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The end of the twentieth century wars initiated a paradigm shift. Conflicts that emerged at the end of the last century and developed in the early 21st century revealed new aspects of the armed struggle. The classic perception of war has been blurred. In place of the bipolar symmetry appeared asymmetric threats. The former state monopoly on the use of force was lost. Some new members of armed conflict appeared, traditional battlefield setting disappeared and progressive imbalance between the parties for the disposition of potential violence leads to inequality and instability in the world. Asymmetry became a main factor in determining the image of modern warfare.

Hauptbeschreibung Thanh Ho, Religionswissenschaftler und zugleich buddhistischer Mönch, zeigt im Detail und unter Berücksichtigung aller praktischen Aspekte anschaulich und konkret, wie mahayana-buddhistische Trauerrituale vollzogen werden. Dabei beschreibt und analysiert er in Vietnam und in Deutschland durchgeführte Zeremonien der vietnamesischen Tradition und stellt sie einander gegenüber. Buddhistische Originaltexte und deren Übersetzung finden in dieser Studie ebenso Verwendung wie Fotos, welche eindringlich zeigen, wie die Zeremonien im Einzelnen durchgeführt werden.

Hauptbeschreibung: Thanh Ho, Religionswissenschaftler und zugleich buddhistischer Mönch, zeigt im Detail und unter Berücksichtigung aller praktischen Aspekte anschaulich und konkret, wie mahayana-buddhistische Trauerrituale vollzogen werden. Dabei beschreibt und analysiert er in Vietnam und in Deutschland durchgeführte Zeremonien der vietnamesischen Tradition und stellt sie einander gegenüber. Buddhistische Originaltexte und deren Übersetzung finden in dieser Studie ebenso Verwendung wie Fotos, welche eindringlich zeigen, wie die Zeremonien im Einzelnen durchgeführt werden. Der weitere Rahmen de

In the development process of Japanese history, the Meiji period was of great significance. Thanks to the achievements of this reform, Japan can advance quickly on the path of industrialization and modernization and become the first capitalist power in Asia. The Meiji reform with its historical role and meaning has become an essential element in promoting the development of Japanese history in modern times. On the Asian level, the achievements of reform have much influence on regional countries. Many Asian countries have turned to the island nation and want to follow the development path of Japan. Over 150 years have passed, but the lessons learned from the Meiji reform are still valid, especially for Vietnam in the period of industrialization and modernization. The general article of Japan's Meiji reform (1868) is carried out in the fields of economy, politics, military, culture, and education. On that basis, give some useful lessons for Vietnam in the process of industrialization and modernization of the country today. Article visualizations:

Objective: The objective of the article is to examine the importance of absorptive capacity in the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic performance in 63 Vietnamese provinces from 2007 to 2015. Research Design & Methods: The absorptive capacity at provincial level includes six components tested by confirmatory factor analysis, which allows for the argument that absorptive capacity of domestic firms is an important component of absorptive capacity of provinces. Besides this one, there are five other components, including financial development, human capital, the level of openness, the absorptive capacity of domestic firms, institutions, and infrastructure. The generalized two-stages least squares (G2SLS) random effect with instrumental variables regression is used with panel data. Findings: Firstly, foreign direct investment has a positive impact on the development of the 63 provinces in Vietnam. Secondly, among the six components, the four most important ones are infrastructure, the level of openness, human capital, and the absorptive capacity of domestic firms. Moreover, the article finds that foreign direct investment can bring negative impacts to provinces with a low level of trade openness. Implications & Recommendations: The government should focus on infrastructure, trading policy, human capital and capability of domestic firms. Contribution & Value Added: There is a lack of connection between absorptive capacity at the firm level and the macro level. Therefore, this article attempts to create this connection by constructing absorptive capacity at the firm level as a component of absorptive capacity at the provincial level. © 2020, Cracow University of Economics. All rights reserved. ; [IGA/FaME/2018/019 FDI]

Abstract
The ability of bacteria to colonize and grow on different surfaces is an essential process for biofilm development. Here, we report the use of synthetic hydrogels with tunable stiffness and porosity to assess physical effects of the substrate on biofilm development. Using time-lapse microscopy to track the growth of expanding Serratia marcescens colonies, we find that biofilm colony growth can increase with increasing substrate stiffness, unlike what is found on traditional agar substrates. Using traction force microscopy-based techniques, we find that biofilms exert transient stresses correlated over length scales much larger than a single bacterium, and that the magnitude of these forces also increases with increasing substrate stiffness. Our results are consistent with a model of biofilm development in which the interplay between osmotic pressure arising from the biofilm and the poroelastic response of the underlying substrate controls biofilm growth and morphology.