scholarly journals Josep L. Barona, Nutritional Policies and International Diplomacy: The Impact of Tadasu Saiki and the Imperial State Institute of Nutrition (Tokyo, 1916–1945) (Brussels: Peter Lang, 2021), pp. 239, $49.95, ebook, ISBN 9782807611542.

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-427
Author(s):  
Jing Sun
Keyword(s):  
State Institute ◽  
International Diplomacy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Imperial State

Broken Eagles: The Iron Age of Imperial Roman Warfare in Post-9/11 Film

2018 ◽  
pp. 243-258
Author(s):  
Alex McAuley
Keyword(s):  
Iron Age ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Roman Army ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Imperial State ◽  
Fundamental Shift

In the second of three chapters that address Rome’s complicated legacy as an imperial state, McAuley contrasts the mid-twentieth century “golden old days” of ancient-world epics, which represented Roman soldiers as consummate professionals and warfare as neatly executed, with recent representations of the Roman army for post-9/11 audiences: a new “iron age” of betrayal, despair, and post-traumatic stress disorder. These films reflect a fundamental shift in the psychology of warfare and killing since Vietnam, which has created a vastly different and more ambiguous kind of conflict than the Cold-War binary of Spartacus (1960).McAuley examines the impact of this paradigm shift on contemporary depictions of the Roman army and its soldiers: first, by considering the “golden age” of Roman warfare in films from the 1950s and 1960s, in contrast with the dystopic view of Centurion(2010) and The Eagle (2011). He then traces the depiction of the individual Roman soldier in each era. Finally, he examines the broader contemporary context for post-9/11 depictions of antiquity: the growing body of films about the War on Terror, with which films like Centurion and The Eagle have far more in common than with their golden-age predecessors.

Preliminary Examination of the Impact of Program Factors on Summary Effect Sizes

2020 ◽  
pp. 0306624X2096406
Author(s):  
Liana R. Taylor ◽  
Avinash Bhati ◽  
Faye S. Taxman
Keyword(s):  
Correctional Education ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Program Administrators ◽  
Summary Effect ◽  
Meta Regression ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Impact

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) uses meta-analyses to help program administrators identify effective programs that reduce recidivism. The results are displayed as summary effect sizes. Yet, many programs are grouped within a category (such as Intensive Supervision or Correctional Education), even though the features of the programs might suggest they may be very different. The following research question was examined: What program features are related to the effect size in the WSIPP program category? Researchers at ACE! at George Mason University reviewed the studies analyzed by WSIPP and their effect sizes. The meta-regression global models showed recidivism decreased with certain program features, while other program features actually increased recidivism. A multivariate meta-regression showed substantial variation across Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy programs. These preliminary findings suggest the need to further research how differing program features contribute to client-level outcomes, and develop a scheme to better classify programs.

Interwar Romanian sovereign bonds: the impact of diplomacy, politics and the economy

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Oosterlinck ◽  
Loredana Ureche-Rangau
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Sovereign Bonds ◽  
International Diplomacy ◽  
Debt Valuation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economic Considerations

Sovereign debts differ from other financial instruments because repayment ultimately depends on the issuers' willingness to pay. In turn, willingness to pay may be influenced by political, diplomatic or economic considerations. Based on an original database of Romanian bonds traded in Paris, this article shows that international diplomacy played an important role in the Romanian debt valuation.

East Asia in the “New Era” in World Politics

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lowell Dittmer
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
World Politics ◽  
War On Terrorism ◽  
New Era ◽  
Nation States ◽  
International Diplomacy ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The Impact

In the ongoing war on terrorism that highlights the “new era” in world politics, East Asia constitutes a crucial swing vote. Its importance derives from its growing economic heft in the world, as well as its central role in three key trends that have characterized international politics since the end of the cold war: globalization, regionalism, and a reequilibration of the national balance of power. This article examines the impact of September 11 on the region, focusing on these three trends as indicators. It finds that while the impact of the war has been in significant respects different in Southeast Asia and in Northeast Asia, in both subregions the dominant preference has been to pursue this new campaign more as a police effort than as a “war” against selected alleged terrorist-harboring nation-states. In this respect, antiterrorist efforts have been modest but thus far fairly effective. Yet the antiterrorist effort has not eclipsed other realms of international diplomacy (such as economic cooperation and regional development) to the extent that it has in American foreign policy. Thus there is some risk that the divergent priorities of Washington and the East Asian nations may unwittingly contribute to a form of regional consolidation in which the U.S. plays a diminished role.

scholarly journals The Effect of Peat and Vermicompost Cavitation Products on the Soil Biological Activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Vilhelmine Steinberga ◽  
Laila Dubova ◽  
Ina Alsina ◽  
Galina Gmizo ◽  
Solveiga Malecka
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Soil Biological Activity ◽  
Cereal Breeding ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Commercial products with humic substances have often been recommended for plant growth stimulation and yield improvement. The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of two products, containing cavited peat and vermicompost respectively on the soil biological activity. Vegetation experiments with garden cress and cucumbers were arranged in pots with a peat substratum in the greenhouses of the Latvia University of Agriculture. The plants were treated with the preparations once a month. The first treatment was done at sowing. Dose of 20, 2, 0.2 mL per m2 during each treatment time were used. A control variant was without peat or vermicompost preparation. Field experiments with onions were carried out in the organic farming experimental field of the Latvia State Institute of Cereal Breeding. Plant growth and soil (substratum) biological activity (respiration and enzymatic activity) were tested. Plant growth and response to the different preparations depended on the plant species and its development stage. The effect of preparations decreases during plant development. The impact of peat or vermicompost preparation on soil biological activity depended not only on the concentration of preparation, but was influenced by the soil or growth media type. The decrease of onion yield in field conditions as a result of preparations was observed.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF VIDEO- MAKING ACTIVITIES ON STUDENTS’ GRAMMAR MASTERY

