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The Social Contract and Collective Action: Grievances, Cleavages, and Protests in the Middle East
Kyklos, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How do grievances turn into collective action? This article examines how citizens' expectations in social contracts lead them to embark on street protests. It draws on original, nationally representative telephone surveys in Tunisia and Lebanon and unpacks popular preferences about the states' obligations to deliver social service provision ...
Markus Loewe, Holger Albrecht
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A Machine Learning Framework for Assessing Systemic Societal Vulnerability to Coastal Flooding
Journal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Vulnerability indices are increasingly used to understand why coastal urban communities experience differential flood impacts. However, they are criticised for subjective indicator selection, weighting and aggregation, which rely on researcher judgement and rarely integrate uncertainty.
Adesola Akindejoye +3 more
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Depolymerization and Reuse of Polycarbonates: Emerging Classes, Mechanisms and Challenges
Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 19, 4 May 2026.This review collects the latest developments in the area of chemical and catalytic polycarbonate recycling strategies and includes the controlled degradation of similar types of macromolecules. Apart from the main strategies for deconstruction, the key mechanistic features of these depolymerization processes are also discussed together with the ...
Davide Rigo +4 more
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Journal of Food Process Engineering, Volume 49, Issue 8, August 2026.Steam‐assisted baking (115°C, 60% RH) improved moisture retention and reduced weight loss in hand‐stretched phyllo pastry. Among the vegetable oils evaluated, canola oil provided a balanced physicochemical and sensory performance, supporting its potential use in healthier traditional bakery products.
Gokce Cakmak Kafadar +2 more
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Bazı Ayetlerin Çevirisi ve Yorumlanması Üzerine
Eskiyeni, 2013 Kur’an’ın filozof, akademisyen, araştırmacı, uzman, din adamı, gibi özel bir sınıfa değil, her düzeyden bütün insanlara gönderilen rahmet, hidayet, mevize, zikir, furkan, burhan, mizan, sıratı müstakim olduğu bir gerçektir. Onun için her düzeyden insanın
İbrahim Sarmış
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Intelligent Systems with Applications, 2021 Contrast enhancement techniques that are proposed in the literature are devised to enhance image quality so as to provide better details for different image processing tasks. Histogram Equalization (HE) is a widely exploited technique to enhance contrast
Umut Kuran, Emre Can Kuran
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The Impact of TikTok on Elections: (Mis)information and Regulatory Challenges
Kyklos, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 724-742, August 2026.ABSTRACT TikTok's algorithm‐driven feed is reshaping electoral communication, yet a clear understanding of its effects is lacking. This study synthesizes and appraises evidence on how the platform's design and governance shape political (dis)information and may affect electoral dynamics.
Michele Giuseppe Giuranno +1 more
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A New Concept of “Kim Jong Un Partizan” Discourse and Authoritarian Durability in North Korea
Pacific Focus, Volume 41, Issue 2, Page 203-214, August 2026.ABSTRACT How does the North Korean regime secure elite loyalty without institutional transparency or material redistribution? While existing studies have examined the use of Partizan narratives under Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, this paper argues that Kim Jong Un introduces a significant discursive shift: the invention of “Kim Jong Un Partizans.” This ...
Sohee Hwang
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Yahudi Geleneğinde Kur'an ve İbranice Kur'an Çevirirleri
Artuklu Akademi, 2018 Yahudi ve Müslümanların dinî ve siyasi açıdan doğrudan ilk temasları, Hz. Muhammed'in Mekke'den Medîne'ye hicret etmesiyle başlamıştır. Bu temas ile birlikte Yahudiler ve Müslümanlar arasında İslam, Tevrat ve Hz.
Nurten Nergiz
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Does digital surveillance boost citizen compliance? Evidence from China
Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 4, August 2026.Abstract Authoritarian regimes increasingly deploy digital surveillance to monitor citizens, but how this affects citizen compliance remains understudied. We argue that, beyond repressing or deterring regime opponents, digital surveillance serves as an instrument of everyday governance that operates through psychological mechanisms rather than direct ...
Dakeng Chen, Jing Vivian Zhan
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