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On Byzantine Theme in Taurica During the Reign of Emperor Nikephoros I (802–811): Critical Comments on the Hypothesis by Tibor Živković

Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2017
The article is devoted to the study of one of the debatable issues in the history of Taurica of the 9th century – the time of formation of the Byzantine theme (Byzantine district) on the peninsula. The author analyzes the hypothesis of T.
Valeriy E. Naumenko
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The missing woodland story: Implications of 1700 years of stand‐scale change on ‘naturalness’ and managing remnant broadleaved woodlands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard, J. Edward Schofield, Tim Mighall, Scott Timpany, Gill Plunkett   +4 more
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Genomics and morphometry of herbarium specimens elucidate the origin of the Cape Verde date palm (Phoenix atlantica A.Chev.) and highlight its agronomic potential

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As climate change accelerates, breeding resilient crops is urgent. The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), a crucial 18 billion USD fruit crop, underpins North African and West Asian oasis agroecosystems. This study investigates the genetics and morphology of its closest wild relative, the endemic and endangered Cape Verde date palm (Phoenix atlantica ...
Jerónimo Cid‐Vian, Oscar A. Pérez‐Escobar, William J. Baker, Vincent Bonhomme, Sylvie Ferrand, Sarah Ivorra, Thomas Kaczmarek, Clémence Pagnoux, Jean‐Frédéric Terral, Nathan Wales, Michael D. Purugganan, Simon Creer, Alexander S. T. Papadopulos, Sidonie Bellot, Muriel Gros‐Balthazard   +14 more
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A Medieval Multiverse: Mathematical Modelling of the 13th Century Universe of Robert Grosseteste [PDF]

, 2014
In his treatise on light, written in about 1225, Robert Grosseteste describes a cosmological model in which the Universe is created in a big-bang like explosion and subsequent condensation. He postulates that the fundamental coupling of light and matter gives rises to the material body of the entire cosmos.
arxiv   +1 more source

The cousin marriage tradition, colonial shocks, and the performance of informal firms in sub‐Saharan Africa

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary The paper explores how the deep historical roots of informal institutions influence current informal businesses. It proposes that both pre‐colonial institutions—the tradition of cousin marriage—and the subsequent shocks of colonization still impact the performance of informal firms. We theorize on how the effects of historical
Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz, Peng Zhang   +2 more
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From Systems Metaphors to Project Manager Intelligence: Fostering Stakeholder Relationships

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper combines systems metaphors with Gardner's multiple intelligences theory to develop a comprehensive model for managing stakeholder relationships. By incorporating various systemic perspectives—machine, organism, cultural/political, societal/environmental and interrelationships—the model provides a holistic framework that positions ...
Alicia Gilchrist, Seyed Ashkan Zarghami
wiley   +1 more source

From criminal to enemy: the birth and development of the scientific police and criminal identification in Italy

Revista Ítalo-Española de Derecho Procesal, 2020
The aim of this article is to briefly retrace the history of criminal identification tech- niques in Italy in order to shed new light on the legacy of criminal anthropology in policing and criminal justice in the delicate transition from liberal ...
Emilia Musumeci
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Vasilyev about Crimean Gothia of the Second Half of the 10th – the Beginning of the 11th Century

Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2018
Introduction. In the national historiography there is an opinion that the work of A.A. Vasilyev The Goths in the Crimea still remains the most authoritative, if not the only research on this problem.
Valeriy P. Stepanenko
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Early use of the reinforced concrete in the architecture of the Historicism in Austria–Hungary

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The study examines the early incorporation of reinforced concrete in the architecture of Historicism in Austria–Hungary. Spanning the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the research illuminates the period's stylistic pluralism and the transformative impact of reinforced concrete.
Éva Lovra, Zoltán Bereczki
wiley   +1 more source

The Fate of the Lost Lands as Viewed by Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos

Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2018
Introduction. In the Late Byzantine Period, the predominant trend was the reduction of possessions of the emperors of the Palaiologoi dynasty. The main reason of the Empire’s territorial decay was the Ottoman conquests. Methods.
Tatiana V. Kushch
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