Change in US state-level public opinion about climate change: 2008–2020 by Jennifer R Marlon, Xinran Wang, Parrish Bergquist, Peter D Howe, Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach, Matto Mildenberger, Seth Rosenthal

“…Over the last decade, as scientific certainty about the causes and impacts of, and solutions to the climate crisis has increased, cities, states, and regions in the United States have pursued diverse policy strategies. …”
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The System of State Power and the Formation of Armed Forces of Russian Principalities in the X-XIII Centuries by N. P. Mayurov, D. A. Makarov, P. N. Maurov

“…The differences in the legal and political status of different categories of city-states in the Russian principalities are studied. …”
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ST 22-AB : phase 2 Study of lethal threat of rebound/ricochet concrete debris due to accidental explosion by Yap, Teik Lynn

“…This study hence aims to study the post-ground impact effects of concrete after an accidental explosion so that we can better study the safety distances and if we can reduce this distance because of our space constraints in built-up city states like Singapore. The study begins with pre-loading concrete specimens at various damage levels and launching them through a gas gun to determine the breakup characteristics upon ground impact. …”
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Citizen participation in building citizen-centric smart cities by Lim, Sengboon, Jalaluddin Abdul Malek, Mohd Yusof Hussain, Zurinah Tahir

“…Salient features such as the domains of smart cities, state of citizen centricity, Arnstein’s ladder of participation, characteristics of the citizens, and management of the associated challenges have been elaborated in this theoretical study. …”
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Changing International Law for a Changing Climate by Daniel C. Esty, Dena P. Adler

“…That agreement advances a “bottom-up” model of global cooperation that requires action commitments from all national governments and acknowledges the important role that cities, states, provinces, and businesses must play in delivering deep decarbonization. …”
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Delphi, war and the question of arbitration (500–400 BCE) by Adil Calap

“…And accordingly, this study shows how Delphi benefited from a state of constant warfare in slave trading, and how patterns in its behavior suggest that the Delphic oracle was governed by a slave producing system.In the field of International Relations, the oracle at Delphi is remembered as an early instance of institutionalized arbitration in inter-state affairs during a period in which the external relations of the Greek city-states are regarded as the manifestation of anarchy and diplomacy. …”
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Furthering the debate on globalization’s origins: New evidence by Edward Leffler

“…The ancient empires of the Far East, Near East, and Europe emerged from the city and city-states, tribe and communities began to trade with each other, written language allowed for the transference of knowledge between cultures and across the span of time. …”
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Hong Kong entrepreneurs : a comparison with Singapore entrepreneurs by Lo, Selina Pin Huen, Loy, Vincent Jitchen, Tham, Lai Meng

“…Finally a comparison of the role of the government is made to help us understand the reasons why entrepreneurs play so different roles in the almost similar city-states.…”
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Policy available and sustainable waterfront development by Yassin, Azlina Md, Masrom, Md Asrul Nasid, Razali, Muhammad Najib Mohamed, Adnan, Yasmin Mohd

“…The transformation symbolizes the independent city states’ efforts to remake themselves for the 21st century. …”

Policy available and sustainable waterfront development by Md. Yassin, Azlina, Nasid Masrom, Md Asrul, Mohd. Razali, Mohd. Najib, Mohd. Adnan, Yasmin

“…The transformation symbolizes the independent city states’ efforts to remake themselves for the 21st century. …”
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Globalizm ve Dini Değerlerdeki Dönüşüm by Şaban Ali Düzgün

“…Within this emerging power the world’s greater and lesser political entities (countries, city-states), religions and traditions now meet in the large, but also in the small of interpersonal acts and interactions in many regions and most cities of the world. …”
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Die Beteiligung von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern bei kommunalen Mobilitätsprojekten: Eine quantitative Erhebung konsultativer Beteiligungsverfahren in Deutschland by Laura Mark, Katharina Holec, Tobias Escher

