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Typology of Sinitic (Chinese)

Encyclopedia
Sinitic, often referred to simply as ‘Chinese’, is a well-differentiated major branch of the Sino-Tibetan family, further divided into ten commonly recognized groups (Mandarin, Jin, Wu, Gan, Xiang, Hui, Hakka, Yue, Min, and Pinghua), identified mainly on
Giorgio Francesco Arcodia, Wen Lu
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Postsyntactic Lowering and linear relations in Dagur noun phrases

Glossa, 2021
In this paper, I investigate the unusual order between case and possessive morphemes in the endangered Mongolic language Dagur. It is observed in many languages that the case morpheme follows possessive markers, but Dagur uniformly exhibits the morpheme ...
Zhiyu Mia Gong
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Greenwashing in the Spotlight: Synthesising Evidence on Unethical Environmental Claims and Future Pathways

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms are experiencing mounting pressure to report their environmental impact. Rather than disclosing their actual performance, however, some are engaging in unethical business (i.e., greenwashing) practices. Prior studies have contributed significantly to the greenwashing literature from varied perspectives, but a comprehensive understanding ...
Sher Jahan Khan, Norah Albishri, Bhumika Gupta, Piera Centobelli, Manlio Del Giudice   +4 more
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Age and Gender-Based Nominations for Cattle in the Yakut Language in Comparison with Turkic and Mongolian Languages

Вестник Новосибирского государственного университета. Серия: история, филология
The paper analyses naming cattle regarding their age and sex in Yakut in comparison to other Turkic and Mongolic languages. The historical-comparative study of Yakut cattle terms representing an early layer of native vocabulary revealed their lexical ...
N. I. Danilova, F. N. Diachkovskiy
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Recent Advances in Ru‐Based Photothermal Catalysts: From Light Harvesting to Thermal Utilization and Reactor Design

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
Overview of Ru‐based photothermal catalysis from light harvesting to heat utilization. The performance of Ru‐based photothermal catalysts is governed by four interconnected energy‐utilization steps: light harvesting, heat generation, heat retention, and heat utilization.
Cong Wang, Qi Wang, Tingting Zhao, Chan Guo, Shikang Xiao, Huayang Zhang, Hao Wang, Fenglong Wang   +7 more
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Mongolian Material Culture Vocabulary for Traditional Animal Husbandry: Saddles and Their Elements

Oriental Studies
Introduction. The article deals with modern Mongolian terms for elements of a riding saddle (эмээл) and pack ones, the latter to include янгирцаг (a cargo saddle for oxen and deer) and хом (a saddle for Bactrian camels to transport bales). Goals.
Anna V. Mazarchuk, Valery M. Mukharinov
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Swallowing‐Related Quality of Life After Carotid Body Tumor Resection: A Longitudinal Trajectory Analysis

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify longitudinal swallowing‐related QoL trajectories after carotid body tumor (CBT) resection and explore associated characteristics. Methods A prospective study assessed swallowing‐related QoL using the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory at nine timepoints from preoperation to 12 months postdischarge.
Pan Chen, Qiao‐Dan Lu, He‐Jing Liang, Ming‐Hua Guo, Jia‐Pin Chen, Chun‐Xu Yang, Guang‐Chao Gu, Lei Wang, Yue‐Hong Zheng   +8 more
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Human biomarker navigator

iMeta, EarlyView.
The Human Biomarker Navigator integrates the disease continuum, biomarker dynamics, cross‐organ biomarker networks, biomarker classification, and technology‐driven paradigms. It maps how biomarkers link multi‐system physiology and pathology across the nervous, respiratory, endocrine, circulatory, immune, digestive, urinary, reproductive, and ...
Meng‐Yao Li, Qian Zhang, Zijie Wang, Zeping Gui, Jing Liu, Jingda Li, Maojun Jiang, Zukang Chang, Qingqing Han, Bendong Yang, Tariq Saeed, Jun Li, Jinghan Jia, Chenghu Song, Tong Shao, Tianhuan Peng, Xueying Zhang, Pingping Guo, Jun Luo, Gangao Yang, Yuan Wan, Gokhan Zengin, Quan Yuan, Lingru Li, Xiaohui Fan, Yang Luo, Lvyun Zhu, Yanfei Zheng, Wenjun Mao, Wenlong Sun   +29 more
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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
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Linking Ecosystem Risk, Health, Services to Ecological Security Assessment in the Yellow River Basin: Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Nonlinear Driving Characteristics

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A scientific assessment of ecological security (ES) and its nonlinear mechanism for key driving factors in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) is of great significance for ecological protection and sustainable development. This study proposes an ES assessment framework, which links ecosystem risk (ER), ecosystem health (EH), and ecosystem services ...
Menghao Yang, Ming Wang, Haipeng Zhang, Zhihong Yao   +3 more
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