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Abstract Hybodontiformes was a diverse, successful, and important group of shark‐like chondrichthyans known from a variety of ecosystems. Some representatives of the order had a wide palaeogeographic distribution, as is the case with Priohybodus arambourgi. With a multicuspidate crown, P. arambourgi was the first hybodontiform to develop fully serrated
Estevan Eltink+5 more
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Shaping the human face: Periosteal bone modeling across ontogeny
Abstract Facial morphology is a defining aspect of Homo sapiens that distinguishes our species from fossil ancestors and plays a central role in estimating age, sex, and ancestry in both past and present populations. Understanding how the face develops during postnatal ontogeny is essential for interpreting adult facial variation.
Sarah E. Freidline+5 more
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Sharpening our understanding of saber‐tooth biomechanics
Abstract Saber‐teeth are a striking example of convergent evolution in vertebrate predators, having evolved multiple times in mammals and their early ancestors. While there is broad consensus that saber‐toothed taxa employed a distinct biting strategy compared to conical‐toothed carnivores, like the lion, the precise mechanics and variability of this ...
Tahlia Pollock, Philip S. L. Anderson
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The paper investigates the methods of discourse treatment of cultural otherness stipulated to be the main function of literary and narrative communication, with respect to intercultural interaction. The study is based on I.
Elizaveta Yu. Mikalauskayte
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Snake and Moon ‘Right Way Marriage’ Stories on Stone and Bark
ABSTRACT In northwest Australia, boab trees hold significant cultural values for First Nations people. Their leaves, bark, roots and nuts are important as traditional resources for food, medicine, fibre, water and shade and serve as reference points in the landscape. Some of the tree trunks are inscribed with images and symbols which tell of events and
Jane Balme+7 more
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Age and Cross-linguistic Influences on the Acquisition of L2 English Stress
Este artículo trata de demostrar hasta qué punto la edad y la lengua materna de los estudiantes de lenguas extranjeras pueden influir en la percepción y producción de uno de los elementos suprasegmentales más importantes del inglés - el acento prosódico.
Nibladze, Lali+2 more
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The AMP‐induced mutant Staphylococcus aureus strain nzR showed increased resistance, five gene mutations, and decreased surface anion levels. AMPs affect the NDH‐2 protein encoded by ndh gene inhibiting the growth of S. aureus. The deletion of the ndh gene promotes the development of AMPs resistance.
Lingyu Xiao+12 more
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Abstract Worldviews influence research—from design to interpretation and reporting. Historically, psychometrics has been predominantly situated within a positivist paradigm, while social research has often aligned with interpretivist or critical paradigms. However, emerging perspectives in the philosophy‐of‐science are challenging this rigid alignment,
Michelle D. Lazarus+4 more
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Validity and reliability of WRQoL-2 questionnaire for assessment of nurses’ quality of work life
Introduction: Quality of Work Life (QWL) is a new form of job satisfaction which involves ones feelings about all aspects of their job. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of WRQoL-2 questionnaire for ...
Adel Mazloumi+4 more
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