Vol. 2 No. 8 (2013): Special Issue - October 2013

Research Articles

• Utilization of Locally Made Resources in Early Childhood Education to Promote Effective Learning and Communicative Competence

  Afoma Rosefelicia Okudo, Christy Omotuyole

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• Corporate Bonds - The New Frontier for Corporates in Albania

  Elvin Meka, Indrit Baholli

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• Information Literacy in Top Schools of Business Evident to the Outside World?

  John H. Seiler

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• Gender Differences in Negotiation

  Ilva Lamaj, Aranit Gjipali

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• Researching Inclusive Education in Albania: Using Mixed Methods in School/Educational Psychology

  Marsel Cara

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• Influence of Sex on the Hematological and Morphometric Parameters of Cyprinus Carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) from Shkodra Lake

  Suzana Golemi, Neira Medja, Donalda Lacej

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• Amrit Sanskar (Baptism) and the Challenges in the Sikh Community in Malaysia

  Aman Daima Md. Zain, Jaffary Awang

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• Home Qualities that makes it as a Health Supportive Place “Long-term Patients’ Perception and Preferences”

  Anahita Zendehdelan, Ehsan Pouyanfar

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• Prohibition against Torture in International Law: United Nations Treaty Body

  Aldo Shkembi, Andi Dura

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• News Agencies in the System of Modern Mass Media

  Kulshmanov Kanat Amangeldinovich

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• Analysis of Corporate Web Sites as a Public Relations Tool, with Regards to Knowledge Management Process

  Betül Özkaya, Selda Ene

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• Cost of Non-Respiratory Drugs in Copd

  Alida Sina, Zamira Shabani

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• Categories of Multicultural Dialogue from the Point of View of Contemporary Communication

  Bogdan Zeler

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• Popular Protest in Portugal: The Douro Region in First Half of Nineteenth Century

  Célia Taborda Silva

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• Alcohol Consumption and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Russia

  E. Krekhovets, L. Leonova

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• Euroisation - Advantages and Disadvantages of Albanian Economy by Process of Cash Domestic Replacement

  Elidiana Bashi

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• Intangible Search, Searching the Intangible: The Project E.CH.I. and the Inventarisation of Intangible Cultural Heritage

  Emanuel Valentin

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• Avant-Garde Drama and its Impact on Modern Albanian Drama of Kosovo

  Erenestina Halili

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• From Working-Class to Immigrant Areas? The Case of Two Former Industrial Districts

  Giacomo Solano

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• Toxicity Bio-Monitoring of Shkodra Lake Surface Water Using a Higher Plant Assay

  Anila Mesi (Dizdari), Ditika Kopliku

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• Albanian Society in the Optics of Traditional Values

  Ina K. Zhupa

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• Neutral Monism and Conceptions of Historiosofical Synthesis as Methodology of History

  I.L. Larionova

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• Protest as Conservative Phenomenon

  Klementin Mile

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• Smoke in Young University Albanians

  Lejda Abazi

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• The Loan Market in Lithuania: Evaluation of Developments in 2002-2012 Years

  Larisa Belinskaja

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• The Making of Political Rituals in Albanian Society

  Lulzim Hoxha

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• BoP and MNCs: Where is the Market and Where the Source of Innovation?

  Marcello Tonelli, Nicolò Fabrizio Cristoni

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• Byzantium: Religion, Art, Architecture.

  Arbela Kisi

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• Integration Policy Concerning Temporary Labor Migrants as a Part of Geoeconomical Strategy of Russia in Eurasia

  Tkachenko Marina

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• The Dramaturgy and the Amateur Arberesh Theater

  Meli Shopi, Denis Himci

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• To What Extent is the HDI a Good Indicator of the Relative 'Success' or 'Failure' of National Social Policies?

  Melih Sever

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• Informal Economy in Albania

  Merita Boka, Giuseppe Torluccio

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• ''APPLE''Ad or not Ad: That is the Question

  Mert Avan

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• Hardiness as a Resource of Personality’s Coping Behaviour in Difficult Situations

  Milana R. Hachaturova

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• Difficulties in Translating the Language of Pirandello’s Novels

  Mirela Papa, Leonard Xhamani

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• The Role of Congregational Rituals in Islamic Pattern of Life

  Mohammad Monib, Mohammad Sadegh Amin Din

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• Factors Causing Stress: A Study of Indian Call Centres

  Mohsin Aziz

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• Prefixation in English and Albanian languages

  Olsa Xhina

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• Urbanization and Urbanism as a Way of Life: The Case of Konya as a Metropolitan Village in Turkey

  Özgür Sarı

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• Utopian Desire in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Poetry

  Parastoo Salavati

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• The Differences between Men and Woman in the Labor Market in Albania (Durres Case)

