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Extreme weather and economic crisis in the 1430s in England, and the implications for tenurial change

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England have received limited attention. The economic downturn and the depressed customary land market in this decade marked the beginning of the Great ...
Mark Bailey
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of a change in fluid intake advice on outcomes in chronic heart failure: a prespecified subanalysis of the FRESH-UP study. [PDF]

open access: yesESC Heart Fail
Herrmann JJ   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The first bear raid and squeeze: Isaac Le Maire and the Dutch East India Company

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In 1609, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) faced a bear raid by a syndicate of short sellers led by Isaac Le Maire, a former director. We reconstruct the forward trade between 1607 and 1611, the actions taken by the syndicate members, and the responses to these actions by the company.
Oscar Gelderblom   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does an optimistic tone in annual reports predict better financial and non‐financial performance?

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In the current paper, we investigate whether management adopts an optimistic disclosure tone to impress the corporate audience or to provide incremental information (II) by anticipating positive corporate performance. Specifically, we test whether an optimistic tone in annual reports (ARs) is a positive predictor of better financial and non ...
Francesco Gangi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growing up otherwise: Situated ethics and pathways to non‐violence in Southern Brazil

open access: yesEthos, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper proposes a reframing of how young men become embroiled—or not—in the systemic violence that infuses their daily lives. Most frameworks in health and social policy tend to approach violence as rooted in psycho‐developmental problems and/or social and structural determinants.
Dominique P. Béhague   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nafsanalysis: The Problem of Refinement in Sufi Ethics

open access: yesEthos, EarlyView.
Abstract The nafs is the spirit in its ordeal of embodiment. It is the veil through which separation from God becomes the condition of relation to Him. Drawing on two years of ethnographic fieldwork among practitioners of the Naqshbandia Awaisia Sufi order in Pakistan, this article approaches the nafs as the site of enjoyment that survives refinement ...
Muhammad Osama Imran
wiley   +1 more source

“The Liminal Father”: A qualitative study exploring men's experiences of paternal imprisonment

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study explored the lived experience of growing up with an imprisoned father, from the adult sons' perspectives. Background Previous research has shown that paternal imprisonment has a significant impact on the emotional well‐being of the sons left behind.
Senan Tuohy‐Hamill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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