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On April 17, 1976, President Gerald Ford and his press secretary Ron Nessen appeared on the late‐night television show Saturday Night Live (SNL) after much deliberation. Though reluctant to assume the position as entertainer in chief, Ford's appearance on SNL marked a distinctive shift in his communication strategy, as his campaign team attempted to restore the power of the Oval Office through performative politics. Though narratives of the development of the entertainer in chief have focused overwhelmingly on the celebrity presidency of John Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton, this article excavates the place of Richard Nixon and especially Gerald Ford in navigating a shifting media landscape with the tools of entertainment and transforming public perceptions of the presidency in the process.

This article tries to highlight the factor of national identity in the theoretical framework of country branding, introducing the term of "articulation", in process of which the intangible national identity is transformed into the place identity. Japanese Nihon(jin)ron, being the integral part of Japanology or Japanese studies, participates as an important part of this process, and is utilised by the Japanese government for the purposes of country branding. One of the peculiarities and successful aspects of Japanese country branding could be the systematic and centralised management of both the inner and worldwide resources on Japan, what makes Japanese studies not the chaotic set of information ( as it is in majority of countries), but a controllable phenomenon.

This article tries to highlight the factor of national identity in the theoretical framework of country branding, introducing the term of "articulation", in process of which the intangible national identity is transformed into the place identity. Japanese Nihon(jin)ron, being the integral part of Japanology or Japanese studies, participates as an important part of this process, and is utilised by the Japanese government for the purposes of country branding. One of the peculiarities and successful aspects of Japanese country branding could be the systematic and centralised management of both the inner and worldwide resources on Japan, what makes Japanese studies not the chaotic set of information ( as it is in majority of countries), but a controllable phenomenon.

This article tries to highlight the factor of national identity in the theoretical framework of country branding, introducing the term of "articulation", in process of which the intangible national identity is transformed into the place identity. Japanese Nihon(jin)ron, being the integral part of Japanology or Japanese studies, participates as an important part of this process, and is utilised by the Japanese government for the purposes of country branding. One of the peculiarities and successful aspects of Japanese country branding could be the systematic and centralised management of both the inner and worldwide resources on Japan, what makes Japanese studies not the chaotic set of information ( as it is in majority of countries), but a controllable phenomenon.

CONCHA RAMÍREZ PÉREZ ES HERMANA DEL ARTESANO JUAN RAMÍREZ PÉREZ. EL DÍA DEL LABRADOR ES LA FIESTA EN HONOR A LA VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO. ACTUALMENTE ES UNA ROMERÍA EN LA QUE SE DAN CITA MILES DE ROMEROS VESTIDOS CON LOS TRAJES TÍPICOS: SOMBRERO NEGRO, ALPARGATAS, EL CUCHILLO CANARIO, LA CALABAZA LLENA DE MEJUNJE, VINO, RON O AGUA Y COMIDA TÍPICA COMO EL QUESO DE CABRA, LOS CHICHARRONES, MANTECADOS, EL PUÑO DE GOFIO Y LAS SARDINAS FRITAS. ; RETRATO DE CONCHA RAMÍREZ PÉREZ CON UNA CESTA DE PALMA ENCIMA DEL SOMBRERO, EN UNA DE LAS PRIMERAS ROMERÍAS CELEBRADAS EN SANTA LUCÍA, EN HONOR DE LA VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO. ; Copia digital. Madrid : Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Subdirección General de Coordinación Bibliotecaria, 2015

Die Kommunistische Partei Chinas (KPCh) bereitet zur Zeit den Übergang von der dritten zur vierten Führungsgeneration vor. Offiziell wird der Wechsel voraussichtlich erst auf dem XVI. Parteitag im Jahr 2002 vollzogen werden, doch werden bereits seit geraumer Zeit verschiedene Namen als mögliche Kandidaten für die Nachfolge von Jiang Zemin und Zhu Rongji gehandelt. Die Verjüngungsstrategie wird zu einem beträchtlichen Austausch in den höchsten Führungsgremien, dem Politbüro des Zentralkomitees (ZK) der KPCh und dessen Ständigem Ausschuss, führen. Legt man als Altersgrenze die Schwelle von 70 Jahren zu Grunde (wie dies von der Führungsspitze in China nahe gelegt wird), so würden von den sieben Mitgliedern des Ständigen Ausschusses nur Hu Jintao und Li Ruihuan auf ihrem Posten bleiben. Aus dem Politbüro müsste ein Drittel ausscheiden.

