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The aim of our research was to describe, compare, and analyze the development of business and educational co-operation between Kazakhstan and Hungary over the past 19 years. The research was prompted by the university-level co-operation between the two countries that star ted in 2018, which was made possible by the strategic partnership that is the topic of the present article. We started from the hypothesis that both business and educational co-operation has developed linearly and significantly during the last 19 years. Our research methodology was based on gathering and analyzing secondary macroeconomic, trade, and educational co-operation data in the period between 2011 and 2020. The data were obtained from publications, national offices (statistical, commerce, and education), and international bodies (like TempusPublic Foundation, Eurostat, International Monetary Fund [IMF], and the World Bank). In this paper, we intend to link the main political, social, and macroeconomic endowments with business and educational developments of partnership in the two countries, trying to map out prospects for co-operation. One conclusion is that, although in the political communications of the two countries we were able to identify significant governmental efforts on both sides to support and enforce economic and educational co-operation, the data indicate a decrease in the size of business investments. At the same time, however, the educational co-operation between the two parties continues to develop further.

Die Dreyfus-Affäre (1894-1906) hat bis in die Gegenwart hinein nichts an ihrer Anziehungs-kraft auf Politik, Populärkultur und Wissenschaft verloren. Der zu Unrecht verurteilte jüdi-sche Hauptmann Alfred Dreyfus sorgte für den ersten großen, von den Medien getragenen, politischen Skandal in der Dritten Französischen Republik. Diese Diplomarbeit hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, der medialen Auseinandersetzung in der zeitgenössischen deutschsprachigen Wiener Presse für den "explosiven" Zeitraum der Affäre von 1897 bis 1899 nachzuspüren. Ausgewählt wurden dabei drei in ihrer Reichweite relevante und politisch divergierende Zeitungen, nämlich die liberale "Neue Freie Presse", die sozialdemokratische "Arbeiter-Zeitung" und die klerikale "Reichpost". Das allgemeine Erkenntnisinteresse wird dabei von einem kulturwissenschaftlichen Forschungsdesign unter-stütz, nämlich der Verbindung des Framing-Ansatzes mit der linguistischen Diskursanalyse.Die Diplomarbeit beschreibt den historischen Kontext der Affäre selbst und die notwendigen ideologischen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen für ihre Rezeption in Österreich-Ungarn. Der medialen Rezeption der Affäre in den ausgesuchten Medien, ist ein konziser Überblick über die jeweiligen Zeitungshistoriografien vorangestellt. Kernstück der Arbeit ist die theo-riegestützte Benennung, Beschreibung und Analyse ausgewählter Frames, die einen tieferen Einblick in die jeweiligen Diskurse ermöglichen. Die Arbeit versucht die Affäre Dreyfus im Spiegel der Wiener Presse mit interdisziplinären Mitteln nachzuzeichnen und zu analysieren. ; Up until today it appears that the Dreyfus Affair (1894-1906) has lost none of its attraction to politics, popular culture and humanities. The case of the innocent accused Jewish Captain Alfred Dreyfus was one of the greatest media scandals in history.This thesis attempts to analyze the medial contest in the German language Viennese press for the most explosive era of the affair, the years from 1897 to 1899. The media were selected according to publicity and political attitude. Therefore the liberal "Neue Freie Presse", the social-democratic "Arbeiter-Zeitung" and the conservative "Reichspost" were chosen as sources. However, the main interest focuses on an interdisciplinary approach, namely the connection between discourse analysis and political framing. First the thesis describes the historical context and surrounding conditions of the affair and its reception in Austria-Hungary. Second, each newspaper itself and the coverage will be described. At last a detailed frame-analysis gives us a deeper insight of the specific contemporary discourses. This thesis proves an innovative framing approach for a historical view. ; vorgelegt von Anton Karaiskos ; Abweichender Titel laut Übersetzung des Verfassers/der Verfasserin ; Zusammenfassungen in Deutsch und Englisch ; Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Diplomarbeit, 2017 ; (VLID)1973903

THIS ARTICLE FOCUSES UPON THE PROBLEM OF POLICY CO-ORDINATION AND EMPLOYS AN ACCOUNT OF CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN TECHNICAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPED BY FRITZ W. SCHARPF (SCHARPF 1994) AS THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH TO EXPLORE MULTI-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY-MAKING BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) AND THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL EUROPE (CE). CURRENT EU-CE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY CO-ORDINATION IS CHARACTERIZED AS RELYING UPON TECHNIQUES OF TECHNICAL UNIFICATION (OR "ONE-WAY HARMONIZATION") AND PROCESSES OF HIERARCHICAL IMPOSITION (REFLECTED IN 'ASYMMETRICAL POLICY RELATIONS'). THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES BY REVIEWING THE POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OF "POLICY INTERFACE" TECHNIQUES AND 'NEGOTIATION-BASED' CO-ORDINATION PROCESSES WITHIN THE EU-CE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY RELATIONSHIP.

