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Methylene‐Bridged Calixarene Polyhedra: An Elusive Class of Symmetric Molecular Architectures
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
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Long Trails of Etymology [PDF]
Sometimes, though we scarcely ever notice it, words give clear evidence of where they came from: arrive makes it obvious that Frenchmen reached the river in this way, while Greek helps one to see that harmony came from making a joint, making things fit ...
Ashley, Leonard R. N.
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No App, No Entry: Conceptualizing Digital Technology Captivity in Service Access
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
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On the Etymology of Adel [PDF]
A light-hearted tour of the historiography of the etymology of Adel, a parish in North Leeds, resisting the twentieth-century concensus of Old English adela (‘filth, dirt, dirty place; foul filth; bilge-water’ and possibly even ‘sewer, privy’) in favour ...
Hall, Alaric
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The Trichoptera of Panama XIV. New species of microcaddisflies (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) from Omar Torrijos Herrera National Park [PDF]
. In 2017, a new project was begun to assess the biodiversity of national parks and forest reserves in the Republic of Panama. Designated “Proyecto Sistema de Producción Sostenible Conservación de la Biodiversidad (PSPSCB)”, this project is managed by ...
Armitage, Brian J., Harris, Steven C.
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Asproinocybe paksitanica sp. nov. is described as a novel species and Asproinocybe daleyae as a new country record from moist temperate forest in Pakistan, based on morphological and molecular data. Morphologically the new species is characterized by a pileus with variable shades from light to chocolate brown, violet lamellae, light brown stipe (light ...
Muhammad Ali +6 more
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Moniker: Etymology and Lexicographical History
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
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Begonia chunxiuensis, a new species of Begonia sect. Platycentrum (Begoniaceae) from Guangxi, China
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
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Romance Etymology: Tendencies and Prospects
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
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