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Not‐so‐Freeway: A Relational Approach to Checkpoints and Conflict in Northeast India
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Along arterial roads in northeast India, bordering Myanmar, various armed groups and state actors collect ‘taxes’ at checkpoints. These checkpoints are sites of interaction where the power dynamics between armed groups, state officials and civilians are constantly negotiated, embedded in a larger network of social and political relationships ...
Shalaka Thakur
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Estimation of railway vehicle speed using ground vibration measurements [PDF]
, 2014 Connolly, David +3 more
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Infrastructure expansion, tourism and electoral outcomes
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the electoral impact of economic growth through increased foreign tourism using data from Croatia. To identify causal effects, the paper applies an instrumental variable strategy, which uses variation in the ruggedness of the local terrain to estimate the network of least‐cost paths.
Adrian Mehic
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Dental Traumatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are highly prevalent worldwide and require immediate and appropriate management to ensure favorable outcomes. The aim of the study was to develop and validate SOS Dental Trauma, an interactive artificial intelligence‐based chatbot integrated with WhatsApp.
Luana Beatriz das Portas Luiz +9 more
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Magnetic integrated double-trap filter utilizing the mutual inductance for reducing current harmonics in high-speed railway traction inverters. [PDF]
Sci RepAl-Barashi M, Wang Y, Lan B, Bhutta MS.
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract After the Second World War, family allowances became a cornerstone of social spending in western Europe. Whilst religion is often highlighted as a driver of this policy, the role of political Catholicism remains contested, particularly in southern Europe.
Guillem Verd‐Llabrés
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Taiwan High-Speed Railway Project.
The Journal of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, 2001 openaire +2 more sources
Spanish stock returns, growth, and inflation, 1900–2020
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper studies equity returns in the Madrid Stock Exchange and their connections with the macroeconomy from the emergence of a stock market around 1900 to its ‘big bang’ at the turn of the twenty‐first century. Using high‐quality data from primary sources and the methodology of the modern IBEX35 (published since 1987), we constructed an ...
Stefano Battilossi +2 more
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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
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Sick leave in the United Kingdom Post Office, 1850–1908
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper uses a large individual‐record‐level dataset on sick leave to examine adult morbidity in the United Kingdom between 1850 and 1908. From 1859 onwards postal workers were eligible to receive a pension or gratuity when they retired or were forced to stop working due to ill health.
Harry Smith +8 more
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