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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
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Realistic Representation, Dynamic Evolution and Determinants of Institutional Quality in China
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper delves into the role of institutional quality in bolstering China's economic resilience post‐COVID‐19, CITIC‐Entropy. It divides institutions into basic and changeable categories, establishing an index system via the CITIC‐Entropy TOPSIS model.
Susu Wang, Qidi Zhang, Jing Fang
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The boundary between the Central Asian Orogenic belt and Tethyan tectonic domain deduced from Pb isotopic data [PDF]
, 2015 Castillo, Paterno R +7 more
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Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
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100 YEARS OF BUDDHIST STUDIES AT THE INSTITUTE FOR MONGOLIAN, BUDDHIST AND TIBETAN STUDIES OF SB RA [PDF]
, 2022 L. E. Yangutov
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Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Dental implant education in many African countries, including Nigeria, is limited due to a lack of expertise and resources. This study assessed the status of implant education in Nigeria's 13 dental schools, evaluated faculty and student willingness to implement a standardized curriculum, and explored student perceptions of ...
Uvoh Onoriobe +5 more
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Quantitative MRI Values for Atrial and Ventricular Parameters in Altitude‐Dwelling Youth
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The hypoxic environment on the Qinghai Plateau significantly exacerbates myocardial remodeling, with sex/ethnicity‐specific variations in cardiac parameters among local youth. Current cardiac MRI reference values lack data from physiologically adapted populations on this plateau.
Xiumei Xiao, Hui Xu
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