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Declining female participation: Mechanisms at play in the Viennese private annuity market, c. 1360–1450

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract During the high and late Middle Ages, the European economy witnessed the emergence and substantial growth of capital markets, a phenomenon connected to urbanization and pestilence, both of which brought profound changes to the social, legal, and economic positions of women.
Anna Molnár
wiley   +1 more source

The popular reformation in county Durham [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
Much recent historical writing has doubted whether the Reformation can be described as a genuinely popular movement, pointing out that in many regions the 'official’ reforms of 1529-1559 were simply imposed by the authorities from above, while ...
Rowland, Edward
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Exploring Prison Safety: Insights From Two Decades of HM Inspectorate of Prisons Surveys in England and Wales

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents an analysis of surveys conducted by HM Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales of 87,449 adult male prisoners between the years 2000 and 2020. It describes the survey methodology and focuses on the 13,025 people who reported feeling unsafe.
Nicholas Hardwick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reformation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Reformation looks at the relationship between Martin Luther, William Tyndale and Henry VIII to mark the anniversary of the start of the Reformation.
Oates, RB, Simpson, J
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‘Whose Language Counts?’ Linguistic Racism, Gen‐AI, and Policy Silence in Polish and Romanian AI Governance

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As generative artificial intelligence spreads through European education, its development continues to be shaped overwhelmingly by English and other dominant languages. This article examines how national AI and digital education policies in Poland and Romania discursively construct a linguistically homogeneous ‘ideal learner,’ rendering Roma ...
Anna Becker, Florin D. Salajan
wiley   +1 more source

Le Bohemian Noir et le Renaissance del Afrique

open access: yes, 1990
Street market. Intercut is performer as man talking at a public rally about the concept of a "freedom business". African pendant. Images from Africa – masks, costumes, jewellery, etc.

core   +4 more sources

Rethinking informal circularity through metanarratives: Tensions, insights and directions for management research

open access: yesInternational Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the intersection of the informal and circular economies and its implications for business, management and organization (BMO) scholarship and practice. Informal circularity, practices of collecting, reusing, repairing, recycling and repurposing materials outside formal economic, legal and regulatory arrangements, constitutes
Tulin Dzhengiz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sacramental Exclusivity: Exploring the Bohemian Reformation and the contemporary Episcopal Church through Thomas Luckmann's The Invisible Religion

open access: yes, 2010
Investigating the historical sacramental precedents of the Bohemian Reformation and the current Episcopal schism, I aim to realign the debate that surrounds TEC by resettling the main questions in a new environment.
Lowe, Jessica Carole
core   +2 more sources

Gender Washing? Examining the Effectiveness of Corporate Gender Equality Initiatives

open access: yesIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing political backlash and the rollback of DEI initiatives in the US and abroad, we explore whether voluntary gender equality programs produce measurable reductions in workplace gender discrimination, and how the political context mediates these effects.
Yvonne Ehrstein   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Random‐key optimization for 2D irregular packing with reusable area evaluation

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The diverse constraints of industrial applications lead to variants of two‐dimensional (2D) irregular packing problems that require tailored solution methods. This paper addresses a real‐world industrial challenge by proposing a new problem definition, the maximum reusable contiguous area problem (MRCAP), and a novel metric, the maximum ...
Felipe S. C. Roberto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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