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Transmutations: Rejuvenation, Longevity, and Immortality Practices in South and Inner Asia

History of Science in South Asia, 2017
Wild and diverse outcomes are associated with transmutational practices: the prolongation of life, the recovery of youth, the cure of diseases, invincibility, immortality, enlightenment, liberation from the cycle of rebirths, and unending bliss.
Dagmar Wujastyk, Suzanne Newcombe, Christèle Barois   +2 more
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Present Glaciers of Tavan Bogd Massif in the Altai Mountains, Central Asia, and Their Changes since the Little Ice Age

Geosciences, 2018
The Tavan Bogd mountains (of which, the main peak, Khuiten Uul, reaches 4374 m a.s.l.) are situated in the central part of the Altai mountain system, in the territories of Russia, Mongolia and China.
Dmitry A. Ganyushkin, Kirill V. Chistyakov, Ilya V. Volkov, Dmitry V. Bantcev, Elena P. Kunaeva, Tatyana A. Andreeva, Anton V. Terekhov, Demberel Otgonbayar   +7 more
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The Birth of Myth
Rojstvo mita

Studia Mythologica Slavica, 2009
The author discusses the parallel concepts of the mythological texts and images, using selected examples mainly from Inner and Central Asia. Discussed are the typological parallels: hill, tree, woman.
Mihály Hoppál
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The Issues of the Sixth Dalai Lama and the Transformation of Qing Information System on Tibet

Religions
After having been deceived by the Géluk government about the death of the Fifth Dalai Lama for almost 15 years, the Qing empire decided to strengthen its surveillance on Tibet by deploying espionage networks operated by spy lamas based in Xining and ...
Ling-Wei Kung
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СРЕДНЯЯ АЗИЯ В ТВОРЧЕСТВЕ Н.С. ТИХОНОВА

Studia Rossica Posnaniensia, 2018
Middle Asia holds an honorable place in the literary activity of N.S. Tikhonov, the Russian poet of the 20th century. The interest in the East brought Tikhonov to Inner Asia. With great mastership Tikhonov glorifies in his works the life, customs and the
Кямран Кязимов
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Siberian vegetation growth intensifies monsoon precipitation in southern East Asia in late spring and early summer

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Regional hydrological cycle responding to rising temperatures can have significant influences on society and human activities. We suggest a new perspective on East Asia’s enhanced precipitation amount that emphasizes the role of Siberian surface warming.
Sang-Wook Yeh, Byung-Ju Sohn, Sae-Yoon Oh, Se-Yong Song, Jee-Hoon Jeong, Bin Wang, Renguang Wu, Young-Min Yang   +7 more
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Ecologo-Geographic Distribution Patterns of the Italian Locust Calliptamus italicus (Linnaeus) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in the Easternmost Part of Its Range

Insects
Grasshoppers (Acridoidea) are one of the most essential components of grassland ecosystems. They are mainly primary consumers and some of them, e.g., the Italian locust, may be very important pests.
Michael G. Sergeev, Muratbek K. Childebaev, Rong Ji, Vladimir V. Molodtsov, Natalya S. Baturina, Irina A. Van’kova, Marya N. Kim-Kashmenskaya, Kristina V. Popova, Vasily D. Zharkov, Oxana V. Yefremova   +9 more
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A new study of Tengriism of the peoples of Inner Asia

Новые исследования Тувы, 2015
A review to N.V. Abaev “Archaic forms of religion and Tengriism in ethnoculturogenesys of the peoples of Inner Asia” (Ulan-Ude: BSU Publications, 2015).
Yuri I. Skuratov
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Y-chromosomal analysis of clan structure of Kalmyks, the only European Mongol people, and their relationship to Oirat-Mongols of Inner Asia. [PDF]

Eur J Hum Genet, 2019
Balinova N, Post H, Kushniarevich A, Flores R, Karmin M, Sahakyan H, Reidla M, Metspalu E, Litvinov S, Dzhaubermezov M, Akhmetova V, Khusainova R, Endicott P, Khusnutdinova E, Orlova K, Bakaeva E, Khomyakova I, Spitsina N, Zinchenko R, Villems R, Rootsi S.   +20 more
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Fossil Samaras of Acer in the Lower Miocene of Central Inner Mongolia, China, and Their Phytogeographical Implications

Diversity
Samara fossils of Acer were unearthed from the Early Miocene Hannuoba Formation in central Inner Mongolia, China. Based on macro- and micro-characteristics, they were identified as Acer pretataricum sp. nov. of section Ginnala, and cf.
Han Dong, Yong Wu, Xiaoyan Wang, Meiting Wang, Deshuang Ji, Jiwei Liang, Liang Xiao   +6 more
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