Climatic influences on riverine transport on the Roman Rhine by Franconi, TV

“…These connections must be situated within a wider, integrated transportation network.1 Unfortunately, the logistics of riverine transport in the Roman period are poorly understood, mainly due to a lack of detailed documentary evidence.2 It is often assumed that river transport was easy and widespread, but this view is heavily influenced by the modern world where motorized ships and canalized rivers remove many natural hazards and problems that had previously plagued river shipping. …”

Time and memory in Carthage by Das, N

“…Using a range of material from Virgil's Aeneid to medieval and Renaissance visual depictions of Carthage, this essay attends to the strange tricks that the city of Carthage plays with both time and space, both in the Roman imagination, and in the early modern world – opening up spaces of conversation and alterity that survived even as the city's architectural space was destroyed, reappropriated, rebuilt, and reimagined.…”

The Educational Sociology and Political Theology of Disenchantment: From the Secularization to the Securitization of the Sacred by Gearon, L

“…Drawing together two originating frameworks—Max Weber’s (1918) sociological theorization of religious authority’s intellectual demise as disenchantment of the modern world and Carl Schmitt’s (1922) contemporaneous framing of a political theology—this article argues that a bringing together of these apparently disparate perspectives facilitates an understanding of securitization as a staging post in the history of the secularization of religion in education. …”

Why does classical reception need disability studies? by Silverblank, H, Ward, M

“…Many of the ableist tropes around disability and disabled people in the modern world find their antecedents in ancient mythology and its reception, but the seemingly ‘traditional’ nature of these harmful tropes and reflexes of storytelling is not established by accident or in the absence of readers. …”

Migration from within and without: The problem of Eastern Christians in early modern Europe by Ghobrial, J-P

“…Based on private correspondence, first-person narratives, travelogues, and manuscript colophons, this tradition offers us a glimpse of how Eastern Christians understood their own circulation in the early modern world. …”

'Nothing new under the sun': rethinking recycling in the past - editorial by Sainsbury, VA, Liu, R

“…The practice of recycling has undoubtedly become one of the most important strategies to build a long-term sustainable society in the modern world. However, both the perception and practice of recycling can be traced back to prehistory through various archaeological records. …”

The Impact Of Non-Shari’ah Compliant Income Of Islamic Banks In Pakistan: Trust As A Mediator To Commitment Of Customers by Usman, Muhammad

“…Islamic banking is a contemporary concept in the modern world, finding many solutions to the problems of the modern economic system. …”
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Development of human growth hormones by Paramasivam, Revathi, Murugananthan, Yuggheshinie, Mohammed, Elizah, Mohd Fauzi, Noor Akhmazillah

“…Biotechnology plays a significant role in today’s lives especially in the scope of medical biotechnology which can be identified as red biotechnology to cure many diseases and for many other purposes after the modifications of the biotechnology has been made for this modern world. Growth hormone deficiency is one the diseases that has been cured by the development of human growth hormone by DNA recombinant technologies or efficient fermentation. …”
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Development of human growth hormones by Paramasivam, Revathi, Murugananthan, Yuggheshinie, Mohammed, Elizah, Mohd Fauzi, Noor Akhmazillah

“…Biotechnology plays a significant role in today’s lives especially in the scope of medical biotechnology which can be identified as red biotechnology to cure many diseases and for many other purposes after the modifications of the biotechnology has been made for this modern world. Growth hormone deficiency is one the diseases that has been cured by the development of human growth hormone by DNA recombinant technologies or efficient fermentation. …”
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Bridge monitoring and management system using GIS by Ibrahim, N., Yunus, M. Z. M.

“…In this modern world, the use of computer technology in most of the parts of life are necessary especially in engineering scopes. …”
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The Importance of Logistical Factors in Online Shopping Behaviour by Jalil, Emy E A

“…The ever-growing online shoppers prefer the comfort of their private home due to many challenges in modern world retailing.The increasing trend of e-commerce and the necessity of logistics competencies in supporting the online shopping experience has become prevalent than before. …”
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lslam and modernity: a brief elucidation of Nasr's position on lslamic and modern science and philosophy by Owoyemi, Musa Yusuf

“…The debate on lslam and Modernity continues to be an interesting one especially as it concerns the area of science and philosophy which are the two most important shapers of the contemporary modern world-view. Likewise, the debate on whether there is lslamic science and philosophy or not is an on going one in the Muslim world as some Muslim modernists, like Pervez Hoodbhoy, have taken the position that there is nothing like lslamic science and philosophy.It is therefore pertinent at this time of confusion and miscommunication to highlight, especially to the Muslim Youths and intellectuals who are interested in the study of Islam, what constitute lslamic science and philosophy and why it is different from what is known today as modern science and philosophy.It is in the light of the above that this paper intends to bring to fore the meaning of lslamic science and philosophy and how it is different from modern science and philosophy by looking at the work of one of the contemporary Muslim philosopher, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and how, in his view, lslamic science and philosophy are different from modern science and philosophy.…”
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Shifting gears in innovation policy : strategies from Asia / by Yong, Suk Lee, editor, Hoshi, Takeo, editor, Shin, Gi-Wook, editor

“…Many countries are facing rapidly aging populations and low birth rates: Japans population declining for several years is the first population decline not caused by war or disease in the modern world; South Koreas labor force started to shrink in 2018 as well; Chinas huge population will start to age even as a large part of the population remains poor. …”

The Phenomenology of Kotal Ritual in Bakhtiari Tribe by Daryoush Rezapour

“…In our society, Rituals, especially mourning Rituals, are formed from pieces of ancient Iran, Islamic culture, and modern world ideas, which have a certain breadth and dynamism and affect a large part of our behavior (Moradkhani and Ghobadi, 2011, p.94). …”
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Influence of Workforce Aging on the Productivity of Economy by Kudins Janis, Komarova Vera, Cizo Edmunds, Kokarevica Anita

“…The scientific and practical significance of this study is the contribution of the authors to a scientifically based empirical investigation of the influence of workforce aging (due to raising the retirement age) on the productivity of economy in the countries of the modern world. Methods of the empirical analysis. …”
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Development of the stakeholder marketing at the enterprises in transportation and logistic system by N.V. Popova, V.G. Shynkarenko

“…Under conditions of changeability, uncertainty, complexity and multiplicity in the modern world stakeholders marketing development will provide increase of the competitiveness at the transportation and logistic enterprises system. …”
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After Montesquieu: the possibility of republican liberty in a world without virtue by Yoon, S

“…This engagement prompted each author to develop new ways of thinking about the possibility of free government in the modern world. Montesquieu was notoriously pessimistic about the prospects for republican government in modern, commercial societies. …”

Understanding Kids, Play, and Interactive Design : How to Create Games Children Love / by Schlichting, Mark, author 631509

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Integrating Digital Innovation Mechanisms in Digital Infrastructures: The Case of Digital Remote Care by Anne KS Ajer, Egil Øvrelid

“…Digital innovation (DIN) is crucial for managing the growth of resource use in the hospital sector and for providing citizens with services aligned with the requirements of the modern world. DIN includes the co-creation of novel services, such as digital remote care (DRC) solutions. …”
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Expression of Identity in Tattoos of Symbols of Different Cultures by Miglė Eleonora Černikovaitė, Meda Mitkutė

“…The construction and expression of identity in the context of globalization and digitalisation is a problematic task in the modern world, where the processes of identity self-creation allow oneself to choose from many different options. …”
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