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cosmICweb: Cosmological Initial Conditions for Zoom-in Simulations in the Cloud (2025)
Journal Article
Buehlmann, M., Winkler, L., Hahn, O., Helly, J. C., & Jenkins, A. (online). cosmICweb: Cosmological Initial Conditions for Zoom-in Simulations in the Cloud. 00 Journal not listed, https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.133696

We present the online service cosmICweb (COSMological Initial Conditions on the WEB)—the first database and web interface to store, analyze, and disseminate initial conditions (ICs) for zoom simulations of objects forming in cosmological simulations:... Read More about cosmICweb: Cosmological Initial Conditions for Zoom-in Simulations in the Cloud.

The landscape of the Zanj Rebellion? Dating the remains of a large-scale agricultural system in southern Iraq (2025)
Journal Article
Brown, P. J., Jotheri, J., Rayne, L., Abdalwahab, N. S., & Andrieux, E. (online). The landscape of the Zanj Rebellion? Dating the remains of a large-scale agricultural system in southern Iraq. Antiquity, https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.72

A system of abandoned ridge/earthwork features covers a large swathe of the Shaţţ al-cArab floodplain in southern Iraq, standing as testament to a period of agricultural expansion in the past. Until now, the chronology of these features has been surm... Read More about The landscape of the Zanj Rebellion? Dating the remains of a large-scale agricultural system in southern Iraq.

The role of governing boards in building legitimacy for new entrepreneurial ventures in host markets: a systematic literature review (2025)
Journal Article
Amankwah Amoah, J., Soga, L. R., Nasr, R., Konstantopoulou, A., Lodorfos, G., Bolade Ogunfodun, Y., & Godley, A. (2025). The role of governing boards in building legitimacy for new entrepreneurial ventures in host markets: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 55(7), 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2025.10071637

Although there is a growing body of research on gaining legitimacy by entrepreneurial ventures in host markets, studies on the role of governing boards in legitimacy building are typified by a lack of clarity due to the fragmented nature of the extan... Read More about The role of governing boards in building legitimacy for new entrepreneurial ventures in host markets: a systematic literature review.

Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries (2025)
Journal Article
Kowal, M., Sorokowski, P., Gjoneska, B., Pisanski, K., Pfuhl, G., Aguilar, L., Janssen, S. M., Gelbart, B., Arriaga, P., Antfolk, J., Zvončáková, K., Lidborg, L. H., Contreras-Garduño, J., Kozlov, M. V., Milfont, T. L., Varella, M. A., Križanić, V., Boussena, M., Kavčič, T., da Silva, D. R., …Prazeres, F. (2025). Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries. Scientific Data, 12, Article 1103. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2

Psychological studies on close relationships have often overlooked cultural diversity, dynamic processes, and potentially universal principles that shape intimate partnerships. To address the limited generalizability of previous research and advance... Read More about Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries.