The polynomic model as a of language codification treats regional and social variation within inherently good does not hierarchise this variation. This research is an argument in advocating the application Ryukyuan learning, focussing on Okinawa Ryukyuan. languages consist minimum 5 abstand that are spoken island chain southern Japan. have no standard show internal A monolingual ideology implem...

Russia has failed to achieve its stated purpose of taking political control Ukraine, but still appears able sustain the war at current level. There is no prospect that West will recognise de jure annexation Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk or Zaporizhia as part Russia. Within West, however, disagreement may arise on means, pace conditions restoration full territorial integrity. If Ukraine’s co...

The large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into territory Ukraine has significantly destabilized processes functioning representative authorities in and, moreover, led to destructive changes due annexation country's territories. article aims study theoretical and applied foundations peculiarities institutions Ukraine, during war. methodological basis consists general special scientific ...

How do private firms respond when they are hit by economic sanctions? Economic sanctions a vitally important element of the European Union's foreign policy toolbox. While their importance and frequency use increased, not much is known about impact at micro level. Yet imposition has been recently politicized within EU, especially in reaction to that EU imposed on Russia, counter - ensued. Drawin...

A. Erkinov’s publication presented here includes a number of original sources, namely, works of eminent poets of Central Asia from the late 19 to the early 20 century. Such works are very rarely studied as original historical sources. However, local poetry, as a genre, provided the most complete reflection of the religious-ethical standards of the era, particularly with regard to the most signi...

The world population is projected to become a staggering 8.3 billion by 2030 from about 6 billion today, which will aggravate food insecurity especially in developing countries [31]. By 2050, developing countries will account for 93% of cereal and 85% of meat demand growth [73]. In agricultural crop production systems, insects, diseases and weeds continue to threaten sustainability and account ...

This paper summarises the general pattern of urban land-cover change in the Northeastern Illinois between 1972 and 1997 using Landsat acquired remotely sensed images. The region, centred by the city of Chicago, experienced dramatic land cover change in the past decades. Accompanying the redistribution of population and decentralisation of metropolitan functions are the tremendous growth and dev...

Stratified squamous epithelia from 14-day chick embryo shank skin contain rare tight-junctional strands and only small gap junctions. Exposure of this tissue to retinoic acid (vitamin-A) (20 U/ml) in organ culture, however, induces mucous metaplasia, accompanied by tight-junction formation and gap-junction growth; untreated specimens continue to keratinize. To investigate sequential stages of j...

The peri-urban area is the region where there is a more dynamic interaction between the urban and rural. The peri-urban area supplies natural resources, such as land for urban expansion and agricultural products to feed the urban population. In arid and semi-arid lands, such as northern Mexico, these areas may also be the source of water for the city's domestic demand. In addition, scholars arg...