Using an international sample during the COVID-19 outbreak, our study gives evidence that COVID-19 containment measures impact volatility in the international bond markets in different ways. We found that the positive effect of increasing new COVID-19 vaccinations markedly mitigates bond market volatility, while non-pharmaceutical government interventions resembling bad news increase volatility in bond markets. Besides this, changes in total COVID-19 cases and total deaths have co-movement and a significant relationship with this volatility. Our results imply that the investors' responses to the trigger of increased uncertainty seem to differ in a way that depends on bad or good news as a reflection of the possibility of pandemic control and the health of the economy. The mass vaccinations not only signal a lower probability of stringent government responses to the pandemic but also stabilize investors' behavior and mitigate compliance fears to open a period of safe living with coronavirus. Our findings are still robust when using alternative measures of independent variables and different forecasting models of conditional volatility.

Using an international sample during the COVID-19 outbreak, our study gives evidence that COVID-19 containment measures impact volatility in the international bond markets in different ways. We found that the positive effect of increasing new COVID-19 vaccinations markedly mitigates bond market volatility, while non-pharmaceutical government interventions resembling bad news increase volatility in bond markets. Besides this, changes in total COVID-19 cases and total deaths have co-movement and a significant relationship with this volatility. Our results imply that the investors' responses to the trigger of increased uncertainty seem to differ in a way that depends on bad or good news as a reflection of the possibility of pandemic control and the health of the economy. The mass vaccinations not only signal a lower probability of stringent government responses to the pandemic but also stabilize investors' behavior and mitigate compliance fears to open a period of safe living with coronavirus. Our findings are still robust when using alternative measures of independent variables and different forecasting models of conditional volatility.

AbstractA growing body of international evidence reflects the increasing recognition of evidence-based policing (EBP) and the co-production of research, yet the extent of which such research is being implemented remains unclear. This study seeks to explore the efficacy of EBP in relation to practical implementation issues and assess the impact research is having on practice, both within and external to a specific Constabulary. Twenty-nine research studies, conducted in association with the Constabulary, were examined using a mixed-method approach. Of the total projects, 52% of projects were found to have generated a change to practice or policy. The key features of research that were associated with impact included: (i) mixed-method data collection, (ii) transferability, and (iii) increased dissemination that engaged practitioner and academic audiences. Practically, these findings suggest that EBP research projects can be designed and disseminated in a way that increases the likelihood of implementing the findings to change practice.

The fight against terrorism and organized crime require strong collaboration between public security organizations. Public security networks include several agencies that are not bound to each other with strong hierarchical ties. Because of a lack of the strong hierarchical structure, managing public networks is not similar to managing a single government agency. This study aims to examine the factors influencing network effectiveness in the public security sector. The main research questions of the study are: Which factors are important for effectiveness in public security networks? What is the role of inter-organizational trust among partner agencies? Which kind of leadership style will achieve the highest performance in public security networks? What is the relative importance of goal convergence and organizational culture in network effectiveness? How does the relationship between inter-organizational trust, leadership style, goal convergence and organizational culture impact network effectiveness? In order to find these relations, a self-reported survey was sent to 2,095 current and previous Turkish public security network managers. The study found that inter-organizational trust and goal convergence have a positive relationship with network effectiveness. Although facilitator leadership is found to be the most common leadership style in Turkish public security networks, it is found as inappropriate to achieve higher network effectiveness. According to the results, the co-producer network leadership is the most convenient leadership style in terms of network effectiveness. While the results of the descriptive statistics confirm that six specific features of organizational culture in public security sector have negative influence on network effectiveness, the hypothesis testing with the covariance structure model only support the negative impact of competition among partner organization. This study contributes to the literature on network effectiveness with particular proposals for the public security managers and practitioners. ; 2014-12-01 ; Ph.D. ; Health and Public Affairs, Dean's Office COHPA ; Doctoral ; This record was generated from author submitted information.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Politics, Policies and Legal Measures -- The National Politics of Early Post-Socialism -- Poland -- Hungary -- Czechoslovakia and the Czech and Slovak Republics -- Bulgaria -- Romania -- Privatisation and Restitution Policies -- Czechoslovakia and the Czech and Slovak Republics -- Hungary -- Poland -- Romania -- Bulgaria -- Co-operative Restructuring -- Co-operative transformation legislation -- Legacies of collectivisation and their consequences -- Creating a Local Democratic Politics -- Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic -- Slovakia -- Hungary -- Poland -- Romania -- Bulgaria -- The Research Moment -- 2. Common General Findings -- The Restructuring of Agriculture -- Green barons and others -- Rural structure in the mid-1990s -- The Non-Farm Economy -- Local Government -- Inexperience -- Impotence -- Rural Communities and Civil Society -- 3. Bulgaria -- Contested Co-operative Liquidation -- Co-operative livestock farming saved-Pripek -- Livestock destroyed, a belated successor co-operative and 'elastic' land-Dragana -- Co-operative livestock retained against the odds-Slivka -- A successful co-operative on a reduced scale-Kupen -- Continuity but post-socialist loss of livestock-Breze -- A spectrum of 'red', 'blue' and family-Venets -- Problems of a private farmer-Breze -- Local Authorities-Coping with Post-Socialist Recession -- A commune centre mayor's socialist paternalism-Kupen -- Salvaging agriculture and its services-kmetstvo villages -- The Destruction of Socialist Mountain Communities-Blagun and Chala -- The Non-Farm Economy-New Businesses and a Cushion for Local Employment -- Bulgarian Specificities in Summary -- 4. Czech Republic -- Agricultural Transformations-Uncontested, Acrimonious and Scandalous.

