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The Ancient Greek Roots Of Cross-Cultural Comparison, Stavros Moutsios

Comparative Civilizations Review

The paper traces the impartial comparative gaze of the Ancient Greeks, in relation to their ontological understanding of the world, and with respect to the domains of epistêmê, politics, and paideia, all operating in the field of logos, which underpinned the life of the democratic polis. The absence of any apocalyptic truth and predefined historical pathway in the Greeks’ conception of the world, their esteem for intellectual activity and philosophical inquiry, and their questioning of their laws and institutions as part of their educational and political life are all, as the paper demonstrates, at the root of …

Herodotus And The Histories: Accounts Of Intercivilizational Contact, Carlos Alberto Ríos Gordillo

Comparative Civilizations Review

The globalization of the earth, the old colonial dream of the sixteenth century, is still a challenge to historical understanding. In the contemporary debate, comparative history and global history have gained increasing interest as we try to explain the four parts of the planet in an overview, which allows us to think about the world, modernity, and universal history in a different way than a simple European expansion in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The theater of observation has become global when it relates Japan to China, India to New Spain, Portugal to Spain, Britain to the Netherlands to Indians, …

Letter To The Editor: The Pahlavis And The Other Side Of The Coins, Ardavan Khoshnood

Comparative Civilizations Review

It was with great interest that I read “Political Power of Iranian Hierocracies” by János Jany published in Comparative Civilizations Review (83, 2020: 67-102). Writing about Iranian history is not an easy task because historical points of view have been highly politicized. Such is particularly the case when discussing the Pahlavi dynasty, particularly its founder, Reza Shah Pahlavi, and his successor, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi. It is therefore of major importance to be transparent and, when feasible, to present the varying views and schools of thought which may exist with respect to the Pahlavi dynasty (Khoshnood, 2019).

Book Review: Michel Danino. The Lost River: On The Trail Of The Sarasvati, Joseph Drew

Comparative Civilizations Review

When early civilizations were listed back at the beginning of the modern discipline that constitutes the comparative study of civilizations, one of the greatest of them all was yet essentially unknown. It was only about a century ago that information was brought forward on the possible existence of this most interesting, extensive, and influential Bronze Age civilization, the Indus River Valley Civilization.

Christopher Peet. Practicing Transcendence: Axial Age Spiritualities For A World In Crisis, Constance Wilkinson

Comparative Civilizations Review

This unusual and enlightening scholarly work by Christopher Peet draws our contemplative attention to what post-war German philosopher Karl Jaspers called "the Axial Age," a "span of several centuries from 800 to 200 BCE . . . constituting a dividing line or 'axis' between a long prehistory of human beings before and the emergence of a world history after."

Macgregor Knox And Williamson Murray, Eds. The Dynamics Of Military Revolution, 1300–2050, Stephen T. Satkiewicz

Comparative Civilizations Review

Carl von Clausewitz famously declared “War is but the continuation of politics by other means.” It could just as easily be declared that war is the continuation of civilization by other means, concerning how different societies and cultures fight can be reflective of their distinct characters as much as any other factor. The study of war from the civilizational perspective is not new; for example, former ISCSC presidents Pitirim Sorokin and Matthew Melko did their own studies related to the matter. Into this mix come MacGregor Knox and Williamson Murray in their edited volume The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 …

Rachel M. Stein, Vengeful Citizens, Violent States. A Theory Of War And Revenge, Jamie Gonzalez

Comparative Civilizations Review

From the very outset, Western civilization postulated revenge as a significant cause of armed conflict. The Iliad’s storyline, the first extant literary text in our Western tradition, revolves around the concept of a Greek retaliatory military campaign against a foreign enemy. The Greeks sail to Priam’s city, intending to make the Trojans pay for the abduction of Helen. The first historiography work in the Western canon (Herodotus’ Histories) posits a framework of an eternal cycle of revenge between East and West. The “Father of History” structures the narrative at the beginning of his work as a cycle of abduction …

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Comparative Civilizations Review

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Impact Of Algorithmic Bias On Hospital Risk Stratification Scores Among Insurance Recipients, Peter Zdunek, Sarah Reed, Saima Anis, J. Alex Wrem

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Introduction: Artificial intelligence-based modelling has created an opportunity to improve upon existing hospital readmission risk score systems by redefining priority and uncovering new criteria, but inherent systematic errors known as algorithmic bias can impact applicability. This study evaluated whether there is racial bias for unplanned readmission risk scores in a novel model prepared for the CMS AI challenge.

