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Review of: Thurgood, Graham, and Randy LaPolla, eds. The Sino-Tibetan Languages. Second Edition

open access: yesJournal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 2018
This is a review of the second edition of The Sino-Tibetan Languages, the 53-article collection edited by Graham Thurgood and Randy LaPolla.
George van Driem
doaj  

Differential Effects of Age, Linguistic Distance, Gender, and Education on English Proficiency: A Comparative Crosslinguistic Study of Immersion and Nonimmersion Learners

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Do immersion and nonimmersion learners’ English grammaticality judgment test (GJT) scores reflect the same underlying processes in language learning? Drawing on data from Chen and Hartshorne's (2021) study, we argue that they do not. Using generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs), we found that age of onset was the strongest predictor of GJT ...
Frans van der Slik, Roeland van Hout
wiley   +1 more source

Significant Imbalance Between Human Activities and Ecosystem Services in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China: Evidence From an Improved Coupling Coordination Degree Model

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 14, Page 10255-10271, 30 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Maintaining balanced interactions between humans and ecosystems in plateau regions is critical to achieving global sustainable development. However, existing methodologies are insufficient to fully elucidate the complex coupling and coordination relationships between human activities and ecosystems, as well as the sustainable development ...
Yaohang Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Livelihood and Dietary Transitions in Subsistence Populations of Northern Laos: Insights From Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analysis

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
Conceptual Framework: Livelihood, diet, and hair isotope values. ABSTRACT Objectives Rural populations in northern Laos have experienced dramatic socioeconomic transformation driven by national policies and regional economic integration, substantially influencing their self‐sufficient livelihoods.
Ziyang Li   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A forensic population database of autosomal STR and X-STR markers in the Qiang ethnic minority of China

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
The Qiang ethnic group is one of the oldest ethnic groups in China and is the most active ethnic group among all the populations along the Tibetan-Yi corridor. They have had a profound impact nationally and internationally.
Zefei Wang   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Highlands, Islands and the Evolutionary Impact of Founder Event Dispersal in Sinomicrurus Coralsnakes

open access: yesJournal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Island archipelagos and montane regions of East and Southeast Asia represent some of the world's most biodiverse yet poorly understood biogeographic systems. Whether regional diversity accumulates primarily through in situ speciation, dispersal‐mediated range shifts, or some combination of these processes remains unclear.
Utpal Smart, Eric N. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Women's wellness in the mountains: An exploration of medicinal plants among tibeto-burman groups in Thailand

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Ethnopharmacological relevance: This study offers valuable insight into the traditional healing practices of women's healthcare within four Tibeto-Burman groups.
Angkhana Inta   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sympatric Speciation of Tibetan Loaches (Triplophysa) Driven by Dietary Niche Specialization

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
The sympatric speciation of Tibetan loaches in a semi‐enclosed postglacial lake on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau, which is driven by the synergistic mechanism of the gut microbiomes and dietary specialization. ABSTRACT The Qinghai‐Tibeta Plateau is a hotspot for endemic fish biodiversity.
Sijia Liu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plastome Evolution and Codon Usage Dynamics in Argentina (Rosaceae): Phylogenomic Resolution and Adaptive Signatures

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
This study assembled chloroplast genomes for three Argentina species and compared them with 15 others to resolve long‐standing taxonomic issues. Phylogenomic analyses strongly supported the monophyly of Argentina and identified five major clades, while analyses of codon usage revealed that natural selection is the predominant force shaping codon ...
Guang‐Nan Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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