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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Protein structures unravel the signatures and patterns of deep time evolution. [PDF]

QRB Discov
Harish A.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Inadequacy of Selective Apologies

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the ethical shortcomings of selective apologies: cases in which a party apologises for one instance of injustice while refusing to apologise for others. Existing work on apologies has not addressed the particular kind of wrongdoing associated with the making of selective apologies.
Daniel Butt
wiley   +1 more source

Significance of an Early Repeat Troponin Measurement Upon Presentation to the Hospital for Acute Heart Failure. [PDF]

J Am Heart Assoc
Horiuchi Y, Maisel AS, van Veldhuisen DJ, Mueller C, Hogan C, Kontos MC, Cannon CM, Müller GA, Müller GA, Taub P, Vilke GM, Duff S, McDonald K, Mahon N, Nuñez J, Briguori C, Passino C, Murray PT, Wettersten N.   +18 more
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High‐Content Screening Comparison of 1R6F Cigarette Smoke Extract and Selected Heated Tobacco and Electronic Vapour Product Aerosol Extracts in Endothelial and Bronchial Epithelial Cell Models

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cigarettes induce oxidative stress and DNA damage, processes that contribute to cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. High content screening (HCS) is an increasingly valuable tool for comparative toxicology because it enables simultaneous quantification of multiple mechanistic endpoints at single‐cell resolution. In this study, HCS was used to
Edgar Trelles Sticken, Konstantinos Papikinos, Fiona Chapman, Roman Wieczorek, Sarah Jean Pour, Torge Evenburg, Sandra Otte, Tiandan Wu, Liam Simms, Matthew Stevenson   +9 more
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Food Security Versus Environmental Health: The Nitrogen Dilemma

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth and, consequently, crop production. However, the cycling of nitrogen in the environment can have negative effects. Here, we review the historical development of scientific and public awareness of these effects and the influence this has had on political action to control them.
Henrike Mielenz, Norbert Bischoff, Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl, Uwe Häußermann, Kurt‐Christian Kersebaum, Karin Rather, Burkhard Stever‐Schoo, Reinhard Well, Claas Nendel   +8 more
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Paul Vageler (1882–1963) and His Pivotal Role in Germany's “Colonial Soil Science”

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay examines the role and activities of the German–Brazilian soil scientist Paul Vageler (1882–1963) in Germany's colonial policies and ambitions between 1909 and 1945. It highlights his scholarly achievements during the German Empire (with colonial possessions), the Weimar Republic (colonial revisionist thinking following the loss of ...
Armin Skowronek, Karl‐Heinz Feger
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Application of facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES) in psychophysiological research: Practical recommendations based on a systematic review of the literature. [PDF]

Behav Res Methods
Efthimiou TN, Perusquía-Hernández M, Elsenaar A, Mehu M, Korb S.   +4 more
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Colonialism versus Imperialism. [PDF]

Polit Theory
Arneil B.
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Standardized Reporting of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Examinations in Children With Cardiac Diseases and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, EarlyView.
Francesca Raimondi, Inga Voges, Lamia Ait‐Ali, Sonya Babu‐Narayan, Rene Botnar, Barbara Burkhardt, Adrienne Campbell‐Washburn, Dominik Daniel Gabbert, Georg Hansmann, Willem A. Helbing, Hasan Hosan, Sylvia Krupickova, Heiner Latus, Duarte Martins, Colin McMahon, Christian Meierhofer, Vivek Muthurangu, Tiina Ojala, Pim van Ooij, Claudia Prieto, Milan Prsa, Kuberan Pushparajah, José F. Rodríguez Palomares, Samir Sarikouch, Lars Grosse‐Wortman, F. Gerald Greil, Heynric Grotenhuis   +26 more
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