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Public Policy
Public PolicyCharacteristics of policy studiesNew directions in policy researchBIBLIOGRAPHYAs a concept in political science, “policy” has at least two quite distinct meanings. On the one hand, “policies” are often considered to be ways of doing things, decision rules—for example: “It is the policy... Read more |
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Foreign policy
Foreign PolicyThe rational approachesThe ideological approachesResearch needsBIBLIOGRAPHYFor half a century the making of foreign policy has been studied in Western democratic countries as a field of specialization separate from the making of public policy in general. This intellectual... Read more |
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United States. Council on Environmental Quality
Council on Environmental Quality Until it was abolished by the Clinton Administration in 1993, the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was the White House Office that advised the President and coordinated executive branch policy on the environment . CEQ was established by the... Read more |
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Policy Analysis
Policy Analysis BIBLIOGRAPHY Policy analysis is the art and science of determining which public policy, from among alternatives, will most likely achieve a determined set of goals. The art of policy analysis involves putting together pieces to determine what will work in public policy. Central... Read more |
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Unilateralism
Unilateralism BIBLIOGRAPHY The term unilateralism describes an approach toward conducting foreign policy in which a country does not subordinate its aims or actions to the wishes of other countries or the constraints of international agreements. While few would advocate discarding all... Read more |
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Secretary of State
SECRETARY OF STATE Holding one of the ranking positions in the president's cabinet, the secretary of state is the president's principal foreign policy adviser. In this pivotal role, the secretary undertakes the overall direction, coordination, and supervision of relations between the United States... Read more |
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Ralph Tyler
TYLER, RALPH W. (1902–1994) Ralph W. Tyler's long and illustrious career in education resulted in major contributions to the policy and practice of American schooling. His influence was especially felt in the field of testing, where he transformed the idea of measurement into a grander... Read more |
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis MONETARY VALUATION AGGREGATION THE SUBORDINATION OF OTHER VALUES BIBLIOGRAPHY The process of cost-benefit analysis, or CBA, enables analysts to exploit a set of analytical economic and econometrics tools to evaluate project investments and policy options. It has been... Read more |
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Good Neighbor Policy
GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY. The Good Neighbor Policy grew out of the experience of the administrations of Presidents Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) and Herbert Hoover (1929 Read more |
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Genocide
...psychology of perpetrators and of internal bystanders (members of the society in which genocide...perpetrators), and the role of external bystanders (especially other nations).Difficult social...passivity of both internal and external bystanders. Their passivity affirms the ... |
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Compromise of 1850
...to stop interference by northerners with the capture and return of fugitive slaves, empowered federal marshals to deputize bystanders to assist in seizing runaways and permitted the settlement of cases without jury trials. Legislation to organize the new... |
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Chaucer, Geoffrey
...situation on the periphery of aristocratic circles perhaps underlies his self-presentation as ‘an elvyssh man’, a bystander at life's games of power and love. How closely the professional and artistic lives interlocked is unclear. A courtly audience... |
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Merton, Thomas
...Solitude (1958), The New Man (1962), Life and Holiness (1963), Seeds of Destruction (1964), Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander (1966), and Mystics and Zen Masters (1969), meditations and essays. His poetry includes A Man in the Divided Sea... |
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Old Comedy
...One form of revel was associated with fertility rites: it was a mixture of singing, dancing, scurrilous jesting against bystanders, and ribaldry; Aristotle derives comedy from this, and certainly comedy contained all these elements, including the use... |
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bystander
bystander •adder, bladder, khaddar, ladder, madder •Esmeralda, Valda •scaffolder...overlander • gerrymander •pomander •calamander, salamander •bystander •ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada... |
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adder
...stepladder •inlander • outlander • Netherlander •overlander • gerrymander •pomander •calamander, salamander •bystander •ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah... |
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Banda
...stepladder •inlander • outlander • Netherlander •overlander • gerrymander •pomander •calamander, salamander •bystander •ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah... |
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calamander
...stepladder •inlander • outlander • Netherlander •overlander • gerrymander •pomander •calamander, salamander •bystander •ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah... |
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Garda
...stepladder •inlander • outlander • Netherlander •overlander • gerrymander •pomander •calamander, salamander •bystander •ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah... |
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gerrymander
...stepladder •inlander • outlander • Netherlander •overlander • gerrymander •pomander •calamander, salamander •bystander •ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah... |
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Hamada
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meander
