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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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Migrant Top Management Team and Corporate Innovation: Evidence From China
ABSTRACT This study explores the association between top management teams (TMT) comprised of migrant managers (migrant TMT) and corporate innovation. Using hand‐collected data for a sample of Chinese A‐share listed firms spanning the period 2008–2020, we find a positive and significant association between a migrant TMT and corporate innovation.
Ying Liu +2 more
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of audit fee regulation on audit fees and audit outcomes. Leveraging the staggered introduction of audit fee restrictions in different Chinese provinces, we find that audit fee regulation is effective in curbing lowballing behaviours and improving audit quality.
Zhili Tian, Yiye Liu, Yixuan Zhang
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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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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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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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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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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Persian Legend on Islamic Coins : From Traditional Arabic to the Challenge of Leadership [PDF]
The tradition of placing Persian inscriptions on Islamic coins goes back to the middle of the 7th century AD, namely the time of the “righteous” caliphs ‛Uthman and ‛Ali, when silver and copper coins struck in the eastern provinces of the recently ...
Nastich, Vladimir
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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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