Modeling drift and fate of microplastics in the Baltic Sea by Jens Murawski, Jun She, Vilnis Frishfelds, Vilnis Frishfelds

“…Model-based assessments provide a systematic way to map the occurrence of microplastics in the marine environment and to link the coastal sources to the accumulation zones in the sea. …”
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AP205 VLPs Based on Dimerized Capsid Proteins Accommodate RBM Domain of SARS-CoV-2 and Serve as an Attractive Vaccine Candidate by Xuelan Liu, Xinyue Chang, Dominik Rothen, Mariliza Derveni, Pascal Krenger, Salony Roongta, Edward Wright, Monique Vogel, Kaspars Tars, Mona O. Mohsen, Martin F. Bachmann

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Language as a Value in a Pragmatic World: Global and National Approach by Ina Druviete

“…The paper gives an insight in Latvian language policy against the background of global and European sociolinguistic processes and wide usage of so-called international languages, English in particular. …”
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Three three-letter words in three recent novels in three different languages: God, sex and joy by Christo J.S. Lombaard, Ilze Jansone

“…In each case, the novels are briefly placed within their respective literary cultures (Afrikaans, Latvian and French) in order to offer a contextually sensitive analysis. …”
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Rytų baltų <em>CiR</em> tipo veiksmažodžiai by Dalia Pakalniškienė

“…Mostly <em>a</em>-stem verbs with quantitative vowel changes were identified (6). In the Latvian language the preterite may occur without vowel lengthening; moreover, some of the Latvian verbs have parallel <em>ia</em>-stem forms in the dialects. …”
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A Novel Double Mosaic Virus-like Particle-Based Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Incorporates Both Receptor Binding Motif (RBM) and Fusion Domain by Xinyue Chang, Andris Zeltins, Mona O. Mohsen, Zahra Gharailoo, Lisha Zha, Xuelan Liu, Senta Walton, Monique Vogel, Martin F. Bachmann

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COVID-19 Crisis Management on the Example of Hospitality Industry Enterprise in Latvia by Koryuhina Catherine, Shamshina Tatyana, Riashchenko Viktoriia, Gryshova Inna Yu.

“…This research is conducted to analyze the strategy that one of the well-known Latvian hotels Pullman Riga Old Town has realized in response of COVID-19 crisis towards its stakeholders. …”
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Leksyka pochodzenia bałtyckiego w mieszanych białorusko-rosyjskich gwarach południowej Pskowszczyzny (rejon Siebieża i Newla) by Mirosław Jankowiak

“…The southern part of Pskov region has been the place of contact of various languages and dialects (Russian, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, Yiddish). The Baltic vocabulary is connected mainly with the oldest layer of the lexis and concerns the traditional agriculture, farming, nature or features of people’s character and appearance. …”
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GIS-Based Interactive Map to Improve Scheduling Beekeeping Activities by Daniels Kotovs, Aleksejs Zacepins

“…Data about the actual plants and areas are taken from the Latvian geographic information system (GIS) provided by the Rural Support Service of Latvia. …”
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Social Behavior of Schoolteachers of Latvia and Russia in the Structure of Teacher Professional Identity by Jermolajeva Jelena, Bogdanova Tatiana, Silchenkova Svetlana

“…Certain differences in the data of Latvian and Russian teachers as well as urban and rural subgroups of both countries are observed. …”
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Baltų šaknis <strong><em>*</em></strong><em>d</em><em>-ž-</em> by Simas Karaliūnas

“…In this way on the basis of the verb <em>drė́žti, </em><em>drêzt² </em>all forms with a vocalism in reduced grade could rather easily have been brought about: thus praet. …”
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Non-modal phonation associated with stød vowels in Livonian by Uldis Balodis

“…Observed already in the earliest linguistic descriptions of Livonian, this two-way contrast between stressed syllables with stød (also called broken tone) and plain tone closely resembles the tonal system of Latvian with which Livonian has been in close long-term contact. …”
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Prospects and Current Status of Defence Information Security in Ukraine by Olha O. Zolotar, Mykola M. Zaitsev, Vitalii V. Topolnitskyi, Kostiantyn I. Bieliakov, Ihor M. Koropatnik

“…It is understood that the Lithuanian and Latvian forces for combating threats to the information space were consolidated within the structure of the Ministry of Defence. …”
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The Role of Trade Unions in Regulating Social and Labour Relations and Shaping National Policy in Latvia by Eneida Çifligu

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of influence of trade unions on social and labour relations within the framework of the current labour legislation of Latvia and to find potential ways to improve the efficiency of national policy, considering the requirements and desires of the working population of the country. …”
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Respectus Philologicus, 2010 Nr. 18 (23) by Gabija Bankauskaitė

“…The Duration of Long Vowels in Standard Latvian...244 III. OPINION Oleg Leschak (Poland). …”
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Electrooxidation of Hypercoordinated Derivatives of Silicon and Reactivity of Their Electrogenerated Cation Radicals: 1-Substituted Silatranes by Vitalijs Romanovs, Elena F. Belogolova, Evgeniya P. Doronina, Valery F. Sidorkin, Viatcheslav V. Jouikov

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Non-Aziridination Approaches to 3-Arylaziridine-2-carboxylic Acid Derivatives and 3-Aryl-(aziridin-2-yl)ketones by Boriss Strumfs, Kirils Velikijs, Romans Uljanovs, Stanislavs Sinkarevs, Ilze Strumfa

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Factors Related to COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors: A Structural Equation Model by Sanita Šuriņa, Kristine Martinsone, Viktorija Perepjolkina, Jelena Kolesnikova, Uku Vainik, Uku Vainik, Aleksejs Ruža, Jelena Vrublevska, Daria Smirnova, Daria Smirnova, Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis, Elmars Rancans

“…Socio-demographic variables add very little in prediction of COVID-19 preventive behavior.Conclusions: The study results demonstrate that COVID-19 threat appraisal is the most important factor associated with COVID-19 preventive behavior. Those Latvian residents with higher COVID-19 threat appraisal, experienced higher levels of fear of COVID-19, had more trust in COVID-19 information sources, and were more actively involved in following COVID-19 preventive behaviors. …”
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The Impact of Public Interventions on Self-Sustainable Venture Capital Market Development in Latvia from the Perspective of VC Fund Managers by Anita Matisone, Natalja Lace

“…The second was to identify ways by which the structural fund support could be better exploited for the development of the VC industry in Latvia. …”
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Ethnic diversity in the construction of life stories in Latvia by Ieva Garda-Rozenberga, Māra Zirnīte

“… Ethnic diversity in the construction of life stories in Latvia Latvian society is ethnically diverse and has the largest proportion of ethnic minorities of the three Baltic States. …”
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