...stepladder •inlander • outlander • Netherlander •overlander • gerrymander •pomander •calamander, salamander •bystander •ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah... |
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Nevada
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oleander
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bystander
bystander • noun bystanders witnessed the accidentsynonyms: onlooker, looker-on, passerby, nonparticipant, observer, spectator, eyewitness, witness, watcher, gawker; informal rubbernecker. |
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witness
...witnesses claimed that he started the fight synonyms: observer, onlooker, eyewitness, spectator, viewer, watcher; bystander, passerby. 2. she cross-examined the witness synonyms: deponent, testifier. • verb 1. who witnessed the incident... |
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observer
...not have noticed synonyms: spectator, onlooker, watcher, looker-on, fly on the wall, viewer, witness, eyewitness, bystander; informal rubberneck; literary beholder. 2. industry observers expect the deal to be finalized today synonyms: commentator... |
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watcher
watcher • noun the crime scene brought out your typical collection of watcherssynonyms: onlooker, spectator, observer, viewer, fly on the wall; witness, bystander, looker-on; spy; informal rubberneck; literary beholder. |
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onlooker
onlooker • noun synonyms: looker-on, eyewitness, witness, observer, spectator, watcher, viewer, bystander, sightseer; inf. rubberneck. |
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passerby
passerby • noun several passersby confirmed his description of the collisionsynonyms: bystander, eyewitness, witness. |
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spectator
spectator • noun the stands are brimming with eager spectatorssynonyms: watcher, viewer, observer, onlooker, looker-on, bystander, witness; commentator, reporter, monitor; literary beholder.antonym: participant. |
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eyewitness
eyewitness • noun synonyms: witness, observer, onlooker, bystander, spectator, watcher, viewer, beholder, passerby; inf. rubberneck. |
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antagonistic
...ill-disposed to, resistant to, in disagreement with; informal anti.antonyms: sympathetic, pro. 2. an antagonistic group of bystanders synonyms: hostile, aggressive, belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious; rare oppugnant. |
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cavalcade
cavalcade • noun bystanders cheered as the cavalcade passed bysynonyms: procession, parade, motorcade, cortège. |
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Bystander Transfer of GCV Nucleotides Enhance Killing.
...may be responsible for the efficacy of bystander-mediated killing in herpes simplex...therapy, more detailed studies on how the bystander effect works are needed. It is also...transfer in HSV-TK-expressing and bystander cells generated from a human glioblastoma... |
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MIRD Continuing Education: Bystander and Low-Dose-Rate Effects: Are These...
Bystander and low-dose-rate effects influence...dosimetric methodologies. Radiation-induced bystander effects refer to biologic responses in...undergoing external radiotherapy, evidence of bystander events has been observed in the form... |
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Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in prehospital cardiac arrest...
...automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Bystander CPR rates are difficult to assess due...documentation. Objective. To assess the bystander CPR rate for CA patients brought to the...May 1, 1999, to April 30, 2000. "Bystander CPR" refers to an attempt to perform... |
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Global gene expression analyses of bystander and alpha particle irradiated...
...cellular crosstalk and bystander responses. Microarrays...also been used in some bystander studies. Screening...at higher levels in bystanders. Whole transcriptome...irradiated cells. In bystander cells, the response...nearly identical in ... |
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I'd rather go along and be considered a man: masculinity and bystander...
...presence of bystanders or onlookers. The Bystander Studies Rosenthal...research on bystander intervention...the number of bystanders a research...termed this bystander conflict the...attacks a woman, bystanders are less ... |
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Bystanders must be involved in combating aggressive bullying
...should focus on bystanders to stop bullying...easier to change bystander's attitudes and behaviors. Bystanders can learn how to...effective. Lastly, bystanders can then become...resolution skills. Bystander training can be... |
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A comparison of cardiopulmonary resuscitation rates of strangers versus known...
...receiving CPR if an unknown bystander witnessed a cardiac...witnessed by unknown bystanders had a 24.3% (35...investigators have shown that bystander CPR occurs more frequently...studies have found that bystanders are less likely to...insight into who ... |
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Measurement and Correlates of Prosocial Bystander Behavior: The Case of...
...of correlates of bystander behavior in the...prevention; bystanders; informal helpers...individuals as bystanders to an emergency...help another. Bystander behavior is an...conducted studies on bystander responses to child...and found that ... |
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CPR by bystanders infrequent, often inadequate.(Cardiovascular...
...quality CPR provided by bystanders has been shown in numerous...of victims receive bystander CPR before emergency...assistance to untrained bystanders is also recommended...rescuer action. Bystanders are often reluctant...learning and delivery of ... |
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NUMBER OF BYSTANDERS KILLED IN CROSS FIRE IS ON THE RISE, STUDY
...study also found that bystander shootings represent...youth gangs refer to bystanders caught in cross fire...areas of the city where bystander shootings have occurred...added that shooting of bystanders is one reason Police... |
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