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nida Mufidah
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Conventional Method ◽  
English Department ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTThe teaching of grammar is frequently uninteresting so most of students are reluctant to learn this subject. Inviting them to learn the grammar by incorporating the use of technology may become a new way to attract their attention. In the present research, the writer conducted a research to compare the impact of grammar instructions on two classes, which used two different techniques to teach grammar: conventional method and video-making activities (VMA). There were 51 students of English Department at State Institute for Islamic Studies who participated in the research. The data were collected by using a test to measure their grammar mastery and a questionnaire to understand their respond toward the method. The result showed that the students who were taught by using the VMA had no better grammar mastery compared to those who were taught using the conventional method. However, the result of questionnaire yielded that most of the students agreed that the VMA was fun and interesting. This activity, according to them, also promoted creativity and technology literacy.Keywords: Video-Making Activities (VMA), Experimental Study, Grammar Mastery,

scholarly journals Islam in Front of the Challenges of Modernity: World Politics, State System, Public Opinion

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-249
Author(s):  
V. V. Orlov
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Moscow State Institute ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Oriental Studies ◽  
The Impact

Review of the textbooks: Islam in World Politics in Early XXIth Century: A Textbook / L.M. Yefimova, M.A. Sapronova, eds.; [A.M. Ahunov, V.A. Ahmadullin, R.I. Bekkin a. o.]; Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation, Dept. of Oriental Studies. Moscow: MGIMO–University, 2016. 345, [1] p. (In Russ.);Islam in the State and Socio-Political Systems of the Eastern Countries: A Textbook / L.M. Yefimova, M.A. Sapronova, eds.; [K.P. Borishpolets, R.D. Daurov, B.V. Dolgov a. o.]; Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation, Dept. of Oriental Studies. Moscow: MGIMO–University, 2018. 350, [1] p. (In Russ.);Muslim Socio-Political Ideas in Front of the Challenges of Modernity: A Textbook / L.M. Yefimova, M.A. Sapronova, eds.; [B.V. Dolgov, S.B. Druzhilovsky, L.M. Yefimova a. o.]; Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation, Dept. of Oriental Studies. Moscow: MGIMO–University, 2018. 192, [2] p. (In Russ.).The set of textbooks, written by the lecturers of Department of Oriental Studies, MGIMO–University, is a very useful publication both in terms of research and education. It covers the wide field of key problems of contemporary Islam and fills out some gaps in Russian studies of Islam.The first book of the series is focused on processes of globalization and democratization in Islamic world. The authors examine the role of Muslim states in multi-vector development of regional and global politics, analyze the impact of Islamic structures and concepts on present system of international relations. In the second book the authors emphasize the role of Islamic factor in domestic political life of specific countries and regions of the Muslim world. The authors focus on fundamental issues of constitutional law, functioning of supreme state bodies, building of parties and political systems. In the third book of the series the authors review the ideas of contemporary Muslim philosophers, public figures, political writers – both of conservative-fundamentalist and liberal-modernist orientation, basing on numerous facts. The authors managed to present the diversity of solutions, proposed by Muslim politicians and thinkers aimed at facing a number of challenges such as modernization and globalization, migration crises, poor ecological conditions, rise of social inequality, erosion and substitution of traditional values of Islam, etc.The textbooks in review may be of special interest not only for teachers and students at universities and high schools, but also for specialists in Oriental studies, political studies, as well as for broad audience of readers.

Fir and Empire: The Transformation of Forests in Early Modern China, Reviewed by Peter C. Perdue

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Peter C. Perdue
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Forest History ◽  
Modern China ◽  
Chinese History ◽  
Chinese State ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Official Sources ◽  
Imperial State ◽  
Early Modern China

Ian M. Miller's important book follows the impact of the Chinese state and economy on the forests of southern China, from the eleventh through sixteenth centuries. Besides providing a new narrative of forest history, based on the scouring of official sources, his helpful comparisons to Europe and Japan ask us to rethink how we periodize Chinese history and evaluate the success of the imperial state.

scholarly journals On Borders and Expansion: Egyptian Imperialism in the Levant during the Ramesside Period

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 3938-3948
Author(s):  
Georgia Xekalaki
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Political Dominance ◽  
International Diplomacy ◽  
Traditional Scholarship ◽  
The One ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to define the way Egyptians perceived the boundaries of their land and reassesses the impact of Egyptian colonialism during the Ramesside period (c. 1292–1069 BCE). During this era, expansive wars, diplomatic action and land administration/governance reforms led Egypt to control a large part of modern Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. To refer to this period, historians often use the terms Egyptian “empire” and Egyptian “imperialism”, extending terminology coined in the 19th century to describe modern cases of political dominance to Late Bronze Age Egypt. Furthermore, traditional scholarship also presents Egypt’s borders in such a way that Egypt appears as a solid territory with fixed borders, despite evidence pointing to a different model of geographical division. Seeking to explore whether the use of modern terms on ancient Egypt may be an anachronism, this paper reviews the scholarship on a) Egyptian records documenting conquests and b) contextual archaeological evidence from the southern Near East itself. This review highlights differences between modern and ancient conceptions of land domination. Finally, Egyptian border-related terms are used in a strictly local symbolic cultural context but not in the one of international diplomacy. As for Egypt’s boundary, it was mostly formed as a buffer zone rather than a borderline.

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