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Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Widening Scope of Just Transitions Research: A Review of an Emblematic Concept

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The attention paid to justice dimensions in societal change toward decarbonization and resilience is growing in sustainability governance and research. “Just transition” is emerging as an emblematic concept in these discussions, yet there has been limited systematic stock‐taking of the major strands of research in this area. This paper aims to
Victoria Wibeck   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methylene‐Bridged Calixarene Polyhedra: An Elusive Class of Symmetric Molecular Architectures

open access: yesHelvetica Chimica Acta, EarlyView.
An overview of purely hypothetical methylene‐bridged calixarene polyhedral molecular architectures is presented. In addition to the five previously postulated structures, we propose a calix[5]arene‐based icosidodecahedron as a new member of this class. Computational assessments of stability and strain indicate that methanospherophane is likely the most
Aleksandr Kharchenko   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Positive Freedom and the Social Meaning of Money

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semiotic objections to markets hold that buying and selling certain things – for example, sex, body parts, votes, surrogacy services – expresses that those things are fungible with money, which has only profane value. This article offers a more fundamental challenge to semiotic critiques of market.
Andrew Allison   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

No App, No Entry: Conceptualizing Digital Technology Captivity in Service Access

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We introduce Digital Technology Captivity (DTC), a form of consumer vulnerability that arises when digital technologies become the mandatory gateway to essential services. When access is tied to systems that feel unfamiliar, complex, or intimidating—and when preferred alternatives are limited—consumers may experience heightened vulnerability ...
Carolyn Wilson‐Nash   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moniker: Etymology and Lexicographical History

open access: yesMiscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies, 2013
Popular language presents special difficulties for the lexicographer and etymologist, professional and amateur. Moniker ‘nickname, alias’ has found numerous explanations, none convincing. The term is traced to Old Irish ainm ‘name’, subsequently adopted,
William Sayers
doaj   +1 more source

Begonia chunxiuensis, a new species of Begonia sect. Platycentrum (Begoniaceae) from Guangxi, China

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Begonia chunxiuensis, a new species from Guangxi of China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to B. sinovietnamica and B. aurora, but differs from them by its narrowly triangular stipules, leaf blade that is adaxially green, dark green to viridian, pinkish‐white to white villous, but abaxially light green with red veins, red to
Hou‐Cheng Xi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Romance Etymology: Tendencies and Prospects

open access: yesНаучный диалог, 2019
The article is devoted to the methodology, theory and practice of etymological research in Romance linguistics. The paper presents general regularities of the construction of the Romance etymological dictionaries and the main directions in the modern ...
I. I. Chelysheva
doaj   +1 more source

Polish Etymology: Past, Present, Future

open access: yesStudies in Polish Linguistics, 2022
The aim of the article is to describe and analyse the tasks and perspectives within contemporary etymological research in Poland.
Jadwiga Waniakowa
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular phylogeny and morphological characterization revealed Candolleomyces mianwaliensis Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales, a new species from Punjab, Pakistan

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Candolleomyces mianwaliensis is described as a new species from Mianwali District, Punjab Pakistan. The species is characterized by spherical to plane pileus bearing pale orange irregular scales scattered over smooth dark orange surface when young, turning into off‐white scales over brown to dark brown surface towards maturity, and a double membranous ...
Mehboobullah Khan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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