DiCo-EXT: Diversity and Consistency-Guided Framework for Extractive Summarization. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel)Wang Y, Zhang J.
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Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax
The Muslim World, EarlyView.Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the systemization of kharāj (land tax) and the higher objective of Islamic law or Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa. After the conquest of Sawād region (located in modern‐day southern Iraq), the First Caliph ʿUmar (634 ‐ 644 CE) introduced a new approach to the distribution of ghanīmah (spoils of war), leaving ...
Öznur Özdemir, Mehmet Asutay
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Land use-induced soil carbon loss in the dry tropics nearly offsets gains in northern lands. [PDF]
Nat CommunWang H +19 more
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Practicing Power‐Sharing: How Political Adversaries (Fail to) Rule Jointly
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why does power‐sharing lead to peace and effective governance in some cases but not others? Whereas the current literature on this question predominantly focuses on institutional design, this article argues that more attention should be given to the everyday activities, routines and processes through which power‐sharing is operated.
Alexandre Wadih Raffoul
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Sociotechnical Change in British Supermarkets: Examining the Role of Labour
New Technology, Work and Employment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT When predicting the future of retail work, commentators tend to focus on automation and labour replacement and neglect the continued role played by labour, particularly in food retail. To understand this role, this article draws on both interview and newspaper data to show how change unfolded in the sector from before to just after the ...
Abbie Winton +2 more
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Sustaining non-profit organizations: Strategic, managerial and financial perspectives. [PDF]
PLoS OneHarb Y, Khabbaz L, Azouri M, Estephan S.
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Forecasting Climate Change Using a Multivariate Cointegrated System
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A cointegrated vector equilibrium correction model of key climate variables including sea surface temperature, ocean heat content, Arctic sea‐ice extent and sea‐level change is built, driven by radiative forcing in which a stochastic trend arises due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.
Jennifer L. Castle +3 more
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Narrative Matters: Improving young people's mental health through neighbourhood initiatives - the role of 'collective local intelligence' in Manchester. [PDF]
Child Adolesc Ment HealthRavetz J.
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