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The Feeding Habits Of Four Raptors In Central Italy, Sandro Lovari

Journal of Raptor Research

No abstract provided.

Protecting The Free Flow Of Commerce From Houthi Attacks Off The Arabian Peninsula, Raul (Pete) Pedrozo

International Law Studies

This article reviews recent maritime incidents involving Houthi missile and drone attacks on commercial shipping and foreign warships off the Arabian Peninsula, purportedly in response to the Israeli military operations in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that killed over 1,300 Israeli civilians. The article discusses the legality of the U.S. response to those incidents, including U.S. counter-piracy operations and the right of unit and collective self-defense. The article also discusses whether the United States should consider conducting land-based attacks on Houthi missile and drone sites in Yemen under the principle of self-help to preempt further attacks on …

Eggshell Weights In Raptors, Journal Of Raptor Research

Journal of Raptor Research

No abstract provided.

Breeding Project Information Exchange, Journal Of Raptor Research

Journal of Raptor Research

No abstract provided.

Additional Advisory Board Members, Journal Of Raptor Research

Journal of Raptor Research

No abstract provided.

Editors' Notes, Journal Of Raptor Research

Journal of Raptor Research

No abstract provided.

Tepehan Rockslide: A Large-Scale Earthquake-Induced Geological Structure Formed By Mw:7.8 Kahramanmaraş (Pazarcık) Earthquake, Türkiye, Ökmen Sümer

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Three devastating and powerful earthquakes hit the southeastern and eastern parts of Turkey and the northestern part of Syria in February of 2023, causing many earthquake-induced slope movements. One of these major mass movements is called the “Tepehan Rockslide”, which was formed by the first Mw: 7.8 earthquake on February 6th, 2023 at Pazarcık (Kahramanmaraş) located in the Altınözü district of Hatay province. The rockslide involved the movement of Middle Miocene basement rocks that consist of clayey limestone, marl, and fine-grained clastic sedimentary rocks. The morphogenetic evaluation of the structure reveals that the Tepehan Rockslide is a very rapidly developed …

Guide To The Dr. Jo-Ann Della Giustina, Esq. Social Justice Collection, Olivia Englehart

Archives & Special Collections Finding Aids

The bulk of this collection consists of a wide array of far-left political pamphlets on various topics, mostly communist and socialist political movements within the United States, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Vietnam, and China. The topics involve labor unions and strikes, political revolutions, global women’s rights, communist and socialist history and dispelling false propaganda, LGBTQ+ rights, and African American rights. In addition to pamphlets, Dr. Della Giustina also collected newspaper runs published by far-left US labor groups that sought to expose big businesses, highlight the struggles and threats to immigrant workers, and bring awareness to the …

Agent Of Russian Interests Abroad: Assessing The Moscow Patriarchate’S Activity In The Balkans And Beyond, Robert C. Blitt

Scholarly Works

This Article addresses the role played by the Russian Orthodox Church—Moscow Patriarchate (ROC) in supporting the Kremlin’s policy objectives in the Balkans, a region with significant historical ties to Russia and a common religious heritage steeped in Eastern Orthodoxy. In the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concern for the region’s stability has grown. This is particularly so due to Kremlin efforts to deflect attention away from Ukraine by fueling ethnic, religious, and political tensions left over from the U.S.-brokered Dayton Accords that ended the years of war following Yugoslavia’s collapse.

The analysis presented herein demonstrates that the ROC’s operation …

Budget Fy 2024 - 2025, Swosu Administration

SWOSU Fiscal Year Budgets

Please find enclosed the proposed Budget for Oklahoma Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 for Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU).

