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Evidence of the evolutionary mechanisms in biodiversity, physiology and physical adaptations, and reproduction exists in the fossil record and across extant species; and in the development of psychology, civilization and theology in the human species. How is our knowledge of the origins of our...
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As the modern workplace increasingly adopts technology, that technology is being used to surveil workers in ways that can be highly invasive. Ostensibly, management uses surveillance to assess workers’ productivity, but it uses the same systems to, for example, map their interpersonal...
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Religion and beliefs in the supernatural are present in all societies. Yet, studies about the spread of small-scale supernatural belief systems remain quite limited. In this work, we test the anthropological hypothesis that historical dependence on pastoralism favored the adoption of customs...
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The focus of the last two decades (1994–2015) on the world’s Indigenous peoples has highlighted a number of critical issues that are central to Indigenous empowerment and resurgence in the quest for decolonization. The key issues include Indigenous peoples’ full and effective participation...
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In this thought-provoking paper, the author examines the concept of paradigm and its connection with the subconscious mind. Both are concepts which are highly confused.Paradigms are a set of assumptions, concepts, values, practices, and rules that shape the way individuals or communities...
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This research purposes, a new area of research in economics, it is called Econochemistry. Econochemistry is using models and experiments from chemistry in economics. This new research field in economics can help to understand complex and dynamic economic phenomena from a Chemistry point of view....
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This research purposes, a new area of research in economics, it is called Chemistreconomics. Chemistreconomics is using models and experiments from chemistry in economics. This new research field in economics can help to understand complex and dynamic economic phenomena from a Chemistry point of...
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The emergence of one-party states in Burkina Faso and Tanzania was a significant political phenomenon in Africa during the post-colonial era. Both countries gained independence from their European colonizers in the early 1960s and subsequently established one-party systems of government as a...
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The concept of cultural heritage employs specific discourses, codes, values, and images that contain assumptions about a particular community and its members. Among the constitutive elements of a common heritage firmly stand language, history and territory. The contents of the cultural heritage...
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According to data published by the Statistical Office of the EU, the spread of financial crisis has affected tourism in the EU of course. According to statistics, last year, spent the night in hotels in the EU was 1578 billion, registering a decrease of 0.5% over the previous year. The same...
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