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Azobenzene containing polymers: what is yet viable with aged liquid crystals
No full textA Commentary on the paper ”Photochromic liquid crystalline polymers. Main chain and side chain polymers containing azobenzene mesogens„, by A. S. Angeloni, D. Caretti, C. Carlini, E. Chiellini, G. Galli, A. Altomare, R. Solaro and M. Laus. First published in Liquid Crystals, 4, 513‐527 (1989)
A Systematic Literature Review of Profit Models for Online Marketing Channels
Full text linkDuring the last years, studies on analytical models in the field of online marketing channels have gained the attention of researchers along with the increase in the variety of alternatives that firms can access to market globally and improve their profits. A systematic review methodology was employed to screen the studies proposing profit models on online marketing channels and to identify research gaps in this area. The findings show that the comparative analysis of profitability of different online marketing channels was under-explored. Since most studies consider specific advertising forms in isolation, they offer little guidance for driving budget allocation decisions under budget constraints. Therefore, this study suggests the need of new analytical models to meet a gap in the literature and to adequately account for a variety of digital channels that firms usually rely upon to increase their profits
Gender Equality : A Matter of Democracy
Full text linkGender inequality remains a major problem in the world. The research aims to highlight the trends in the overall gender gap in the EU countries, which are still characterized by a horizontal and vertical gender segregation. The research is based on a review of literature and reports. After a short overview of recent EU legal and policy developments to promote gender equality across all Member States, the study sheds light on the actual impact of those policies on reducing the gender gap and shows that binding measures and targets are needed to dismantle cultural stereotypes. Gender stereotypes continue to play a significant role in perpetuating the barriers that impede individuals from having equal opportunities for education, training, career progression, empowerment in political decision-making, and leadership positions in companies, public institutions and non-profit organisations. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified existing inequalities between women and men in almost all areas of life, especially in the domains of work and time. The study concludes with a set of policy recommendations and practices that can help reduce gender differences with benefits for individuals and communities. The gender equality is needed to capitalize on diversity that is part of our world because a gender equal redistribution of resources, power, and responsibilities is required to reach the full potential in the economy, democracy and civil society
The Mannich bases in polymer synthesis: 7. Poly(N-aminomethyleneamides) by polycondensation reaction of bis Mannich bases of dicarboxyamides with bis secondary amines
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Asylum seekers in Europe : Issues and Solutions
No full textThe recent exceptional migratory surge has put huge pressure on many countries of the developed world. The Member States of the European Union are still striving to find a sustainable solution to the ongoing massive asylum crisis, with hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from wars, authoritarian regimes, and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa. Really, the recent asylum crisis is essentially a policy asylum crisis, which places under pressure a limited number of Member States. The research provides a diagnosis of what went wrong, by highlighting the weakness of mechanisms for implementing the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility. To overcome some drawbacks of the European asylum system, the research suggests a novel and constructive solution, which could promote common values and interests in a viable way. Due to its geographic location and expertise, Italy could play a central role in supporting the EU asylum system, by facilitating substantial cooperation and policy integration
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