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The skeleton of the green Iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae) and its intraspecific morphological variation

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The green iguana (Iguana iguana) is an iguanine lizard with herbivorous and arboreal habits, whose distribution spans through South America, Central America to the south of North America. Although the genus Iguana is well‐known, the species still lacks a comprehensive and up‐to‐date anatomical study, particularly addressing the axial skeleton,
Vieno Rosa, Marcos Vinícius Coelho, Camila Cupello   +2 more
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Liberal Arts for Asians

Interventions, 2016
This critical commentary discusses Yale-NUS College, a recently established liberal arts college in Singapore enabled by a controversial partnership between Yale University and the National University of Singapore. The Yale-NUS collaboration marks a shift in the role of educational institutions in Singapore's neoliberal economy and one that contends ...
Liu, Petrus, Lye, Colleen
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Contemporary Asian art and Western societies: cultural “universalism” or “uniqueness” in Asian modern art

Asian Journal of German and European Studies, 2019
AbstractThe expectations modern art has to fulfill are of various kind. Modern art is to be a seismograph of societal developments and thus sensitive to political and economic themes. Thus, Western (critical) contemporary art is in the dilemma to deal with and challenge capitalism in mostly bourgeois frameworks of musealized exhibitions, criticizing ...
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Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaurs, with emphasis on Tyrannosauroidea

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Tyrannosaurus is viewed as a model organism in vertebrate paleontology, with numerous studies analyzing its feeding biomechanics. Nonetheless, the evolution of this feeding performance has been under‐addressed in Tyrannosauroidea, especially in basal tyrannosauroids. Here we used muscle‐force reconstruction and finite element analysis (FEA) to
Evan Johnson‐Ransom, Paul Gignac, Daniel E. Barta, Ryan N. Felice, Eric Snively   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Looking into the Mirror: Affective Dance Objects in the Performances of Indian Dancer Ram Gopal

Arts
The article begins with a detailed description of a brief and rare film clip of Indian dancer Ram Gopal applying his black kājal eyeliner in front of the mirror in his dressing room before a performance, giving us an intimate glimpse into a dancer’s ...
Ann R. David
doaj   +1 more source

Promising practices in facing earthquake and tsunami disasters from child survivors in Indonesia and Japan: A comparative literature study [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Indonesia and Japan, both located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, face high risks of earthquakes and tsunamis. While conventional disaster education is widely implemented, theoretical approaches often fail to make a profound impact.
Damayanti Silvia, Devi Rima, Sutama Putu, Widya Purnawati Ketut, Wayan Prilyasinta Ni   +4 more
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Curating the Christian arts of Asia: global art histories at the Asian civilisations museum

, 2020
This essay examines the transformation of the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) into a global art histories museum. An analysis of the new Christian Art Gallery and its objects that date from the eighth through the twentieth century illuminates the ways ...
Meegama, Sujatha Arundathi
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Osteohistological evidence for terrestrial adaptation and an extended growth period in mekosuchine crocodylians and its potential role in their extinction

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Australasian crocodylian fossil record is dominated by the extinct endemic clade Mekosuchinae, with known members spanning the Eocene‐to‐Holocene. This diverse clade exhibited high morphological disparity, from early members superficially similar to Crocodylus, to more terrestrial forms later in the clade's evolutionary history.
Devin K. Hoffman, Cecily S. C. Nicholl, Oliver Bradley, Sreya Magar, Marie Sofia Sebaratnam, Alexandra Houssaye, Ryan N. Felice, Adam M. Yates, Stephen F. Poropat, Philip D. Mannion   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill, Michael Slack, Elise Matheson, Liam Neill, Wanchese M. Saktura, Gavin Ashburton   +5 more
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Identifying Systemic Lupus Erythematosus From Serum Proteomic Profiles Using Machine Learning and Genetic Risk Stratification

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Proteome‐wide risk models for lupus remain underexplored. We developed classification models to identify lupus from serum proteomic profiles. Methods Patients with lupus and individuals with other autoimmune diseases in the UK Biobank were included.
Mehmet Hocaoǧlu, Jishnu Das, Amr H. Sawalha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source