Biocultural diversity of common walnut (Juglans regia L.) and sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) across Eurasia. [PDF]
Little is known about how anthropogenic processes have affected the evolution of tree species with a long‐time‐scale history of human utilization such as common walnut (Juglans regia L.) and sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.). In this study, we evaluated the impact of isolation by distance processes, landscape heterogeneity, and cultural boundaries
Pollegioni P +10 more
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Pre‐Manichaean Beliefs of the Uyghurs II: Other Religious Elements
The original beliefs of the Uyghurs, which have been overshadowed by their conversion to Manichaeism and Buddhism, have not been thoroughly studied until recently. However, Uyghur inscriptions as well as Chinese and Islamic sources provide us with some information regarding their beliefs. In the first part of this article series, the Uyghurs' belief in
Hayrettin İhsan Erkoç
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SIGNIFICANCE The ethnic differences in myopia rates, ocular dimensions, and risk factors between Han and non‐Han schoolchildren observed in this study may help fill the knowledge gap about ethnic minorities and are important for China and other countries to address vision‐related health inequalities among different ethnic groups.
Yumeng Shi +8 more
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Forming an anti‐imperialist national identity in Republican China: The Finnish interpretation
Abstract This article focuses on Finnish national identities because they expressed the shared experiences of newly established Finnish communities, and they were crucial in constructing a new nation. It also explores created images of the Finnish and Finland, as well as community construction in Republican China, especially after Finland gained ...
Tiina H. Airaksinen
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Phylogeny, biogeography and systematics of Dysphanieae (Amaranthaceae)
Abstract After a rather turbulent taxonomic history, Dysphanieae (Chenopodioideae, Amaranthaceae) were established to contain five genera, four of which are monospecific (Cycloloma, Neomonolepis, Suckleya, Teloxys) and geographically restricted, and the fifth genus, Dysphania, having a nearly worldwide distribution and comprising ca. 50 species.
Pertti Uotila +5 more
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How the diversity of human concepts of nature affects conservation of biodiversity
Abstract Protecting nature has become a global concern. However, the very idea of nature is problematic. We examined the etymological and semantic diversity of the word used to translate nature in a conservation context in 76 of the primary languages of the world to identify the different relationships between humankind and nature.
Frédéric Ducarme +2 more
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ALTAYCA KELİME SONU –N SESİ ÜZERİNE / ON THE ALTAIC ENDING SOUND -N
Bu çalışma W. Bang’ın T’ong Pao dergisinde 1895 yılında yayımladığı “Zum auslautenden N im Altaischen” isimli makalesinin tercümesidir. W. Bang, incelemesinde kısaca şu sonuçlara varmıştır: Grunzel’in, Altay Dillerinin Karşılaştırmalı Grameri Taslağı ...
Hakan YAMAN
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On the Uralic Verbal Personal (*)k-Marker; 81-89 [PDF]
In case of Uralic verbal personal (*)k-markers we can probably come across very little etymologically common suffix-material inherent to all the Uralic language group and at times they may prove to be of Altaic origin altogether.
Ago Künnap
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Book review: Apatóczky, Á.B., Atwood, Ch.P. (eds.), Kempf, B. (g.-ed.). 2018. Philology of the Grasslands: Essays in Mongolic, Turkic, and Tungusic Studies. Leiden; Boston: Brill (The languages of Asia. Vol. 17) [PDF]
Professor György Kara, a distinguished member of academia, celebrated his 80th birthday recently. His students and colleagues commemorated this occasion with papers on Altaic Studies.
Erk, K.
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19 X‐STRs can afford a reliable and informative database of Guizhou Tujia population for human identification and paternity testing, especially in complex biological relations. The genetic relationships of Chinese populations are significantly influenced by the geographic position and ethnolinguistic origin.
Li Luo +9 more
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