Investigating the physical mechanisms driving the dynamical evolution of young star clusters is fundamental to our understanding of the star formation process and the properties of the Galactic field stars. The young (~2 Myr) and partially embedded cluster Chamaeleon I is one of the closest laboratories for the study of the early stages of star cluster dynamics in a low-density environment. The aim of this work is to study the structural and kinematical properties of this cluster combining parameters from the high-resolution spectroscopic observations of the Gaia-ESO Survey with data from the literature. Our main result is the evidence of a large discrepancy between the velocity dispersion (σ = 1.14 ± 0.35 km s) of the stellar population and the dispersion of the pre-stellar cores (~0.3 km s) derived from submillimeter observations. The origin of this discrepancy, which has been observed in other young star clusters, is not clear. It has been suggested that it may be due to either the effect of the magnetic field on the protostars and the filaments or to the dynamical evolution of stars driven by two-body interactions. Furthermore, the analysis of the kinematic properties of the stellar population puts in evidence a significant velocity shift (~1 km s) between the two subclusters located around the north and south main clouds of the cluster. This result further supports a scenario where clusters form from the evolution of multiple substructures rather than from a monolithic collapse. Using three independent spectroscopic indicators (the gravity indicator γ, the equivalent width of the Li line at 6708 Å, and the Hα 10% width), we performed a new membership selection. We found six new cluster members all located in the outer region of the cluster, proving that Chamaeleon I is probably more extended than previously thought. Starting from the positions and masses of the cluster members, we derived the level of substructure Q, the surface density Σ, and the level of mass segregation Λ of the cluster. The comparison between these structural properties and the results of N-body simulations suggests that the cluster formed in a low-density environment, in virial equilibrium or a supervirial state, and highly substructured.© 2017 ESO. ; This work was partly supported by the European Union FP7 programme through ERC grant number 320360 and by the Leverhulme Trust through grant RPG-2012-541. We acknowledge the support from INAF and Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca (MIUR) in the form of the grant >Premiale VLT 2012>. This work has been partially supported by PRIN-INAF-2014. The results presented here benefited from discussions held during the Gaia-ESO workshops and conferences supported by the ESF (European Science Foundation) through the GREAT Research Network Programme. M.M. acknowledges financial support from the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) through grant FIRB 2012 RBFR12PM1F, from INAF through grant PRIN-2014-14, and from the MERAC Foundation. S.G.S. acknowledges the support by Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) through national funds and a research grant (project Ref. UID/FIS/04434/2013, and PTDC/FIS-AST/7073/2014). S.G.S. also acknowledge the support from FCT through Investigador FCT contract of reference IF/00028/2014 and POPH/FSE (EC) by FEDER funding through the program Programa Operacional de Factores de Competitividade COMPETE. ; Peer Reviewed

The main purpose of this study is to determine the work values of high school students and to compare the differences between students from different residence places (developed and underdeveloped cites). We used a quantitative approach in order to determine the influence of the variable mentioned above on the attitudes and beliefs regarding work values. To collect data, we used The Multidimensionality Work Ethic Profile, an inventory that measures seven dimensions of work values: self-reliance, morality, leisure, hard work, centrality of work, wasted time and delay of gratification. The research tool was applied on a sample of 214 high school students coming from two different residence environments characterized by different levels of development. We performed a series of Independent T tests in order to compare the scores that were given to each dimension. We discovered that the students, regardless of their residence environment, place the same value on the seven dimensions.

Introduction / Thomas G. Weiss and Rorden Wilkinson 391-395. - Change and Continuity in Global Governance / Thomas G. Weiss and Rorden Wilkinson 397-406. - Global Governance and Power Politics: Back to Basics / Roland Paris 407-418. - The Rise of China: Continuity or Change in Global Governance of Development / Catherine Weaver 419-431. - Governing the Environment: Three Motivating Factors / Susan Park 433-442. - Voluntary Standard Setting: Drivers and Consequences / Craig N. Murphy 443-454

Résumé Les études sur l'histoire de la population se multiplient, comme l'ont confirmé les Annales de démographie historique, récemment parues. C'est sur le XVIIe et le XVIIIe siècles que portent surtout les recherches, grâce à l'existence de registres paroissiaux. Aux Pays-Bas, malgré les difficultés particulières résultant de la diversité des religions, le dépouillement des registres a donné déjà d'intéressants résultats. C'est en particulier le cas des recherches de MM. A. M. Van der Woude et G. J. Mentink, au département d'histoire rurale de l'Université agricole de Wageningen; il présente ici des résultats obtenus pour la population de Rotterdam.

Chongwen Wang,1,2,* Kehan Zhang,2,* Zhe Zhou,2,* Qingjun Li,2 Liting Shao,2 Rong Zhang Hao,3 Rui Xiao,2 Shengqi Wang1,2 1College of Life Sciences & Bio-Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, 2Beijing Key Laboratory of New Molecular Diagnosis Technologies for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 3Institute for Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: Nanomaterials combined with antibiotics exhibit synergistic effects and have gained increasing interest as promising antimicrobial agents. In this study, vancomycin-modified magnetic-based silver microflowers (Van/Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag microflowers) were rationally designed and prepared to achieve strong bactericidal ability, a wide antimicrobial spectrum, and good recyclability. High-performance Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag microflowers served as a multifunction-supporting matrix and exhibited sufficient magnetic response property due to their 200 nm Fe3O4 core. The microflowers also possessed a highly branched flower-like Ag shell that provided a large surface area for effective Ag ion release and bacterial contact. The modified-vancomycin layer was effectively bound to the cell wall of bacteria to increase the permeability of the cell membrane and facilitate the entry of the Ag ions into the bacterium, resulting in cell death. As such, the fabricated Van/Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag microflowers were predicted to be an effective and environment-friendly antibacterial agent. This hypothesis was verified through sterilization of Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, with minimum inhibitory concentrations of 10 and 20 µg mL-1, respectively. The microflowers also showed enhanced effect compared with bare Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag microflowers and free-form vancomycin, confirming the synergistic effects of the combination of the two components. Moreover, the antimicrobial effect was maintained at more than 90% after five cycling assays, indicating the high stability of the product. These findings reveal that Van/Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag microflowers exhibit promising applications in the antibacterial fields. Keywords: antibiotic-resistant bacteria, surface area, biological properties, magnetic composites, Ag shell

