Bactrian in Issyk‐Kushan Script: Additional Readings and Decipherments1
Abstract This article presents additional readings of several inscriptions written in the Issyk‐Kushan script, building on the improved system of sound values recently proposed by Sims‐Williams (2025b). We propose that some further lines of Dašt‐i Nāwur inscription DN III and parts of several other inscriptions can now be read as Bactrian, add new ...
Jakob Halfmann +3 more
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Acute asymptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism detected using dynamic digital radiography following total hip arthroplasty: a case report. [PDF]
Hieda Y +4 more
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Soil drought imposes moderate, temporary costs on a strictly fossorial amphisbaenian reptile. However, these animals seem to cope with, at least, moderately short droughts thanks to their peculiar adaptations to living in an underground environment. ABSTRACT The physiological traits of animals can be strongly influenced by climatic fluctuations, and ...
José Martín +5 more
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Engineered Un1Cas12f1 for multiplex genome editing with enhanced activity and targeting scope. [PDF]
Huo Y +18 more
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Evolving Geopolitics and Japan's Economic Security–Trade Nexus: ‘New Capitalism’ as a Balancing Act?
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, governments increasingly perceive economic interdependence as a strategic vulnerability. Japan, situated geopolitically between two great powers—the United States and China—attempts to navigate geopolitics by prioritising economic security.
Minako Morita‐Jaeger
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JSMel: A dataset of 960 song melodies widely shared in contemporary Japan. [PDF]
Matsunaga R +3 more
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Added Value or Strategic Irritant? Chinese Elite Perceptions of the EU's Indo‐Pacific Strategy
ABSTRACT In September 2021, the European Union launched its Indo‐Pacific strategy, outlining its intention to strengthen its engagement in the region and add value to its partnerships there. The strategy, however, drew criticism from the Chinese side, particularly because it included Chinese Taiwan as a cooperating partner. To examine Chinese responses
Li Zhang, Ruoyu Ni, Wei Shen
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Author Correction: Attenuated fusogenicity and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. [PDF]
Suzuki R +28 more
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Abstract When quality attributes of a product are not directly observable, third‐party certification (TPC) enables buyers to distinguish between quality levels and reward sellers accordingly. We study the adoption of TPC by traders in smallholder‐based agricultural value chains in low‐income countries, where traders aggregate products from many small ...
Gashaw T. Abate +4 more
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The Societal and Economic Burden of COPD in Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
El-Sisi G +12 more
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