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Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Volume 48, Issue 1-2, Page 112-126, August 2025.Abstract The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident underscored the crucial role of nuclear engineering experts. However, the specific arguments and motivations of scientists advocating for the introduction of foreign reactors remain unclear.
Masahiro Inohana
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Aid paradox for unrecognized governments: The Taliban and aid
Development Policy Review, Volume 43, Issue 3, May 2025.Abstract Motivation This study examines how donors provide aid to unrecognized government under restricted conditions, focusing on Afghanistan's Taliban government, which has ruled since August 2021. However, owing to its harsh policies, particularly towards women, no country or organization has officially recognized it as a government, placing strong ...
Haruyuki Shimada
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Inequality in history: A long‐run view
Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 546-566, April 2025.Abstract This article provides an overview of long‐term trends in income and wealth inequality, from ca. 1300 until today. It discusses recent acquisitions in terms of inequality measurement, building upon earlier research and systematically connecting preindustrial, industrial, and post‐industrial tendencies.
Guido Alfani
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The Firebombing of Tokyo: Views from the Ground
Asia-Pacific Journal, 2011 More than sixty-five years after the Great Tokyo Air Raid of March 10, 1945, and the subsequent firebombing and destruction of Japan's cities by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, the issues remain little known and less studied.
Cary Karacas, Bret Fisk
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Peace &Change, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 152-175, April 2025.Abstract Why do some pastoralists join bandit groups in Nigeria? This conundrum is yet to be explored in the emerging scholarly literature on pastoral banditry in Nigeria's troubled northwest region. Whereas the upsurge in pastoralist‐related banditry has been predominantly explicated with the theoretical frameworks of ungoverned spaces and relative ...
Promise Frank Ejiofor
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Space Weather, Volume 22, Issue 12, December 2024.Abstract Space weather events, including solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms, have significant effects on various transportation systems. This review provides a comprehensive examination of the current understanding and future outlook of space weather effects on air, maritime, railway, and ground transportation. It explores the
Dabin Xue +5 more
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Water Budget Input Linked to Atmospheric Rivers in British Columbia's Nechako River Basin
Hydrological Processes, Volume 38, Issue 10, October 2024.Atmospheric rivers (ARs) play a crucial role in sustaining water resources in the Nechako River Basin (NRB). They contribute significantly to precipitation (21%), particularly rain (26%). ARs exhibit varying contributions across sub‐basins, impacting more the Upper Nechako, which also stands out for its substantial water storage capacity.
Bruno S. Sobral, Stephen J. Déry
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WIREs Water, Volume 11, Issue 5, September/October 2024.Hydrogeological opportunities of different MAR schemes in Lagos megacity. Abstract In the last three decades, the world has experienced a rapid emergence of megacities. The increasing demographics, urbanization, and water demand brought severe and undesired effects on the quantity and quality of their water resources. A prime example is Lagos (Nigeria,
Oluwaseun Franklin Olabode +1 more
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Scarce resources or damaged goods? On the legitimacy of laid‐off workers following MNC failure
Global Strategy Journal, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 604-634, August 2024.Abstract Research Summary We contribute to theorizing global human resource strategy by analyzing the mobility of workers laid off due to the failure of a MNC employer. The job opportunities of laid‐off workers are affected by their industry legitimacy.
Kristina Vaarst Andersen +2 more
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Space fantasy: Nagaoka Shusei's contributions to Afrofuturist visual culture
The Journal of American Culture, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 3-22, March 2025.
Nathan Hesselink
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