How do transnational grassroots networks reframe the global norms of water and forests governance? by Émilie Dupuits, Géraldine Pflieger

“…The study focuses on two case studies: the Latin-American Confederation of Community Organizations for Water Services and Sanitation (CLOCSAS), and the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB). …”
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Rwanda’s success in advancing midwifery education: a blueprint of a sustainable, nationally driven curriculum standardization by Malin Bogren, Menelas Nkeshimana, Innocent Nzabahimana, Frida Temple, Marie Claire Iryanyawera, Jean de Dieu Uwimana, Renata Tallarico, Olugbemiga Adelakin, Kerstin Erlandsson

“…The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) defines and sets the Essential Competencies for Midwifery Practice and provides a framework for developing and reviewing midwifery curricula. …”
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Processes of Secession and Irredentism in Bosnia and Herzegovina: History, Status, Prospects by Andrey V. Shabaga, Sara Kojovic

“…In this regard, the options for a possible state structure are examined: unitarism (which the Bosniaks advocate) or confederation (the position of the Serbian population), in which many see the first step towards secession with the possibility of subsequent entry into a neighboring state. …”
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Digitalization of the Educational Environment: Risk Assessment of Distance Education by Russian and Vietnamese Students by A. V. Noskova, D. V. Goloukhova, A. S. Proskurina, T. H. Nguen

“…The analysis is based on the results of a survey conducted by the authors in 2020 among students of two universities - Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and the Institute of the Trade Union Movement of the General Confederation of Labor of Vietnam (IPLV).The article describes the methodology of the online survey. …”
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THE MILITARY IN GOVERNANCE IN THE GAMBIA AND THE QUEST FOR A POLITICAL LEGACY (FROM THE 27TH OF OCTOBER 1980 TO 30TH OF JULY 1981, AND 22ND OF JULY 1994 TO 19TH JANUARY 2017) by ABDULLAH SENGHORE ABOUBACAR

“…For the first military coup in 1981 under Kukoi Samba Sanyang, it led to the formation of the Senegambia Confederation and the establishment of the Gambia National Army (GNA).  …”
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Quebec separatism in Canadian utopian fiction and the quest for a postcolonial future by Ralph Pordzik

“…Au fil des ans, les conflits politiques ont, au Canada, inspiré un grand nombre de nouvelles et de romans portant sur les conséquences de la dissolution de la Confédération qui, pour la plupart, évoquent le morcellement du pays suite au succès politique des mouvements séparatistes. …”
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Was Grand Duchy of Lithuania a Federation? by Zenonas Norkus

“…Rėimeris draws the distinction between a unitary state and three types of state compounds: federation, confederation, and empire. While federation and empire share the principle of subordination as the mode of organization, in the empire this is the subordination to a privileged metropole territory and cultural-ethnic group, while in federation all territories are subordinated to the federal center on parity grounds, all participating in federal government. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to protective eyewear acceptance among Indian farmers: A qualitative study by Gopinath Madheswaran, K Eshwari, Judith Shefali Jathanna, Syed Ibrahim, Krithica Srinivasan, Lakshmi Shinde, Ramesh S Ve, Rashima Asokan, S Saravanan, SB Saranya

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Heavy slow resistance training, radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy or advice for patients with tennis elbow in the Norwegian secondary care: a randomised controlled feasibili... by Jens Ivar Brox, Marianne Bakke Johnsen, Cecilie Roe, Aasne Fenne Hoksrud, Håkon Sveinall, Kaia B Engebretsen

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Thermal Response and Degressive Reaction Study of Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Products Exposed to Various Degradation Media by S. M. Al-Salem, A. Y. Al-Nasser, M. H. Behbehani, H. H. Sultan, H. J. Karam, M. H. Al-Wadi, A. T. Al-Dhafeeri, Z. Rasheed, M. Al-Foudaree

“…The methodology used followed the International Confederation for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (ICTAC) recommendation for thermal stability and the computation of kinetic parameters. …”
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Rapid assessment of pre-service midwifery education in conflict settings: findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria and Somalia by Emilia Iwu, Shatha Elnakib, Hawa Abdullahi, Rejoice Helma Abimiku, Charity Maina, Asia Mohamed, Kazeem Olalekan Ayodeji, George Odonye, Rifkatu Sunday, Maryan Abdulkadir Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed Omar, Abdirisak A. Dalmar, Emilie Grant, Hannah Tappis

