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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies
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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Borogon: Ethnonym and Ethnic History
Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of the origin and spread of the ethnonym Boroγon (in Russian spelling — Borogon), reflected in the names of administrative territorial units of various taxonomic levels in the territory of Yakutia during ...
Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin
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Despite growing investment in restoration, weak accountability and poor biodiversity monitoring mean many projects fail to achieve ecological recovery. The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) offers a practical way to ensure that restoration finance delivers measurable gains for nature.
David Bartholomew +254 more
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Future changes in population exposure to snowfall extremes across Eurasia
Abstract Extreme snowfall events have frequently occurred across parts of Eurasia, causing substantial economic losses and severe societal impacts. As global warming intensifies, assessing its potential effect on population exposure to such extremes becomes increasingly crucial. This study employed CMIP6 model datasets and future population projections
Wenqing Lin +5 more
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Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development
ABSTRACT This study investigates the nexus between climate vulnerability (CVUL) and renewable energy consumption (RECO) and tests the moderating effect of financial development (FD) on this relationship. The analysis is, particularly, relevant for the 162 panel countries observed between 1995 and 2022, which face diverse climate risks and exhibit ...
Sorin Gabriel Anton
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The Rite of Seter Tatakh and the Cult of Water Spirits among the Mongolic Peoples
Introduction. The article deals with archaic layers of Mongolic traditional cultures — worship of water, water sources and bodies — to specifically analyze the cult of water spirits. Goals.
Surzhana B. Miyagasheva
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Some current and upcoming events in Grassland Science
Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Cory Matthew
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ABSTRACT This article examines whether economic growth reduces inequalities in access to water and sanitation across 64 countries over an average period of 13.5 years. Drawing on disaggregated data by income quintiles and rural–urban location, and employing ordinary least squares (OLS), two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and Seemingly Unrelated Regression
Marcos García‐López +2 more
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Unveiling 2,000 years of differentiation among Tungusic-speaking populations: a revised phylogeny of the paternal founder lineage C2a-M48-SK1061. [PDF]
Yu HX +8 more
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The Dynamic Impact of the Energy Transition on Food Security in Developing Countries
ABSTRACT In the context of persistent food insecurity and the global push for the transition toward clean energy in developing countries, understanding the association between clean energy access and food affordability is increasingly important to inform multisectoral policy interventions. Against this background, this study explores the dynamic impact
Boris D. Soh Wenda +5 more
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