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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”

The Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
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A Tale of Two Choices: Son Preference and Reproductive Outcomes in Uzbekistan

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, we use data from the recent round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted between 2021 and 2022 to estimate the effect of son preference on reproductive behavior in Uzbekistan. We find strong evidence for differential stopping and spacing behavior among Uzbek women.
Khilola Dushamova, Rashid Javed, Gayrat Suyunov, Munira Zakirova   +3 more
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Russia and Iran in the South Caucasus: problems and prospects for cooperation in the field of energy security

Гуманитарные и юридические исследования
Introduction. In the context of the complex geopolitical situation that has developed in the South Caucasus in the post-Soviet period, the problems associated with the security of this region have become much more complicated.
A. K. Dudayti, J. Morshedloo, M. Abdollahi   +2 more
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2008 Georgian-Russian war [PDF]

Војно дело, 2014
In August 2008, a short-lasting but violent war broke in the Caucasus between Georgia and Russia, which shocked the whole world. The West had shown little interest in the long-term tension within the country at the foot of the Caucasus arising from the ...
Kuster Matthias
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The history of the construction of the quaternary glaciations of the Western Caucasus

Наука. Инновации. Технологии, 2022
Introduction: The study of the Quaternary glaciations of the Central and Western Caucasus began at the end of the nineteenth century. taking into account the experience of European scientists to study the Alps. The dynamics of the glaciers of this time were most fully examined by the example of the valley of the left tributary of the Kuban - Teberda ...
V. A. Shalnev, I. Y. Katorgin, D. V. Yurin, M. A. Samokish   +3 more
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Western Caucasus written artifacts and the Danube script

Вестник Адыгейского государственного университета, серия «Регионоведение», 2021
В рамках данной статьи рассматриваются западнокавказские письменные артефакты: проблемный аспект их изучения, основные тенденции предыдущих исследований, выдвигается гипотеза родства данных артефактов с протописьменными системами культур Восточной Европы и Ближнего Востока.
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Friend or Foe? Analysing Neutral States' Exports to the Russian Federation Using Synthetic Difference‐In‐Differences

The World Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study focuses on the analysis of neutral states' exports to the Russian Federation via SDID and their comparison with more diligent enforcers of European sanctions, emphasising thus the changes that took place after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Albert Grigoryan, Irena Benešová, Adriana Abu Zummarová, Luboš Smutka, Lenka Rumánková, Karel Guth   +5 more
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Retrospective analysis of dissemination of the 2.MED1 phylogenetic branch of Yersinia pestis in the Caucasus.

PLoS ONE, 2023
The 2.MED1 phylogenetic branch of Yersinia pestis of the medieval biovar became widespread in the Caspian Sea region, the Caucasus, and the Northern Aral Sea region in the 20th century, causing outbreaks and epizootics of plague there. Some of the formed
Galina A Eroshenko, Alina N Balykova, Konstantin A Nikiforov, Yaroslav M Krasnov, Lyubov M Kukleva, Ekaterina A Naryshkina, Alexander A Kuznetsov, Nikolay V Popov, Vladimir V Kutyrev   +8 more
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Strategic and Discursive Shifts in Türkiye's Perceptions of NATO, 1952–2020

Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Autumn (Fall) 2026.
Abstract With crises intensifying across the Middle East, the Türkiye‐NATO relationship has become a matter of vital interest for global security. Employing a mixed‐methods approach, this study investigates shifts in Ankara's perceptions of NATO from the year of Türkiye's accession in 1952 through 2020. Officials’ views are examined through an analysis
Melih Nadi Tutan
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Last Tile Added to a Mosaic: Phylogenetic Placement of Enigmatic Freshwater Fish Leucalburnus satunini (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae) Uncovered

Zoologica Scripta, Volume 55, Issue 5, Page 718-727, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Subfamily Leuciscinae, the largest freshwater fish group of the western Palearctic region, has been widely studied, including the phylogenetic relationships between its species and genera. However, until now, one genus completely escaped attention in this regard. Even though several works hypothesised about its evolutionary relationships based
Jasna Vukić, Eleni A. Charmpila, Cüneyt Kaya, Radek Šanda   +3 more
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