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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 299-322, May 2026.
In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
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EPAS1 is associated with human muscle fiber composition and endurance phenotypes

open access: yesPhysiological Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, May 2026.
Abstract A recent study reported that endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1; hypoxia‐inducible factor 2α) acts downstream of PGC‐1α to regulate the slow‐twitch muscle fiber program in mice, yet its role in human physiology and exercise adaptation remains unclear.
Albina Z. Dautova   +12 more
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FAIRS AS THE MECHANISM OF CULTURAL INTEGRATION IN MULTIETHNIC REGIONS: THE CASE OF FAIRS OF MIDDLE VOLGA IN THE 19TH CENTURY

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Russian History, 2016
This article is a historical-cultural analysis of the role of fairs in the processes of cultural interaction in multi-ethnic regions in the 19th century as exemplified by the Middle Volga region.
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Krasnoshchyokov
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Do the Wettest Days Occur Together? A Global Analysis on Disentangling Precipitation Intensity From Seasonal Timing

open access: yesEarth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Current precipitation analysis focuses on extreme events or total amounts but misses a critical question: when does the majority of precipitation occur during the year? We introduce a framework that separates two fundamental aspects of precipitation patterns: how many of the wettest individual days contribute to annual totals versus what is ...
Saurav Bhattarai   +2 more
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STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF PUBLIC ORDER ENFORCEMENT BODIES IN TOWNS OF THE MIDDLE VOLGA AND TRANS-VOLGA REGION (THE END OF THE XVIII - THE MIDDLE OF THE XIX CENTURY) [PDF]

open access: yesHistorical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Theory & Practice, 2018
The article analyzes changes in the structure of the law enforcement bodies of the towns of Simbirsk, Saratov, Penza, Samara (from 1851) provinces that occurred during the 1770-1850s. The author aims to examine the structure and mechanisms of interaction of public order enforcement bodies in the towns of the Middle Volga and Trans-Volga region.
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POTENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY OF WINTER CROPS IN THE MIDDLE VOLGA REGION [PDF]

open access: yesPeriódico Tchê Química, 2020
The study of winter crop cultivars was carried out in the breeding fields of the Samara Agricultural Research Institute, located in the steppe zone of the Middle Volga region, in the nursery of competitive testing in 2002-2019. For calculations, 5 varieties of winter rye, 6 varieties of winter triticale, and 2 varieties of winter wheat were taken. For
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Volga Bulgaria and the Near East (Egypt and Syria) in the 10th – early 13th century (based on archaeological materials)

open access: yesУченые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2018
The paper discusses archaeological materials testifying to the links of Volga Bulgaria with Syria and Egypt during the pre-Mongol period. It was noted that the appearance of products from Syria, primarily glass ornaments, belongs to the pre-Bulgar era ...
K.A. Rudenko
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The study of Krasnomost type monuments on the Middle Volga

open access: yesSamara Journal of Science
The work is devoted to the history of the study of the Krasnomost type monuments of the final Neolithic of the forest zone of the Middle Volga. Two stages are distinguished in the study of the Krasnomost type materials. At the first stage (the second half of the 1970s – middle 1990s), the main corpus of sources on this issue was formed and the cultural
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Buried soils of the middle part Miklashevsky II settlement (Middle Volga region)

open access: yesSOCIALNO-ECOLOGICHESKIE TECHNOLOGII, 2019
Maklasheevsky II settlement is a complex archaeological site, which includes settlements of the early Iron Age and the early Middle Ages, separated by more than six hundred years of natural development and transformation of anthropogenic structures. Maklasheevsky II ancient settlement is a remnant of a terrace 10 m high above the reservoir level and ...
I.N. Spiridonova, S.P. Lomov
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Interaction of Togrsin’s trade offices in the Middle Volga region with local party authorities

open access: yesУченые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки
The Tatar and Middle Volga trade offices of Torgsin in the Middle Volga region and their interaction with local party authorities are studied. Using previously unpublished archival sources, key features of this process are identified.
A. A. Litvin, A. E. Yakovlev
doaj   +1 more source

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