Can Democracy Survive AI? by Gina Neff

“…The analysis synthesizes historical parallels between computing and control, contemporary developments in AI infrastructure, and emerging policy frameworks to demonstrate how AI’s technical architecture and commercial implementation systematically undermine democratic values of transparency, accountability, and public participation. …”
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Microwave Heating as an Alternative Quarantine Method for Disinfestation of Stored Food Grains by Ipsita Das, Girish Kumar, Narendra G. Shah

“…Some estimates put the loss of food grains because of infestation to about 40% of the world production. Contemporary disinfestation methods are chemical fumigation, ionizing radiation, controlled atmosphere, conventional hot air treatment, and dielectric heating, that is, radio frequency and microwave energy, and so forth. …”
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A new framework for Bible translation by T. Wilt

“…A recent project by the United Bible Societies has attempted to provide a more contemporary framework for understanding Bible translation. …”
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Necessary and sufficient conditions for the BRI success by Yongjun Chen, Chenglong Guo

“…Several features of China's contemporary economic structure are shown to provide the huge potential of supply that matches the massive demand of many Belt‐and‐Road countries for infrastructure development. …”
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Ruptures, renaissances et continuités. Modes de construction de l’histoire de l’art maghrébin by Annabelle Boissier, Fanny Gillet

“…Indeed, the authors of such works have established the timeline and refer to such a limited number of historical actors that it seems unlikely that these would be the only ones responsible for the emergence and institutionalization of the modern and contemporary art worlds. We support the assumption that an analysis of the literature and its evolution will offer a key to understanding the process by which the "glorious history" of the Algerian and Tunisian artistic movements was formed. …”
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Defining persistent xenophobic behaviour in South Africa as a case of internalised colonialism by Tamunodein Princewill

“…The ramifications of this history within contemporary South Africa, that extend beyond the Black South African demographic, are yet to be fully discussed. …”
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“For mine is the bitter, the ale and the lager”: Parodic prayer and the spirituality of humour by A. Houck

“…The article then examines contemporary examples of parodic prayers, arguing that the confluence of humour and faith expressed in medieval parodies is still possible and potentially salutary today, both in furthering the work of justice and in expanding the religious imagination. …”
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Economic territory system socialisation as society development factor by R. M. Sadykov, V. Yu. Akhmetov

“…The economy socialisation problem and its impact on the social and economic territorial systems’ development is relevant and relatively new in contemporary conditions. However, the content of this phenomenon still is poorly studied and insufficiently adapted to social development at national and regional levels. …”
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Analyzing the Interaction between Islam and Ideology in the Political Thought of Hassan al-Banna and Ayatollah Khomeini by Lokman Cömert

“…The study aims to provide an in-depth examination of how both thinkers established the relationship between Islam and ideology and the impact of this relationship on contemporary Islamic movements.…”
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From ‘Humiliation’ to Radical Beliefs: Navigating political subjectivities and ideological shifts in trajectories of radicalization. by Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva

“…The focus lies on practices, both discursive and non-discursive, influencing contemporary adherence to far-right ideologies. In particular, the paper highlights how the far-right establishes effective communication with society, exploring Sonia’s central role in becoming an active part of a discursive community. …”
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Directing Dramas is Returning Hometown: Reading Lin Zhaohua’s The Cherry Orchard from the Perspective of the Taoist Freedom, Xiaoyao by Chengyun Zhao

“…The paper aims to add a footnote to Lin Zhaohua’s contemporary adaptation of The Cherry Orchard from the Chinese philosophical arguments of the Taoist freedom, xiaoyao. …”
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« Poraka ? C’est comme nourrir celui qui a tué notre mère… » Parenté, pouvoir et partage dans les missions guarani du Paraguay (xviiie siècle) à l’aune de l’ethnologie et de la lex... by Joaquín Ruiz Zubizarreta, Mickaël Orantin

“…By crossing historical sources and contemporary ethnological works, we show that it designates both the hunting and the sharing of game. …”
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Workshop report: 28th Nordic workshop on bibliometrics and research policy, October 11–13, 2023, Gothenburg, Sweden by A. I. M. Jakaria Rahman, Marco Schirone, P. Anders Friberg, Cecilia Granell

“…It is a forum for the bibliometrics community to discuss contemporary research practices and policies. The 28th edition of the workshop took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. …”
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Yalta 1945: the Black Sea Straits and the War in the Far East by M. S. Monakov

“…In the Russian historiography attention to these matters appeared only in the early 1990s, most likely because the Soviet side in negotiations had a negative impact on the formation of the post-war world order. Contemporary Russian historians are in line with the tradition, a feature of which was a lack of attention to the maritime policy of the Soviet Union, especially in the 1921 - 1955. …”
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Not-Not as Another Spatial Logic of Constitutive Negation by Masamichi Tamura

“…Following how he appropriates of Heideggerian ‘tool’ as its pivot and articulates a constitutive negation called Not-Not, this review contextualises its relevance in contemporary cosmotechnical criticism initiated by Yuk Hui, through their respective reinvestigations into geometrical space and Eastern traditions of constitutive negation. …”
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Raça, cultura e pertencimento: a emergência da noção de diáspora africana by Cauê Gomes Flor

“…In the last twenty years, we have seen substantial transformations both in the place that is attributed to the peoples, cultures and traditions of African origin in the formation of Brazilian society, and in the way national identity is approached in the debates and discussions that are dedicated to the investigation of relations in the contemporary world. These transformations take a path that reflects a new look at the presence of these peoples and cultures, often informed and influenced by a concept that has gained prominence in the discussions in both the academic world and militancy: the African diaspora. …”
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Hyperpersonal Communication in Sexual Fantasies: A Study on Users of Paid Video Call Sex Services in Indonesia by Muhammad Alzaki Tristi, Dian Arymami

“…These findings contribute to understanding how hyperpersonal communication unfolds in the context of virtual sexual interactions, revealing the interplay of technology, intimacy, and economic motives in contemporary digital culture…”
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GLOBALIZATION, POST-COLONIZING MIGRATION AND NEO-SLAVERY: THE SOCIO-POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AFRICAN STATES by Jonathan C. Madu

“…In essence, it is argued by imperialists that it provides a historical response to contemporary questions surrounding issues of underdevelopment and global inequality. …”
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Maps and Memory, Rights and Relationships by Sian Sullivan

“…Acknowledging disjunctions in conceptions and experiences of people-land relationships may assist with understanding who and what is amplified or diminished in contemporary globalising trajectories in neoliberal environmental governance. …”
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The Olive Groves of Andalusia: Analysis of the Dynamics Through Heritage, Identity (Inhabitants) and Tourism in the UNESCO Inscriptions’ Process by Isabelle Brianso

“…Andalusia is supporting a UNESCO candidature, part of which extends over an area known as "el mar de olivos", forming a landscape of 70 million olive trees, making it the largest tree plantation in Europe. The contemporary development of this mono-agriculture has had a considerable impact on lifestyles, local industry and the heritage of several cities (Granada, Cordoba, Jaén), shaping the cultural and social identity of the area. …”
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