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How multilingual is scholarly communication? Mapping the global distribution of languages in publications and citations

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Language is a major source of systemic inequities in science, particularly among scholars whose first language is not English. Studies have examined scientists' linguistic practices in specific contexts; few, however, have provided a global analysis of multilingualism in science. Using two major bibliometric databases (OpenAlex and Dimensions),
Carolina Pradier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The public perception of palaeontology in Scotland: "archaeologists dig dinosaurs" [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
There is very little written about how palaeontology is perceived by the public. Perhaps the reason is that very few professional palaeontologists have concerned themselves with public opinion, so engrossed they are with their own speciality and not ...
Clark, N.D.L.
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Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Maximilian Scott   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal 'Ritual' Killing: from Remains to Meanings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
As humans, we interact with our environment and the other species inhabiting it in a variety of ways. Animals not only provide a source of sustenance, but a means for humans to express their social concepts through interaction.
Morris, James
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Reading hominin life history in fossil bones and teeth: methods to test hypotheses regarding its evolution

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human life history is derived compared to that of our closest living relatives, the great apes. It has been suggested that these derived traits are causally related to aspects of our ecology, social behaviour and cognitive abilities. However, resolving this requires that we know the evolutionary trajectory of our distinctive pattern of growth,
Paola Cerrito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Ostracod Clumped‐Isotope Thermometer: A Novel Tool to Accurately Quantify Continental Climate Changes

open access: yesGeophysical Research Letters
This study presents a methodological advancement in the field of clumped‐isotope (∆47) thermometry, specifically tailored for application to freshwater ostracods.
Marta Marchegiano   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity in Ancestral Caddo Vessel Forms in East Texas Archaeological Sites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Ceramic vessels from ancestral Caddo sites in East Texas are diverse in form, size, manufacture, and decoration, both spatially and temporally. Variation in these attributes, including vessel form, also “is connected with particular local and regional ...
Perttula, Timothy K.
core   +1 more source

Archaeology from A to Z: Abu Zarad, an ancient town in the heartland of Palestine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A new agreement on cooperation for the archaeological exploration, cultural and tourist valorization of Tell Sheikh Abu Zarad, in central Palestine, has been signed in April 2015 by Rome Sapienza University and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of ...
Fiaccavento, Chiara   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Health Benefits of Polysaccharides in Red Algae: A Comprehensive Review

open access: yesFood Frontiers, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract showing the health benefits of red algal polysaccharides. ABSTRACT Humans have long consumed red algae (especially by the Asian community), and their polysaccharide extracts (carrageenan, agar) are extensively used in the food industry as gel thickeners.
Sammueal Jun Kai Ong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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