  Ramiola Kalemi

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• Between Ethics and Desire: The ‘Torment’ of Becoming Parent in the Everyday Life of Intercountry Adoptive Families in Italy

  Rossana DiSilvio

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• Mitigating the Impact of a Financial Crisis: Some Lessons from Hong Kong During the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

  Ruoxi Zhang, Satish Chand

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• The Framework for Restitution/Compensation Process in Albania

  Saida Bejtja (Muca), Dritan Bejtja

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• The Sovietization of Romania. Case-study: The Collectivization of Agriculture

  Sanda Borșa

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• Public Spots as a Neoliberal Governmental Risk Strategy in Contemporary Turkey

  Bahar Aykan, Sanem Güvenç Salgırlı

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• The Link Between Topic Work and Intrinsic Motivation

  Shqipe Haxhihyseni

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• Comprehension and Interpretation of English and Albanian Fixed Expressions

  Suela Koça (Pici), Alda Cicko (Jashari)

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• Postmodern Reflections in the Work “Ruhm” by Daniel Kehlmann

  Muge Arslan, Ulfet Dag

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• The Execution of Final Judicial Decision as Part of Human Rights Legislation

  Valentina Memini

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• Teacher’s and Students’ Scaffolding in an EFL Classroom

  Warithorn Samana

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• Application of Direct Marketing Tools in the Nonprofit Sector. The Albanian Case

  Xhiliola Agaraj (Shehu)

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• Regression and Matching Estimates of the Effects of the Land Certification Program on Rural Household Income in China

  Yuepeng Zhou, Satish Chand

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• The Childhood Nutrition and Their Problems: The Case Study of an Elementary School in Shkodra City

  Zamira Shabani, Arlinda Ramaj, Rina Gera

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• Permanent Control: The Formula of a Sound Operational Risk Management Approach in the Albanian Banking System

  Ardita Todri, Valbona Dudi

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• Statistical Detection of Vote Count Fraud: 2009 Albanian Parliamentary Election and Benford’s Law

  Dorina Bërdufi

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• Representations of Woman’s Body in Prose by Latvian Women Writers

  Zita Kārkla

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• Cause and Condition in Time Clauses

  Erjon Agolli

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• The Differences of the Personality Features and of the Emotional Empathy for Volunteering

  Helena Zaskodna, Jiri Simek, Zdeněk Mlcak

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• Role of the European Union in Applying the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality

  Aulona Haxhiraj

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• Consumption Pattern on Fruits and Vegetables among Adults: A Case of Malaysia

  Khairunnisa Izzati Othman, Muhammad Shahrim Ab Karim, Roselina Karim, Noranizan Mohd Adzhan, Nurhasmilaalisa Abd Halim

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• The Management of Immovable Property, Resources by the Local Government in Republic Albania

  Lirika Kutrolli

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• One-Way Street or Roundabout? German Migration Trajectories to and from Australia Since 1952

  Maren Klein

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• The Flat Tax and Efficiency of Fiscal System

  Marsida Harremi

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• Denial of the Author’s Horizon in the Book "The Winter of Great Lonliness"

  Muhamed Dervishi

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• Tradition and Transition of Malaysian Society across Time

  Muhammad Hussein Bin Abdullah, Vijayalectumy Subramaniam, Wan Munira Wan Jaafar, Kaviyarasu Elangkovan

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• Fiscal Policy, Taxes and Their Impact on Economic Development

  Malush Krasniqi

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• Omani Women: Embracing New Identity

  Najwa Abd Ghafar

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• When the “Undercover Activity” Crosses the Limits of Legality

  Eurela Mujaj

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• Sustainable Management in Agriculture

  Natalia Rastorgueva

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• A Bird after Love: Ibn’ Hazm’s The Ring of the Dove (Tawq al- Ham?mah ) and the Roots of Courtly Love

  Nazan Yıldız

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• Migration and Visa Liberalisation of Third Countries in E.U.

  Ervis Moçka

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• Agrarian Reform of the Monarchist Period in Albania

  Florinka Gjevori, Roland Gjini

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• Inevitability of the Pain Experience in Margaret Mazzantini’s Novels

  Nikica Mihaljević, Mira Petrović

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• Fruits and Vegetables Consumption Factor Based on Different Culture in Selangor State

  Norsyahidah Ismail, Muhammad Shahrim Ab. Karim, Roselina Karim, Noranizan Mohd Adzahan, Nurhasmilaalisa Abd Halim

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• Security and Treatment of Protected Witness Prisoners

  Resmi Hoxha

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• Anti-Political Experiences of Women in Local Politics in Turkey: An Arendtian Perspective

  Senem Yıldırım

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• A Research Project about Communism in Romanian Countryside: Ploughmen’s Front Propaganda (1944-1953)

  Sorin Radu

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• On the Organization Forms and Structures of Local Government in European Countries

