Emptiness: Capitalism without people in the Latvian countryside by Dzenovska, D

“…In Latvian towns and villages, post‐Soviet capitalism has produced a palpable change that locals describe as “emptiness.” …”

Christian Felix Weiße’s Poetry in Latvian and Estonian Literature by Ave Mattheus, Pauls Daija

“… The article analyzes the translations of Christian Felix Weiße’s poems in Latvian and Estonian within the context of cultural transfer during the age of Enlightenment. …”
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The Influence of Acid Treatment on the Sorption Properties of Latvian Clays by A. Ruplis, R. Bumans

“…n-Hexane and carbon tetrachloride vapour sorption isotherms at 20°C are reported for two series (A and U) of Latvian clays. Samples of the A series were prepared from triassic montmorillonite clays by sulphuric or hydrochloric acid treatment at 100°C. …”
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Sacred Footwear: Latvian Perceptions in the 19th Century and Today by Ieva Pīgozne

“…This article sheds light on previously overlooked perceptions of Latvian traditional footwear and demonstrates how both the material of the footwear and the way of obtaining it determined whether shoes were considered sacred and pure or sinful and unlucky. …”
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Teachers’ Attitude towards Inclusive Education: Latvian and Lithuanian Experiences by Dina Bethere, Romalda Kasiliauskiene, Linda Pavitola, Svetlana Usca

“…The SPSS 25.0 programme, Pearson Correlation, and One-Way ANOVA tests were used for the statistical analysis of the data. …”
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Crisis Communication and Resilience: Are Russian and Latvian Speakers in the Same Boat? by Sigita Struberga, Žaneta Ozoliņa

“…Considering the existing division in the perception of political realities between Latvian and Russian-speaking communities, Latvia is a case of particular interest for analysis. …”
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Political Component of Russian-Latvian Relations at the Present Stage (2014–early 2017) by Marat F. Kasem

“…The dominant feature of today’s Russian-Latvian relations is their political component. This situation first emerged in 2014, the year of the coup d’etat in Ukraine and the year of the Crimea joining Russia. …”
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Identities and a sense of belonging: Young Lithuanians and Latvians from ethnic minorities by Nurse, L

(Post-/De-) Colonial Baltic Shades: The Latvian Case and its Global Breath by Michela Romano

“…The final purpose will be to understand in which ways certain Latvian Russophone manifestations can be analyzed as postcolonial and decolonial representations, highlighting junctures and fractures in terms of identity, language and national identification. …”
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The Transition from Song to Poetry in Latvian Literature in the Second Half of the 19th Century by Māra Grudule

“…As the level of literacy among Latvians rose, the ziņģes receded to the periphery of the literary landscape, paving the way for a new concept for denoting a rhythmic text that was for the first time not melody-bound: dzeja, or ‘poetry’. …”
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The parallels of Latvian and Lithuanian historiography: the attempts of cooperation and problems in the period between the two Wars by Robertas Šimkus

“…The study describes the ways how cooperation of Lithuanian-Latvian historians was evidenced, when there were the most favourable circumstances: in the context of academic institutions' launching and practice. …”
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POLITICAL BUDGET CYCLES AND MAYORAL INFLUENCE IN LATVIAN MUNICIPALITIES: AN EXAMINATION OF REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, AND ELECTORAL DYNAMICS by Malvīne Stučka

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Using artificial intelligence (AI) for local territorial development: data-based machine diagnostics of Latvian municipalities by Vera Komarova, Janis Kudins, Aija Sannikova, Edmunds Čižo, Oksana Ruža, Anita Kokarevica, Zane Zeibote

“…The findings contribute novel insights into the feasibility and potential of AI for local territorial diagnostics, paving the way for broader applications in regional development planning and policymaking.…”
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Researching a Community in Transition by Ieva Weaver

“…A digital action for re-connecting with the Roma community was establishing a Facebook group, “Latvijas romu vēsture un kultūra” (“History and Culture of Latvian Roma”), in the summer of 2019. Initially, the group was defined as a one-way commitment to share historical sources with Roma and people interested in Roma history and culture. …”
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Interaktion im wissenschaftlichen Fachtext aus kontrastiver Sicht. Untersucht anhand von deutschen und lettischen linguistischen Aufsätzen by Agnese Dubova, Diāna Laiveniece, Dzintra Lele-Rozentāle

“…Linguistic specialised communication can take place in various ways, and the ‘pure’ technical language formulations are combined with those used in everyday scientific language to enable interaction between the author and the addressee, as well as to direct it in a subject-oriented manner. …”
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A war of words. The representation of the war in Ukraine in the sports media of Latvia by Anastasija Ropa

“… Latvia is an ex-Soviet country with Latvian and ethnically Russian population and a history of uneasy relationship with Russia, including the love and hate relationship with Russian sports. …”
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The role of networking competencies in social enterprise performance by Aija Sannikova, Jelena Titko, Janis Kudins

“…The data was processed by means of average ranking, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and one-way-ANOVA test. Findings – The analysis of the results of Latvian survey revealed that: 1) social enterprise per- sonnel and university academic staff rated the role of networking competencies in social enterprise performance differently; 2) social enterprises rated cooperation with local governments higher and with industry associations as less important than the group of university academic staff. …”
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Editorial by Kristīne Beķere

“…The current issue contains the first part of the study, which concerns the establishment of the mission in Daugavpils and reflects Lady Muriel’s efforts to find the most effective way to help the Latvian society, which had suffered severely during the long war, especially seeking to aid the most vulnerable part of the society – the children. …”
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Wood pulp industry by-product valorization for acrylate synthesis and bio-based polymer development via Michael addition reaction by Ralfs Pomilovskis, Eliza Kaulina, Inese Mierina, Arnis Abolins, Olga Kockova, Anda Fridrihsone, Mikelis Kirpluks

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European Institutions On Social Media ‒ Shaping the Notion of European Citizenship by Gaušis Eduards

“…The results of the study suggest that for now European Parliament’s social media publications in Latvian have little potential to develop the notion of European citizenship and there is a need for a well-considered use of social media to assure that the opportunity for two-way communication is fruitfully used.…”
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