Low math anxiety prevents math achievement decline for urban but not rural Chinese schoolchildren. [PDF]
Ying Z +5 more
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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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Multicenter Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of the Romiplostim Biosimilar. [PDF]
Melikyan AL +11 more
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Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy
Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
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The Implicit and Explicit Prosody of the Focus Operator <i>yinwei</i> (Because) in Chinese Complex Sentences. [PDF]
Zhang L.
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The limits of AI for authoritarian control
Abstract An emerging literature suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance autocrats' repressive capabilities. This paper argues that while AI presents a powerful new tool for authoritarian control, its effectiveness is constrained by the very repressive institutions it is designed to serve.
Eddie Yang
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Dynamics of repetitive DNA sequences over the course of evolution and intraspecific divergence of tetraploid goat-grass species Aegilops biuncialis vis. [PDF]
Badaeva ED +11 more
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Experience and self‐interest: Diverging responses to global warming
Abstract People are increasingly feeling global warming's effects through extreme heat and natural disasters. How do these climate shocks affect political attitudes? We argue that the effect of climate‐related experiences depends significantly on self‐interest.
Alexander F. Gazmararian +1 more
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Arctic and Boreal Wildfires Impact Climate by Releasing Ancient Carbon and Light-Absorbing Particles. [PDF]
Ruppel MM +13 more
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Jesuits as Peacemakers: Negotiating with Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great and Sitting Bull [PDF]
Donnelly, John
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