“Social science is explanation or it is nothing.” Introduction to a debate
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.Abstract This essay introduces contributions to a special section, which documents and extends a debate on the proposition “Social Science is Explanation or it is Nothing” held at the London School of Economics on October 13th, 2022. It discusses the history of the “Group for Theoretical Debates in Anthropology” led by Tim Ingold, Peter Wade and ...
Monika Krause
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The association between oral health-related quality-of-life and smile aesthetic indices among Chinese individuals. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore)Huang J +8 more
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The Mysterious Stranger and Modern Enchantment
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sociological accounts of modernity have long emphasized rationalization, alienation, and the attenuation of affective intensity. While these diagnoses capture crucial dynamics of modern social order, they leave underexplored a persistent and generative dimension of social life: enchantment.
Dmitry Kurakin
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Unregulated Peptide Use in the Age of Biohacking: Digital Promotion, Gray-Market Access, and Emerging Public Health Risks. [PDF]
CureusHailu KT +5 more
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Artificial Intelligence Systems in Prosthodontics: Current Applications and Challenges
Australian Dental Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The rapid development of artificial intelligence systems (AIS) in prosthodontics requires an overview of their applications, capabilities, opportunities and challenges. Methods This narrative review provides insights into AIS in prosthodontics and their applications.
Marjorie Faure +5 more
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Aesthetics, illusion of success and age interactions: disentangling effects in the closed-loop design with sham neurofeedback training. [PDF]
Front Hum NeurosciNaas A +4 more
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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-38, March 2025.Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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What motivates the preservation of endangered intangible cultural heritage? Aesthetic attraction versus cultural identity-a case study of Liaoxi Puppet Opera. [PDF]
Front PsycholDou X, Xie X, Zhang Y.
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.Slash retention increased ambrosia beetle activity in Khaya grandifoliola, acting as both breeding substrate and source of attractive volatile cues that promoted localized population buildup. Beetle attacks occurred only near retained slash, while no attacks were recorded in slash‐removal plots, demonstrating that residue removal effectively prevents ...
Luana de Souza Covre +1 more
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