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Absolute advantages and capital mobility in international trade theory

open access: yesEuropean Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2021
Capital mobility has the potential of undermining the validity of Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage. Within this context, the tendency towards a uniform rate of profit makes absolute costs relevant for the analysis of specialisation patterns.
E. Bellino, S. Fratini
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A RETAINING WALL RECONSTRUCTION IN KUTNÁ HORA

open access: yesActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2019
This paper addresses the reconstruction of a historical stone retaining wall at the busy Kremnická – Táborská road in the town of Kutná Hora. The structure was in very poor condition.
Jiří Svoboda, Dana Hadačová
doaj   +1 more source

Standards and Trends in Lipoabdominoplasty

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Background:. Lipoabdominoplasty has evolved over the last 6 decades through contributions from numerous luminaries in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Methods:. The authors review historical perspective and provide a contemporary examination of trends
Neil O’Kelly, MD   +5 more
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Obstrukcja parlamentarna – wybrane zagadnienia prawne i polityczne na historycznym tle

open access: yesActa Iuris Stetinensis, 2023
In parliaments where various political rationales clash, it is generally impossible to rule out actions carried out in order to delay or prevent a decision from being taken in legislative proceedings, sometimes in other votes related to, for example, the
Michał Bartoszewicz
doaj   +1 more source

‘MY TRAINING IS DEEPLY CHRISTIAN AND I AM AGAINST VIOLENCE’: JASON SENDWE, THE BALUBAKAT, AND THE KATANGESE SECESSION, 1957–64

open access: yesThe Journal of African History, 2020
This article examines the Baluba Association of Katanga (Balubakat) from its creation in 1957 until its dissolution in 1964, as well as its leader Jason Sendwe.
Reuben A. Loffman
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Populism, scandal management and state-facilitated "covid-corruption" in the United Kingdom

open access: yesArchiwum Kryminologii, 2021
The pandemic presented a uniquely unrestricted bonanza in many countries for opportunistic profitmaking at the public expense. In the United Kingdom, this took the form of collusion between senior political figures and business associates in purchasing ...
Corcoran Mary
doaj   +1 more source

A Critique of Civil-Military Relations: The Case of Zimbabwe’s Praetorian Military, 1980-2008 [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Since 1980, civil-military relations in Zimbabwe have been shaped by the dominant presence of a praetorian military that enforces substantial political, social, and economic constraints, thereby undermining the constitutionalism and democratic ...
Dylan Y. Mangani , Zimkhitha Mahlungulu
doaj   +1 more source

Pseudosciences in the history of medical practice

open access: yesUniversidad Médica Pinareña, 2020
Introduction: while the history of medicine enjoys great feats and discoveries, there were also chaotic moments in which it became a victim and resource for the application of inappropriate methods and with no scientific basis.
Alain Areces-López
doaj   +2 more sources

Towards Equalisation of the Impact of the Penal Fine: Why the Wealth of the Offender Was Taken into Account

open access: yesInternational Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2014
Important changes in the legal regulation of the fine culminated in the implementation of the day-fine system in many European countries during the twentieth century.
Patricia Faraldo-Cabana
doaj   +1 more source

Golden‐Ratio–Guided Aperiodic Architected Metamaterials with Simultaneously Enhanced Strength and Toughness

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Guided by the golden ratio, a class of aperiodic architected metamaterials is introduced to address the intrinsic trade‐off between strength and toughness. By unifying local geometric heterogeneity with global order, the golden‐ratio‐guided aperiodic architecture promotes spatial delocalization of damage tolerence regions, leading to more tortuous ...
Junjie Deng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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