Rulers on the road: Itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519
Abstract Itinerant rule, rule exercised through traveling, was a common yet insufficiently researched, premodern form of governance. Studying the determinants of ruler itineraries in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519, we argue that rulers' visits targeted “marginal” elites.
Carl Müller‐Crepon +3 more
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Face Value: Beauty, Punishment, and the Moral Politics of Appearance. [PDF]
Hartung F +3 more
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Unraveling authoritarian reform decision‐making: A metacognitive–subcognitive model
Abstract Recent research indicates that state reforms in East and Southeast Asia have been predominantly top‐down and authoritarian‐led. However, this significant observation implicitly relies on important assumptions about authoritarian decision‐making behavior and psychology that remains understudied.
Eugene Yu Ji
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Opening the Sacred Chamber: The Cultural and Ethical Odyssey of Cardiac Surgery. [PDF]
Leivaditis V +16 more
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Sperm Sexing in Selected Animals and Humans: Methods, Applications, and Future Prospects
ABSTRACT Background Sperm sexing is a technique that enables the selection of offspring sex by sorting spermatozoa based on their sex chromosomes. This technology has gained increasing attention due to its potential applications in both animal breeding and human‐assisted reproduction.
Domrazek Kinga, Jurka Piotr
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Evolutionary and anthropological perspectives on the sella turcica: from vertebrate origins to neurosurgical relevance. [PDF]
Vaccarezza M +6 more
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Acceptance through Restriction: Male Homosexuality in Ancient Athens [PDF]
Kelleher, Brigid
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ABSTRACT This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and ...
Thomas Seibel
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Acute Effects of Portable Dry-EEG Neurofeedback on Classical Chinese Learning: A Three-Arm Repeated-Measures Study. [PDF]
Song K, Liu Y, Xu P.
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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