Novelties in Dimerostemma (Asteraceae, Heliantheae) from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Revisiting the Dimerostemma collection in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil, one new species of Dimerostemma is described and another is resurrected. Although previously synonymized under Dimerostemma arnottii, Dimerostemma oppositifolium is here resurrected based on its distinct opposite leaves, linear to lanceolate leaf limbs, and ...
Vinicius Resende Bueno +4 more
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The epithet balaneiomphalos (with bath-like bosses)
The comic poet Cratinus defined a type of bowl as balaneiomphalos, ‘with bath-like bosses’. Eratosthenes (fr. 25 Strecker) explained the epithet as a reference to the rounded shape of the vaulted rooms in public ...
Maria Broggiato
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Large language models unlock large text corpora in the search for data on medicinal plants and fungi
Millions of people worldwide depend on plants and fungi for their healthcare needs, yet our understanding of which species are used medicinally—and how—remains fragmented and incomplete. As part of Kew's Plants for Health service, we developed a pipeline to mine large text corpora for information on natural products, initially focusing on the medicinal
Adam Richard‐Bollans +6 more
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Märkusi Kesk-Assüüria impeeriumi propagandast: vallutussõdade peegeldus Tukultī-Ninurta I kuninglikus titulatuuris [PDF]
As we can see, Tukultī-Ninurta’s ambitious imperialist policies and expansionism were expressed in his propaganda and ideological-political manifestation and programme, one part of which can be considered the official titles and epithets of the Assyrian ...
Vladimir Sazonov
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The almost infinite number of epithets applied to Egyptian deities attests to the complex and diverse nature of Egyptian gods. In general, epithets outline a deity’s character, describe his/her physical appearance and attributes, and give information about the cult.
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WorldCuP: A database of checklists documenting the World's Cultivated Plants and their distributions
Human life would be unrecognizable without the benefits of cultivated plants, including crops, ornamentals, or plants with other uses. Despite their importance in daily life and prevalence across landscapes, we know surprisingly little about global cultivated plant distributions.
Nicole L. Kinlock +2 more
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« Nus » ou « vêtus » ? Les dieux avec ou sans épithètes
The MAP project studied the epithets lato sensu attributed to Greek and Semitic gods in inscriptions between 1000 BCE and 400 CE. However, However, the gods are not always mentioned with an epithet when people address them. Can we quantify the proportion
Corinne Bonnet
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A contribution to the study of the inscription accompanying the ruler portrait of despot Michael of Donja Kamenica [PDF]
With the aim of critically reassessing insufficiently substantiated identifications of the despot and more precisely determining the date of the Donja Kamenica inscription, this paper analyzes the expression In Christ God and the epithet faithful, as ...
Čabraja Marija D.
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Bactrian in Issyk‐Kushan Script: Additional Readings and Decipherments1
Abstract This article presents additional readings of several inscriptions written in the Issyk‐Kushan script, building on the improved system of sound values recently proposed by Sims‐Williams (2025b). We propose that some further lines of Dašt‐i Nāwur inscription DN III and parts of several other inscriptions can now be read as Bactrian, add new ...
Jakob Halfmann +3 more
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Radical stylistics: yet another epithet? Radical stylistics: yet another epithet?
An investigation into the history of stylistics will reveal that definitions have had short lives, mostly because stylistics has tended to be narrowly defined.
Sônia Zyngier
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