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Academies of sciences are used to explain the complex connections between scientific institutions & sociopolitical systems. They became the highest scientific institutions of their countries because they advised the ruling classes on a very wide range of topics. Although their memberships were drawn from U professors, they did not reflect the entire teaching staff, but rather the disciplines that pertained to the governments' scientific & cultural goals. SE & political conditions determined the participation of the academies in the technological development of their countries. This is demonstrated by a historico-comparative approach, using as indicators: (1) the proportion of natural scientists among the members, (2) the existence or absence of special departments for technical, agricultural, & medical sciences, & (3) the number & proportion of research institutes under the direction of natural & technical science departments of the academies. 3 types of academy are identified on the basis of these indicators: (A) big capitalist countries of Central & Eastern Europe in the mid-19th century (Austria, Bavaria, & Russia); (B) economically & culturally backward countries of the same area at the end of the 19th century (Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Serbia, & Bulgaria); & (C) 11 socialist countries in the same area in the 1960's. Countries included in (A) were characterized by underrepresentation of technical, medical, & social sciences were weak in research institutions, & politically conservative. Those included in (B) demonstrated an inferior position with respect to natural sciences & a strong interest in cultural concerns. In the socialist countries, there is a preponderance of natural & technical sciences; but as economic, technological, & cultural development have all increased the necessity for rapid growth in the social sciences, it is reasonable to expect changes in the structure. The contribution of each type of academy to the solution of "those social & cultural issues defined as the most urgent by the ruling classes or by the leading classes in struggles for liberation" is analyzed in detail. 9 Tables. J. N. Mayer.

Бојанић Ћирковић, Мирјана (2020), Читалац у науци о књижевности: од антике до савремених теорија читања, Ниш: Филозофски факултет.

Although the formulation of my subject is derived from my personal experience, it may also reflect the experience of others who have been involved ecumenically, including my esteemed friend, John Hesselink. Here I wish to give due weight to two accents: On the one hand, we live as Christians today on one common "earth," i.e., ecumenically in a comprehensive sense. We do not live in our own church "home," in our own confessions, or on our own continent. In an age of secular globalization we would deny our calling if we were to withdraw and live for ourselves provincially. We would thereby betray not only the New Testament's missionary initiative but also its understanding of the one body of Christ. On the other hand, we live concretely in a definite confessional and cultural environment as well as in a specific spiritual and political tradition. Although we must never idolize this reality, especially from an ecumenical perspective, this is the particular place (Standort) which has been entrusted to us. We must recognize that this heritage is not to be despised but can in fact be considered ecumenically fruitful. True ecumenists are not colorless cosmopolitans. Rather, consciously or unconsciously, they bear the marks of their origins and should not try to hide them. The true ecumenist is a pilgrim, not a vagabond! It is in this sense that the following question should be understood: Concretely, what should be our concern as Protestants in the ecumenical world? What can we contribute to the cause of ecumenism?

Using The Century Of Prose Corpus

La comuna de Machalí durante la última década ha experimentado grandes transformaciones socio-espaciales, siendo el crecimiento demográfico y la expansión urbana, representativas frente a las demás comunas del país. Uno de los efectos de aquello, es que ha aumentado significativamente la cantidad de residuos que se producen a nivel comunal, los que eventualmente son depositados en lugares que no están destinados para tal propósito, generando la aparición de microbasurales. Sin embargo, los microbasurales que se encuentran dentro del área de estudio, poseen características tanto de localización como de distribución, que se hacen recurrentes en la mayoría de ellos, pudiendo denotar algunos indicios de los factores que influencien su disposición en aquellos lugares. El presente artículo pretende abordar la problemática de los microbasurales desde un posicionamiento geográfico y del uso de las herramientas de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, con el fin de diagnosticar el patrón territorial de acumulación ilegal de residuos sólidos en la cuenca alta del río Cachapoal.

Part 2: eParticipation Implementations ; International audience ; In Switzerland internet voting is currently being introduced in a piecemeal fashion. Since the first trials in 2003 an increasing number of Swiss cantons is offering the digital voting channel to its citizens either living in Switzerland or abroad. So far the question whether the introduction of internet voting in Switzerland would increase the digital divide, favoring the well educated, economically better off citizens could not be answered in a conclusive way. As yet bi- and multi-variate regression analyses of survey data showed that general trust in the internet and in internet voting in particular outweigh the effect of the typical digital divide variables. There is, however, so far no study trying to disentangle the two types of variables by applying structural equation modeling. In the present study we test whether digital divide variables have a direct effect on general support of internet voting in the Swiss population or whether they should rather be treated as exogenous variables of general trust in the Internet and of internet voting in particular. We therefore put forward a structural equation model which helps us to disentangle direct and indirect effects on internet voting affinity. In order to test our model we are using the first Swiss population survey exclusively conducted on the topic of internet voting in April 2016.

Research undertaken on housing and youth to date primarily focus on those at
the very bottom of the social ladder. Nonetheless, a large percentage of
youth population around the world is facing a crisis in terms of achieving
residential autonomy. This paper attempts to illustrate the possibilities and
obstacles that prevent youth from achieving residential independence in
Serbia. The data collected in this exploratory study conducted in 2014, on a
sample of 312 respondents, is used to analyze some of the most important
structural factors (job market, education, financial situation and access to
the housing market) in order to assess both current situation and the
possible prospects of the youth housing issue in the country. Serbia, as most
Southern European countries, has a 'Mediterranean' model of transition to
adulthood, which is characterized by great reliance on the family of origin.
It has been observed by respondents to this study that the most represented
living arrangement was living with parents and that even older cohorts (30 to
35 years old) in most cases continued living with their family of origin to
date. As our findings indicate, youth from the sample perceived this
residential arrangement more as a consequence of poor financial situation and
lack of cheap housing, rather than a desirable choice. It is difficult to
predict if there will be significant improvements in the housing
affordability or job market situation for youth, therefore the prospect of
achieving residential independency for generations to come will remain
tremendously challenging. Investigating existing and defining new strategies,
in both the family and broader society contexts, is an important task for
future research on accessibility of housing and youth residential situation
advancement given the importance of this factor in the transition to
adulthood.