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Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
wiley   +1 more source

Research on Delay Error of UAV Swarm Repeater Deception Jamming against Networked Radar [PDF]

Hangkong bingqi
In modern warfare, the use of UAV swarm to deceive and interfere with the hostile networked radar has been widely used as an effective countermeasure. However, when facing a complex combat environment, the digital storage and forwarding equipment carried
Shi Chenguang, Wen Wen, Song Haiwei, Tian Da, Zhou Jianjiang
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“I’d Rather Be in Afghanistan”: Antinomies of \u3cem\u3eBattle: Los Angeles\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]

, 2014
This article reads Battle: Los Angeles (2011) against the grain to argue that the film possesses an antiwar undertow running unexpectedly counter to its surface-level pro-military politics. The article uses the antinomy structuring Battle: Los Angeles as
Canavan, Gerry
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Can norm‐based information campaigns reduce corruption?

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Can norm‐based information campaigns reduce corruption? Such campaigns use messaging about how people typically behave (descriptive norms) or ought to behave (injunctive norms). Drawing on survey and lab experiments in Ukraine, we unpack and evaluate the distinct effects of these two types of social norms.
Aaron Erlich, Jordan Gans‐Morse
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Analysis of active interference on terminal guidance radar interference [PDF]

Zhihui kongzhi yu fangzhen
To investigate the effectiveness of active jamming against terminal guidance radar, this paper conducts theoretical modeling and analysis of the jamming capabilities.
JIN Zirong, SUN Haiwen, YANG Huadong, WANG Zhaochen
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Genetics of infertility and “assisted fertilization” in the Bible: The case of Abraham and his family

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Couple infertility is a very ancient medical condition. One of the first descriptions of familial infertility/subfertility is contained in the first book of the Bible, Genesis, written in the 10th century BC and reporting tales from the oral tradition even occurred about 800 years earlier.
Manuela Simoni, Frank Tüttelmann, Livio Casarini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sourcing carnelian beads from the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kish, Iraq, 2450–2200 BCE: Stylistic, technological and geochemical approaches

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer, Randall W. Law, Laure Dussubieux   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing Combat Aircraft Survivability Through Coherent Self-Protection Jammers [PDF]

, 2008
When the battlefields were within the visual range, the objective of deception tactics in warfare was to deceive the human senses. In the battlefield of electromagnetic spectrum, the objective of deception is to deceive the sensors of the enemy weapon ...
Ozer, Soner
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Perceived teacher unfairness and students' school‐based adjustment: Exploring the mediating role of self‐handicapping and the moderating role of social support

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study examined the pathways through which perceived teacher unfairness affects students' psychological adjustment, focusing on the mediating role of self‐handicapping and the moderating role of perceived social support. Aims The study investigated whether self‐handicapping mediates the association between perceived teacher ...
Claudio Longobardi, Arooj Arshad, Matteo Angelo Fabris, Sofia Mastrokoukou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technical Support for Soviet C3/CM WARGAMING at the Naval Postgraduate School [PDF]

, 1988
The work described herein was conducted by ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation for the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, under Purchase Order Number N62271-89-M-0519, dated 12/06/88.
Roland, Ellen F., Roland, Ronald J.
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