TERRITORIAL WARS AND ABSOLUTE OUTCOMES

Territorial wars and absolute outcomes

Why do some wars end with an absolute outcome, with state death or regime change? I argue that we are more likely to see absolute outcomes when we have territorial disputes with the potential for credible commitment problems and asymmetric Waterproof Bib disputants.In the absence of credible commitment problems, disputes are less likely to recur, a

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Flat Tessellations in Search of a Dome Shape

Based on the design solutions of the Orthodox Church and while maintaining the conventions of polyhedral surfaces, the author describes and analyzes new 3D geometric solids (structures) modeled on tessellations.The pretext for undertaking the research Multiminerals was the need to find a polyhedron shape that could replace the curvilinear shape of

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Validation of Masimo Pronto 7 and HemoCue 201 for hemoglobin determination in children from 1 to 5 years of age.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the accuracy and precision of HemoCue 201 (HemoCue) and Masimo Pronto 7 (Masimo) devices for measuring hemoglobin (Hb) in epidemiological studies, having venous blood samples as a gold standard.Material and methodsWe measured Hb Left Handlebar concentrations in a field sample of 148 children from one to five years of age.Masimo

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Extracellular matrix remodeling in patients with ischemic chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Aim.To identify features, relationships between parameters of the extracellular matrix and renal function in 110 spinner seat patients with ischemic chronic heart failure the activity of collagen metabolism markers (MMP-9, TIMP-1, PICP), cystatin C, structural and functional parameters of the heart were studied using ELISA, echocardiography.Results

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