BACKGROUND: The perceived effects of a military career on service personnel's children have been largely overlooked. AIMS: To examine the views of military personnel about the impact their career has on their children in relation to socio-demographic variables, military characteristics and mental health symptoms. METHODS: Service personnel (regular and reserve) with one or more children (<18 years) were included. Data were taken from a large UK military cohort study completed between 2007 and 2009. Participants were asked to report whether they viewed their military career as having a positive, negative or no impact on their children. RESULTS: There were 3198 participants. Just over half (51%) of service personnel perceived their military career as having a negative impact on their children. Not being in a relationship (multinomial odds ratio 2.65, 95% CI 1.81-3.88), deployment for 13 months or more within a 3 year period (1.85, 1.31-2.62), symptoms of common mental health disorder (2.21, 1.65-2.96) and probable post-traumatic stress disorder (3.26, 1.39-7.66) were associated with perceiving military career as affecting children negatively. Reserves were less likely than regulars (0.37, 0.27-0.51) and other ranks were less likely than non-commissioned officers (0.67, 0.46-0.98) to report negative effects of their military career on their children. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to previous research findings, regulars were more likely to report a negative impact, reflecting this study's focus on the wider military context, rather than just deployment. These findings are consistent with existing research showing links between deployment length and negative impact.

A growing number of governments, donor agencies, and development organizations are committed to supporting nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) to achieve their development goals. While consensus exists on pathways through which agriculture may influence nutrition-related outcomes, empirical evidence on agriculture's contribution to nutrition and how it can be enhanced is still weak. This paper reviews recent empirical evidence (since 2014), including findings from impact evaluations of a variety of NSA programs using experimental designs as well as observational studies that document linkages between agriculture, women's empowerment, and nutrition linkages. The paper summarizes existing knowledge regarding impacts, but also pathways, mechanisms, and contextual factors that affect where and how agriculture may improve nutrition outcomes. The paper concludes with reflections on implications for agricultural programs, policies, and investments, and highlights future research priorities. ; IFPRI3; ISI; CRP4; G Cross-cutting gender theme; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all ; PHND; A4NH ; PR ; CGIAR Research Programs on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

"In this frank and moving inside account, Zelenskyy's former press secretary tells the story of his improbable rise from popular comedian to the president of Ukraine. Mendel had a front row seat to many of the key events preceding the 2022 Russian invasion. From attending meetings between Zelenskyy and Putin and other European leaders, visiting the front lines in Donbas, to fielding press inquiries after the infamous phone calls between Donald Trump and Zelenskyy that led to Trump's first impeachment. Mendel saw firsthand Zelenskyy's efforts to transform his country from a poor, backward Soviet state into a vibrant, prosperous European democracy. Mendel sheds light on the massive economic problems facing Ukraine and the entrenched corrupt oligarchs in league with Russia. She witnessed the Kremlin's repeated attacks to discredit Zelenskyy through disinformation and an army of bots and trolls. Woven into her account are details about her own life as a member of Zelenskyy's new Ukraine. Written with the sound of Russian bombs and exploding shells in the background, Mendel details life lived under Russian siege in 2022. She says goodbye to her fiancé who joins the front lines, like so many other Ukrainian men. Throughout this story of Zelenskyy, Ukraine, and its extraordinary people, Iuliia Mendel reminds us of the paramount importance of truth and human values, especially in these darkest of times."

"In this frank and moving inside account, Zelenskyy's former press secretary tells the story of his improbable rise from popular comedian to the president of Ukraine. Mendel had a front row seat to many of the key events preceding the 2022 Russian invasion. From attending meetings between Zelenskyy and Putin and other European leaders, visiting the front lines in Donbas, to fielding press inquiries after the infamous phone calls between Donald Trump and Zelenskyy that led to Trump's first impeachment. Mendel saw firsthand Zelenskyy's efforts to transform his country from a poor, backward Soviet state into a vibrant, prosperous European democracy. Mendel sheds light on the massive economic problems facing Ukraine and the entrenched corrupt oligarchs in league with Russia. She witnessed the Kremlin's repeated attacks to discredit Zelenskyy through disinformation and an army of bots and trolls. Woven into her account are details about her own life as a member of Zelenskyy's new Ukraine. Written with the sound of Russian bombs and exploding shells in the background, Mendel details life lived under Russian siege in 2022. She says goodbye to her fiancé who joins the front lines, like so many other Ukrainian men. Throughout this story of Zelenskyy, Ukraine, and its extraordinary people, Iuliia Mendel reminds us of the paramount importance of truth and human values, especially in these darkest of times"--