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Civilization and its consequences
, 2016 This article outlines the origins and meanings of the concept of civilization in Western political thought. In doing so it necessarily explores the nature of the relationship between civilization and closely related ideas such as progress and modernity ...
Bowden, Brett (R15141)
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Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.Unlocking the chemistry of caramel by simulations and experimental validation. αFFase1${\alpha }\rm{FFase1}$ converts inulobiose into difructose dianhydride I, one component of caramel, through two steps: a rate‐limiting glycosylation (with a rare sugar ring flip) followed by a cyclization step, guided by residues E85, K147, and N226.
Santiago Alonso‐Gil +7 more
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BMC Public HealthBackground Physical inactivity, especially in the context of the worldwide childhood obesity epidemic, is still a growing public health concern. Moreover, both physical inactivity and overweight often become ingrained and subsequently persist into ...
Alma Weimann +3 more
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Civilization : the essence of an evaluative descriptive concept
, 2014 The power of ideas and language is not to be underestimated – ideas do matter, both 'good' and 'bad' ideas. John Maynard Keynes was right when he proclaimed that the 'ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when ...
Bowden, Brett (R15141)
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Talk or Walk: Evidence on the Impact of Green Reporting on Corporate Green Growth
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents novel insights on modeling whether green reporting is merely talk or effectively drives corporate green growth, which is an essential factor for sustainable development and addressing environmental and climate‐related challenges.
Shengying Shi, Hamdan Al‐Jaifi
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Nano-Micro LettersHighlights A sequential imine exchange strategy is first proposed for the fabrication of highly crystalline and defect-free covalent organic framework (COF) membranes.
Tingyuan Wang +9 more
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Saving civilization from itself
, 2013 In his recent lecture series, Guilt about the Past, Bernard Schlink observes, "What is both historically unique and persistently disturbing about the Holocaust is that Germany, with its cultural heritage and place among civilized nations, was capable of ...
Bowden, Brett (R15141)
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The vision of order and al-‘Umran as an explanatory concept in the debates on civilization [PDF]
, 2017 Debates around the concept of civilization are increasing. It is natural for debates to intensify given that several disciplines such as sociology, political science, and international relations are using civilization as a unit of analysis.
Işık, Vahdettin
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ChemSusChem, Volume 18, Issue 6, March 15, 2025.The product profile of enzymatically hydrolyzed PET can be modified by medium engineering and thereby adapted to a desired product. TPA, MHET or BHET can be forced as the predominant product using a basic pH (blue), 25 % ethylene glycol (EG) and IsPETasewt (green) or ≥25 % EG and LCCICCG (pink), respectively.
Tobias Heinks +8 more
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, 2006 Autopoietic societies have produced three major images of civilization: the Greco-Roman, the Eurocentric Western, and the Settler Society type. The most important incarnation of the latter to date has been America.
Murphy, Peter, Peter Murphy
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