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Nurturing Digital Government Reform: Nuggets of Wisdom From a Global Frontrunner
ABSTRACT Government reform initiatives increasingly incorporate significant digital elements. This article builds on successful, long‐term Danish experiences with digital government reform and offers “nuggets of wisdom” to policymakers, organisations, and countries wishing to advance such reform. In international surveys, Denmark is consistently ranked
Ulrik B. U. Roehl, Andreas Berggreen
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The use of eponyms in medical case reports: etymological, quantitative, and structural analysis. [PDF]
Lysanets Y, Bieliaieva O.
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The article examines the political relations between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, especially Žemaitija as a constituent part, and Žemgala (Semigallia), from the beginning of the 1279 Žemgalian uprising against the Teutonic Order until the rule of Grand ...
Tomas Baranauskas
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Abstract Prior research suggests that second language (L2) proficiency is key in students’ study progress, but this research has mainly been carried out at universities. It is thus unclear how this relation varies across different educational levels. Moreover, previous studies are often not informative about the causality of this relation, making it ...
Sybren Spit, Sible Andringa, Oisín Ryan
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Whiteness in Question: the Anatomy of a Taxonomy Across Transnational Contexts. [PDF]
Bejan R.
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Strange Bedfellows : The Rise of the Military Religious Orders in the Twelfth Century
Most people would not describe Christian monks as militaristic. However, there are instances in history when Christians have strayed from their basic pacifist beliefs in the name of defending their religion.
Hayes, Sarah E.
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The development of a medieval scribe [PDF]
Every individual has a set of traits unique for that person. These include biometric identi ers such as DNA, but the same principal applies to the notion of a scribal ngerprint or human stylome.
Stapel, Rombert
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The Contribution of the Teutonic Order to the Evangelisation of Prussia [PDF]
This article analyses archdiocesan and diocesan synod legislation in the four bishoprics of the Teutonic Ordensstaat in Prussia (Culm, Pomesania, Ermland and Samland) to reveal evangelisation processes in Prussia. Given the sparse nature of the sources available for studying local church history, synod legislation provides useful evidence of pastoral ...
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Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics
Abstract In this study, we explore the long‐run effects of Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian imperial legacies in the Baltic region. Using a robust regression discontinuity design, we identify persistent differences in socio‐economic development across the South Livonia–Courland and the South Livonia–Lettgallia borders that emerged as a result of the ...
Theocharis N. Grigoriadis, Alise Vitola
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The German Order, also known as the Teutonic Knights or Deutschritter, was known for their vigor, efficiency and idealism, but above all for their “Germanness”. After its foundation in the Holy Land at Acre in 1189/90, developments often ran parallel to their colleagues brothers-in-arm and competitors, the Hospitaller Knights of St John and the Knights
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