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Gut microbiome seasonality is associated with dietary plasticity and coexistence in three sympatric Pamir ungulates

iMetaOmics, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract outlines a multi‐omics framework investigating the seasonal dietary composition and gut microbial communities of three coexisting ungulate species inhabiting the extreme high‐altitude Pamir Plateau (Ovis ammon polii, Capra sibirica, and Pseudois nayaur). By integrating dietary DNA metabarcoding, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, shotgun
Dilala Tuoliu, Lijiao Zhang, Muyang Wang, Wenxuan Xu, Kathreen Ruckstuhl, António Alves da Silva, Joana Alves, Hongchen Jiang, Weikang Yang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying [between] Geser and Genghis Khan. Part 1: Contamination of Images in Folklore and Historical Memories of Central and Inner Asia

Oriental Studies
Introduction. The epic hero Geser (Abai Geser Bogdo Khan, Geser, Gesar) and the founder of the Mongol Empire Genghis Khan are most remarkable and iconic characters in folklore traditions of Inner Asia.
Natalia N. Nikolaeva, Evgenii V. Nolev
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

A Tale of Two Transitions: Mobility Dynamics in China and Russia After Central Planning

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines intergenerational mobility in China and Russia during their transitions from central planning to market systems. We consider mobility as movement, measured as changes in status between parents and children. We provide estimates of two key mobility measures: overall mobility, which captures total intergenerational movement ...
Kristina Butaeva, Lian Chen, Steven N. Durlauf, Albert F. Park   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

The Avars: A Review of Their Ethnogenesis and History

Migracijske i etničke teme, 2002
In this paper, the authors present an extensive review of the ethnic history of the Avars, beginning from the time of their predecessors on the borders of China.
Emil Heršak, Ana Silić
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Unveiling 2,000 years of differentiation among Tungusic-speaking populations: a revised phylogeny of the paternal founder lineage C2a-M48-SK1061. [PDF]

Front Genet, 2023
Yu HX, Ao C, Zhang XP, Liu KJ, Wang YB, Meng SL, Li H, Wei LH, Man D.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Balancing Productivity, Ecology, and Social Well‐Being: Insights From Three Decades of Farmland Transformation in China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing food security, social equity, and ecological sustainability remains a persistent challenge in global agricultural systems. While economic and ecological aspects of land‐use transitions have been extensively studied, the long‐term dynamics of social functions and their interactions with other functions are less understood.
Zhiyuan Zhu, Yongzhong Feng
wiley   +1 more source

Some Details from Eurasian Ethnic History – Altaic Peoples, Chinese Sources and Turania

Migracijske i etničke teme, 2000
In the first part of the paper, the author discusses some details pertaining to the Altaic languages and the location of the Altaic homeland. As to the key question of Altaic theory – i.e.
Emil Heršak
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