Genres of Paradoxical IS Theorising: Of Chaos–Puzzles and Spear–Shields
Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Paradox is a powerful lens for theorising information systems (IS) phenomena. However, as scholars apply the term to fundamentally different phenomena, ‘paradox’ risks dilution. Much confusion stems from conflating two concepts under the same English label ‘paradox’: chaos–puzzles (seemingly impossible ideas, aligned with the Chinese term ‘bei
Blair Wang +2 more
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Long-term visual localization in dynamic benthic environments: the SEALOC dataset, footprint-based ground truth, and visual place recognition benchmark. [PDF]
Front Robot AILarsen MK, Pizarro O.
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Unreachable, Inescapable: Sustainable Development as Normative Camouflage in EU–MERCOSUR Trade
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how sustainable development functions as a mechanism of stabilising asymmetry in North–South trade governance, using the European Union (EU)–Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) agreement as a case study. Whilst sustainability is often framed as a normative good or institutional advance, the article shows instead how it ...
Asha Herten‐Crabb
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Risk factors for traffic violations and serious crash casualties in rural areas: a comparison of urban-rural differences in China. [PDF]
Front Public HealthZhang G, Lin J, Li B.
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Absent Europe: Civic Protest and the Erosion of EU Symbolism in Serbia
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article analyses the strategic management of European Union (EU) references in Serbia's 2024–2025 student mobilisation. Drawing on original fieldwork and 18 semi‐structured interviews, the article integrates framing theory with the Discourse‐Historical Approach to reconstruct how EU‐related meanings were produced and operationalised.
Anna Seliverstova
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Theoretical Dynamics Modeling of Pitch Motion and Obstacle-Crossing Capability Analysis for Articulated Tracked Vehicles Based on Myriapod Locomotion Mechanism. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Li N, Liu X, Chen H, Zhang Y, Zhang S.
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The Generics Revolution and the New Economic Geography of the Global Pesticide Industry
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global pesticide industry transformed from one dominated by patented products and legacy multinationals with strong manufacturing bases in the United States and EU to one dominated by generic products produced in India and China. We use proprietary market research data, data from regulatory filings, industry press and bilateral trade data ...
Christian Berndt +4 more
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Off-Road Autonomous Vehicle Semantic Segmentation and Spatial Overlay Video Assembly. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Dror I, Aviv O, Hadar O.
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Breaking Barriers: Scaffolding Social‐Symbolic Work for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This study advances the understanding of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in non‐Western contexts by theorizing how social‐symbolic work facilitates empowerment despite entrenched institutional and cultural constraints. Drawing on a qualitative study into the establishment of Kuwait’s first women’s business incubator, we explore how female ...
Mohsen Abumuamar, Juliane Reinecke
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Navigating Adversity: Non-Completion and Evacuation of Trail Runners at the 2022 Magoebaskloof Forest Marathon. [PDF]
S Afr J Sports MedMaleka TE +6 more
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