

open access: yesPolitical Observer
The article aims at a comparative analysis of the Russian military operations in Kyiv, during the current war in Ukraine, and those carried out in Grozny, during the 1st Chechen War, namely from a discursive and operational standpoint, in order to ...
João Gomes
doaj   +1 more source

An Evaluation of the Prison Radio Association’s Activity Final Report Year 1 The West Midlands Prison Radio Taster Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The Prison Radio Association (PRA) was set up in 2005 and achieved charitable status in 2006. The PRA continues to contribute to the reduction of re-offending by capitalising on the opportunity prison provides to stop people offending for good.
Davidson, Joanna, Wilkinson, Katherine
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Imprisoned mothers in Victorian England, 1853–1900: Motherhood, identity and the convict prison [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article explores the experiences of imprisoned mothers in the Victorian convict prison system. It argues that motherhood, of central importance to the ideals of Victorian femininity, was disrupted and fractured by women's long-term imprisonment ...
Johnston, Helen
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State Capture—Institutionalized Corruption of the South African Revenue Service

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study provides valuable insight for scholars, practitioners, and government officials on how a local office of a respected international consulting firm became associated with allegations of illicit influence and state capture. The article presents how political and business leaders used a government agency, the South African Revenue ...
Jennifer H. Heckel, Prescott C. Ensign
wiley   +1 more source

prisoners and prison life

open access: yes, 2015
Countries with similar economies, cultures, languages and politics tend to have similar penal systems, albeit with some surprises and anomalies (Cavadino and Dignan, 2006). The purpose of this chapter is to explore the penal systems in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to see if they converge with other Western, developed, industrialised ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Suicide attempts among incarcerated homicide offenders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The aim was to investigate the role of age, drug abuse, period of confinement, loneliness, difficulty in controlling emotions, having no friends in prison, victimization in prison, guilt over crimes, insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, depression, and mood ...
Boduszek, Daniel   +3 more
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Bridging Leadership Development and Hip‐Hop Culture: Empowering Black Students Through Culturally Responsive Educational Approaches

open access: yesNew Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 89-95, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT Hip‐hop music and culture have existed for decades in the United States. Since the 1970s, five critical elements have been defined as parts of hip‐hop culture: the MC (oral), the DJ (aural), graffiti (visual), knowledge (mental), and breakdancing (physical).
Jesse R. Ford   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research of Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Network in Mine Gob Area

open access: yesGong-kuang zidonghua, 2011
A suitable routing mechanism for wireless sensor network in mine gob area was designed.Firstly, LEACH cluster heads selection mechanism was improved by adding remaining energy parameter to threshold function,then a routing algorithm of wireless sensor ...
XI Qiang, ZHU Jin-guang
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“All hope is banished”: Life in Andersonville Prison

open access: yes, 2014
Libby Prison in Richmond became known for its horrible conditions; however, no prison during the war can compare to the cruelty at Andersonville Prison.
Sutter, Megan A.
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