  Teki Kurti

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• Structural and Semantic Features of Quotation in English Media Discourse

  Yulia Volynets

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• The European Urban Charter and the Reality of Albanian Cities

  Loreta Tozaj (Alushi)

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• Women Representations in Television Narrative in the Context of Popular Culture and Turkey

  Nermin Orta

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• Perceptions from the Public and Private Sector on Trust and Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Management in Lebanon

  Nivine H. Abbas, Irna Van der Molen, Manal R. Nader, Jon C. Lovett

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• Corruption as a Barrier for Foreign Direct Investment

  Rifat Hoxha

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• Social Media and Marketing: Viral Marketing

  Şeyda Akyol

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• Miscommunication between Members Belonging to Different Subcultures

  Roland Lami

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• Capital Flows and Policy Reforms in Turkey After the Crises

  Nuray Terzi

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• Neo-Partyism, Post Colonialism and the Surreality of Poverty Reduction Efforts among Bette Rural Communities In Nigeria

  Peter Betiang, David B. Ugal

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• Virtual Reality as a New Approach to Assess Cognitive Decline in the Elderly

  Pierre Nolin, Frédéric Banville, Josée Cloutier, Philippe Allain

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• The Economic Effect of the Fertilization of the Increment of the Production and on the Amelioration of the Quality of the Tobacco

  Edmond Kadiu, Majlinda Belegu, Mariana Nikolla, Orkida Totojani, Erdit Nesturi, Albina Basholli

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• Emerging Challenges to Global Governance in 21st Century

  Pramod Mishra

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• Evidence of a Housing Bubble in Beijing

  Qiang Li, Satish Chand

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• Usage of Census Results for Planning and Evaluating Various Government Policies and Intervention Programs

  Teuta Xhindi, Ogerta Elezaj

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• The Status of the Albanian Society According to Leke Dukagjini’s Canon

  Vojsava Kumbulla, Florenca Stafa

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• Technology Preparation of “Xhubleta”

  Silvana Nını

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• Language Shifts in Case of Language Policy of Kazakhstan

  Zhainagul S. Beisenova

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• The Internet: An Avenue of Virtual Communication

  Ahmet Ecirli, Ebrahim M. Daniel, E. Dangui

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• Factors Contributing to Communication Apprehension among Pre-University Students

  Amelia Alfred Tom, Aiza Johari, Awang Rozaimi, Siti Huzaimah

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• The Right to Protect Children under International Law: The Case of Child Soldiers

  Enarda Cuni, Juelda Lamce

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• Hate Speech in New Media

  Ayşe Koncavar

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• The Construction of Contemporary Mobility

  Camila Maciel Campolina Alves Mantovani, Maria Aparecida Moura

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• The Role of Land Ownership on Tourist Offer: A Case Study in Himara

  Lindita Mukli, Rezarta Mersini

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• Ethnic Media and Identity Construction: The Representation of Women in the An Ethnic Newspaper in South Africa

  D. Soobben, V.P. Rawjee

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• Assessment of Occupational Safety and Health Law in Turkish Industrial Relations

  Ekrem Erdogan, M.Caglar Ozdemir

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• E-Government as an Anti Corruption Tool. The Case of Albania

  Nikolin Hasani, Brunilda Beleraj

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• Filipino Adolescents’ Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors: Results from a University Cohort

  Elmer G. De Jose

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• Ways to Increase the Effectiveness of Cultural Tourism in Albania

  Risena Xhaja, Ryisim Xhaja, Hysen Xhaja

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• Tourist Expectation and Satisfaction towards Physical Infrastructure and Heritage Elements in Melaka UNESCO World Heritage Site

  Jamil Jusoh, Tarmiji Masron, N. Fatimah A. Hamid, Norkamaliah Shahrin

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• The European Union Integration Process and the Place of Turkey

  Tülay Yıldırım

  740

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• International Criminal Law and Extradition of Persons with Penal Responsibility. Albanian Experience

  Nikolin Hasani, Ulvin Veizaj

  745

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• Quest for Love through Self-Exploration: Edna Wu’s Women Narrators’ Search for Fulfillment of the Body and Soul in the New Land

  Heping Zhao

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• Re-Assessing the Cultivation Theory in Relation to Critics: Research Made Through Positive and Negative Patterned Questionnaires

  Ömer Özer

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• The Corsican Mazzeru at the Dawn of XXI E Century: The End of a Shape of Shamanism?

  Fogacci Tony, Lari Vannina

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• Edward Albee’s Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  Yakup Yaşar

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• Rhetorical Strategies in Advertising: The Rise and Fall Pattern

  Anne A. Christopher

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• Vietnamese Women Marrying Korean Men and Societal Impacts. (Case studies in Dai Hop commune, Kien Thuy district – Hai Phong city)

  Hoang Ba Thinh

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