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What is Civilization?

, 1970
Contains case studies of Socrates, Vasari, Hamlet, Descartes and Mendelssohn. Professor Ferguson uses a variety of illustrations to suggest that other civilizations have an equal claim to our attention, and examines what civilization meant to other ...

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Does digital surveillance boost citizen compliance? Evidence from China

Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract Authoritarian regimes increasingly deploy digital surveillance to monitor citizens, but how this affects citizen compliance remains understudied. We argue that, beyond repressing or deterring regime opponents, digital surveillance serves as an instrument of everyday governance that operates through psychological mechanisms rather than direct ...
Dakeng Chen, Jing Vivian Zhan
wiley   +1 more source

Low-altitude economy: next frontier in spatial exploration and economic development. [PDF]

Natl Sci Rev
Shum HY, Li S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Accounting for Biodiversity With Environmental DNA

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 4, July‐August 2026.
Natural capital accounting requires large‐scale biodiversity data that traditional methods alone cannot deliver. In this article we explore how environmental DNA monitoring can provide appropriate biodiversity inputs that could connect ecosystem condition and services with economic frameworks.
Alyssa M. Budd, Nigar Sultana, Harj Singh, Oliver Berry, Timothy Cooper, Morten E. Allentoft, Euan S. Harvey, Simon Jarman   +7 more
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Mapping the evidence on lifestyle diseases: protocol for a systematic scoping review. [PDF]

Syst Rev
Golec M, Mycka H, Wieczorek T, Tomaszewski M, Suchcicka J, Dmowski C, Banski P, Kogut K, Janas J, Bogucka J, Dachnij D, Kolomanska A, Matczyszyn K, Barteit S.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Professionals and the Ethics of Workplace Surveillance

Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Steve Clarke, William Tuckwell, Morgan Luck   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Connecting tradition and technology: The digitization of the ethnobotanical collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1104-1115, July 2026.
The digitization of RBetno (JBRJ) represents a step forward for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. Aligned with the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 2, 2020–2030), this project documents the use of plants, including traditional knowledge and vernacular names, with a focus on the Atlantic Forest and Amazon.
Viviane S. Fonseca‐Kruel, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Luis Alexandre Estevão da Silva, Felipe Alves Oliveira, Maria Paula Vasconcelos Mesquita, Mariana Taniguchi, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

X-ray and γ-ray beam interstellar communication and implications for SETI. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Beveridge L, Bruhaug G.
europepmc   +1 more source

A virtual exploration of the lost labyrinth: developing a reconstructive model of Hawara Labyrinth pyramid complex

, 2000
This paper reports on a case study that explores the possibility of reproducing a destroyed historic site from its remaining artefacts. Using VR (virtual reality) technologies, we construct a series of low-end, 3D models that are navigable through the ...
Shiode, Narushige, Shiode, N., Grajetzki, W., Grajetzki, Wolfram   +3 more
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Recovering Critical Elements From Wastewater for Battery Materials: A Review

Rare Metals, Volume 45, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Driven by global carbon neutrality goals, the transition toward a circular economy and sustainable resource management has become increasingly imperative. Given the indispensable role of battery technologies in modern energy storage systems, strategic elements such as lithium (Li), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni)—identified by the European ...
Ting Lei, Yi Jing, Wenbo Lv, Yunfeng Li, Ning Wang, Jianan Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source