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ABSTRACT Riverine and valley systems across the globe have been central to the development of past urban centres. By AD 900, the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers seem to have facilitated the interaction and integration of early farming communities in southern Africa. This paper focuses on the application of geoarchaeological perspectives made available by the
B. S. Nxumalo
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Risks and sustainability of outdoor ski resorts in China under climate changes
Global warming is jeopardizing the artificial snow making conditions, shortening outdoor ski resorts opening days and increasing operation cost, severely threatening the sustainability of outdoor ski industry.
Yanqiang Wei +5 more
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Unmothered at Work: Organizational Silence Around Reproductive Loss
ABSTRACT An identity transition refers to changes in self‐concept that can result from professional or personal shifts. Although organizations increasingly support institutionally legible and culturally normative nonwork transitions, others remain professionally stigmatized or culturally unspeakable.
Katrina M. Brownell
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Challenges and Obstacles in the Development of Winter Sports Tourism in the Ski Slopes of Tehran [PDF]
This study was conducted to examine the challenges and obstacles in the development of winter sports tourism at the ski slopes of Tehran. The research population comprised all tourists and athletes frequenting these slopes, who responded to a 40-item ...
Siavash Imeni, Leyla Asadpour Shirazi
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Who Cares: Why the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Matters (More) to Some EU Member States
Abstract What drives the salience of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict amongst EU member states? This article employs domestic foreign policy theories to explain the factors underlying variation in salience, estimated analysing all country statements made at the United Nations General Assembly between 1993 and 2017.
Valerio Vignoli +2 more
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Snowmaking facilities have been commonplace in the French Alps since 1974 and particularly since the 1990s. Now, nearly all resorts are equipped with snowmaking facilities, which guarantee snow for skiers and sufficient revenue for resorts.
Pierre Spandre +3 more
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Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues [PDF]
Human-carnivore coexistence is a multi-faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals,
Boitani L. +15 more
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Iran's Forward Defense in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Abstract This article examines Iran's security and defense initiatives in sub‐Saharan Africa between 1990 and 2024 and how they reflect the extraterritorial application of the regime's forward defense doctrine. In response to the long‐term erosion of its homeland defense capabilities since the Iran‐Iraq War of the 1980s—driven by infrastructure ...
Ariel Limanya Limbu, Ronen A. Cohen
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Dynamique de la neige de culture dans les Alpes Françaises
Snowmaking facilities have been commonplace in the French Alps since 1974 and particularly since the 1990s. Now, nearly all resorts are equipped with snowmaking facilities, which guarantee snow for skiers and sufficient revenue for resorts.
Pierre Spandre +3 more
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Bird mortality related to collisions with ski–lift cables: do we estimate just the tip of the iceberg? [PDF]
Collisions with ski–lift cables are an important cause of death for grouse species living close to alpine ski resorts. As several biases may reduce the detection probability of bird carcasses, the mortality rates related to these collisions are generally
Allienne, J. F. +5 more
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