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Tengrism in the Karachay-Balkar ‘Nartada’

Oriental Studies, 2018
The article examines the supreme deity of Karachay-Balkar pagan pantheon - Teiri (Tengri). Three pantheons of pagan deities are inherent to the religious and mythological system of the Karachay-Balkar people, namely: Turkic, Alanic and Caucasian ones. It
Tanzilya M. Khadzhieva
doaj  

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
wiley   +1 more source

A Tale of Two Transitions: Mobility Dynamics in China and Russia After Central Planning

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines intergenerational mobility in China and Russia during their transitions from central planning to market systems. We consider mobility as movement, measured as changes in status between parents and children. We provide estimates of two key mobility measures: overall mobility, which captures total intergenerational movement ...
Kristina Butaeva, Lian Chen, Steven N. Durlauf, Albert F. Park   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: The genetic history of human populations along the ancient silk road. [PDF]

Front Genet, 2023
Chang X, Pamjav H, Zhabagin M, Wen S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Resilience Pathways for Land Degradation Neutrality: How Informal Institutions Shape Community Land Governance Across the Global South

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A decade after Land Degradation Neutrality was incorporated into Sustainable Development Goal 15.3, implementation outcomes across the Global South remain uneven. Mainstream commons research identifies recurring institutional features, whereas critical institutionalism emphasizes their adaptive assembly; both traditions increasingly recognize ...
Tengyuan Yang, Senbao Lu, Jiapeng Dai
wiley   +1 more source

Whole mitochondrial genome analysis in highland Tibetans: further matrilineal genetic structure exploration. [PDF]

Front Genet, 2023
Li X, Zhang X, Yu T, Ye L, Huang T, Chen Y, Liu S, Wen Y.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ecological Challenges and Strategic Responses to China's Quantitative Rigidity of Cultivated Land Protection

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing food security and ecological sustainability has become a critical challenge for land governance in rapidly urbanizing countries. China has successfully maintained national cultivated land quantity through a comprehensive farmland protection regime.
Yuzhe Wu, Zhuofan Li, Xinyan Shen
wiley   +1 more source

Dryland research networks as critical infrastructure for coordinated action

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
Oumarou Malam Issa, Sougueh Cheik, David J Eldridge, Quirico Migheli, Davide Rizzo, David Williamson, Fernando T Maestre   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Indo-European loanwords and exchange in Bronze Age Central and East Asia: Six new perspectives on prehistoric exchange in the Eastern Steppe Zone. [PDF]

Evol Hum Sci, 2022
Bjørn RG.
europepmc   +1 more source