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Free versus purchased mosquito net ownership and use in Budondo sub-county, Uganda
Malaria Journal, 2018 Background While the distribution of mosquito bed nets is a widely adopted approach for malaria prevention, studies exploring how the usage of a net may be influenced by its source and other factors remain sparse. Methods A standardized questionnaire and
Patricia Moscibrodzki +5 more
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A microscale soft ionic power source modulates neuronal network activity
Nature, 2023 Bio-integrated devices need power sources to operate^ 1 , 2 . Despite widely used technologies that can provide power to large-scale targets, such as wired energy supplies from batteries or wireless energy transduction^ 3 , a need to efficiently ...
Yujia Zhang +6 more
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Assessment of Soft Power Strategies: Towards an Aggregative Analytical Model for Country-Focused Case Study Research [PDF]
, 2016 The paper advances a realist analytical model for case studies of national soft power policies. First, it argues that for the purposes of realist analysis, a soft power policy must be considered as a rational strategy pursued under the conditions of ...
Patalakh, Artem
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Nonlinear Stochastic Optimal Control Using Piezoelectric Stack Inertial Actuator
Shock and Vibration, 2020 An optimal control strategy for the random vibration reduction of nonlinear structures using piezoelectric stack inertial actuator is proposed. First, the dynamic model of the nonlinear structure considering the dynamics of a piezoelectric stack inertial
Q. F. Lü, X. F. Wang, K. Lu, R. H. Huan
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Soft power: Power of attraction or confusion? [PDF]
, 2008 Despite its popularity soft power remains power of confusion. The paper examines the concept, with a special focus on the nature and sources of soft power.
B Gill +12 more
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Przegląd Strategiczny, 2017 Rosja zawsze była państwem, które dążyło, aby być mocarstwem. Nawet jeżeli straciło tematyce bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego. W odniesieniu do roku 2016 autor dokonał (siłą rzeczy) subiektywnego wyboru tekstów, które znalazły się na łamach czterech publikacji- ,,Bellony", ,,Rocznika Bezpieczeństwa Międzynarodowego", ,,Rocznika Strategicznego" oraz ...
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Diaspora as soft power a case study of Indian diaspora in the US [PDF]
, 2016 Atrás han quedado los días cuando el poder estaba definido por las fuentes militares, es decir, el poder duro. Ahora el poder en términos de ideas, la persuasión definida como poder suave, influye en el mundo.
Kumari, Kamni
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The affective underpinnings of soft power [PDF]
, 2014 The concept of soft power occupies a prominent place in International Relations, foreign policy, and security studies. Primarily developed by Joseph S.
Solomon, Ty
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The Strategic Review for Southern Africa, 2020 Since 1994 when South Africa emerged from the doldrums of apartheid isolation, there has been much contention about the hegemonic profile of South Africa as well as its Nigerian counterpart whose continental leadership have reputedly held sway in Africa ...
Olusola Ogunnubi, C. Isike
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2015 The purpose of the research project is to design an aid decision-making system of dispatching and control integration that cooperates with expert judgments based on the data mining of equipment defects so as to improve the risk pre-warning and pre ...
Guo Hongzuo +4 more
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