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The Evil Enemy: Belief in Conspiracy Theories Predicts Attitudes to War

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Political leaders often justify war with conspiracy theories. How effective are such conspiracy theories in gathering public support for war? The present research has investigated the effects of conspiracy theories on people's war‐related attitudes.
Jan‐Willem van Prooijen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adhuc Tacfarinas: the causes of the Tiberian war in North Africa (AD ca. 15-24) and the impact of the conflict on Roman imperial policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
During the reign of Tiberius successive governors of Africa Proconsularis struggled to suppress a serious revolt by a number of semi-nomadic tribes led by Tacfarinas.
Vanacker, Wouter
core   +1 more source

Towards a Conceptual Integration of Collective Victimization Beliefs and Their Variation Within and Across Contexts: A Q Methodology Study in Five Communities

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although social psychological research on how people understand collective victimization often examines comparisons between groups’ suffering, studies on related concepts (e.g., collective trauma) suggest numerous other relevant beliefs. The present article aimed to integrate diverse collective victimization beliefs and contribute to their ...
Johanna Ray Vollhardt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

6. Rome: The Barbarians

open access: yes, 1958
North of the Rhine and Danube Rivers there lived people known to the Romans as Germans, and often called the barbarians. One of the meanings of the word barbarian refers to people who are uncivilized in the sense that they are primarily pastoral and ...
Bloom, Robert L.   +6 more
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Is geothermal and biomass energy a better alternative for seven renewable energy courteous countries: Evidence from Fourier ARDL, Fourier Bootstrap Toda‐Yamamoto and wavelet coherence

open access: yesEnvironmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines geothermal and biomass energy as cleaner alternatives in seven renewable‐focused countries in the context of sustainable development and global carbon‐neutrality objectives. Geothermal power provides significant emission reductions, with facilities around 99% less CO2 and 97% less SO2 compared to equivalent fossil‐fuel ...
Shweta Kumari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis on Penetration of Ballistic Missile and Detection in Reentry Phase

open access: yes, 2017
Ballistic missile is becoming secret weapon of modern warfare because of its long distance attacks, low radar cross section, high speed and high accuracy with flexibility with nuclear warheads.
Jun-Chao Yuan, Xiao-Kuan Zhang, Mao Liu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Impact of Democratization and Globalization on Environmental Sustainability in Brazil

open access: yesGeological Journal, EarlyView.
Fossil fuel, economic globalisation, and economic growth drive environmental degradation while democratisation positively influences environmental quality. ABSTRACT Although Brazil still possesses significant ecological reserves, the surplus in its biocapacity has been rapidly declining in recent years.
Mustafa Naimoğlu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A survey of Australian insolvency practitioners about the moratorium in corporate insolvency and its potential reform

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A survey of Australian insolvency practitioners explored the moratorium in corporate insolvency and its potential for reform. Conducted between 18 May and 30 June 2024, the survey targeted 1175 registered liquidators and recognised insolvency lawyers, gathering 119 responses.
Leonard McCarthy
wiley   +1 more source

The Other Side of the Hill: Combat Intelligence in the Canadian Corps, 1914–1918 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
For some, a discussion on military intelligence and the First World War is the ultimate oxymoron. They might ask: when and where did generals display any use of intelligence?
Jenkins, Dan
core   +1 more source

The Role of Uncertainty, Regulatory and Economic Environment and Quantitative Tightening in Banks’ Performance

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyses the implications of uncertainty, the regulatory and economic environment, and the monetary policy regime for bank performance. Employing multiple indicators of bank performance and underlying explanatory factors, we used a novel set of empirical approaches including Fixed Effects, Random Effects, Panel Fully Modified Least ...
Asma Nasim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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