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Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary Patterns and Predictors of Food Insecurity and Poor Diet Among Children Less Than 5 Years in the Arid and Semi-Arid Region of Kenya: A Longitudinal Study. [PDF]

Matern Child Nutr
Wilunda C, Adair L, Flax VL, Thuita F, Sidze E, Amugsi D, Mwangi B, Webale A, Anono E, Odhiambo H, Kimani-Murage E, Lutter CK.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Inequalities in the completion of maternal continuum of care in Ethiopia using the 2019 mini-Ethiopian demographic and health survey. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Tesfaye SB, Ayele BH, Tola A, Bobo FT, Kumsa FA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mitigating policy uncertainty: What financial markets reveal about firm‐level lobbying

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Elections can lead to substantial policy changes and, thus, are a significant source of risk. Firms can respond to such policy uncertainty by lobbying, but it is hard to quantify whether they do so and, if so, how much lobbying benefits them. We construct a new dataset and leverage investors’ expectations of variability in stock returns in the
Kristy Buzard, Nathan Canen, Sebastian Saiegh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of parasitic diseases on dromedary camel (<i>Camelus dromedarius</i>) welfare: a comprehensive review. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Nawaz S, Tharwat M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Fecal Steroids as Tracers of Human Population and Waste Management Practices at the Ancient Maya City of Ucanal, Guatemala

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Geochemical data compiled from dried sediments from three water reservoirs at the ancient Maya city of Ucanal, Petén, Guatemala, reveal low to undetectable fecal biomarker concentrations. These low concentrations may be the result of the aerobic decay of sterols combined with well‐managed waste disposal practices.
Jean D. Tremblay, Peter M. J. Douglas, Christina T. Halperin, Yves Gélinas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracing Identity in a Fragmented Past: Multi‐Proxy Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains From Dungowan Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human skeletal remains constitute critical archaeological evidence for reconstructing past societies, yet their investigation requires careful ethical, cultural, and legislative consideration. This paper reports on the discovery, recovery and analysis of a set of skeletal remains encountered during a cultural heritage management (CHM ...
Antonella Skepasianos, Cameron Neal, Sarah Croker, Anthony Dosseto, Michelle Fermor, Steve Talbott, Warren Mayers, Joel Mason, Florian Dux, Luke Kirkwood, Pamela Kottaras, Alan N. Williams   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Five-Year Slaughterhouse-Based Surveillance of Echinococcus granulosus in Sheep from Yili, Northwest Xinjiang, China. [PDF]

Pathogens
Cairen, Zhang X, Zhang L, Aimulajiang K, Daoerji B, Namuka D, Guo B, Mi R, Wang L.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Teacher–student relationships in practice: Student perceptions of positive teaching

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Teacher–student relationships (TSR) significantly shape teaching and learning processes. Current research rarely leverages qualitative analyses of students' perceptions, leaving a critical gap in understanding how positive TSR manifest from students' perspectives.
Orly Shapira, Fadia Naser Abu‐Alhija, Benzi Slakmon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source