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How digitisation of herbaria reveals the botanical legacy of the First World War

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Digitisation of herbarium collections is bringing greater understanding to bear on the complexity of narratives relating to the First World War and its aftermath – scientific and societal. Plant collecting during the First World War was more widespread than previously understood, contributed to the psychological well‐being of those involved and ...
Christopher Kreuzer, James A. Wearn
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Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper, Hester M. Steyn, Cláudia Baider, Benny Bytebier, Anisha Dayaram, F. B. Vincent Florens, Nivohenintsoa Rakotonirina, Domitilla Raimondo, Marc Sosef, M. Marianne le Roux   +9 more
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Political Stability and Economic Development: Institutional Sclerosis and the Moderating Role of Institutions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the non‐linear effects of political stability on economic development and explores the moderating role of institutional factors. Drawing on panel data from 162 countries between 2007 and 2022, we employ a system generalised method of moments (system‐GMM) estimator to test the hypothesis that political stability follows ...
Yu Ri Kim, Woojin Kim, Yunseo Roh, Taewoo Roh   +3 more
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Risks of investing in the Russian stock market: Lessons of the first decade [PDF]

The modern history of the Russian stock market has mirrored ups and downs of the country’s transition as well as swings in investor perceptions. In this paper, we describe the evolution of the Russian stock market over its first decade, with particular ...
Alexei Goriaev, Alexei Zabotkin
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Carbon Performance in Airlines: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Institutional and Firm‐Level Drivers

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Air transport is one of the fastest‐growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, yet it remains one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize. The sector's climate impact is amplified by two factors: the steady rise in passenger demand and the absence of commercially viable low‐carbon technologies for long‐haul flights.
Jouni K. Juntunen, Sarianna Lundan, Tiina Ritvala   +2 more
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Contemporary Russian Identity between East and West [PDF]

, 2005
This is a review of recent English-language scholarship on the development of Russian identity since the collapse of the USSR in 1991. The first part examines literature on the economic and political changes in the Russian Federation, revealing how ...
Duncan, PJS
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Comparison of the Prevalence of Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) in Holstein and Angus Cattle Breeds From Shandong Province, China

Microbiology and Immunology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is widespread globally and causes economic losses in the cattle industry. Shandong Province plays a significant role in China's livestock industry, with an increasing importance in food of Holstein and Angus cattle. However, BLV prevalence in Holstein and Angus breeds in Shandong Province remains unclear.
Jingyuan Wang, Lin Dong, Guangjun Guo, Chunyang Yao, Changjiang Wang, Fengrong Tian, Feng Wei, Jishan Liu, Xuebo Wang, Ryosuke Matsuura, Sonoko Watanuki, Yasunobu Matsumoto, Jinliang Wang, Yoko Aida   +13 more
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Russian Church Abroad and the beginning of the “Free Church” (1990–1995) [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
The article is devoted to the history of the creation of a non–canonical structure by the Russian Church Abroad - the so-called "Russian Orthodox Free Church" (ROSC).
Andrey Kostryukov
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Macroeconomy of the Russian regions ? neighboring with the New European Union [PDF]

In the paper is presented the comparative analysis of macroeconomic indicators of six regions of the Russian Federation neighboring with six countries of the New European Union (EU). The basic line of investigation: ?
Alexander Granberg, Ioulia Zaitseva
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Crisis, temporality and governmental policy agendas: The cases of Finland and Sweden

Scandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Crises transform the temporal orientation of political decision‐making. They demand immediate and decisive action and thus convert time into a means of political control. In these circumstances, assessing the long‐term consequences of proposed policies with respect to welfare, sustainability or justice also becomes demanding.
Henri Vogt, Mikko Värttö
wiley   +1 more source