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Introduction to Islamic finance [PDF]
An increasing number of individuals and banks have become curious about Islamic finance and how it is conducted in America. The author provides helpful background and tells where services can be found in New England.Finance (Islamic law)
Murtha Cullina, Umar F. Moghul
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
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Do Islamic banks use institutional theory in the light of Shariah governance? Empirical evidence from a Muslim dominant country. [PDF]
HeliyonAlam MK, Miah MS.
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Existing reviews of pre‐eclampsia determinants have focused on clinical and genetic risk factors. Objective To evaluate social determinants for pre‐eclampsia prevention. Search Strategy Systematic searches were conducted from relevant electronic databases from inception of each database to 30th December 2024.
Mai‐Lei Woo Kinshella +16 more
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Factors Associated With Menopause Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Menopause, marked by hormonal decline and menstrual cessation, is associated with various symptoms. Socio‐demographic and behavioural factors may influence symptom type and severity. Understanding these associations can inform better symptom management.
Janice Hoang +10 more
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Antimicrobial Use in Livestock: The Economic Cost of Action or Inaction
Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper quantifies the economy‐wide consequences of two independent global stress‐tests in livestock production. The first assesses the effects of phasing out antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs), and the second evaluates the long‐term impacts of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) progression.
Alejandro Acosta +9 more
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Bound by blood and bloodshed: Sibling ties and participation in genocidal violence
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, we examine how sibling relationships—one of the most salient familial bonds—influence individual engagement in violence during mass atrocity. Drawing on an adaptation of differential association and social learning theories for contexts of mass atrocity, we analyze a novel dataset linking over 300,000 ...
Jack G. R. Wippell +3 more
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Is the profitability of Islamic and conventional banks driven by the same factors?-A study of banking in the Middle East. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Sobol I, Dopierała Ł, Wysiński P.
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Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A fundamental, but largely overlooked, aspect of the New Washington Consensus is the use of national security arguments to restrict speech and punish disfavored speakers. Although the United States has a longer history of using sanctions to restrict speech in the terrorism context, it has recently applied sanctions to restrict political speech,
Joshua Andresen
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Bank Ownership, Characteristics and Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Islamic Banks in Malaysia [PDF]
The paper investigates the performance of Malaysian Islamic banking sector during the period of 2001-2005. Several efficiency estimates of individual banks are evaluated using non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).
Abdul Majid, Muhamed Zulkhibri +1 more
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