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Phylogeography of the Grassland Skipper Ochlodes venatus Supports the Hypothesis That This Japanese Grassland Insect Has a Long History

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
The key finding of this manuscript is that Ochlodes venatus, a species of Japanese grassland butterfly, inhabited Japan far earlier than previously known. This study estimates O. venatus was distributed in Japan at least 200,000 years ago. This provides crucial evidence that grassland organisms inhabited Japan much earlier than previously thought ...
Naoyuki Nakahama   +6 more
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Beyond Brunhild: reassessing women in the Fredegar Chronicle

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 458-479, August 2026.
Scholarly consideration of women in the seventh‐century Fredegar chronicle has long been dominated by the author’s hostility towards Brunhild, queen of Austrasia. Statistical analysis of Latin world chronicles before ad 900, however, shows that Fredegar’s representation of women was unusually high within this tradition.
Emily Quigley
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Aristocratic identification in Felix’s Life of Guthlac

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 435-457, August 2026.
Recent scholarship often sees high‐born monastics and clerics in early Christian England as part of the aristocratic class. Modern identity theories, however, suggest that social identity could be dynamic, situational, processual and discursive. In light of this concept, the present article reads Felix’s Life of Guthlac as a text that constructs an ...
Lek Hang Chan
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Government Financial Reporting: A Study of Nested Controversy

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 461-478, August 2026.
ABSTRACT There are two schools of thought on government financial reporting: one emanating from societal values and accountability to citizens; and one based on investment decisions and a business approach. There are staunch proponents of these different perspectives, which are rooted in economic thought and values.
Sheila Ellwood, Rhoda Brown
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

open access: yesInternational Statistical Review, Volume 94, Issue 2, Page 464-483, August 2026.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
wiley   +1 more source

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