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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article looks at two critical moments in British immigration – the case of the ‘stateless’ Ugandan Asian husbands, whose wives successfully argued for their entry in Britain in 1973 and the ‘virginity test’ performed on Mrs K at Heathrow Airport in 1979.
Antara Datta, Jinal Parekh
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
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Responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes to repeated drought stress under contrasting temperatures [PDF]
, 2016 Rice is an important staple food crop for a large part of the world population. Rice is a good source of dietary energy and provides a good proportion of proteins and minerals.
Mukamuhirwa, Alphonsine
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Frost hardiness expression and characterisation in wheat at ear emergence [PDF]
, 2012 Al-Issawi, M +3 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Sweden, as in many countries, immigrant youth tend to exhibit higher educational aspirations than native‐born youth, yet their attainment often falls short of their greater ambitions. This study, resulting from a research project focused on educational transitions in two Swedish municipalities, explores two mechanisms that help explain the ...
Andrea Voyer, Stefan Lund
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The Hour that Never Comes and the Time that Remains
Journal of Analytical Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This essay proposes a symbolic and clinical investigation of psychic temporality through two archetypal experiences of time: the hour that never comes and the time that remains. Drawing on analytical psychology, trauma theory and aesthetic philosophy, text explores how certain forms of suffering resist chronological resolution and persist as ...
Daniel Françoli Yago
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The effect of natural genetic variation at Ppd-H1 on the regulation of pre-anthesis development in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in response to the photoperiod [PDF]
, 2014 The timing of reproductive development determines spike architecture and thus yield in temperate grasses such as barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Reproductive development in barley is controlled by the photoperiod response gene Ppd-H1 which accelerates ...
Digel geb. Drosse, Benedikt
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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty
Insect Science, EarlyView.Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia +3 more
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Screening of parents, hybrids and their progenies for yield under salinity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) [PDF]
Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2013 Eight parents along with 28 hybrids were evaluated under normal as well as saline soil conditions of Agricultural Research Station, Machilipatnam during kharif 2010 to study the effect of salinity on various yield components.
M.Sudharani P.Raghava Reddy, V.Ravindra Badu, G.Hariprasad Reddy and Ch.Surendra Raju
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Social scientists have long been interested in understanding how age, period, and cohort effects shape long‐term homicide trends. Yet fundamental measurement challenges remain pervasive in estimating age‐specific homicide rates for birth cohorts.
Jason Robey, Matt Vogel
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