this article contends that legitimacy in the exercise of power comes from the consent of those subject to it. in global health, this implies that the participation of poor country citizens is required for the legitimacy of major actors and institutions. but a review of institutions and processes suggests that this participation is limited or absent. particularly because of the complex political...

putin’s policies have had significant impact on russian foreign policy after the cold war. despite the fact that putin sought for increasing russia’s power to the same level as the cold war, however; he was aware that the nature of the international system has undergone serious changes. therefore, some specific factors including close collaboration with the united states, an energy-oriented for...

A new concept is born. If it is worthy, and if it has competent supporters, it can significantly change some pattern of life. The society reacts to the new concept by attempting to integrate it with the old ideas. The reactionary elements in the society are skeptical and cling to the “proven” ways. The overzealous supporters seek to expand the new idea at all costs, and ignore the destruction o...

Many biological phenomena are characterized by extensive fluid mechanical and chemical reactionary systems. As such, it is necessary to understand the manner in which these processes develop and the role that they play in a given system. Vascular blood flow is characterized by convective, diffusive, and reactive processes. Specifically, blood clot formation involves platelet convection within t...

in this study, a macro-economic model consisting of twelve behavioral equations and fourteen identity equations was estimated with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies set out in the fourth and fifth development plans. in the estimated model, the variables of development expenditures, current expenditures and tax revenues are used as fiscal policy tools and...

National governments have intensified their attempts to create international institutions in various policy fields such as the environment, finance and trade. At the same time, many subnational policy makers have begun to duplicate international efforts by setting their own, stricter policies while others remain inactive or enact more lax regulation. This ‘glocalization’ of policy creates a com...

The single server queueing model with control policies has a wide range of applications in the quality control of telephone switching systems and production systems. As a result, several variations of the controlled queueing model have been studied extensively in the literature. These studies give rise to several types of control policies. To name a few, Yadin and Naor [1] analyzed the control ...