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Trade and exchange [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
If the history of Mediterranean trade during the period c800-1200 is one of decline and reluctant recovery that of Northern Europe is decidedly one of growth. One reason for this is the different points of departure.
Arthur, P., Sindbæk, Søren
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Thomas Gray and the Goths: philology, poetry, and the uses of the Norse past in eighteenth-century England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In 1761 Thomas Gray composed two loose translations of Old Norse poems: The Fatal Sisters and The Descent of Odin. This article reconstructs Gray’s complex engagement with the world of seventeenth-century Scandinavian scholarship: recovering the texts he
Williams, Kelsey Jackson
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New Frontiers in EU Trade Policy: Moving Beyond Conventional Trade Agreements

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the rules‐based international trading system faces stagnation and increasing unilateralism, the European Union's trade policy must evolve beyond conventional free trade agreements (FTAs). This article examines recent trends in EU trade agreements, highlighting not only their expanded scope to include areas such as digital trade ...
Niall Moran
wiley   +1 more source

Morse at Enoshima and Tokyo [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
In which our hero sets up a marine laboratory at Enoshima in the summer of 1877 and then, in the fall, takes up his position as first professor of Zoology at the Imperial University in Tokyo.
Rosenstone, Robert A.
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When machines invent: How AI shapes patent litigation outcomes

open access: yesAmerican Business Law Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer merely a tool of invention. It has become an inventor. As AI systems increasingly contribute to the design and discovery of new technologies, their involvement raises novel challenges for patent law. This essay presents the first empirical test of whether jurors systematically perceive alleged patent ...
Joseph J. Avery, W. Michael Schuster
wiley   +1 more source

The ancient art of laying rope [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
We describe a geometrical property of helical structures and show how it accounts for the early art of ropemaking. Helices have a maximum number of rotations that can be added to them -- and it is shown that this is a geometrical feature, not a material ...
Bohr, Jakob, Olsen, Kasper
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Mothering Through the Experiences of Homelessness With a Particular Focus on Child Separation in High‐Income Countries: A Scoping Review

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mothers who experience homelessness represent one of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, often facing separation from their children as a consequence of housing instability and intersecting challenges. While there is a substantial body of research on parenting in the context of homelessness, little is known about the experience of ...
Olayinka Ariba   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hyperreality, Polarization and Prejudice: Social Media Descriptions of Swedish Child Welfare Services

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how the Swedish child welfare services (CWSs) are described in Arabic‐speaking social media, with a focus on the ‘LVU campaign.’ The material consists of Facebook and YouTube posts and comments about the Swedish CWSs' actions in child mistreatment cases involving migrant families.
Dana Sofi, Jonas Stier, Emmie Wahlström
wiley   +1 more source

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