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Avant-propos

open access: yesÉtudes Arméniennes Contemporaines, 2018
This text is a foreword to the the issue of Études arméniennes contemporaines, “The Massacres of the Hamidian Period (II): Perceptions and Perspectives”.
Boris Adjemian
doaj   +1 more source

Early use of the reinforced concrete in the architecture of the Historicism in Austria–Hungary

open access: yesStructural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The study examines the early incorporation of reinforced concrete in the architecture of Historicism in Austria–Hungary. Spanning the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the research illuminates the period's stylistic pluralism and the transformative impact of reinforced concrete.
Éva Lovra, Zoltán Bereczki
wiley   +1 more source

La documentación del archivo secreto Vaticano (Fondo congr. Concilio, Concilia) sobre los concilios provinciales en Latinoamérica (s. XIX)

open access: yesHispania Sacra, 2001
Se recoge información sobre los fondos que hay en los Archivos Vaticanos acerca de concilios provinciales en el siglo XX. El A. menciona documentación sobre los siguientes concilios: Quito (1863, 1869, 1873, 1885); Nueva Granada o Colombia (1868, 1873 ...
Luis Martínez Ferrer
doaj   +1 more source

How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 1: Old English to the Age of Discovery

open access: yesWeather, EarlyView.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
wiley   +1 more source

Awareness of GMOs in terms of the Iran biosafety act: A case study of Tehran city

open access: yesHeliyon
Given emerging food supply challenges for the world population, Genetic Modified Organisms (GMOs) are referred to as a solution to the upcoming food security crisis. Besides technological advancement, other significant components such as public Awareness
Azadeh Shooshtari   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discovery of the genus Dinax Konow (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Tenthredinidae: Allantinae) in Japan and South Korea

open access: yesJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2018
Two species of the genus Dinax Konow, 1897 are reported: D. ermak (Zhelochovtsev, 1968) from South Korea and D. jakowleffi Konow, 1897 from Japan and South Korea. This genus is also newly recorded in each country.
Bia Park, David R. Smith, Jong-Wook Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Pittman‐Robertson and Dingell‐Johnson: A Congressional endorsement of state supremacy over wildlife?

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pittman–Robertson Act of 1937 (PR) and the Dingell–Johnson Act of 1950 (DJ) provide states with substantial capacity to manage fish and wildlife by directing revenue from federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment to states. The precise scope of state and federal wildlife management authority has been a topic of debate among ...
J. Vaughan Branch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatty acid synthesis promoted by PA1895-1897 operon delays quorum sensing activation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

open access: yesAMB Express
PA1895-1897 is a quorum sensing (QS) operon regulated by the anti-activator LuxR homologue QscR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We aimed to investigate its impact on bacterial metabolism, and whether it contributes to the delayed QS activation.
Lei Han   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Dark Pyramid: Unpacking the Multidimensional Nature of the Dark Side of Leadership

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract The dark side of leadership has been employed as an umbrella term to cover an array of concepts typically concerned with the dysfunctionality and/or toxicity of individual leaders. As the field of leadership studies moves towards ‘post‐heroic’ perspectives, we apply the same ontological positioning, adopting a ‘post‐villainous’ perspective in ...
Peter Stephenson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boredom, despondency, and the scourge that lays waste at noon: an anthropology of acedia Ennui, abattement et le fléau qui frappe à midi : une anthropologie de l'acédie

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Attentive to the ways that inertia can take hold of life, Catholic monks recognize despondency as a potential not only within the monastery, but in contemporary society more widely. Such experiences are regularly mapped onto an understanding of what early Christian monks termed ‘acedia’ (a Greek term that can be translated as ‘lack of care’). Taking as
Richard D.G. Irvine
wiley   +1 more source

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