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Religion as a pillar for establishing a civilization: Al-M?ward?‘s perspective

open access: yes, 2021
This study examines religion in terms of establishing and maintaining a civilization based on Ab? al-?asan al-M?ward?‘s (d. 1058) contribution, “Kit?b adab al-duny?
Zatari, Fadi, Zatari, F.
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Understanding Plant Parasitism: Hydnora Africana and European Scientific Practice in the Early Nineteenth Century**

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
This article will analyze the uncertainties around collecting and classifying Hydnora africana in the first half of the nineteenth century. Emerging from the distinctive dryland ecologies of South Africa, Hydnora was interpreted as strange and cryptic by Europeans primarily because it is a root parasite—a complex floral trait that was little understood.
Katherine Arnold
wiley   +1 more source

Nonhuman Mobilities and Multispecies Border Regimes in (Post‐)Colonial Southern Africa**

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
This article explores how borders in Southern Africa—such as Namibia's internal veterinary and settler border (Red Line) and national borders between Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana—functioned not only as territorial dividers but as tools to shape colonial and postcolonial multispecies hierarchies. These borders regulated human and animal movement,
Luregn Lenggenhager
wiley   +1 more source

Civilization- panel conversation: The Musei di San Domenico, Forli, Italy.

open access: yes, 2022
Public 'In conversation' event during the exhibition 'Civilization' at The Musei di San Domenico, Forli, Italy.
Moore, D.
core   +3 more sources

Islam, Ethics and Civilization

open access: yes, 2021
This book critically examines the relationship between the Islamic worldview, ethics and civilization. It has nineteen chapters, each chapter accounting for a vital issue featured in the triad.
Omer, Spahic
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Crafting Colonial Companions: Zionist Botany in Palestine, 1900‐1930s**

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
In the early twentieth century, agricultural research played an important role in the Zionist movement's efforts to increase Palestine's productivity and to facilitate large‐scale Jewish settlement. Recent historiography has started to recognize the importance of agronomists and botanists as central actors in the broader project of Jewish‐Zionist ...
Mona Bieling
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting and Evaluation of Ecosystem Services Supply-Demand Under SSP-RCP Scenarios in the Henan Segment of the Yellow River Basin, China

open access: yesRemote Sensing
Equilibrating the supply and demand for ecosystem services (ESs) is essential for sustainable development. Nonetheless, elements like policy modifications, land utilization, and climate change are profoundly transforming the dynamics of ecosystem service
Chaokun Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sectoral Heterogeneity in Corporate Biodiversity Disclosure: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies Across Industries, 2001–2023

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines sectoral heterogeneity in corporate biodiversity disclosure (CBD) among Chinese listed firms over the period 2001–2023. Drawing on stakeholder, institutional, and resource dependency theories, it investigates how environmental exposure, ownership structures, and market dynamics influence biodiversity risk recognition and ...
Orkun Bayram   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling dynamic evolution of urban social resilience under new-type urbanisation in the Yellow River Basin

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
Urban social resilience (USR) is increasingly recognised as a critical capacity for addressing multiple disturbances and uncertainties; however, existing studies have largely focused on specific shocks, and systematic investigations of general USR remain
Jin Du   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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