Cold War Fears And Algerian Independence: American Public Opinion On An Independent Algeria, 1954-1962, Shayla Taylor

2024 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents

The Algerian War of Independence was a struggle by the Algerians for autonomy from their long-time colonizer and ally of the United States, France. While the independence movement is said to have started during the First World War, the war did not break out until late in 1954.1 The conflict came not even a decade after World War II, in the thick of the Cold War in which the Soviet Union and the United States competed on an international stage, and in an era in which many groups of people within Western powers held mixed feelings about decolonization. Maintaining order …

Euri, Irene García Echave

Máster en Diseño de Producto

La higiene se considera un derecho fundamental porque está directamente vinculada a la salud, la dignidad humana y la calidad de vida. Al garantizar acceso a instalaciones sanitarias adecuadas, agua potable y prácticas de higiene, se previenen enfermedades, se promueve el bienestar emocional y se fomenta la equidad social al reducir las diferencias en el acceso a estos servicios esenciales. La higiene adecuada, reconocida en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la ONU, es fundamental para crear comunidades más saludables, justas y sostenibles. Con el aumento de la población y el uso excesivo de los recursos, la necesidad de agua …

5. Izbor Iz Bolnišnice Za Lutke (Roman) In Osmišljanje Mojega Sveta (Priročnik Za Učitelje), Ann Margaret Sharp, Laurance J. Splitter, Dominik Herle

Preschool Curriculum

Ta slovenski prevod Dominika Herleja (2024) sta avtorizirala Maughn Rollins Gregory, skrbnik za intelektualno lastnino Ann Margaret Sharp, in Laurance J. Splitter. Objavo tega prevoda je zagotovil Inštitut za napredek filozofije za otroke na Državni univerzi Montclair v Montclairu, New Jersey, ZDA.

Humanitarian Intervention: Motivations And Norms In Cases Of Genocide, Jaelynn Thomas

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

In 1948, the international community came together and promised to “prevent and punish” genocides under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). Despite the Genocide Convention’s commitment to humanitarian intervention, states are selective and inconsistent in intervention. While there are many case studies done on state motivation for intervention, statistical studies are rarely done and a system for predicting what variables will likely produce humanitarian intervention on a wide scale has not been explored. This study uses a Cross-Sectional Time Series Estimator Model to track whether states were more likely to intervene in …

American Public Diplomacy And Propaganda Efforts To Change “Hearts And Minds” In A Soviet Satellite State (Bulgaria) During The Cold War, 1945-1991, Kristian Kafozov

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation investigates and demonstrates the nature and impact of public diplomacy and propaganda efforts employed by the United States of America across Eastern Europe throughout the Cold War, focusing on the People’s Republic of Bulgaria as a case study. Bulgaria's unique position as a steadfast ally of the Soviet Union underpinned by a deep-rooted Russian-Bulgarian “special relationship” (based on shared cultural, religious, and political ties forged over the course of a century), makes it an especially compelling subject for understanding the effectiveness of American initiatives in penetrating even the most loyal Soviet satellite states during the Cold War. This …

Philanthropic Impact Report Fy24, Office Of Alumni And Development, Bridgewater State University

Impact Report

The choice of our campaign name - Without Exception: The Bridgewater Campaign for Success through Innovation – was very deliberate. And bold. It signals our unwavering commitment to be the best, to be the leader, in everything we do. We don’t aspire to be good; we strive to be great. We’re not satisfied with helping some students secure the life-changing benefits of a college education; we won’t rest until all students can succeed and reach their highest potential.

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Past Speakers, St. Norbert College

CGE Reports and Newsletters

A listing of the Great Decisions Lecture Series past speakers from 2001-2024, speaking to the most pressing global topics of the time.

Operational Terms, United States Army

United States Army: Field Manuals

Operational Terms, United States Army Field Manual FM 1-02.1

Challenges To Building A Viable Alternative To Ethnonationalism In The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Setting, Philip Gamaghelyan, Sevil Huseynova

School of Peace Studies: Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Behind Bars: An Analysis Of The Incarceration Of Black Americans, Tommy A. Valente

Tenor of Our Times

In this study, I attempt to explain the disproportionate incarceration rates which exist in the United States. The black American are incarcerated at a significantly higher rate than any other ethnic group in the country. I hypothesize single parent households and poor public education systems will have significant influences on incarceration rates. For this study I run an OLS regression and use data from all fifty states between 2019-2020. I use seven independent variables in this study: ACGR score, GDP per capita, unemployment rate, percent of births to unmarried women, homicide rate, population, and political party affiliation of a state. …

