Picture Postcards Sent from Japan by Austro-Hungarian Navy Members by Chikako Shigemori Bučar

“…Many of the old Japanese postcards archived in Slovenia today date from the period between the 1890s and 1920s when Austro-Hungarian Navy members were active and travelled to Japan as a part of their duties. …”
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Members of the majority need to actively promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. by Cody J Smith

“…The responsibility for promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) too often falls on scientists from minority groups. Here, I provide a list of potential strategies that members of the majority can easily do to step up and get involved in DEIB.…”
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The research on public activists’ values under the conditions of current transformations in Ukraine by Rus-Poltavskaya A. V.

“…The article presents the research results on the values of the members of the public movement “Centres for Civic Initiatives” (CCI). …”
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THE CONCEPT OF A JUDGMENT UNDER THE BRUSSELS IBIS REGULATION by Mykolas Kirkutis, Vigintas Višinskis, Jelena Čuveljak

“…The Brussels Ibis Regulation (hereinafter – the Regulation) established the free movement of judgments and mutual trust in civil and commercial matters among Member States. However, the Regulation does not provide a clear answer as to whether all decisions of the courts of Member States fall within the scope of this regulation. …”
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A SWOT analysis of the complex interdependencies of the Maltese reimbursement processes by Katharina Abraham, Margreet Franken

“…Results: Most medicines are assessed for introduction on the Government Formulary List. Exceptional requests fall outside this policy and pass through the Exceptional Medicinal Treatment route. …”
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New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Elateridae by Reginald Webster, Jon Sweeney, Ian DeMerchant

“…Negastrius exiguus (Randall) is removed from the faunal list and Agriotes pubescens Melsheimer is re-instated as a member of the New Brunswick fauna. …”
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Evolution of seed characters and of dispersal modes in Aizoaceae by Alexander P. Sukhorukov, Alexander P. Sukhorukov, Maya V. Nilova, Maria Kushunina, Maria Kushunina, Yuri Mazei, Cornelia Klak

“…The seed notch and embryo shape were added to the list of characteristics distinguishing major clades within the family. …”
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Science diplomacy of the European Union in the time of COVID-19 pandemic by Monika Szkarłat

“…For this aim, approaches in defining the concept of science diplomacy and its genesis have been analysed; an attempt has been made to define the specificity of the EU science diplomacy, and the analysis has been conducted of the EU’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic that fall within the defining scope of science diplomacy. …”
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Wealth Distribution in the Bitcoin Ecosystem by A. I. Il’inskii, Z. Mierzwa

“…However, after a bubble explodes, the inequality falls to the initial level.…”
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L’« étiquette royale » : Marguerite-Louise d’Orléans à l’épreuve de Florence by Vincenzo Lagioia

“…The marriage between Marguerite-Louise d’Orléans, daughter of Gaston of France, Duke of Orléans and Marguerite de Lorraine, and Cosimo III de’ Medici, son of Ferdinand II and Vittoria della Rovere, falls within a long list of unhappy unions to which historiography has reserved a marginal position, except in terms of family history, on which the English historian Lawrence Stone worked extensively (Stone 1973, 1977 et 1990). …”
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Generic concepts and species diversity within the Gynoxyoid clade (Senecioneae, Compositae) by Belen Escobari, Thomas Borsch, Norbert Kilian

“…The genus Nordenstamia, with eight species, is synonymised under Gynoxys since molecular evidence shows its species nested within various parts of the Gynoxys subclade and the morphological variation of Nordenstamia falls well within that of Gynoxys. With the goal to assign all species to four genera (Aequatorium, Gynoxys, Paracalia and Paragynoxys), we assess the states for the eleven characters for all members of the Gynoxyoids and generate new ETS and ITS sequences for 171 specimens belonging to 49 species to further support their generic placement. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPLIANCE OF THE NATIONAL LEGISLATION OF CORPORATE REPORTING SYSTEM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES by Panteleimon (Paata) Kldiashvili

“…In addition, member states have the right to allow or require the same obligation from closed joint-stock companies. …”
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Nursing-sensitive quality indicators for quality improvement in Norwegian nursing homes – a modified Delphi study by Kjerstin Tevik, Anne-Sofie Helvik, Geir-Tore Stensvik, Marion S. Nordberg, Sigrid Nakrem

“…Methods A narrative literature review followed by a non-in-person, two-round, six-step modified Delphi survey was conducted. A five-member project group was established to draw up a list of nursing-sensitive QIs from a preliminary list of 24 QIs selected from Minimum Data Set (2.0) (MDS) and the international Resident Assessment Instrument for Long-Term Care Facilities (interRAI LTCF). …”
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Plancto e hidrobiologia sanitária de tanques tropicais com dáfnias e rotíferos by Lejeune P. H. de Oliveira, Luiza Krau, Rubem do Nascimento, Arnaldo S. A. Miranda

“…Many birds set down and rest upon the pillar structure, its faeces which are good fertilizers fall into the ponds. Some birds were commonly pigeons, black ravens, swallows, sparrows and other sea mews, moor hens, and a few sea birds of comparatively rare occurence. …”
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The South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) and SASOP State Employed Special Interest Group (SESIG) position statements on psychiatric care in the public sector by Bernard Janse van Rensburg

“…Substance abuse and addiction: the adequate diagnosis and management of related substance abuse and addiction problems should fall within the domain of the health sector and, in particular, that of mental health and psychiatry. …”
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The Care Home Independent Pharmacist Prescriber Study (CHIPPS): development and implementation of an RCT to estimate safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness by David Wright, Richard Holland, David Phillip Alldred, Christine Bond, Carmel Hughes, Garry Barton, Fiona Poland, Lee Shepstone, Antony Arthur, Linda Birt, Jeanette Blacklock, Annie Blyth, Stamatina Cheilari, Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly, Lindsay Dalgarno, James Desborough, Joanna Ford, Kelly Grant, Janet Gray, Christine Handford, Bronwen Harry, Helen Hill, Jacqueline Inch, Phyo Kyaw Myint, Nigel Norris, Maureen Spargo, Vivienne Maskrey, David Turner, Laura Watts, Arnold Zermansky

“…Primary outcome measure Fall rate per person from care home falls record over 6 months. …”
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2358 Expanding our educational reach: Development of a massive open online course (MOOC) by Nicole L. O’Dell, Eric Fredericksen, Sarah Peyre

“…The University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute created the course in order inform the public about the field of clinical and translational science, orient the public to the types of research that fall under the translational science umbrella, and demonstrate how translational research impacts populations. …”
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Power and Equity in the Academy: Change from Within by Ellie M. Hisama

“…Notes • For a history of Paine Hall, see Brinkmann and Bannatyne (2010). • As of Fall 2018, Harvard has not offered a seminar in gender studies and music. …”
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Vertical integration of general practices with acute hospitals in England: rapid impact evaluation by Sidhu Manbinder, Saunders Catherine L, Davies Charlotte, McKenna Gemma, Wu Frances, Litchfield Ian, Olumogba Fifi, Sussex Jon

“…Vertically integrated general practices are smaller than other practices on average, with a median list size of 6794 patients (mean 8902) at vertically integrated practices against a median list size of 8028 patients (mean 9245) at other practices. …”
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Marketing via Email Solicitation by Predatory (and Legitimate) Journals: An Evaluation of Quality, Frequency and Relevance by Dilip K. Madasu, Kevin S. Hawkins, Martin Halbert, Warren Burggren

“…Yet some OA journals border on, or clearly fall within, the realm of so-called “predatory journals.” …”
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