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The article presents the results of the study of Novgorod and Pskov birch-bark letters of the second third of the XIII – XV centuries, containing information about fabrics.
Elizaveta M. Kalugina
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The Impact of Overseas Cosmetic Tourism on the Australian Public Hospital System
ABSTRACT Background Cosmetic tourism has become increasingly popular, with patients seeking lower cost cosmetic surgery overseas. However, complications often necessitate management in local public hospitals upon their return, placing a burden on healthcare systems.
Altinka Res +4 more
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Stylistic features of Cyrillic graffiti of the pre-Mongol period in Kyiv St. Sophia's Cathedral
The article examines the peculiarity of the concept of the linguistic style of the literature of Kyiv Rus, which is closely linked with the traditions of the scientific study of this very “red writing”. The specificity of Old Russian literature as medieval leads to its almost church character, and the specific "simplicity" in the structure of secular ...
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Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer +2 more
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ABSTRACT This case study explores what kinds of everyday ideas a small group of Finnish children have about happiness and unhappiness, and how these ideas relate to narrated practices and actions aimed at finding happiness. We conducted collaborative drawing and storytelling workshops with 10–12‐year‐old Finnish children (N = 8).
Jennifer De Paola +3 more
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From Farmers to Merchants, Voluntary Conversion and Diaspora: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish History [PDF]
From the end of the second century C.E., Judaism enforced a religious norm requiring any Jewish father to educate his children. We present evidence supporting our thesis that this exogenous change in the religious and social norm had a major influence on
Maristella Botticini, Zvi Eckstein
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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ПОДЗЕМНОЕ КИРПИЧНОЕ ЗДАНИЕ XI — НАЧАЛА XIII ВВ. В ШАХРИСТАНЕ ДЕРБЕНТА (БАБ АЛ-АБВАБА) [PDF]
При рытье котлована для частного дома в старой части Дербента было обнаружено подземное помещение, в ходе расчистки и раскопок которого были определены его параметры, конструктивные особенности, датировка и возможное назначение.
Гаджиев, М.С. +2 more
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An ensemble model achieved excellent accuracy (AUC = 0.973) in predicting the potential distribution of O. decorus asiaticus. Climate (temperature & August precipitation) and vegetation type are the primary drivers defining the species' suitable habitats.
Du Bobo +5 more
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Identity Signifiers In Contemporary Russian Films: A Lacanian Analysis [PDF]
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Swaffar, Janet
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