Methods: The study population provided by the CMS challenge included Medicare recipients from 2012 (unique beneficiaries n=1,667,362, total claims n=34,233,260). Risk scores for unplanned hospital readmissions were projected on the basis of clinical and demographic criteria, including age, sex, comorbidities, and prior …

Fp-21-17 Trends In Births To Single And Cohabiting Mothers Under 40, 1980-2018, Karen B. Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-18 The U.S. Remarriage Rate, 2019: Trends And Geographic Variation By Gender, Leslie Reynolds

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-20 Recent Marriages To Same-Sex And Different-Sex Couples: Mobility, Region, Home Ownership, And Household Income, Krista K. Payne, Wendy D. Manning

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-14 Recent Changes In Men’S Childbearing Goals, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-22 Variation In Stepfamilies Among Currently Cohabiting And Married Men And Women Under 50, Karen B. Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-21 Stepfamilies Among Currently Cohabiting And Married Women Under 45, 1988 And 2017, Karen B. Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-25 Relationship Status Trends According To Age And Gender, 2019-2021, Adrianne R. Brown, Wendy D. Manning

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-26 Children’S Family Structure-2021, Krista K. Westrick-Payne, Corrine E. Wiborg

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-02 Unintended Births: Variation Across Social And Demographic Characteristics, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-03 Mothers’ Experiences Of Unintended Childbearing, 2017, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-11 Median Age At First Marriage For Same-Sex And Different-Sex Couples, 2019, Krista K. Payne, Wendy D. Manning

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-12 Median Age At First Marriage, 2020, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-09 First Marriage Rate In The U.S., 2019, Leslie Reynolds

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Sport, Gender And Development : Intersections, Innovations And Future Trajectories, Lyndsay M C Hayhurst, Holly Thorpe, Megan Chawansky Dr.

Faculty Books

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. In a context where striving for gender equity in relation to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals seems more pressing than ever before, Sport, Gender and Development: Intersections, Innovations and Future Trajectories bring together an exploration of sport feminisms to offer new approaches to research on Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) in global and local contexts. Including postcolonial and decolonial feminist lenses by drawing upon fieldwork with organizations and individuals in Afghanistan, Uganda, Nicaragua, and India, Sport, Gender and …

Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter, January 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Gender & Sexuality Services.

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Surviving “Los Sures”: An Anthropological Reflection On The Nuyoricans Lived Experiences In South Williamsburg, Brooklyn And The Current Urban Context Of Gentrification In New York City, Victor Vázquez, Ashley Mcafee

Departmental Papers (S&A)

The following article presents an anthropological and historical reflection on the Puerto Rican inner-city neighborhood better known as “Los Sures” in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City (NYC). The analysis will explore the contemporary academic discussion regarding the following concepts: poverty, the welfare State, the discourse surrounding welfare recipients’ culture, inner-city living conditions, and the current context of gentrification. Methodologically, the article presents an ethnographic reflection based on fieldwork experiences and interviews conducted on residents of the previous “Los Sures” and still living in NYC. Finally, we present a critical reflection on the poverty, welfare State policy, and shed light …

In-Store Marketing Campaign To Promote The Purchase Of Healthy Foods And Beverages At Convenience Stores In Rural Kentucky, Brynnan Nicole Jacobs Dunaway

Theses and Dissertations--Nutrition and Food Systems

The prevalence of obesity is greater in rural communities, and current health promotion interventions have not shown broad positive impacts on dietary patterns in these areas. Focusing community-based efforts on unconventional food retailers is a unique avenue to encourage healthier food choices in rural populations. This study used shelf-wobblers to market healthier snack and beverage items at convenience stores (n=5) in a rural Kentucky county. Selection of healthy snacks and beverages from the store inventory was conducted using the CDC Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities calculator. Items were sorted into four categories: meal replacement snacks, high-protein snacks, low-fat carbohydrate …

Fp-21-05 Median Age At Last Birth, Lisa Carlson, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-04 Trends In Cohabitation Prior To Marriage, Wendy D. Manning, Lisa Carlson

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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Fp-21-06 Homogamy In U.S. Marriages, 2019, Lisa Carlson

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

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