... for both political and socioeconomic functions, particularly for economic integration; new forms of conviviality among urbanized Vietnamese; and new modes of individual agency for and within the community. By the end of the 1920s, this political journalism had become a profession and an economic force...

... that they promise or that is expected of them. There are four aspects that should be considered within a social capital framework. These include the functions or the purposes to which networks and trust are put; the activities carried out in maintaining and using social capital...

... of damage (i.e. whether or not it occurs), along with both the timing and the amount of damage. This chapter discusses the modeling of an unknown quantity using random variables and probability functions. It explains the two principal pairings of probability interpretations and estimation methods: (1...

...This chapter explores military-related challenges and opportunities in space. To date, most military space activities consist of support functions—that is, technologies that allow military forces on the ground, at sea, and in the air to operate more effectively. These include weather forecasting...

... to the point that it has underlying consequences for biological functions, including gene expression. The notion affects material conditions of survival, such as relative respect and privilege, education, and medical and dental care. However, the absence of an allele, such as skin color, proves that race has...

...This chapter presents the English translation of Section 7 of Fukuzawa Yukichi’s text Gakumon no susume (An Encouragement of Learning). Here Fukuzawa elaborates in greater detail the function and duty of citizens. He says that each citizen has a dual role...