Since December 1998, the Japanese government has formally committed itself to undertake cooperative technological research with the US into Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD). Japanese government policy-makers stress that the BMD project remains at present purely at the research stage, and that separate government decisions will be necessary before any progression towards the stages of development...

Abstract The recent targeted strike resulting in the death of Qassem Soleimani has received extensive attention for its violations international law by US. However, one area that not been considered following 3 January 2020 attack is possible consequences this may have Iran's nuclear non-proliferation legal obligations. Iranian officials previously alluded to possibility Iran withdrawing from T...

Capital Deepening and Wage Differentials: Germany vs. US Capital deepening may affect the evolution of the wage differential between skilled and unskilled workers differently in countries with different labor market institutions. If labor market institutions raise the relative wage of unskilled workers in Germany, firms have incentives to invest relatively more into capital equipment complement...

conclusions based on previous studies, it can be concluded that religious and behavioral aspects can be used as a factor in the improvement of human mental health. background religion and health are two very important aspects of human societies. in recent years, psychologists have viewed religion as an extraordinary force which gives spiritual power to humans and protects them against difficult...

No research has examined the challenges faced by lesbian women seeking to adopt from the perspective of lesbian couples themselves. The current qualitative study utilized data from 70 women (from 35 same-sex couples) who were in the process of adopting to explore how lesbian women experience and navigate the challenges they encounter during this critical life transition. Ecological, minority st...

If you expect a nobel prize winner being a crank who can think of nothing but his subject, then read Roald Hoffmann's The Same and Not the Same and test your hypothesis. This book is about chemistry, to be sure – but in the broadest scope including sociology, psychology , ethics and philosophy of chemistry. 51 nice little chapters grouped in ten parts reflect on chemistry from different aspects...