Late Antique Allāh: Ancestral Arabian Religion and the Monotheistic Zeitgeist
ABSTRACT This essay addresses the ongoing scholarly tension between the monotheistic interpretations of late pre‐Islamic Arabian religion, pioneered by G. Hawting and P. Crone, and the traditional accounts of rampant Arabian polytheism found in later Islamic literary sources.
Ahmad Al‐Jallad, Hythem Sidky
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Global prostate cancer risk associated with microplastic exposure: a statistical and machine learning analysis. [PDF]
Elewa AMT +8 more
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When Universities Turn Carceral: Between Academic Freedom and Elimination
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Gil Rothschild Elyassi
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Tax Planning Under Pressure: The Impact of Carbon Emissions Management Post‐Paris Agreement
ABSTRACT We examine how the Paris Agreement affects corporate tax planning across a global data set. We find that emissions‐reducing firms are associated with higher levels of tax planning than nonemissions‐reducing firms. The effect is stronger for firms facing tighter cost pass‐through constraints, such as operating in more competitive markets, with ...
Aonan (Sistine) Sun +3 more
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Quality improvement in emergency units in low resource settings: a qualitative assessment for understanding challenges and delivering solutions. [PDF]
Welgama I +5 more
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Pricing ESG Risk—How National Sustainability Institutions and Firm CSR Shape Investor Responses
ABSTRACT We examine how investors respond to environmental, social and governance (ESG) incidents, and whether country‐level sustainability institutions and firm‐level corporate social responsibility (CSR) shape the magnitude of reaction. Using an event study of ESG incidents across 48 countries, we find that stronger national sustainability ...
Chloe C. Y. Ho +2 more
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Continuity or change in the transition to Islam? A diachronic assessment of agricultural production at Old Dongola, Northern Sudan (14th-18th centuries CE). [PDF]
Nasreldein M, Riehl S, Obłuski A.
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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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First report of two Eriophyid mite genera (Acariformes, Eriophyidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species and a key to known <i>Cosetacus</i> species. [PDF]
Khan EM, Mirza JH, Alatawi FJ.
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The limits of AI for authoritarian control
Abstract An emerging literature suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance autocrats' repressive capabilities. This paper argues that while AI presents a powerful new tool for authoritarian control, its effectiveness is constrained by the very repressive institutions it is designed to serve.
Eddie Yang
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