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The Unity and Diversity of Altaic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
In popular conception, Altaic is often assumed to constitute a language family, or perhaps a phylum, but in reality, it involves a historical, areal, and typological complex of five separate language families of different origins-Turkic, Mongolic ...
Janhunen, Juha A.
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Wutaishan Shrines as Subjects of Buddhist Heritage Research

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. In Buddhist religious practice, Wutaishan as a symbol of the five sacred mountains of China has long enjoyed fame among pilgrims as a holiest place in East and Central Asia subsequent to Lhasa (Tibet).
Bair Ts. Gomboev
doaj   +1 more source

Veneration of Ursa Major among the Oirats and Kalmyks: Ancient Beliefs and Later Buddhist Additions. Part 1

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. Ursa Major is the constellation most venerated by Mongolic peoples. Goals. The article seeks to analyze related beliefs traced in folklore and collected field data, reveal key mythological characteristics, and cast light upon diachronous ...
Elza P. Bakaeva
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Paleolinguistics brings more light on the earliest history of the traditional Eurasian pulse crops [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Traditional pulse crops such as pea, lentil, field bean, bitter vetch, chickpea and common vetch originate from Middle East, Mediterranean and Central Asia^1^.
Aleksandar Medovic   +7 more
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The relationship between psychosocial job stressors and insomnia: The mediating role of psychological capital

open access: yesNursing Open, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Aim This study aimed to examine the association of job‐related stressors and insomnia; to determine the association of psychological capital and insomnia; and to explore whether psychological capital mediates the association between job‐related stressors and insomnia among Chinese nurses. Design A cross‐sectional questionnaire survey.
Juan Du   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creation and revitalization of the Estonian National Register of anthropometric data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Anthropmetric data have always been of interest for scientists. They have also great practical value for different groups of people: tailors, designers and also health care specialists.
Tiit, Ene-Margit
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The Motif of Heroic Duel (Combat) and Its Variation Row in Mongolic Epic Traditions

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. The article examines the motif of heroic duel (combat) as an important segment of the epic plot, and our comparative analysis of the nuclear basis of the motif and its variation list proves instrumental in delineating a structural ...
Evdokia E. Khabunova   +2 more
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Lexis Denoting Some Traditional Meat, Flour and Vegetable Products in the Khalkha Mongolian, Buryat and Kalmyk Languages

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2018
The article analyzes lexis denoting traditional foods and products of the Mongolian peoples – Khalkha-Mongols, Buryats and Kalmyks. Meat cooking methods include cooking in water (Kh.-Mong. chansan makh, Bur. shanaγan myakhan, Kalm. chansn makhn), frying (
S. M. Trofimova
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‘Contemporary Literature of Russia’s Peoples. Poetry’: Kalmyk and Tuvan Poetic Compositions Included in the Anthology

open access: yesМонголоведение, 2020
The article discusses the dialogue of ethnocultures within the anthology titled ‘Contemporary Literature of Russia’s Peoples. Poetry’. The case study of contemporary Russia’s literary processes through works of Kalmyk and Tuvan poetry makes it possible
Rimma M. Khaninova, Wurisigala
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