Forum: The Russia–Ukraine War And Reactions From The Global South, Vidya Nadkarni, Paul D’Anieri, S. A. Kerr, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, Xiaoyu Pu, Deepa M. Ollapally, Paulo Velasco, Candice Moore, Abdolrasool Divsallar

Political Science and International Relations Faculty Publications

The war between Russia and Ukraine has been a topic of interest for scholars and policymakers worldwide. Western countries have condemned and imposed sanctions on Russia, while countries in the Global South have taken varying positions. In this Forum, we will analyse the origins of the war and the responses to it of key countries in the Global South, including China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Iran. The war has multiple causes, and identifying them has implications for understanding what is necessary to regain peace. However, reaching a consensus on its causes will not be easy. Great and middle powers …

Negotiating Environmental Justice In Ukraine, Paul R. Williams, Sindija Beta

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

This Article examines the dynamics of negotiating environmental justice in Ukraine amid pressure from certain international actors for an Amnesty-Based Peace in Ukraine. While it is currently unclear how Russia’s war in Ukraine will end, it is likely that there will be significant discussion around forms of justice, including how to address the grave environmental damage Russia has caused in Ukraine. This Article looks at previous precedents of Amnesty-Based Peace in Angola, Haiti, and Uganda and decisions and commentaries by international actors to argue that appeasement has not fostered durable peace and is generally disfavored by judicial and non-judicial bodies. …

An Icy Invasion: Russia's Seizure Of The Norwegian Waters In The Arctic, Margaret Turchinski

American University International Law Review

Russia is aiming to expand its power in the Arctic Circle by acquiring unrestricted access to hydrocarbon reserves off the coast of the Norwegian Archipelago of Svalbard. Two bodies of international law govern Svalbard. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 ascertains Norway’s sovereignty over the archipelago and permits the signatory nations, including Russia, to conduct commercial activities on the land and in the “territorial waters”. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea establishes maritime zones that allow coastal states to claim exclusive rights to their territorial seas and continental shelf. Norway holds that “territorial waters” in the Svalbard …

Under The Golden Arch: Permanent Neutrality And Authoritarian International Law In Turkmenistan, Madison Wall

Emory International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Offshore Wind: A Comparative Of The United States And Norway

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of The Russia-Ukraine War On European Union Currencies: A High-Frequency Analysis, Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, Orkideh Gharehgozli

Department of Economics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This article examines how the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war has affected the valuation of five European Union currencies: the Polish Zloty, Hungarian Forint, Czech Koruna, Swedish Krone, and Romanian Leu. Using high-frequency time series data and advanced statistical models, we analyze a 522-week period from 1 January 2013, to 24 February 2023, with 24 February 2022, as a key focal point. The Russia-Ukraine war had varying effects on the currencies of non-Eurozone countries. Poland, Hungary, and Sweden experienced significant impacts, while Czechia and Romania remained relatively stable. Our research also highlights the stability of the Euro as a reserve currency, which …

Calming The Waters: The International Atomic Energy Agency As A Viable Model To Address Water Weaponization, Jenna Beasley

Emory International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Bridgewater Magazine, Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 2024, Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater Magazine

Lighting the Way: the nation's last lighthouse keeper and first woman in that role, Sally Snowman, '76. Also in this issue: The multiple sides of climate change; A program that helps students with an autism spectrum disorder or related social profile gain real-world experience; an article on Peter Weyand, G'88; Two decades of The Bridge; and eclipsing expectations: on-campus viewing event draws hundreds to BSU, observatory.

War, Remembrance, And Katýn:
How Public Memory Sites Affirm National Identity, Adele Partington

History and Political Science | Senior Theses

The nation of Poland had a well-established national identity based on its culture, religion, language, and history prior to its occupation by the USSR, but this identity was suppressed in the sixty years of Soviet control from 1939 to 1989. After achieving their independence, Poles reexamined their history and identity, in addition to choosing which aspects of Soviet history and identity to keep or do away with. This thesis examines the relationship between public memory sites in or about Poland and the affirmation of the Polish national identity after Polish independence from the Soviet Union in 1989. Building on the …

The Laws Of Space Warfare: A Tale Of Non-Binding International Agreements, Eytan Tepper

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.