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A New New World

Journal for the History of Knowledge
Over the course of the eighteenth century, European maps of Africa became increasingly empty. Rivers and mountains, kingdoms and towns that had been mapped for centuries suddenly disappeared and were replaced by unmapped, blank spaces. Though historians
Petter Hellström
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Marginalisation in the Context of Globalisation: Why Is Africa so Poor? [PDF]

Africa is the poorest region the world, and appears to be slipping further behind. This essay explores and systematises the literature that deals with why this is so. Four major lessons are suggested. The first is that the history and geography of Africa
Rune Jansen Hagen
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Corals and Reef‐Dwelling Fish Regulate Carbon Storage and Cycling Processes in Coral Reef Ecosystems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Coral reefs are biodiversity hotspots, yet their role in carbon storage and cycling remains poorly understood. Using field surveys and modeling in the South China Sea, we reveal the overlooked potential of carbon storage in reef ecosystems and how reef fish, corals, and surface sediment jointly shape reef carbon reservoirs.
Yiting Chen, Wenliang Zhou, Lan Qiu, Han Lai, Mingpan Huang, Qian Li, Wen Yu, Pei‐Yuan Qian, Fuwen Wei   +8 more
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Oil‐Coated Nanoplastics Induce Rapid Membrane Disruption and Severe Intestinal Injury

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Oil‐rich food contact dramatically amplifies MNP release from plastic takeout containers, producing oil‐coated nanoplastics with altered surface properties and rapid membrane‐disruptive effects. These particles cause severe intestinal barrier damage and immune dysfunction in mice, and risk modeling suggests that long‐term gastrointestinal burdens may ...
Ruwen Xie, Gulimire Yilihan, Qiong Chen, Dachuan Lin, Zhen Liu, Mengyi Yuan, Yujia Wang, Haoteng Xu, Weishang Zhou, Wanxin Gong, Yueer Li, Chen Peng, Tong Yang, Peng Gao, Qing Liu, Xin‐Hua Feng, Mu Xiao, Chao Jiang   +17 more
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Machine‐Learning Microfluidic Minute‐Scale Microorganism Metrics Monitoring(M6)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On‐site monitoring of microorganisms remains challenging because of low concentrations, strong background interference, and dynamic aerosol diffusion, particularly for aerosol‐transmitted pathogens. Here, we report a rapid detection platform that integrates a Puri‐focusing microfluidic chip, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and ...
Ning Yang, Jiahao Ding, Si Chen, Lijie Yan, Shichao Ding, Lavonda Li, Junyi Sun, Haodong Liu, Tongge Li, Ning Liu, Mingji Wei, Xiaoyong Zhu, Xiaobo Zou, Shouqi Yuan, Xingcai Zhang   +14 more
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Gay language in Cape Town: a study of Gayle - attitudes, history and usage [PDF]

, 2014
This study focuses on the 'language' which emerged primarily from the white and coloured gay male populations of Cape Town during the apartheid years. With its roots in 'moffie' drag culture, the 'language' of Gayle, was last studied by Ken Cage in his ...
Luyt, Kathryn M
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Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang, Yadong Yang, Yongsheng Wang, Guirui Yu   +3 more
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Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture: country case study: development and status of freshwater aquaculture in Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2008
This report is an output of the project “Determination of high-potential aquaculture development areas and impact in Africa and Asia”. This monograph is the case study for Cameroon.
Alam, M.F., Bose, M.L., Dey, M.M.
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
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Deciphering the Evolution Pattern of Structural Variations Overlapped With Repetitive Sequence During Cattle Evolution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The authors complement bovine pan‐SV with massive novel structural variations (SVs) identified through long‐read sequencing of 83 globally distributed cattle breeds. Repetitive sequence‐mediated SVs (rep‐SV) exhibit distinct dynamic patterns throughout cattle sub‐speciation and/or domestication processes, including uneven distribution between chr‐X and
Zhifan Guo, Jinxiu Li, Adeniyi C. Adeola, Xueyan Jiang, Juntao Ma, Jian Xiao, Dexiang Hu, Kaixing Qu, Haihong Wu, Junren Chen, Zhanxing He, Tingting Yin, Ali Esmailizadeh, Jing Luo, Olivier Hanotte, Ya‐Ping Zhang, Yan Li   +16 more
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