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Първа международна конференция „Български нумизматични четения”, 10-12 ноември 2020, София, България

Българско е-Списание за Археология, 2020
Nikola Dyulgerov, Lily Grozdanova, Julia Tzvetkova   +2 more
doaj  

CARING FOR CATS IN CAIRO: Urban Grammars of Compassion

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract At first sight, Cairo is a cruel and harsh city, marked by extreme inequality and offering few resources for the poor. Like other metropolises, Cairo can easily numb its residents to the suffering of others. But it is also a city in which quiet, barely noticeable acts of compassion occur every day.
Amira Mittermaier
wiley   +1 more source

Does Proactivity Affect Insurance Solidarity and Individual Responsibility?

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, the insurance industry has been experimenting with technological innovations that deeply affect its business model and social function. This article explores the use of digital technologies to monitor policyholders' behaviour and personalise their insurance coverage.
Alberto Cevolini, Elena Esposito
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Moralities Offset: A Case of Formative Voluntary Carbon Markets

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to sociological scholarship on climate change by examining the development of the voluntary carbon offset market in Finland. While intended to address the collective challenge of climate change, voluntary carbon offsetting has faced criticism for commodifying emissions and shifting responsibility to specific actors ...
Tomi Lehtimäki, Kamilla Karhunmaa, Tapio Reinekoski, Arttu Manninen, Mikko J. Virtanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medieval genomes from eastern Iberia illuminate the role of Morisco mass deportations in dismantling a long-standing genetic bridge with North Africa. [PDF]

Genome Biol
Oteo-Garcia G, Silva M, Foody MGB, Yau B, Fichera A, Alapont L, Justeau P, Rodrigues S, Monteiro R, Gandini F, Rovira Gomar ML, Ribera I Lacomba A, Pascual Beneyto J, Mattiangeli V, Bradley DG, Edwards CJ, Pala M, Richards MB.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Crossbow impact effect on clothing and potential associated injuries

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract There has been an increase in crossbow use for hunting practices, sport target shooting, and criminal activity. In the UK, there is minimal legislation surrounding the crossbow. UK law states individuals must be over 18 to buy or possess a crossbow. To date, little experimental research has been conducted, with most of the research focusing on
Richard Critchley, Niall Patrick Hennessy, James Read, Rachael Hazael   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Child-mother relationships and childhood dietary patterns in the Iberian Peninsula uncovered by Bayesian isotopic approaches. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Toso A, Casimiro S, Oxborough C, Schifano S, García-Collado MI, Cardoso FA, Soares J, Valente MJ, Santos R, Filipe V, da Silva Gonçalves MJ, Neto N, Rebelo P, da Silva RB, de Castro Filipe AN, Alexander M.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘In the Manner of the Ancient Jewish Historians’: Parody and Satire, Panegyric and Censure in Eighteenth‐Century Mock Chronicles

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In mid‐eighteenth‐century Europe, anonymous authors produced parodic satires masquerading as earnest exemplars of the chronicle form. Couched in an antiquated, quasi‐biblical register, these mock chronicles drew flimsily fictional portraits of modern life.
Zachary Garber
wiley   +1 more source

Urbanization and genetic homogenization in the medieval Low Countries revealed through a ten-century paleogenomic study of the city of Sint-Truiden. [PDF]

Genome Biol
Beneker O, Molinaro L, Guellil M, Sasso S, Kabral H, Bonucci B, Gaens N, D'Atanasio E, Mezzavilla M, Delbrassine H, Braet L, Lambert B, Deckers P, Biagini SA, Hui R, Becelaere S, Geypen J, Hoebreckx M, Berk B, Driesen P, Pijpelink A, van Damme P, Vanhoutte S, De Winter N, Saag L, Pagani L, Tambets K, Scheib CL, Larmuseau MHD, Kivisild T.   +29 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Humanimals: A Socio‐Ecological Reading of the Marseille Plague of 1720

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The aim of this article is to return to a small number of historically significant first‐person testimonies of the Marseille epidemic of 1720 in order to analyse in detail their construction and depiction of human exceptionality as a form of life in a time of plague.
David McCallam
wiley   +1 more source