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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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The Cross and Conflict: How Do Christians Impact Protest Dynamics?
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between Christian actors, practices, and sacred sites in US protests and demonstrations, focusing on how political ideology shapes conflict outcomes. Using event‐level data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), the analysis explores 63,000 protest events from 2020 to 2024 ...
Joel Day
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De novo assembly and annotation of Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) genome [PDF]
, 2019 AbstractWe report the first draft of the whole genome assembly of a male Asiatic lion, Atul and whole transcriptomes of five Asiatic lion individuals. Evaluation of genetic diversity placed the Asiatic lion in the lowest bracket of genomic diversity index highlighting the gravity of its conservation status.
Mitra, Siuli +7 more
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The (trans)national Russian religious imagination in exile: Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977)
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract The article offers a case study of how Russian Orthodox who migrated from the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 reimagined their religious identity and their church in a transnational setting. Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977) was a Russian aristocrat who fell victim to the Stalinist purges but survived the Soviet prison system ...
Ruth Coates
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Annotated checklist and conservation status of mammals of Fars Province, southern Iran
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019 Our purpose in this study was to gather all previously published data and our own data of extensive field expeditions and camera trapping to present a general view of the Fars mammals.
Fatah Zarei +2 more
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Analyses of Sweet Receptor Gene (Tas1r2) and Preference for Sweet Stimuli in Species of Carnivora [PDF]
, 2017 The extent to which taste receptor specificity correlates with, or even predicts, diet choice is not known. We recently reported that the insensitivity to sweeteners shown by species of Felidae can be explained by their lacking of a functional Tas1r2 ...
Beauchamp, Gary K. +6 more
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The Changing Nature of Sino-Foreign Business Relationships, 1842-1941 [PDF]
, 2000 During the second half of the nineteenth century, foreign business enterprises relied considerably upon the service of compradors to extend their economic interests in the Chinese economy.
Chan, Kai Yiu, Cox, Howard
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Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To examine qualitative evidence on the barriers and facilitators perceived by Primary Health Care professionals in prescribing physical activity, using the Social Ecological Model as the analytical framework. Methods A qualitative systematic review using a meta‐ethnographic approach was conducted. Searches were performed between 2013
Jesus Batuecas‐Caletrio +1 more
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Boldness and natural behaviors in the African lion (Panthera leo): How are they related? [PDF]
, 2017 The African lion (Panthera leo) population is diminishing rapidly, approximately 43% since 1993 (Bauer et al., 2016. The species is currently listed as vulnerable by the IUCN (Bauer et al., 2016).
Kamyk, Courtney M
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What is a Multi‐Ethnic Party and How to Spot a Fake One?
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract Multi‐ethnic parties have been variously defined: as those which do not champion the interests of, or mobilize against, any specific ethnic group; as those with a recognisably cross‐communal leadership or membership; and as those which acquire some distribution of support across groups.
Jon Fraenkel
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