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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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The Theory and Practice of Islamism
RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2011 The article is devoted to the analysis of a general characteristic of political Islam which has got now the big popularity as Islamism. In Islamism the concept jihad as the political slogan and the military-political practice is widely used by the ...
A A Petruhina
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Morocco and the Mirages of Democracy and Good Governance [PDF]
, 2006 El creciente contraste y la contradicción entre los procesos de radicalización y democratización en la era de las reformas del mercado global y la “Guerra contra el Terror” no se limitan a la escena política interna de Marruecos.
Bogaert, Koenraad, Zemni, Sami
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker +2 more
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INFORMAL POLITICAL PRACTICES OF RADICAL ISLAMISM: THE NATURE AND CURRENT TRENDS
Современная наука и инновации, 2022 The scientific analysis of the informal political practices of radical Islamism and their objective assessment have become particularly relevant, since, despite the seeming theoretical consideration of this phenomenon - the study of the informal ...
Grigory Vladimirovich Volgushev
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A Hybrid Transfer Learning Framework for Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.A novel hybrid transfer learning approach for brain tumor classification achieves 99.47% accuracy using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. By combining image preprocessing, ensemble deep learning, and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) techniques like gradient‐weighted class activation mapping and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP), the ...
Sadia Islam Tonni +11 more
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Hicab, türban, and democracy: religious freedom versus political protest [PDF]
, 2009 The attire of women, in particular the style of donning of the headscarf to cover the head, neck and the shoulders of women (türban) by pious Sunni women has once again become the center of controversy in Turkish higher education and politics.
Kalaycioglu, Ersin, Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin
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Book review: Islamic movements of Europe: public religion and Islamophobia in the modern world, edited by Frank Peter and Rafael Ortega [PDF]
, 2014 This collection presents a comprehensive guide to Islamic movements in Europe, aiming to offer original, definitive perspectives on Muslims and Islam in Europe today. Louise Pears finds this essential reading for policy makers and academics alike who are
Pears, Louise
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Political Violence and Excess Liquidity in Egypt [PDF]
, 2005 In this article we estimate a time-series model of excess liquidity in the Egyptian banking sector. While financial liberalisation and financial stability are found to have reduced excess liquidity, these effects have been offset by an increase in the ...
Anja Shortland +5 more
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Printed Wearable Sweat Rate Sensor for Continuous In Situ Perspiration Measurement
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.A wireless wearable sweat rate sensor system is presented, featuring digital 3D direct‐write printing on a flexible substrate with microfluidic layers for continuous, real‐time monitoring. Printed encapsulated metal electrodes are used for capacitance measurements, achieving high sensitivity (0.01 μL min−1) while maintaining a compact and lightweight ...
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam +6 more
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