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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Cytisus scoparius*

Journal of Ecology, EarlyView.
Broom is an attractive and common native plant across Britain, Ireland and most of Europe, and yet it is considered a harmful and invasive weed around the rest of the world. This is aided by broom thriving on poor dry soils, helped by using green stems for photosynthesis and having root nodules to fix nitrogen.
Peter A. Thomas, Monika Dering, Grzegorz Iszkuło, Marta Kujawska, Adrian Łukowski, Mariola Rabska, Katarzyna Sękiewicz, Dominik Tomaszewski, Łukasz Walas, Marian J. Giertych   +9 more
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How do Green Acquirers Select Targets? Value of Green Innovation in Takeovers

British Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract A burgeoning literature on green mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is based on the assumption that acquirers are polluting firms and buy targets with green resources to gain sustainable development, ignoring the fact that acquirers can also have green resources. This study explores how green acquirers select their targets and realize benefits in
Tanveer Hussain, Niraj Kumar
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Marrying the Unbeliever: Gender, Law, and Disparitas Cultus in Early Modern Japan*

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
The marriage between a Christian and a non‐Christian has been a highly discussed topic in the history of the Catholic Church and canon law. This study aims to analyse the construction of knowledge concerning disparitas cultus by using a broad array of sources including moral theology, canon law, and missionaries' cases that circulated in different ...
Luisa Stella de Oliveira Coutinho Silva
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Yoruba Histories of Marriage and Belonging: Gender, Power and Innovation in Eighteenth‐Century West Africa

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
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THE PATTERNS OF PROTECTION FOR HOUSING COMMONS: Building Occupations in São Paulo

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the reproduction of housing as a commons in São Paulo. It analyzes the occupation of vacant real estate properties and their subsequent transformation into low‐income housing in central São Paulo as instances of commoning.
Daniël Bossuyt, Camila D'Ottaviano
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Inequalities in place‐based representation: Looking inside electoral districts

European Journal of Political Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Do representatives provide fair and proportional representation to each place in their district or, rather, do they favour some places, creating winners and losers of representation? While the impact of geography on representation has been extensively examined in majoritarian systems, we know little about the geographical losers of ...
MAFALDA PRATAS, JORGE M. FERNANDES, MIGUEL WON   +2 more
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Running uphill: A comparative analysis of the gender gap in campaign financing

European Journal of Political Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Women are not a demographic minority, but they certainly are a minority in politics. Most legislative bodies across the world are still overwhelmingly male. Female candidates cite lack of resources as one of the main deterrents to run. Using data on candidates encompassing twenty‐eight elections in sixteen countries between 2006 and 2017, we ...
LAURA SUDULICH, SIIM TRUMM, IAKOVOS MAKROPOULOS   +2 more
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A Career Ecosystem Perspective on Societal and Organizational Characteristics and Careers to the Top in Higher Education

Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The context in which careers develop is attracting increasing scholarly attention. Building on career ecosystem theory, we examine how societal and organizational actors within career ecosystems influence the development of careers. In our study of university leaders in 60 countries, we find that career trajectories are more similar within ...
Katja Dlouhy, Torsten Biemann, Yehuda Baruch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age and Career Resilience Through the Lens of Life Course Theory: Examining Individual Mechanisms and Macro‐Level Context Across 28 Countries

Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Career resilience is critical to the world's aging workforce, aiding older workers in adapting to the ever‐evolving nature of work. While ageist stereotypes often depict older workers as less resilient when faced with workplace changes, existing research studies offer conflicting evidence on whether older age hinders or improves career ...
Bernadeta Goštautaitė, Najung Kim, Bryndís D. Steindórsdóttir, Emma Parry, Silvia Dello Russo, Maike Andresen, Siriwut Buranapin, Janine Bosak, Jean‐Luc Cerdin, Katharina Chudzikowski, Rick Cotton, Michael Dickmann, Henrique Duarte, Sonia Ferencikova, Robert Kaše, Evgenia I. Lysova, Sergio Madero‐Gómez, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Leda Panayotopoulou, Elo L. K. Reiss, Richa Saxena, Mami Taniguchi, Marijke Verbruggen, Jos Akkermans, Eleni Apospori, Silvia Bagdadli, Jon P. Briscoe, Övgü Çakmak‐Otluoğlu, Tania Casado, Jong‐Seok Cha, Nicky Dries, Anders Dysvik, Petra Eggenhofer‐Rehart, Leire Gartzia, Martina Gianecchini, Martin Gubler, Douglas Tim Hall, Denise Jepsen, Svetlana Khapova, Daniel Krajcik, Emilie Lapointe, Mila Lazarova, Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Eric J. Michel, Biljana Milikic, Astrid Reichel, Florian Schramm, Adam Smale, Ingo Stolz, Pamela Agata Suzanne, Jelena Zikic   +50 more
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Polychromophilus spp. (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae): First Molecular Detection in Bat Flies From Brazilian Bats

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study identifies Polychromophilus sp. in blood‐feeding flies (Basilia speiseri and Basilia lindolphoi) from Myotis nigricans bats in Brazil, marking the first molecular detection of the parasite in an insect vector in this country. Two haplotypes were identified, both within the Polychromophilus murinus group.
Bruno S. Mathias, Vinicio R. De Lima, Gustavo Graciolli, Nubia R. M. F. Rocha, Jaciara O. J. Costa, Herbert S. Soares, Arlei Marcili, Karin Kirchgatter   +7 more
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