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Rushton, Jensen, and the Wealth of Nations: Biogeography and Public Policy as Determinants of Economic Growth 《国富论:作为经济增长决定因素的生物地理学和公共政策》

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-06-01 DOI: 10.46469/mq.2020.60.4.2

G. Christainsen

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The Relativist Disdain for Intelligence 相对主义者蔑视智慧

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.46469/MQ.2020.60.3.2

G. Andrade

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Book Review: Individualism and the Western Liberal Tradition: Evolutionary Origins, History, and Prospects for the Future 书评:个人主义和西方自由主义传统:进化的起源、历史和对未来的展望

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.46469/MQ.2020.60.3.10

G. Meisenberg

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Continental Genetic Ancestry Source Correlates with Global Cognitive Ability Score 大陆遗传祖先来源与全球认知能力得分的相关性

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.46469/MQ.2020.60.3.7

Russell T Warne

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引用次数: 3

Public Preferences and Reality: Crime Rates among 70 Immigrant Groups in the Netherlands 公众偏好与现实:荷兰70个移民群体的犯罪率

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.46469/MQ.2020.60.3.3

Emil O. W. Kirkegaard, Max de Kuijper

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引用次数: 2

Sex Differences on the WISC-IV in Taiwan and Germany 台湾与德国WISC-IV的性别差异

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.46469/MQ.2020.60.3.5

Hsinyi Chen, R. Lynn

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The Limits to Openness and Tolerance: Theorizing Migration in the Case of Clermont Township, Durban, South Africa 开放与宽容的极限:以南非德班克莱蒙镇为例的移民理论化

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.46469/MQ.2020.60.3.6

K. Mchunu, O. Mtapuri

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Book Review Article: Human Biodiversity for Beginners: A Review of Charles Murray’s [i]Human Diversity[/i] 书评文章：初学者的人类多样性：查尔斯·默里的《人类多样性》综述

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.46469/MQ.2020.60.3.8

Emil Ole William Kirkegaard

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Editorial: Culture Contortions 社论:文化扭曲

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MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.46469/MQ.2020.60.3.1

G. Meisenberg

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Online Conferences: Some History, Methods, and Benefits 在线会议：一些历史、方法和好处

IF 0.1 3区艺术学

MUSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2020-02-01 DOI: 10.7939/R3-Q6MQ-0004

Nick Byrd

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