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Age‐related trends in niche position and specialization in Neotropical vertebrates
Species' niche positions and breadths within a region's environmental space, measured through ecological niche factor analysis (ENFA) as marginality and specialization, can reflect evolutionary constraints related to lineage age. The ‘internal incumbency' hypothesis predicts that older species, due to competitive preemption, occupy more central niche ...
Carlos Calderón del Cid +3 more
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ABSTRACT This pilot study investigated how the narrative‐rich Chinese AAA game Black Myth: Wukong supports advanced Mandarin learners. Using reflective journals, semi‐structured interviews, and exploratory electroencephalogram (EEG), we examined learners' cognitive, affective, and cultural experiences.
ShuPei Wang +2 more
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Abstract Assessing relational values of nature through its cultural and spiritual significance is crucial for effective nature conservation. Folktales offer insights into traditional relationships between people and nature, and text mining is a powerful tool for extracting information from textual datasets.
Naoki Saito +2 more
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THE DEIFICATION OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT [PDF]
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Some religious leaders tend to gravitate towards claims of increasingly greater holiness. This sometimes results in the assumption of explicitly prophetic roles or in more extreme cases, claims of divinity.
James R. Lewis, Magrethe Løøv
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Intangible drivers of tolerance shape human–elephant coexistence in Southwest China
Abstract Southwest China is home to a small but rapidly expanding population of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), whose growth has intensified conflicts with people living in shared landscapes. These conflicts result in substantial economic losses and occasional human casualties. This coexistence paradox—where conservation success leads to significant
Xiaoyu Yu +4 more
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The Deifications of Ino in Ovid’s Fasti and Metamorphoses
In both the Metamorphoses and Fasti Ovid narrates the deification of Ino and her son Melicertes. In the Metamorphoses they become the Greek deities Leucothoe and Palaemon, while in the Fasti they also are identified with the Roman gods Mater ...
K. Sara Myers
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Strategie di potere e culto divino: la divinizzazione di Antinoo nell’Impero Romano [PDF]
This study examines the death and subsequent deification of Antinous (110-130 AD) within the political, religious and cultural context of the Roman Empire under Hadrian (76-138 AD).
Alessandra Randazzo
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Abstract Local religious traditions serve as informal environmental institutions, characterized by socially embedded norms that guide behaviour without formal enforcement and influence human–environment interactions. This study investigates the role of Bonbibi worship as a system of moral regulation in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans and examines the ...
Mohammad Raqibul Hasan Siddique +1 more
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Magic, metallurgy and embodied powers
Magic, metallurgy and embodied powers Nordic folklore, empowerment and deification in material ...
Terje Oestigaard
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