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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.Abstract This article traces the social life of medieval Persian poetry as it is repurposed within Los Angeles's Iranian diaspora. Based on 5 years of immersive ethnography in private erfān classes and mystical assemblies, I argue these gatherings function as contemporary diasporic courts, mobilizing core texts within a spiritual marketplace structured
Zia Khoshsirat
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The enregisterment and social meaning of fresas on the Texas border
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.Abstract The fresa characterological figure is widely recognizable in Mexico and has been considered to be performable through a variety of semiotic markers. By viewing fresas as a meta‐sign, their performance consists of three main behavioral practices: linguistic behavior, physical appearance, and inhabited space.
Natalie Rangel
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Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 4, November 2026.Modern confined masonry (CM) construction consists of masonry walls confined by reinforced concrete (RC) tie‐columns and tie‐beams. When built correctly, CM buildings have shown good performance in earthquake's shaking. Even though CM construction has been practised for almost a century in some Latin American countries, its use and standardisation are ...
Ahsana Parammal Vatteri +23 more
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Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Volume 96, Issue 5, Page 2336-2349, November 2026.ABSTRACT Purpose To improve on a multiparametric technique—known as Fat DESPOT—to map the fat‐ and water‐specific R1 (R1f, R1w), R2*, and proton density fat fraction (PDFF) by upgrading the parameter initialization and introducing explicit model sensitivity to the complex phase of the water and fat signals.
Renée‐Claude Bider +5 more
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World Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 4, November 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines how renewable‐energy expansion is changing water–energy bargaining among Iran, Iraq, and Türkiye in the Tigris–Euphrates basin. Much of the existing literature on transboundary water politics focuses on territorial control, upstream–downstream power asymmetries, legal rules, and hydro‐hegemony but gives less attention to ...
Umud Shokri
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Compliance in Regulatory Gray Areas: The Case of the Organic Seed Standard
Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 4, November 2026.ABSTRACT Adaptive regulations, designed to balance flexibility with accountability, can embed provisions that unintentionally leave room for firms to shirk on their responsibilities by exploiting flexibility. We call these provisions “regulatory gray areas,” and ask: how should we understand (non‐)compliance in adaptive regulatory settings?
Liza Wood +3 more
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Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 4, November 2026.ABSTRACT The intersection of immigration and welfare has taken a central stage in the politics of social policy and garnered increasing scholarly attention in welfare politics research. While prior research has examined how immigration affects welfare support and welfare generosity in the US, less is known about the determinants of immigrant‐related ...
Ping Xu, Ling Zhu, Sebastian Ege
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Updating Disyllabic Word Lists for Italian Speech Audiometry
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 11, Issue 5, October 2026.While speech audiometry materials worldwide frequently suffer from outdated language use, modern technology allows for linguistic optimization. This study establishes a universal framework to update speech materials by balancing lists according to contemporary web‐derived text corpora and word frequency usage, successfully demonstrated through the ...
Laura Biondi +3 more
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Advanced Quantum Technologies, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2026.What if the key to efficient quantum diagnosis lies not in the circuit, but in the geometry feeding it? Embedding Moiré beat‐field interference into a variational quantum circuit sharpens brain tumour class boundaries, lifting four‐class MRI accuracy to 92.5% and halving circuit deptheach claim validated on real quantum hardware.
Akoramurthy B +2 more
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