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Burma in Diaspora: A Preliminary Research Note on the Politics of Burmese Diasporic Communities in Asia

open access: yesJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2012
This research note focuses on the far-flung Burmese overseas communities, situating them into the wider diaspora literature. Drawing on extant scholarship on refugees, migrants and exiled dissidents of Burmese origin, it presents an original cartography ...
Renaud Egreteau
doaj  

Floral scent of artificial hybrids between two Schiedea species that share a moth pollinator

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise In flowering plants, pollinators' ability to recognize chemical displays of hybrids may erode reproductive barriers. Hybrids may produce novel or altered floral scent blends that are unattractive, or scents similar to either parent that remain attractive and promote backcrossing.
John M. Powers   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern Monarchs and Democracy: Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej and Juan Carlos of Spain

open access: yesJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2012
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such autocrats. The elevation of one person over others by virtue of blood and birth has come to be seen as anachronistic; yet some monarchies have managed to survive ...
Serhat Ünaldi
doaj  

MGM volume 42 issue 321 Cover and Front matter [PDF]

open access: bronze, 1978
Terry Leach   +12 more
openalex   +1 more source

Biosilicification in monocots: Comparative analysis highlights contrasting patterns of deposition

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise New insights into biomineral uptake and sequestration are important for understanding how plants grow. Some plants accumulate silica accretions in precise locations in particular cells. Among monocots, controlled biosilicification occurs in several different forms and is restricted to commelinids and orchids. Methods We utilized energy‐
Paula J. Rudall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Political Cost of Corruption: Scandals, Campaign Finance, and Reelection in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

open access: yesJournal of Politics in Latin America, 2016
While corruption is widely disapproved of, some corrupt politicians continue to win elections. We tackle this paradox by examining the effects of malfeasance scandals in politicians’ behavior.
Ivan Chaves Jucá   +2 more
doaj  

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