“…No schools in either setting had sufficient space or clinical practice sites that met International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) criteria, and only two were led by midwives. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…Although the German Confederation created at that time was led by Austria, the balance of power began to shift with the rise of Otto von Bismarck in the politics. …”
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United by Sports? Key Factors affecting Sports Participation in a Sports-based Initiative to Promote Social Integration in Segregated Communities by Anna Boemmel, Matthias Buser, Thomas Persson

“…Acknowledging this challenge, the Swedish government, the Swedish Sports Confederation, and sports organizations have invested in sports to promote integration. …”
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Authority and Moral Conflicts in the Films of Adébáyọ Fálétí: Àfọ̀njá, Gáà, Ṣawo Ṣẹ̀gbẹ̀rì and the Yorùbá Cosmopolis by Olayinka Agbetuyi

“…Fálétí demonstrates the mastery of dramaturgy in Àfọ̀njá and Gáà by juxtaposing the dynamics of running a state originally built on a confederation of city state structure very much like the Greek city state structure, at the latter’s comparative stage of political evolution, with a new imperial structure and the conflicts generated by the flux of the two systems; whereas in Ṣawo Ṣẹ̀gbẹ̀rì moral conflict is generated by interpersonal amatorial clashes as well as models of expertise. …”
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Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23rd-26th, 2024 CHILDREN’S HEALTH: MESSAGES FROM THE FUTURE   The Workshop has been organized with the patronage of Autonomous Region of Sardinia, City of Cagliari, Azienda Ospedaliera di Cagliari, University of Cagliari, Board of Physicians of the Province of Cagliari, Italian-Albanian Pediatric Society, AMBO (Alleanza per un Ambiente a misura di Bambino: alliance for a child-friendly environment), European Project Better4u, European Project Life Milch, National Confederation of Pediatrics Heads (CONAPP), Italian Federation of Family Pediatricians (FIMP), Italian-Arabian Pediatric Society (IAPS), Italian-Romanian Pediatric Society (IRPS), Norman Group of Neonatal and Pediatric Nephrology, International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, Italian Society of Pediatric Allergology and Immunology (SIAIP), Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry (SIBioC), Italian Society of Gynecology of Infancy and Adolescence (SIGIA), Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN), Italian Society of Hospital Pediatricians (SIPO), Association SIPO in the World, Italian Society of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (SI-DOHaD), Alfred Nobel International Study Center Sanremo, Italian Society of Pediatricians (SIMPE), Italian Society of Pediatric Psychology (S.I.P.Ped.), Romanian Society of Pediatrics, Italian Society for Research on Essential Oils (SIROE), Italian Society of Neonatal Nursing (SIN INF), Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies (UENPS).   …”
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Idea občana – válečníka a „moderní“ maskulinní identita: modelová studie z dějin Spojených států by Jiří Hutečka

“…What resulted was a massive desertion rate from the Confederate Army in late 1864 and early 1865 (danger to their families being one of the most important, although not sole reason for soldier’s leaving the front). …”
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A Brief Historical Summary of the Constitutional and Judicial Assessment of the Problems of Federalism in Russia by S. L. Sergevnin

“…The author considers the main differences between a federal and confederal structure, type and other features of a federal structure, enshrined in the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation.…”
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El movimiento de enero de 1932: ¿insurrección cenetista o asalto anarquista al poder sindical? by Ángel Herrerín López

“…However, the presence of anarcho-syndicalists, who were in charge of the main confederal committees in January 1932, defending the union action against insurrectionalism, raises a doubt more than reasonable on the authorship and the true meaning of this insurrection. …”
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Dangerous Liaisons: Working Women and Sexual Justice in the American Civil War by E. Susan Barber, Charles F. Ritter

“…The American Civil War drew thousands of white and black women into paid and unpaid work for the Union and Confederate armies.  While the armies provided some women with a reliable income, their very proximity also represented a dangerous liaison that drew them into closer contact with Union troops that rendered them vulnerable to sexual assault.  …”
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« Inverser la plaisanterie afin de secouer le joug » ou comment vicier un stéréotype by Jacqueline Berben

“…Everett endows his protagonist with his favorite tools – irony, humor, artifice – by turning the Confederate flag into a Black Power symbol and laying African American claim to the Southern anthem, “Dixie”. …”
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