“Build the New City as Fast as Possible”: Speculation as Subsistence in Peri‐Urban Myanmar
Abstract This article examines an ambitious plan to construct a built‐from‐scratch new city outside Yangon, Myanmar and sheds light on the contradictory responses sparked by rapid urban expansion. Despite fears that this megaproject would threaten the region's way of life, hopes for the new city's construction remained high throughout the project's ...
Courtney T. Wittekind
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A new species and new generic synonymy in the family Vietnamellidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber with notes on ancient dispersal across East Gondwana. [PDF]
Godunko RJ+5 more
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The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma
C. T. Bingham+4 more
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Abstract Hepatitis B, caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), is a global public health issue that affects 290 million people worldwide. Most people with hepatitis B are in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC), where health systems and resources are often constrained.
Caroline Lee+2 more
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Some Cultural Aspects of Immigration: Its Impact, Especially on Our Arts and Sciences [PDF]
Burma, John Harmon
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Caring for the river‐border: Struggles and opportunities along the Salween River‐border
Abstract Geographers have shown how borders rely on the enactment of state power and violence to reinforce territorial integrity and sovereign authority, or even perpetuate the destruction of nature. Moving away from an emphasis on violence, in this paper, I take an approach to borders and bordering that emphasises the opportunities of the border when ...
Vanessa Lamb
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Survival, remission, and quality of life in diabetic cats
Abstract Background Remission is documented in a substantial proportion of cats with diabetes. The effects of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the lives of cats and their owners should be considered when evaluating treatment success. Objectives To study outcome in cats with DM and the impact DM has on the life situation of cat and owner.
Ninni Rothlin‐Zachrisson+3 more
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Impact of Hearing Loss and Restricted Access to Care on the Karen People Living in a Conflict Setting Near the Thai-Burma Border. [PDF]
Martin SJ+4 more
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The Amphibians and Reptiles Obtained by Mr. Ronald Kaulback in Upper Burma
Malcolm A Smith
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Migrating sands: Refocusing transboundary flows from water to sediment
Short Abstract Many transboundary river systems focus heavily on flows of water, with less consideration for flows of sediment. Here, it is argued that the two distinct natural cycles of water and sediment necessitate a rebalancing of transboundary cooperation frameworks to place water and sediment on an equal footing.
C. R. Hackney
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