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The Whale and the Microorganism: A Tale of a Classic Example and Linguistic Intuitions

Cognitive Science, Volume 47, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023
Abstract A classic example of the arbitrary relation between the way a word sounds and its meaning is that microorganism is a very long word that refers to a very small entity, whereas whale is a very short word that refers to something very big. This example, originally presented in Hockett's list of language's design features, has been often cited ...
Shiri Lev‐Ari
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History and genetic diversity of African sheep: Contrasting phenotypic and genomic diversity. [PDF]

Anim Genet
Abstract Domesticated sheep have adapted to contrasting and extreme environments and continue to play important roles in local community‐based economies throughout Africa. Here we review the Neolithic migrations of thin‐tailed sheep and the later introductions of fat‐tailed sheep into eastern Africa.
Da Silva A, Ahbara A, Baazaoui I, Jemaa SB, Cao Y, Ciani E, Dzomba EF, Evans L, Gootwine E, Hanotte O, Harris L, Li MH, Mastrangelo S, Missohou A, Molotsi A, Muchadeyi FC, Mwacharo JM, Tallet G, Vernus P, Hall SJG, Lenstra JA.   +20 more
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Exploring the relationships between genetic, linguistic and geographic distances in Bantu‐speaking populations

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 179, Issue 1, Page 104-117, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Objectives The predominance of Bantu languages in sub‐Saharan Africa has sparked a large debate over the processes through which they came to disperse over time and space—the “Bantu expansion.” The overall genetic similarity shown by Bantu‐speaking populations indicates that movement of people occurred too, but the extent of the correlation ...
Miguel González‐Santos, Francesco Montinaro, Rebecca Grollemund, Davide Marnetto, Masharip Atadzhanov, Celia A. May, Nedio Mabunda, Pierre de Maret, Ockie Oosthuizen, Erica Oosthuizen, Cristian Capelli   +10 more
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Epidemiological study on Ixodid tick infestation and tick borne haemopathogens on cattle in Awi Zone, northwest Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 2194-2205, September 2022., 2022
A cross‐sectional study was conducted from December 2020 to July 2021 on Ixodid tick infestation and tick borne haemopathogens in North West Ethiopia. The overall prevalence of Ixodid tick infestation and tick borne haemopathogens were 45% and 3%, respectively. Babesia bigemina was the only haemoparasite detected in the present survey.
Hailemariam Adugna, Habtamu Tamrat
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Large‐scale mitogenome sequencing reveals consecutive expansions of domestic taurine cattle and supports sporadic aurochs introgression

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 15, Issue 4, Page 663-678, April 2022., 2022
Abstract The contribution of domestic cattle in human societies is enormous, making cattle, along with other essential benefits, the economically most important domestic animal in the world today. To expand existing knowledge on cattle domestication and mitogenome diversity, we performed a comprehensive complete mitogenome analysis of the species (802 ...
Vlatka Cubric‐Curik, Dinko Novosel, Vladimir Brajkovic, Omar Rota Stabelli, Stefan Krebs, Johann Sölkner, Dragica Šalamon, Strahil Ristov, Beate Berger, Stamatina Trivizaki, Iosif Bizelis, Maja Ferenčaković, Sophie Rothammer, Elisabeth Kunz, Mojca Simčič, Peter Dovč, Gojko Bunevski, Hysen Bytyqi, Božidarka Marković, Muhamed Brka, Kristaq Kume, Srđan Stojanović, Vasil Nikolov, Natalia Zinovieva, Anna Amanda Schönherz, Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Mato Čačić, Siniša Radović, Preston Miracle, Cristiano Vernesi, Ino Curik, Ivica Medugorac   +31 more
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The focus system in Hadiyya

Topics in Linguistics, 2022
This study identifies, analyses and describes the devices and functions of focus in information structuring in Hadiyya, a Highland East Cushitic language.
Menore Dereje Adane, Beyene Shimelis Mazengia   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Equity in ecosystem restoration

Restoration Ecology, Volume 29, Issue 5, July 2021., 2021
The importance of equity has been emphasized in climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and ecosystem restoration. However, equity implications are rarely considered explicitly in restoration projects. Although the role of equity has been studied in the context of biodiversity conservation and environmental governance, environmental ...
Harry B. M. Wells, Elijah H. Kirobi, Cadia L. Chen, Leigh A. Winowiecki, Tor‐Gunnar Vågen, Muhammad N. Ahmad, Lindsay C. Stringer, Andrew J. Dougill   +7 more
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Bibliography of Ethiopian Semitic, Cushitic, and Omotic Linguistics XXIII: 2019

Aethiopica, 2021
Bibliography of Ethiopian Semitic, Cushitic, and Omotic Linguistics XXIII ...
Maria Bulakh, Susanne Hummel, Francesca Panini   +2 more
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Mauro Tosco, A grammar of Gawwada, a Cushitic language of south-west Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2023
Mauro Tosco, one of the most prolific authors in the field of Cushitic linguistics, has recently published a grammar of a little-known variety of the Dullay-cluster (East Cushitic) in southwestern Ethiopia.
Treis, Yvonne, Yvonne Treis
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Bibliography of Ethiopian Semitic, Cushitic and Omotic Linguistics XXII: 2018

Aethiopica, 2020
Bibliography of Ethiopian Semitic, Cushitic and Omotic Linguistics XXII ...
Maria Bulakh, Susanne Hummel, Francesca Panini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source