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Beyond safety net value(s): Tourist hotel rooms for people experiencing homelessness
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the shape of care and value through an ethnographic study of an intensive, temporary housing intervention for people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, California, during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Building on a new anthropological theory of value, the results highlight the slipperiness between surveillance and care,
Naomi C. Schoenfeld
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A Scalable System-on-Chip Acceleration for Deep Neural Networks
IEEE Access, 2021 The size of neural networks in deep learning techniques is increasing and varies significantly according to the requirements of real-life applications.
Faisal Shehzad +4 more
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Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
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Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT After the Nigerian Civil War, the Biafrans started from scratch through trades, mostly adopting the igba‐boi apprenticeship system in Nigeria. This paper examines the impact of the igba‐boi entrepreneurship system in post‐Biafra for the survival of the Igbo identity.
Chiemela Victor Amaechi +3 more
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A different approach to the narratives about the tear of the boycott document placed inside al-Ka’bah [PDF]
, 2007 This article examines the narratives with regard to lifting the boycott decisions imposed upon the Prophet Muhammad and his companions. There are basically two narratives about this event.
Balci, Israfil
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EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi +1 more
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Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018 Introduction This study aimed to estimate the magnitude of tobacco smoking among healthcare workers (HCWs) and to assess the need to establish a smoking cessation program.
Hashim A. Mahdi +6 more
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Women in Britain’s First Muslim Mosques:Hidden from History, but Not Without Influence [PDF]
, 2020 Two of the earliest Muslim communities in Britain evolved around the first mosques in Liverpool and Woking (both—1889). The history of these early British Muslims is being recovered but little is known about the women (usually converts) in these ...
Cheruvallil-Contractor, Sariya
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Evaluating Authoritarian Performance: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Attitudes in Saudi Arabia
Governance, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT Many authoritarian regimes seek mass support through policy performance – delivering material benefits to citizens. When do citizens respond to these appeals? Standard explanations emphasize national‐level outcomes and individual patronage, along with regimes' messaging “spin.” By contrast, we argue that historical legacies of coalition ...
Andrew Leber, Jonas Bergan Draege
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Sistem Kalender Islam dalam Perspektif Evolusi Syari’ah
Ulumuna, 2008 This article tries to read Mecca and Medina messages by referring to Mahmud Muhammad Thaha’s, a Sudanese writer, term that is syariah evolution of Islamic calendar system. Mecca messages commanding to seeing the sky are theological, while Medina messages
Abd. Salam
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