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State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach

The article is dedicated to the interaction between the German state and civil society (CS).Germany is known as a developed democratic state with a strong CS in which non-governmental organizations play an active role.They also help the German government to implement its foreign policy vision and maintain its image abroad.The article addresses the

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Experimental Determination of Non-Linear Roll Damping of an FPSO Pure Roll Coupled with Liquid Sloshing in Two-Row Tanks

Wave excited roll motion poses danger for moored offshore vessels such as Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) because they cannot divert to avoid bad weather.Furthermore, slack cargo tanks are almost always present in FPSOs by design.These pose an increased risk of roll instability due to the presence of free surfaces.The most common

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Comparisons of foveal thickness and slope after macular hole surgery with and without internal limiting membrane peeling

Kouichi Ohta, Atsuko Sato, Nami Senda, Emi Fukui Department of Ophthalmology, Matsumoto Dental University, Nagano, Japan Background: We have shown that the foveal contour was asymmetrical after idiopathic macular hole (MH) closure by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling.The purpose of this study was to determine

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