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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
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Do Politically Connected Board Members Influence Firms' Debt Choices? Public Debt Versus Bank Debt
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a unique hand‐collected data set on the political connections of board members of S&P 1500 companies, we find that board members with stronger government ties are positively associated with firms' preference for public debt over bank debt.
Mustapha Douch +2 more
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Spatial population dynamics of bacterial colonies with social antibiotic resistance. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ADenk-Lobnig MK, Wood KB.
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I walk in the way of my ancestors: American Indian/Alaska Native reunification with tribe
Family Relations, EarlyView.Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of reunification with extended family and tribe for American Indian/Alaska Native relatives who were fostered and/or adopted as children, including how the reunification occurred, what reunification was like for them, and the feelings and changes associated with the experience ...
Ashley L. Landers +2 more
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Poetry, citizenship and diplomacy: The case of Western Sahara
The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.Short Abstract This article argues for greater consideration of the role of poetry and poets in diplomacy and as a medium for the recognition of contested citizenships. We take Western Sahara, the site of an ongoing anti‐colonial war, as our case study and explore how Saharawi poets engage foreign publics in their national struggle to become citizens ...
Joanna Allan, Moiti Mohamed Azrouk
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Traversal by Touch: Tactile-Based Robotic Traversal with Artificial Skin in Complex Environments. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Mazurick A, Ferworn A.
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Migrant language education in a Nation of Sanctuary
The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Recent reports and research evidence on the organisation and provision of language education for migrants in the UK have illuminated numerous shortfalls. Challenges have been identified not only in the ability of providers to deliver enough English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes to meet need, but also in the way that ESOL ...
Mike Chick
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Globally Critical Infrastructure: The Unique Risks and Challenges. [PDF]
Risk AnalKallenborn Z, Willis HH.
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EIGENSINN AND DOMINATION IN LIBERAL AND ILLIBERAL SOCIETIES
History and Theory, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article is a posthumously published text that was written by Alf Lüdtke and Alexandra Oeser but was left unfinished when Lüdtke died in February 2019. It examines two central notions—and their articulations—that Lüdtke and Oeser use differently in their work: domination and Eigensinn. On domination, it focuses on perspectives of Max Weber'
Alf Lüdtke, Alexandra Oeser
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Interlingual translation, as defined by Roman Jakobson, refers to the transfer of meaning between languages. However, this concept has often been conflated with linguistic shifts between distinct cultures and nation‐states. To challenge this misconception, I propose the concept of self‐consumption translation (SCT), a subfield of interlingual ...
Bilin (Belen) Liu
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