Jacques Ellul’s “Anti-Democratic Economy:” Persuading Citizens and Consumers in the Information Society by Artur Matos Alves

“…By drawing insights from authors who shared some of Ellul's concerns, such as Frankfurt School theorists, Vance Packard and Ivan Illich, this paper explores this “normative invasion” of human life by technique as a feature of contemporary information technology politics, specifically in (1) the historical context of normative and material technological colonization, and (2) the intertwining of propaganda and information warfare in the current reshaping of information politics. …”
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Dendritic Cell-Based Immunotherapy: The Importance of Dendritic Cell Migration by Min-Seon Song, Ji-Hee Nam, Kyung-Eun Noh, Dae-Seog Lim

“…This paper reviews the importance of DC migration and current research progress in the context of DC-based immunotherapy.…”
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Nommer, et faire advenir, les arts littéraires : attestation des pratiques vivantes de la littérature by René Audet

“…Text-based events, text exhibitions, and mediated literary texts: all literary arts can be gathered under these three headings according to the relationship that texts maintain with the medium, the public and the socio-cultural context. A proposal for an inventory and classification of current practices is submitted to the community, in order to give institutional existence to these new ways of publishing literature.…”
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SMALL FARMS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTANABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA by Alexandru STRATAN, Eugenia LUCASENCO, Alexandru CEBAN

“…The aim of the paper is to analyse the current situation of small farms in the Republic of Moldova in the context of sustainable development of the agricultural sector and emphasize their future possibilities of progress. …”
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ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY IN KYRGYZSTAN by Shabieva N.B.

“…In this article, we examine the current environmental situation in the world and in Kyrgyzstan and suggest ways to improve it. …”
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Title not available by Anna Chromá

“…The aim of this review article is to introduce the issue of bilingualism and the diagnostic process of developmental language disorder in bilingual children in the context of current scientific knowledge. With regard to the geopolitical situation, it can be stated that the number of bilingual patients of Clinical Speech Therapists is increasing. …”
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Towards inclusive universities: Promoting self-advocacy and active citizenship for students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders by Lucia Borsini, Noemi Del Bianco, Catia Giaconi

“…These challenges highlight the shortcomings of current approaches and emphasize the need for systemic innovations that prioritize both citizenship and active engagement. …”
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Life expectancy by religious affiliation in Finland 1972–2020 by Julia Klein, Jan Saarela, Martin Kolk

“…Non-affiliated persons have about one-year shorter life expectancy than Evangelical Lutherans, but the difference has decreased over time, and they currently are at a similar level. …”
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Explorative Study of Modulatory Effects of Notochordal Cell‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles on the IL‐1β‐Induced Catabolic Cascade in Nucleus Pulposus Cell Pellets and Explants... by J. C. vanMaanen, F. C. Bach, J. W. Snuggs, K. Ito, M. H. M. Wauben, C. L. Le Maitre, M. A. Tryfonidou

“…Secretion of IL‐6 and C‐X‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 was significantly decreased in NC‐EV + IL‐1β vs. control+IL‐1β but not compared to EV‐depleted human explant controls. …”
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Is social theory losing its relevance? A call for social impact and cocreation from dialogic sociology by Elisabeth Torras-Gómez, Mar Joanpere, Carmen Elboj, Mengna Guo, Esther Oliver, Ane Lopez de Aguileta, Marta Soler-Gallart

“…Abstract Currently, the interest in and use of social theory by policy-makers, organizations, and citizens have decreased worldwide. …”
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Computer literacy as a condition for the formation of future specialists in education by Larisa Gennadievna Zvereva, Irina Alexeevna Pogodina

“…Due to the rapid society informatization and learning conditions during a pandemic, there is an increasing need to improve the computer literacy of current and future teachers, as a computer is the main device in the work of a teacher and in teaching a student in the modern world. …”
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New forms of production organization: pearl companies by L. V. Kuropatkina

“…In this context, G. B. Kleiner proposed the concept of pearl enterprises as organizations that ensure the long-term effectiveness of the activities of each employee, a team of departments and the company as a whole by expanding the range and increasing the flexibility of formal and informal, hierarchical and non-hierarchical management models used in its various segments. …”
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“When in Rome…”: structural determinants impacting healthcare access, health outcomes, and well-being of South Asian older adults in Ontario using a multilingual qualitative approa... by Diya Chowdhury, Catherine Tong, Kimberly Lopez, Elena Neiterman, Paul Stolee

“…With the increase in international migration, the need for an equitable healthcare system in Canada is increasing. …”
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Trends in Global Agricultural Carbon Emission Research: A Bibliometric Analysis by Jinhao Hu, Jianhua Dong, Dan Xu, Qiliang Yang, Jiaping Liang, Na Li, Haipeng Wang

“…Despite the evolution of research domains and methodologies, the global context remains closely connected to the current state of the discipline. …”
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Foresight for Career Development by Anna Kononiuk, Anna Pajak, Alicja Eva Gudanowska, Andrzej Magruk, Eva Rollnik-Sadowska, Justyna Kozlowska, Anna Sacio-Szymanska

“… Career planning and development becomes a process of managing learning, experience and change in order to achieve a personally determined, preferred professional future. In the context of dynamic social, economic and technological changes, the role of career counselling services increases, although their character also evolves. …”
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Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Higher Education: A Critical Examination of Governance and Policy by Francisco Rubio, Carlos Llopis-Albert, Daniel Palacios-Marqués, Dayanis García-Hurtado, Souzhen Zeng

“…By examining this extensive historical context, we can better understand the foundational elements that have shaped the current state of higher education. …”
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Trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia: features and development priorities by A. M. Myrzakhmetova, D. U. Alshimbayeva, K. A. Turkeeva, A. T. Yerimpasheva

“…The main approach is to expand regional trade through the mechanism of participation in the Eurasian Union, the intensifi of corporate ties through the creation of joint ventures, based on the use of advanced scientifi technologies to increase the production of competitive products. The presented article reveals the current state of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia in the context of the growing processes of globalization and regionalization. …”
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Journalism in the Digital World: The Conflict of Institutional Logics by Elena I. Kuznetsova

“…The main core of the media system’s existence, its institutional nature, is undergoing significant changes in the context of increasing technological convergence and the development of the economic phenomenon of platform capitalism. …”
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Measuring the Sciences Contribution to Socioeconomic Development: Russian Approaches in the Global Space of Ideas by A. A. Yanik

“…The review outlines the focus areas of scientific thought, the conceptual frameworks state, current approaches to measuring the contribution of sciences, the limitations and risks of the evaluation practice.Conclusions and Relevance: key areas of scientific thought in the subject under review for 100 years: (1) development of econometric approaches for measuring the «profitability» of science; (2) attempts to identify and measure the societal impacts of science; (3) scientific support of government experiments to use the evaluation technologies for increasing the return of budget investment to science; (4) conceptualizing and universalizing the terms. …”
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LEGITIMACY DEFICIT AND INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE: CHALLENGES AND WAYS TO OVERCOME by Nataliia Kononenko, Oleh Kononenko

“…The article analyzes the institutional capacity and legitimacy of governmental structures in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the current war. The main problem that undermines the effectiveness of the government is the regulatory and legal traps that arise from unreformed mechanisms of relations between the branches of government. …”
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