ON SOME ISSUES OF POST-WAR WORLD ORDER (SPEECH AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE RUSSIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2015)

On Some Issues of Post-War World Order (speech at the annual meeting of the russian historical society on september 9, 2015)

Abstract: 70th anniversary of our victory in the Great Patriotic War and large-scale national and international Wine Tumbler events marking the end of the Second World War caused an unprecedented wave of interest in the history of the war and the problems of post-war world order.There are new estimates of the war differing from previous interpretat

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Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity

Abstract Biofilms are organised heterogeneous assemblages of microbial cells that are encased within a self-produced matrix.Current estimates suggest that up to 80% of bacterial and archaeal cells reside in biofilms.Since biofilms Diffusers are the main mode of microbial life, understanding their biology and functions is critical, especially as con

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Mandates and the Affordability of Health Care

This paper examines the economic rationale of affordability exemptions Brandy Glasses in the context of a health insurance mandate.I provide an economic definition of affordability and discuss how it is implemented in the contexts of food, housing, and health care.Affordability standards are frequently used in making food and housing goggles policy

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