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Culture revisited: a geographic analysis of fertility decline in Prussia [PDF]
In this paper, we re-introduce geography into the analysis of fertility decline in the first demographic transition in Europe. We reanalyze Galloway et al.'s (1994) Prussian data, fitting structural models similar to those of Galloway et al.
Joshua R. Goldstein, Sebastian Klüsener
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Colonial origins of agglomeration: Evidence from Malayan rail stations
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 221-246, February 2026.Abstract This study examines how historical rail stations condition long‐run development using Colonial Malaya as a laboratory. By constructing novel historical data on rail stations, agglomeration centres, tin mines, and rubber plantations dating back a century and matching contemporary data on economic activity at the 1‐km cell level, we find that ...
Yit Wey Liew +2 more
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The French revolution and the transfer of the open access order to the South-Western German states and Prussia [PDF]
Twenty years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, there is again a debate on shock therapy versus gradualism, this time with regard to developing and emerging societies.
Zweynert, Joachim
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Material Aspirations, Cultural Change, and the Transition Toward Sustained Growth
International Economic Review, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 199-223, February 2026.ABSTRACT We highlight the role of economic materialism as a cultural phenomenon of significance in relation to economic transformation and development. By inducing material aspirations, an endogenous cultural change toward more widespread adherence to materialistic values is both a cause and an effect of productivity growth.
Evangelos V. Dioikitopoulos +1 more
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RUDN Journal of Russian HistoryThe author examines the nature of Russian-German trade in the early years of the German Customs Union and identifies the main trade trends at its initiation.
Mariya I. Diomidova
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 2, Page 1283-1298, 30 January 2026.Abstract BACKGROUND Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is a key driver of climate change, making it essential to understand its effects on crop growth and metabolism. This study examines maize C01 (inbred) and B73 (mutant), under elevated CO2 (600, 1200 and 1800 ppm) at three growth stages [40, 70 and 90 days after sowing (DAS)].
Pirzada Khan +5 more
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Juozas Narūnavičius–Naronskis, a mathematician and cartographer (1610–1678)
Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, 2004 Juozas Narūnavičius-Naronskis was Eques Lituanus. He distinguished himself by cartographing the estates of Jonušas Radvila and he has drawn a map of Biržai principality. In 1659, he wrote the works Arithmetica, Geometria, and Architectura militaris. The
Evaldas Gečiauskas
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The effect of oxidative stress on phagocytosis and apoptosis in the earthworm Eisenia hortensis
Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2010 The effect of exogenous hydrogen peroxide (H202) on phagocytic function and apoptosis in coelomocytes from Eisenia hortensis was investigated. Treating coelomocytes with H202 (0.26 to 8.4 mM) evoked a significant increase in phagocytosis for one or more ...
S L Fuller-Espie +3 more
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Elizabeth Fry—A Note-Worthy Friend
, 2019 Her picture is on the five-pound British note. She brought about prison reform in Britain. Her school of nursing inspired Florence Nightingale. She was the first woman to address Parliament.
Anderson, Paul N.
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