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Kind Regards in These Difficult Times: Anglo–Soviet Architectural Relations during the Second World War

open access: yesArts, 2023
The present article examines Anglo–Soviet architectural relations during the Second World War, the peculiarities of the perception of foreign experience, and the mutual professional interests.
Ksenia Malich
doaj   +1 more source

Not Just a Mother's Responsibility: Gender, Care and Institutional Influences in Parental Vaccine Hesitancy in Russia. [PDF]

open access: yesSociol Health Illn
ABSTRACT The cultural emphasis on mothers’ individual responsibility and choice regarding their children’s health is often considered a key factor behind vaccine hesitancy, especially among the middle class in Western countries. Drawing on qualitative interviews with vaccine‐hesitant Russian mothers, this article broadens this discussion in two ways ...
Borozdina E.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Glimpse of Security Architecture of Post-Soviet Space: The Soviet Legacy

open access: yesJournal of Social Sciences, 2016
Although nearly two decades have passed since the USSR crumbled, its legacy is still helping to shape security within, and relations between, former member states, as well as their relations with other states in the world.Already back in the 90’s of the past century, it seemed like peace and security should have been within the interests of not just ...
openaire   +1 more source

Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional changes in standardized single-family houses: legal and political issues / Tipinio gyvenamojo namo architektūros funkcinė kaita: teisinės ir politinės prielaidos

open access: yesMokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2017
During the years of soviet occupation, housing policy was one of the most important state issues and projects of standardized designs were authorized and distributed by the state.
Aistė Galaunytė
doaj   +1 more source

An Open Database of Lunar Regolith and Simulants Properties

open access: yesInternational Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lunar regolith, the layer of unconsolidated material covering the Moon's surface, is central to the science and technology developed for the Moon, notably related to in‐situ science investigations, resource utilization, surface infrastructure, and mobility systems.
Léonie Gasteiner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic Public Administration in Practice: The Taliban's “Gender Apartheid” Governance in Afghanistan

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The 1934-1935 Competition for the Preliminary Design for the Academy of Sciences: The Circumstances of Commissioning the Design to A.V. Shchusev [PDF]

open access: yesХудожественная культура
The article is devoted to the analysis of the closed competition for the preliminary design of the building complex for the Academy of Sciences in Moscow, which was held from October 1934 to January 1935.
Antipin Konstantin
doaj   +1 more source

Technopolitical Energy Governance as Administrative Closure: Digitalisation and the Depoliticisation of Energy Politics in Iran and Saudi Arabia

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digitalisation is widely framed as a route to more efficient and participatory public administration. In authoritarian settings, however, digital governance often works less as administrative improvement than as a technopolitical instrument for managing dissent and insulating policy from contestation.
Arash Beidollahkhani
wiley   +1 more source

Clarifying Public Policy for Stronger Public Administration in Development

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public policy is ubiquitous, yet its meaning is often unclear. This ambiguity is not just conceptual. Because policy work is a large part of what public administrations do, how we define policy shapes how we structure and organize our administrative mechanisms.
Matt Andrews
wiley   +1 more source

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