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Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes
Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract Stone artifacts (lithics) preserve for extended periods; thus they are key evidence for probing the evolution of human technological behaviors. Africa boasts the oldest record of stone artifacts, spanning 3.3 Ma, rare instances of ethnographic stone tool‐making, and stone tool archives from diverse ecological settings, making it an anchor for ...
Deborah I. Olszewski +2 more
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Reconversion of nuclear weapons [PDF]
, 1992 The nuclear predicament or nuclear option. Synopsis of three lectures : 1- The physical basis of nuclear technology. Physics of fission. Chain reaction in reactors and weapons. Fission fragments. Separration of isotopes.
Kapitza, Sergei P
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A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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Evidence for tritium persistence as organically bound forms in river sediments since the past nuclear weapon tests. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 Eyrolle F +9 more
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Patterns Of Conflict: Nuclear-Weapon Hegemons And Their Clients, And Others In Interstate Dispute Behavior, 1946-2001 [PDF]
, 2012 As a quantitatively large-scale empirical analysis, this study examines the behavioral patterns of state-actor types in the bilateral militarized interstate disputes (BMIDs) that occurred between 1946 and 2001 according to the existence of nuclear ...
Song, Yoonjin
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Pan‐Europe Revisited: Inter‐War Debates and the EU's Pursuit of Geopolitical Power
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The European Union's (EU) transformation from a peace project to an assertive geopolitical actor reflects enduring tensions in integration theory dating back to the inter‐war period. This paper develops a comparative framework distinguishing territorial integration logic, which emphasises bounded political communities and collective defence ...
Kamil Zwolski
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Regulation of Microbiota by Vitamin D Receptor: A Nuclear Weapon in Metabolic Diseases. [PDF]
Nucl Receptor Res, 2018 Bakke D +4 more
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