INTRODUCTION: REFRAMING THE ISSUE OF RACE AND IMPRISONMENT .............. 1272 A. The Distinctive Features of African American Mass Incarceration .......... 1274 1. Total numbers incarcerated. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ...... .... . . . . . . .. ... . . .. . . . .......... 1274 2. Rate of incarceration . . ... ......... . . . . . ..... . . ............. . . ...... ....

this paper intends to explore the causes of the civil war in tajikistan which erupted after its independence in 1992. the civil war went on for nearly four years inflicting thousands of injuries, loss of lives and damages to the country. the paper shows the more social and ethnical roots of the civil war and finally demonstrates the positive role whish the islamic republic of iran played n impo...

Crop damages to wildlife is a frequent form of human-wildlife conflict. Identifying areas where the risk of crop damages is highest is pivotal to set up preventive measures and reduce conflict. Species distribution models are routinely used to predict species distribution in response of environmental changes. The aim of this paper was assessing whether species distribution models can allow to i...

Earthquake, an unpredictable natural disaster, poses a significant threat to public health, causing physical, human, social, cultural, and economic damages [1]. Iran is among the world's top 10 earthquake-prone countries—remembering earthquakes cause the greatest human casualties. Preparedness and safe behavior before and during earthquakes are crucially important to reduce the damage of earthq...

This paper looks at Texas tort law reform to make claims regarding the relationship between Texas tort reform and damages recovered. Starting with reform in 1977, Texas has passed 15 pieces of legislation that, in principle, restrict the damages plaintiffs recover. Most empirical analyses have focused primarily on analyzing behavior resulting from the tort reform. In other cases, research has l...