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THE NAITŌ HYPOSTASIS: NAITŌ KONAN (1866–1934) AND THE JAPANESE IMPERIALIST LEGACY IN THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF MIDDLE‐PERIOD CHINA (800–1400 CE)

open access: yesHistory and Theory, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 1955, Hisayuki Miyakawa published an article that sought to introduce American and European scholars to the work of the Japanese Sinologist Naitō Konan (1866–1934). Miyakawa drew particular attention to what he called the “Naitō hypothesis”—that is, Naitō’s argument that China became modern during the Song dynasty (960–1279).
CHRISTIAN DE PEE
wiley   +1 more source

The first fossil cyphophthalmid harvestman from Baltic amber [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The first fossil cyphophthalmid harvestman (Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi) from Palaeogene (Eocene) Baltic amber is described. This is only the third fossil example of this basal harvestman lineage; the others being from the probably slightly younger ...
Dunlop, Jason A., Mitov, Plamen G.
core   +2 more sources

Environmental correlates of spatio‐temporal patterns of colour variation in a bird of prey: The common buzzard (Buteo buteo)

open access: yesIbis, EarlyView.
High colour variability in animals has been associated with adaptability to environmental change. Establishing how such variability is distributed in time and space, and identifying environmental correlates, can help understand the processes driving it.
Kaspar Delhey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wind wave direction impact on the long-shore sediment transport rate, South East Baltic sea coast

open access: yesComputational Science and Techniques, 2015
The Lithuanian coast of the south eastern part of the Baltic Sea represents a generic type of more or less straight, high-energy (in the Baltic Sea conditions), actively developing coasts that contain a relatively large amount of finer, mobile sediments,
Eglė Zuzevičiūtė, Loreta Kelpšaitė
doaj   +1 more source

Transmission routes of African swine fever virus to domestic pigs: current knowledge and future research directions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
African swine fever (ASF) is a major threat to the pig industry in Europe. Since 2007, ASF outbreaks have been ongoing in the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, causing severe economic losses for many pig farmers and pork producers.
BALDACCHINO   +60 more
core   +2 more sources

Connectivity between breeding sites, wintering areas, and migration routes in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) breeding in the Western Palaearctic

open access: yesIbis, EarlyView.
Detailed knowledge about bird migration patterns can enhance our understanding of the evolution of migration and temporal changes in space use throughout the annual cycle. Additionally, as many migratory bird species are experiencing population declines, understanding the connectivity between their spatial distributions during breeding, migration and ...
Yosef Kiat   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Crisis to Resilience: The Port of Klaipeda and the Reshaping of Baltic Trade Flows (2014-2023) [PDF]

open access: yesTransNav
Geopolitical tensions on the European Union's eastern borders are profoundly reshaping trade flows and logistics chain organization. Through the study of the port of Klaipeda (Lithuania), this article analyses the impact of successive crises (Russian ...
Arnaud Serry
doaj   +1 more source

External Actors, Pressures and Influences: European Integration and the Outside World

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The European Union (EU) increasingly faces external pressures, ranging from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine to an economically and politically assertive China to deep changes in the transatlantic relationship with the United States.
Christian Freudlsperger, Lucas Schramm
wiley   +1 more source

The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Using a panel dataset containing information on FDI flows from market to transition economies, we establish the determinants of FDI inflows to Central and Eastern Europe: country risk, unit labour costs, host market size and gravity factors.
Bevan, Alan A., Estrin, Saul
core  

Population genetic structure of the parasite Anisakis simplex (s. s.) collected in Clupea harengus L. from North East Atlantic fishing grounds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The Atlantic herring is a schooling, pelagic species that inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. Herring stock identification is usually based on several approaches, including fish meristic characters, population genetic analysis and the use ...
Bao, Miguel   +10 more
core   +1 more source

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