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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
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Proposition for the analysis of background toner distribution to sequence ink lines and printing with a statistical method

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Determining the sequence of handwriting and laser‐printed text on documents that do not intersect is a recurring challenge in forensic document examination. This study proposes using background toner particle distribution analysis combined with kernel density estimation and likelihood ratio calculation to evaluate printing–writing sequence ...
Mathieu Arès, R. Brent Ostrum, Zain Bhaloo   +2 more
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Subconscious vibrotactile stimulation improves mobility and balance in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy: adherence over 2 years

Frontiers in Neurology
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of daily use of subconscious vibrotactile stimulation in bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP) patients, who judged the effect of vestibular rehabilitation as insufficient.MethodsBVP patients were asked to wear a subconscious ...
Herman Kingma, Herman Kingma, Herman Kingma, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Raymond van de Berg   +5 more
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Quantitative Study on Abrasive Belt Wear Based on Geometric Parameters

, 2018
In this paper, based on micro wear form, an approach that using protrusion height, average tool angle, blunt area ratio and coated density to describe the wear of abrasive belt is put forward.
Jian Yong Li, Zhe He, Yue Feng Wu, Yue Ming Liu   +3 more
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Mainland diversification and recent island lineages in the reduviid genus Tapirocoris: an integrative taxonomic framework with four new species

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Using an integrative taxonomic framework that combines COI DNA barcodes, geometric morphometrics and phylogeography, we revise the assassin bug genus Tapirocoris and recover seven well‐supported species, including four newly described cryptic species.
Ping Zhao, Qinpeng Liu, Minmin Ou, Huaiyu Liu, Yingqi Liu, Jianyun Wang, Miao Yang, Zhuo Chen, Wanzhi Cai   +8 more
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The Earliest Feathers from the Lower Cretaceous Dabeigou Formation of North Hebei: Implications for the Early Evolution of the Jehol Biota

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study reports two isolated feather fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Dabeigou Formation in northeastern China. Morphological analyses identified them as the earliest known feathered theropods (potentially including avian) in the Jehol Biota. This finding reveals a complex ecosystem at the dawn of the Jehol Biota, bridging the temporal and faunal ...
Qian Wu, Qian‐Nan Zhang, Dang‐Peng Xi   +2 more
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Optimization of tire-ground performance through meshed belt layer structure

Journal of Industrial Textiles
Using Abaqus finite element software, this study investigates the impact of different carcass belt layer structures on the grounding characteristics of tires.
Rui Mao, Pengfei Sun, Shuiting Zhou, Luwen Chen, Junling Meng, Wenqi Yang, Chenyi Yang, Kejie Luo   +7 more
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Uncoupled Histories in the Largest Continental Arc of North America: Goodeid Fishes and Their Gyrodactylid Parasites Influenced Differently by the Trans‐Mexican Volcanic Belt

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
• The Trans‐Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) separates the Nearctic from the Neotropics. • TMVB's geology influenced diversification and distribution of endemic goodeid fishes. • Six neartic Gyrodactylus species infect goodeids within and north of the TMVB.
Guadalupe García‐Arguello, Carlos Daniel Pinacho‐Pinacho, Miguel Rubio‐Godoy   +2 more
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‘I'd rather have worse gums than worse lungs’: Young people's views of nicotine pouches in the UK

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Nicotine pouches entered the UK market in 2019. Although research has shown that young people's prevalence of use has been low, it has been reported to be increasing and a cause for concern. This paper reports the findings of the first qualitative study in the UK to explore the views of 14–16 year olds' knowledge, awareness
Andy MacGregor, Jessica Shields, Asiya Hamid, Eleanor Holman, Hannah Biggs, Sarah Minty, Jamie Pearce, Allison Ford   +7 more
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What Was ‘Middle Australia’? Social Categorisation and Political Positioning in the Late‐20th Century

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Middle Australia’ became a ubiquitous term of social categorisation and political positioning during the latter decades of the 20th century. This article examines how this concept was variously used in the metropolitan print media in the guises of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Melbourne, including in their reporting of federal and ...
Chris Beer
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