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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq
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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For the Anniversary of Gulshat Sharipzyanovna Asylgaraeva
The article is dedicated to the anniversary of the famous Russian archaeozoologist Gulshat Sharipzyanovna Asylgaraeva. The author features her scientific career which began with the study of archaeozoological materials from medieval sites. Apart from the
Kabirova Ayslu Sh., Chizhevsky Andrei A.
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EPAS1 is associated with human muscle fiber composition and endurance phenotypes
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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The article presents the results of the study of contemporary and historical sedimentation in 66 waterbodies of different types in the middle course of the Volga (ponds, lakes) within the Chuvash Republic, Republic of Tatarstan, and Republic of Mari El ...
Dmitry Ivanov +2 more
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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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The article presents the comparative description of cultural and historical processes that took place in the life of nomadic cattle-breeders in the 6th-4th centuries B.C.
Myshkin Vladimir Nikolaevich
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Commodity risk assessment of Robinia pseudoacacia plants from the United Kingdom
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +33 more
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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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Comparative analysis of flora of the Middle Volga region
A. V. Ivanova +3 more
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Interaction of Togrsin’s trade offices in the Middle Volga region with local party authorities
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
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