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Luminescence and radiocarbon dates from alluvial sediments, Podhale, Central Europe — A methods comparison

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon (14C) techniques were employed to investigate the absolute ages of alluvial sediments in Podhale in the West Carpathians, southern Poland. This is an approach to (i) testing the credibility of the above dating methods by their reciprocal age control and (ii) further implications to regional geochronology and to dating campaigns of alluvial se

The use of eco-labeling like initiatives on food products to promote quality assurance-is there enough credibility?

The development of this paper was inspired by the increase in the number of different eco-label like quality assurance sche established in the European Union in the past few years. These schemes are flooding the market and the researchers raise question, is there enough credibility in these schemes? This piece of research is based on 58 eco-labeling like food schemes dissects them into the buildin

Can Human Rights NGOs Be Trusted in the Corridors of the United Nations and International Criminal Justice Institutions?

Governments around the world have been shortening the leash on human rights non-governmental organization (NGO) watchdogs. Some see NGOs working in the field of human rights, and more recently, those working to fight impunity for serious violations, as Trojan Horses for foreign intervention in their internal affairs. Many worry that NGOs dictate United Nations (UN) human rights and international c

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Article on Chinese religious views on loss and bereavement.

Effects of tamoxifen on normal breast tissue histological composition : Results from a randomised six-arm placebo-controlled trial in healthy women

Tamoxifen prevents recurrence of breast cancer and is suggested for preventive risk-reducing therapy. Tamoxifen reduces mammographic density, a proxy for therapy response, but little is known about its effects in remodelling normal breast tissue. Our study, a substudy within the double-blinded dose-determination trial KARISMA, investigated tamoxifen-specific changes in breast tissue composition an

Nulla Poena Sine Lege Parlamentaria? Democratic Legitimacy and European Penal Law

Introduction: Questioning the Democratic Legitimacy of European Penal Law In Western political systems it is elemental that legislation must have a democratic source in order to be legitimate. Above all, democratic legitimacy is regarded as important with reference to penal legislation, since penal power is paradigmatically the most intrusive form of political power. Therefore, it is generally ack