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Running towards: Labour market incentives for runaway slaves in the British Cape Colony, 1830–1838
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Recent scholarship on slave escapes has increasingly emphasised economic motivation, but few studies have empirically investigated how market incentives influenced the decision‐making of enslaved individuals during transitions from coerced to wage labour.
Karl Bergemann +2 more
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Alliances are typically understood as agreements intended to deter aggression from enemy states. By signaling an ally's commitment to a protégé state, a shared enemy may be deterred from attacking. In light of this signaling logic, secret alliances are puzzling.
Peter Bils, Bradley C. Smith
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Determinants of Immunoglobulin‐G N‐Glycan Patterns in the Aging General Population
Allergy, EarlyView.The effect of demographic and lifestyle factors on IgG N‐glycosylation, which determines IgG's inflammatory response, remains poorly characterized. Aging, higher BMI, female sex, smoking, and heavy alcohol consumption are determinants of IgG N‐glycome patterns, which are indicative of inflammation. Women exhibit a distinct change in IgG N‐glycosylation
Samantha Leonard +10 more
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Since 2007, the Spanish State's contribution to funding the Catholic Church comes from what is known as the ‘tax allocation’ (asignación tributaria). It is a pure system of percentage tax designation consisting of 0.7% of the tax liability of taxpayers who decide to tick the relevant box on their personal income tax form.
Ángela Castillo‐Murciego +2 more
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Impact of adalimumab treatment on impairment of non‐professional activities in psoriasis patients
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.Summary Background and objectives Psoriasis can result in reduced quality of life, work productivity loss, and a significant restriction in non‐professional activities. This study investigates the effects of long‐term treatment with adalimumab regarding work ability, non‐professional activities, and health‐related quality of life in a large real‐word ...
Georgios Kokolakis +4 more
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Regional and local divergence in welfare provision in England and Wales, 1776–1815
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article uses the township‐level data on welfare expenditure and provision gathered by parish officers in England and Wales at three points between 1776 and 1815 to illuminate regional and local differences during the period. These data have been linked to geographic information system (GIS) mapping systems, facilitating the mapping of ...
John Broad
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Rich Dad Poor Dad? CEO Private School Background and Firm Risk
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine the effect of CEO childhood socioeconomic status (SES) on firm risk. Using hand‐collected data on US CEOs' private high‐school attendance as proxy for high‐SES, we find that firms led by high‐SES CEOs exhibit 5.35% lower firm risk. This effect diminishes with CEO tenure, analyst coverage, and institutional ownership, consistent with
Yifei Bi, Christos Mavrovitis, Chen Yang
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The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.Divalent metal transporter 1 (Dmt1) maintains iron homeostasis and lysosomal proteostasis required for physiological Notch receptor–ligand signaling. Dmt1 loss lowers iron storage capacity (ferritin), increasing intracellular Fe2+, driving ROS and lipid peroxidation, and leading to lysosomal/mitochondrial dysfunction.
Rui Zhang +5 more
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Fatigue &Fracture of Engineering Materials &Structures, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study assesses the accuracy of the theory of critical distances applied in the form of the point method in predicting the static strength of 316L stainless steel double‐lap shear bolted connections under static tensile loading. Single‐ and double‐bolt configurations were tested using inner plates manufactured from conventional material ...
Hasan Almuhanna +2 more
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Before It Was ‘New’: A Neglected History of Lived Experience–Led Criminal Justice
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A growing range of criminal justice initiatives are being shaped and delivered by people with lived experience, including peer mentoring, prisoner councils and policy advocacy roles. While often seen as recent innovations, we reveal a deeper, largely unacknowledged history dating back to at least the 19th century.
Gillian Buck +2 more
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