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A Newly Discovered Tablet‐Making Facility in Nineveh: Insights From Scientific Analysis

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper addresses the question of tablet technology in the Neo‐Assyrian capital city of Nineveh. Recent excavations in the lower town of Nineveh by the Iraqi–Italian Archaeological Expedition uncovered an exceptional assemblage of more than 200 tablets from an elite residence that appears to have included a scriptorium.
Mathilde Jean, Michela Spataro, Jonathan Taylor, Gianfranco Ulian, Giovanni Valdré, Gabriele Giacosa, Eleonora Mariani, Nicolò Marchetti   +7 more
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Worked examples, cognitive aptitudes and the self‐explanation mechanism – A replication

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Self‐explaining is an engagement activity that supports learners' active use of instructional scaffolds such as worked examples. Self‐explanation quality is assumed to mediate the worked example effect on learning outcomes. However, prior investigations have relied on analytical approaches limited in scope and quality or have ...
Sarah Bichler, Matthias Stadler, Markus Bühner, Samuel Greiff, Frank Fischer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Major Gaps in Sterba’s New Atheological Argument from Evil

, 2022
In this essay, I first offer several scenarios where Sterba’s argument based on the Pauline Principle fails: specifically, one in which we all consent to living an earthly life in some prior existence (prior-consent scenario), one in which the ...
Robin Collins
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Assessing differences among elasmobranch nurseries to aid conservation based on a genomics framework

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Elasmobranch nurseries often differ in environmental conditions, demographics, and use patterns. These differences affect the distribution of genetic variation among nurseries. However, conservation and management strategies often fail to account for such differences because they are difficult to characterize.
Dominic G. Swift, Amanda M. Barker, William B. Driggers III, Bryan S. Frazier, Douglas H. Adams, James J. Gelsleichter, Dana M. Bethea, Bethany M. Deacy, David S. Portnoy   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unconditional Variance Estimation Under Complex Surveys

International Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The unconditional framework treats the samples and the variables of interest as random variables. This is particularly suitable with analytic inference, when modelling survey data. We show that variance estimation does not involve finite population corrections and joint‐inclusion probabilities, even with large sampling fractions and under ...
Yves G. Berger
wiley   +1 more source

Identity‐Based Motivation: Testing Assumptions of Ecological Validity, Individual Differences and Within‐Person Fluctuations

Journal of Personality, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction‐Objective We outline and test three key assumptions of identity‐based motivation theory. First, in everyday life, people draw both difficulty‐as‐importance and difficulty‐as‐impossibility inferences when tasks or goals feel hard to think about (ecological validity).
Alysia Burbidge, Daphna Oyserman
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Three Vertebral Screw Placement Directions in Anterior Thoracolumbar Fracture Surgery: A Finite Element Study

Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 5, Page 1464-1477, May 2025.
This study compares the biomechanical effects of three anterior fixation systems in thoracolumbar surgery—HXTL, NHXTL, and Medtronic's CD Horizon ANTERIOR. Finite element analysis evaluates stress and displacement across vertebral bodies and support structures under varying load conditions. Results indicate the HXTL system minimizes nail–rod stress yet
Xuehai Jia, Yanjun Xie, Yi Yang, Yi Deng, Kerui Zhang, Changyong Shen, Ya Li, Litai Ma   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

R-squared Measures for Multilevel Mixture Models with Random Effects

, 2022
Multilevel regression mixtures involving both discrete latent classes and continuous random effects are an increasingly popular approach for accommodating nested data structures.
Sonya K. Sterba (12091262), Jason D. Rights (9351860)   +1 more
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Sterba on Liberty and Welfarism

Analyse & Kritik, 2015
Abstract James Sterba advances several arguments designed to show that libertarianism, contrary to what this author and other libertarians think, actually implies support for welfarism and even egalitarianism. This discussion shows why his arguments do not work.
openaire   +1 more source

Instrumental Approach to Institutional Corruption: Explaining Performance‐Conditional Acceptance of Corruption Among Citizens in European Countries

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the mechanisms through which institutional corruption and engagement in corruption at the societal level may be normalized to the extent that citizens adopt an instrumental approach to corruption. Such an approach means that the public accepts corrupt practices and sees them as reasonable, as long as they achieve results ...
Shlomo Mizrahi, Shani Bar
wiley   +1 more source