“…The study analyses ‘participation-oriented’ cities with guidelines for citizen participation, which were compared to a random selection of ‘typical’ municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Saxony as well as the three German city states. It is clear that discursive consultations are carried out regularly, in particular in municipalities with guidelines and larger cities. …”
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Cartografia das unidades de conservação e territórios dos povos tradicionais no Paraná by Marquiana de Freitas Vilas Boas Gomes, Emerson de Souza Gomes, Raimundo Nonato Junior

“…Results show that in Parana state more than three millions of hectares are destined to UCs distributed in 125 municipalities, attached to three administrative spheres: cities, states and federal government. We observed that among 49 municipalities where we found matches between traditional communities and UCs, we discovered 22 unities of full protection and 31 of sustainable usage. …”
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Quality Appraisal of Ambulatory Oral Cephalosporin and Fluoroquinolone Use in the 16 German Federal States from 2014–2019 by Gabriele Gradl, Johanna Werning, Salka Enners, Marita Kieble, Martin Schulz

“…In 2019, DID varied from 1.62 in Brandenburg to 3.17 in Rhineland-Palatinate for cephalosporins and from 0.47 in Brandenburg to 0.89 in Saarland for fluoroquinolones. The city-states Hamburg, Bremen, and Berlin showed highest quality with the applied indicator set. …”
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Italy, 1000-1400 by Arkomanis, Ektoras

“…Political, economic and military influence was exercised on the Italian Peninsula, at one time or other, by the Holy Roman Empire and the House of Hohenstaufen, the Normans, the Lombard and Tuscan city-states, the Papal States, the Kingdom of Sicily, the ever-weakening Byzantine Empire and the gradually retreating Saracens. …”
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A comparative study of the structural adjustment strategies in Taiwan and Korea. by Chng, Lai Hoon, Tay, Li Ping, Sim, Jenny Wan Peng

“…The experiences of city-states/regions such as Hong Kong and Singapore, which are substantially dependent on unique geographies and histories, are irrelevant for most of the developing countries. …”
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Founding and re-founding: a problem in Rousseau's political thought and action by Hill, M

“…This is no surprise coming from a man who was born into a people who had their own celebrated founder and foundations, and immersed himself in the writings of classical republicans and the quasi-mythical histories of ancient city-states where the heroic lawgiver played an important and legitimate role in political foundations. …”

Vaccination and Mortality of Patients with a Novel Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19): A Global Approach by N. A. Benuni, A. S. Kotusov, F. S. Adzhieva, A. E. Kucher, K. A. Tolmacheva, V. N. Dushuk, R. V. Maslennikov

“…The countries with gross domestic product per capita corrected for purchasing power parity (GDP PPP) over $-10,000 were selected for an ecologic study. The city-states and countries with a population of 1,000,000 were excluded. …”
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Were there royal herds? Understanding herd management and mobility using isotopic characterizations of cattle tooth enamel from Early Dynastic Ur by Tina L. Greenfield, Augusta M. McMahon, Tamsin C. O’Connell, Hazel Reade, Chris Holmden, Alexandra C. Fletcher, Richard L. Zettler, Cameron A. Petrie

“…Texts suggest that the societies of the Mesopotamian city-states were extremely hierarchical and underpinned by institutionalised and heavily-managed farming systems. …”
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Tropical blue carbon: solutions and perspectives for valuations of carbon sequestration by Nathalie Hilmi, Maria Belen Benitez Carranco, David Broussard, Maryann Mathew, Salpie Djoundourian, Sandra Cassotta, Alain Safa, Samir Maliki, Florence Descroix-Comanducci, Denis Allemand, Claude Berthomieu, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Christine Ferrier-Pagès

“…One widely known financing method for blue carbon conservation, particularly of mangroves, is the use of municipal bonds, which can be issued like traditional bonds to finance the day-to-day obligations of cities, states and counties. Non-philanthropic investments can also be used in order to protect these ecosystems, such as debt-for-nature swaps and the improved application of regulatory frameworks. …”
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