The source code (LocalDeblur) can be found at https://github.com/I2PC/xmipp and can be run using Scipion (http://scipion.cnb.csic.es) (release numbers greater than or equal 1.2.1) ; Recent technological advances and computational developments have allowed the reconstruction of Cryo-Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM) maps at near-atomic resolution. On a typical workflow and once the cryo-EM map has been calculated, a sharpening process is usually performed to enhance map visualization, a step that has proven very important in the key task of structural modeling. However, sharpening approaches, in general, neglects the local quality of the map, which is clearly suboptimal. Results Here, a new method for local sharpening of cryo-EM density maps is proposed. The algorithm, named LocalDeblur, is based on a local resolution-guided Wiener restoration approach of the original map. The method is fully automatic and, from the user point of view, virtually parameter-free, without requiring either a starting model or introducing any additional structure factor correction or boosting. Results clearly show a significant impact on map interpretability, greatly helping modeling. In particular, this local sharpening approach is especially suitable for maps that present a broad resolution range, as is often the case for membrane proteins or macromolecules with high flexibility, all of them otherwise very suitable and interesting specimens for cryo-EM. To our knowledge, and leaving out the use of local filters, it represents the first application of local resolution in cryo-EM sharpening ; The authors would like to acknowledge economical support from: the Comunidad de Madrid through grant CAM (S2017/BMD-3817), the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (BIO2016-76400-R) and the European Union and Horizon 2020 through grants INSTRUCT-ULTRA (INFRADEV-03-2016-2017, Proposal: 731005) and iNEXT (INFRAIA-1-2014-2015, Proposal: 653706)

While recent years have seen a research interest in the concept of teacher identity, still less is known about the interplay between teacher-researcher identity. This issue is important for the fields of applied linguistics and teacher education because it sheds light on teacher-scholars' identity realizations. In this study, I examine the interrelations of teacher and researcher identity across different contexts and spaces. Namely, I analyze the trajectories of one teacher as he moved through countries and educational experiences. Data sources included semi-structured interviews, artifacts, and email correspondence. Beginning with the assumption that identity is a complex, dynamic, multidimensional, negotiated, and co-constructed process, I generated and analyzed data through holistic coding (Saldaña, 2016). I found that the participant demonstrated perception of his professional identity as a teacher in terms of duty. I discuss the points of transition, where the participant's identities were re-shaped. My findings contribute to the conversation about the dichotomous view of teaching and researching.

An interview with Pablo M. Coronado over his publication of A Time To Remember. This book is a collection of correspondence from Pablo M. Coronado, a resident of Brownsville, Texas, sent to his fiancée, then wife Gloria Coronado while Coronado served in the U.S. Army during the early 1960's with Co. A, 1st Battle Group, 30th Infantry, 3rd Division in Germany during a time of tense relations between the United States and the U.S.S.R. over communist controlled East Germany and the building of the Berlin Wall in the period known as "The Berlin Crisis". This collection of letters from a young soldier to his wife far away during his military service in Germany serves to illustrate the love and commitment of a husband for his wife and is a story which will seem familiar to many past and current members of the armed forces. Mr. Pablo Coronado passed away on February 25, 2022. Accompanying book can be found in the Library. F394.B88 C58 2013 ; https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/utbmedia/1000/thumbnail.jpg

ABSTRACTUnlike traditional media, social media rely on high levels of consumer engagement, involvement, co‐creation and propagation. By the very act of forwarding a viral message, there is an implicit endorsement of the content and the credibility of the message is enhanced. However, the fundamental factors affecting a recipient's decision to forward a viral message have received scant attention. To address this gap, a study was undertaken using three YouTube videos as exemplars of viral peer‐to‐peer stimuli often shared within digital social networks. Findings suggest that sender involvement and the amount of online communication across the tie are the most critical factors influencing propagation propensity. Tie strength, while still significant, was found to be less important, while knowledge of sharing YouTube videos online had no significant impact. This study provides the first empirical evidence regarding the factors affecting the forwarding of digital content across social networks. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment. ; Publisher's advertisement on final [5] pages. ; American edition (New York : The Macmillan Co.) has title: Washington and the riddle of peace. ; Mode of access: Internet.