Clodagh Harrington, De Montfort University and Alex Waddan, University of Leicester When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president in January 2021, 51.3% of American voters heaved a sigh of relief – along with much of the world. After four tumultuous and unscripted years of Donald Trump, restoration of calm
Afza’s father had one condition if he were to allow her to return home: that she leave her child behind. A survivor of sex trafficking who became pregnant during roughly two years at a brothel, Afza was eventually found by police in 2015 and reintegrated into her family without her baby. She was
In March 2020 we experienced what felt like a power outage.. and we were alone. I had no idea if anyone would respond to these questions from a stranger.. let alone share their darkest fears.. but these are their stories. Documentary self shot by 90 participants around the world (including: Australia, Indonisia, India,
It is not the name of a new dance, it is an acronym from the 1980s, the meaning of which is very suitable for describing this current historical period: V = Volatility, stands for instability, mutability. U = Uncertainty, stands for uncertainty, emblem of this historical moment. C = Complexity, stands for situations
Non è il nome di un nuovo ballo, è un acronimo degli anni ’80, il cui significato è molto adatto a descrivere l’attuale periodo storico: V= Volatility, cioè volatilità, intesa come instabilità, mutevolezza U= Uncertainty, cioè incertezza, emblema di questo momento storico C= Complexity, cioè complesso, governato dalle emergenze, con una molteplicità di elementi
Antibacterial, antibiofilm, and cytotoxic activities and chemical compositions of Peruvian propolis in an in vitro oral biofilm Background: Natural products with antibacterial potential have begun to be tested on biofilm models, bringing us closer to understanding the response generated by the complex microbial ecosystems of the oral cavity. The objective of this study
As India races to bring its entire population online, Deepa and Jaya, two girls from a working-class neighborhood in Delhi, are introduced to the internet for the first time through a learning lab at their school. Their time in the lab opens up a universe of fresh ideas, possibilities, and perspectives, and provides
Every Friday, a bunch of Barcelona kids jet through the city on their bikes before school starts – without having to watch out for cars, because: For one hour on Friday mornings, they are allowed to use the streets as bike paths. For that hour the city closes the streets completely for cars.
Politica interna e geopolitica globale La Federazione Russa del Nuovo Millennio è profondamente diversa da tutte le “Russie” precedenti, ma da ognuna ha attinto qualcosa per arrivare ad essere quello che oggi è. Una Russia, dunque, certamente figlia del suo passato. Un passato denso e ricchissimo di storia, tra Impero, Dittatura del Proletariato
Domestic and Global Geopolitics The Russian Federation of the New Millennium is profoundly different from all previous “Russias”, but from each has drawn something to get to be what it is today. A Russia that is certainly daughter of her past. A past dense and rich of history, between Empire, Dictatorship of the