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From Mystical Asceticism to Heresy and Heterodoxy: Rereading St Antony in Late Medieval Spain (2020)
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Beresford, A. M. (2020). From Mystical Asceticism to Heresy and Heterodoxy: Rereading St Antony in Late Medieval Spain. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 96(10), 1079-1112. https://doi.org/10.3828/bhs.2019.65

This article examines the malleability of hagiographic identity, commenting on the representation of St Antony in the two most influential early sources of his life, the Vita Antonii and the Apophthegmata Patrum, drawing on sources that had for many... Read More about From Mystical Asceticism to Heresy and Heterodoxy: Rereading St Antony in Late Medieval Spain.

Managerial Overconfidence and M&A Performance: Evidence from China (2020)
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Guo, M., Liu, J., He, Q., & Xin, J. (2020). Managerial Overconfidence and M&A Performance: Evidence from China. International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, 11(3), 342-360. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbaaf.2020.10028269

We examine the extent to which managerial overconfidence creates value to acquirers in successful M&As undertaken by Chinese listed firms in the period of 20062012. The empirical results show that Chinese acquirers gain value in both the shortrun and... Read More about Managerial Overconfidence and M&A Performance: Evidence from China.

The Conway Moonshine Module is a Reflected K3 Theory (2020)
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Taormina, A., & Wendland, K. (2020). The Conway Moonshine Module is a Reflected K3 Theory. Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 24(5), 1247-1323. https://doi.org/10.4310/atmp.2020.v24.n5.a6

Recently, Duncan and Mack-Crane established an isomorphism, as Virasoro modules at central charges c = 12, between the space of states of the Conway Moonshine Module and the space of states of a special K3 theory that was extensively studied some tim... Read More about The Conway Moonshine Module is a Reflected K3 Theory.

Franco-Italian Cultural Translation in the Prophecies de Merlin and the Storia di Merlino (2020)
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Chuhan Campbell, L. (2020). Franco-Italian Cultural Translation in the Prophecies de Merlin and the Storia di Merlino. Quaderni di Francigena, 6, 113-138. https://doi.org/10.25430/2420-9767/v6-004

This article argues that northern Italian adaptations of the Merlin story mediate the French text culturally by exploiting alternative social dimensions within the narrative. While the Franco-Venetian Prophecies de Merlin juxtaposes the cultural disc... Read More about Franco-Italian Cultural Translation in the Prophecies de Merlin and the Storia di Merlino.

‘I do worry that football will become over-feminized’ : ambiguities in fan reflections on the gender order in men’s professional football in the United Kingdom (2020)
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Cleland, J., Pope, S., & Williams, J. (2020). ‘I do worry that football will become over-feminized’ : ambiguities in fan reflections on the gender order in men’s professional football in the United Kingdom. Sociology of Sport Journal, 37(4), 366-375. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2019-0060

This article draws on the responses of 2,347 football fans (male = 83.4%; female = 16.6%) collected via an online survey from September 2015 to January 2016 regarding the position of women (as fans, coaches, referees, journalists, board members, and... Read More about ‘I do worry that football will become over-feminized’ : ambiguities in fan reflections on the gender order in men’s professional football in the United Kingdom.

Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change (2020)
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Fedele, G., Donatti, C. I., Harvey, C. A., Hannah, L., & Hole, D. G. (2020). Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change. Ecology and Society, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.5751/es-11381-250125

Climate change is increasingly driving fundamental shifts in ecosystems, land use, and human livelihoods. Because of these rapid shifts, some conventional adaptation strategies may have limited success in reducing the impact of climate change. In som... Read More about Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change.

More than Recognition: Why Stakeholding Matters for Reconciliation in Hegel's Philosophy of Right (2020)
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Brooks, T. (2020). More than Recognition: Why Stakeholding Matters for Reconciliation in Hegel's Philosophy of Right. The Owl of Minerva, 51(1/2), 59-86. https://doi.org/10.5840/owl202062831

Hegel’s project of reconciliation is central to his Philosophy of Right. This article argues scholars have understood this project in one of two ways, as a form of rational reconciliation or a kind of endorsement. Each is incomplete and their inabili... Read More about More than Recognition: Why Stakeholding Matters for Reconciliation in Hegel's Philosophy of Right.

Comments on Global Parton Analyses (2020)
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Martin, A., & Ryskin, M. (2020). Comments on Global Parton Analyses. Acta Physica Polonica B, 51(5), 1079-1096. https://doi.org/10.5506/aphyspolb.51.1079

We discuss the causes which can limit the accuracy of the predictions based on the conventional PDFs when including in global parton analyses the data at moderate scales μ. The first is the existence of power corrections O(Q20/μ2) due to the double c... Read More about Comments on Global Parton Analyses.

Composition in the Age of AI (2020)
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Collins, N. (online). Composition in the Age of AI. Ideas Sónicas/Sonic Ideas,

This article considers the plight of the contemporary composer, and various options they have to engage with AI beyond simply sticking their head in the sand, from writing software to deliberate subversion of corpora and moving social goalposts. If c... Read More about Composition in the Age of AI.

Global Justice and Stakeholding (2020)
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Brooks, T. (2020). Global Justice and Stakeholding. International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 34(1), 105-122. https://doi.org/10.5840/ijap2021118139

The orthodox position in global justice is to consider questions about international distributive justice from a perspective of what duties, if any, affluent states have towards people in severe poverty. The debate has focused on whether positive or... Read More about Global Justice and Stakeholding.

Inclusion across borders: young immigrants in France and England (2020)
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Welply, O. (2020). Inclusion across borders: young immigrants in France and England. Forum for international research in education, 6(1), 40-63. https://doi.org/10.32865/fire202061182

Globalisation and migration have brought new challenges to education in the past decades, raising questions about how schools can promote inclusion within contexts of increased diversity (Vertovec and Wessendorf, 2009). The concept of inclusive educa... Read More about Inclusion across borders: young immigrants in France and England.

‘The Moon Quivered Like a Snake’: A Medieval Chronicler, Lunar Explosions, and a Puzzle for Modern Interpretation (2020)
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Gasper, G. E., & Tanner, B. K. (2020). ‘The Moon Quivered Like a Snake’: A Medieval Chronicler, Lunar Explosions, and a Puzzle for Modern Interpretation. Endeavour, 44(4), Article 100750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2021.100750

Despite some scepticism, the suggestion by Hartung in 1976 that the report in the chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury corresponded to a meteorite impact with the moon in 1178, creating the Giordano Bruno crater, retains considerable support, particula... Read More about ‘The Moon Quivered Like a Snake’: A Medieval Chronicler, Lunar Explosions, and a Puzzle for Modern Interpretation.