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Near-ideal selection for the Standard Genetic Code [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Evolutionary theorizing resembles building an aircraft while also piloting it; new results change the scaffold for older ideas, requiring revised strategy to remain airborne. A calculated kinetic pathway exists that, under explicit quantitative assumptions, delivers the SGC (Standard Genetic Code).
arxiv  

“We, to Them, Are Their Heroes”: Narratives of Rescue in White Australian Veterans' Memories of the Vietnamese

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
This article examines white Australian veterans' views and memories of Vietnamese people in three stages: during the war, after the Fall of Saigon, and upon return to Vietnam. Drawing on original oral histories with veterans who returned to Vietnam, this article shows that veterans' characterisations of Vietnamese were fundamentally about defining ...
Mia Martin Hobbs
wiley   +1 more source

DİASPORA İÇİNDE DİASPORA: ALMANYA ALEVİLERİ [DIASPORA WITHIN DIASPORA: GERMAN ALEVIS]

open access: yesTürk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi, 2018
Whether Turkish population can be defined as a “ethnic minority” or “diaspora” on the basis of how to define Turkish existence in Europe has recently been an issue of discussion.
Erdal AKSOY   +1 more
doaj  

Bridging the gulf: How migration fosters tolerance, cosmopolitanism, and support for globalization

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigration has been shown to drive ethnocentrism and anti‐globalization attitudes in native‐born populations. Yet understanding how global integration shapes intercultural relations also necessitates clear evidence on how migration affects the attitudes of migrants.
Nikhar Gaikwad, Kolby Hanson, Aliz Tóth
wiley   +1 more source

Civilian behavior on social media during civil war

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent research emphasizes social media's potential for citizens to express shared grievances. In active conflict, however, social media posts indicating political loyalties can pose severe risks to civilians. We develop a theory that explains how civilians modify their online behavior as part of efforts to improve their security during ...
Anita R. Gohdes   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Diaspora’ diasporas' representations of their homelands: exploring the polymorphs

open access: yesEthnic and Racial Studies, 2011
This essay attempts to make more pliable three overly rigid claims persistent in the diaspora literature: that diaspora members' imaginations of the homeland are either beautifying/idealizing or unequivocally inimical; that their relations with the host country are inherently distant--they are in it but not of it; and that diasporism and (im)migrant ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Can foreign aid reduce the desire to emigrate? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Parallel to traditional immigration control policies, states send substantial amounts of foreign aid to address the root causes of migration. Using a randomized controlled trial (RCT), we evaluate a representative type of “root causes” aid (RCA) project in Africa, implemented by the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Miranda Simon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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