Malay intangible heritage went through numerous stages in its evolution and shaped by an amalgamation of various influences; one of which was the Malay-Polynesian belief system with a strong animistic base. The later emergence of Islam introduced new customs and practices where old manteras or incantations are sprinkled with Islamic names and supplications to Islamize, so as to legitimize the r...

We present recent CMS measurements of diffractive and exclusive processes, using data collected at 7 TeV at theLHC. Measurements of soft singleand double-diffractive cross sections are presented, as well as measurements of photoninducedprocesses including studies of exclusive WW production via photon-photon exchange Presented at DIFFRACTION 2014 8-th International Workshop on Diffraction in Hig...

Indigenous knowledge around the world is based on prevailing cultures, worldviews and paradigms. Initially assessments involved simple collection and inventory with little attention paid to the environment or to interrelationships between differe nt components of the system. Especially when undertaken in areas where access was difficult, such assessments more often than not resulted in loss and...

This paper analyses the extent of income inequality and opportunity inequality in 25 European countries. The present work contributes to understanding the origin of standard income inequality, helping to identify potential institutional setups that are associated to opportunity inequality. We distinguish between ex ante and ex post opportunity inequality. We find that ex ante equality of opport...

In this talk I review the status of our ability to extract the CKM matrix elements |Vub| and |Vcb| from semileptonic decays. I will review both exclusive and inclusive methods and put a strong emphasis on how to ensure keeping the extractions model independent.

Although much effort has gone into promoting early skin-to-skin contact and parental involvement at vaginal birth, caesarean birth remains entrenched in surgical and resuscitative rituals, which delay parental contact, impair maternal satisfaction and reduce breastfeeding. We describe a 'natural' approach that mimics the situation at vaginal birth by allowing (i) the parents to watch the birth ...

for helpful discussions in the design of survey modules related to the land registration and family law. We also thank participants at the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey Workshop at Lalibela, with special thanks to Paul Dorosh, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Stefan Dercon, Valerie Mueller and Tassew Woldehanna. All errors and omissions are our own. 1 Kes be kes enqullal be-egrwa tihedalech. Littl...

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