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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”

The Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing blueberry (<i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i> L.) yield with strategic foliar application of putrescin and spermidine at key growth stages through biochemical and anatomical changes. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Karami AA, Abdossi V, Ghanbari Jahromi M, Aboutalebi Jahromi A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Engineered Identity: Albanian Nationalism and the Limits of Established Nationalism Theories

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyses the development of Albanian nationalism as a test case for assessing the explanatory reach of three major approaches to the study of nationalism: modernist, constructivist and historical‐comparative. Rather than privileging a single theoretical framework, the article places these approaches in dialogue, treating them as ...
Alda Kushi
wiley   +1 more source

What Could ‘Manchesterism’ Mean?: Infrastructural Citizenship for Civic Renewal

IPPR Progressive Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local infrastrucutre is a lens through which citizens materially experience the actions of the state. Drawing on the concept of 'infrastructural citizenship', this paper explores how shared spaces can shift from sources of alienation to catalysts for trust.
Beth Kitson, Owen Garling
wiley   +1 more source

Macroeconomic Effects of Public Investment in EMDEs: Nonlinear Effects of the Business Cycle, Fiscal Space, Capital Stock and Efficiency

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines the macroeconomic effects of public investment in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). To this end the analysis develops a new measure of public investment shocks based on cyclically adjusted government investment.
Amat Adarov, Benedict Clements, João Tovar Jalles   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanoencapsulation of Basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L.) and <i>Echinophora platyloba</i>DC. Essential Oils in Chitosan Nanoparticles: Characterization and Efficacy in Burger Preservation. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Malekiazar S, Rahman A, Khani M, Mostaghim T, Pirbalouti AG.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What's Wrong With Self‐Censorship?

Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, discourse on freedom of speech has shifted away from exclusive focus on the state and towards societal threats to speech. Amidst this change, the notion of “self‐censorship” has gained increased prominence. Not only has self‐censorship emerged as a common reference point, several recent studies identify it as embodying a ...
Gideon Elford
wiley   +1 more source

Effective degradation of carbofuran and organophosphate pesticides <i>via</i> a continuous-flow, visible-light-activated periodate oxidation system using floatable, sodium alginate/water lettuce-derived biochar/hollow glass microspheres. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Amer K, Toghan A, Masoud EM, Zaki MEA, Shokry H, Samy M, Gaber MM.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Goldilocks Effect: How the “Just Right” Writing Styles of Global Corporate Responsibility Frameworks Shapes Their Use by Businesses

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 21st century has witnessed a surge in the number of global corporate responsibility (GCR) frameworks issued by international organizations (IOs). Our study investigates whether and to what extent these frameworks shape businesses' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communications.
Adam William Chalmers, Robyn Klingler‐Vidra   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source