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ABSTRACT We document the early decay of the Late‐Pleistocene Cordilleran Ice Sheet in the central portion of the Rocky and Cariboo Mountains and the Rocky Mountain Trench in east‐central British Columbia. Glacial lakes impounded at the eastern margin of the ice sheet occupied watersheds on the west flank of the central Rocky Mountains, leaving ...
Brendan G. N. Miller +2 more
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Deliveroo is a home delivery platform that employs more than 9,000 couriers covering cities all across France - a flexible and autonomous workforce classified as independent contractors so the company can avoid any semblance of subordination. At the same
Fabien Lemozy
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Privacy and Impertinence: Talking about Servants in Austen [PDF]
With a few exceptions Austen does not give servants a distinctive character. Though she may acknowledge the material fact of the labour they do, she rarely brings them forward as individuals.
Hockenhull-Smith, Marie
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A regional assessment of the indigenous vascular plants of Niue is presented using the IUCN Red List criteria. The assessment was undertaken during a community workshop that drew on the indigenous local knowledge and scientific information. The assessment comprised 197 named taxa and 8 indeterminate entities, with 4 (2.0%) taxa assessed as Extinct and ...
Peter B. Heenan +2 more
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Ganesh s'est mis à l'informatique !
Ganesh, demi-dieu de l'hindouisme, possède un corps d'homme sur lequel trône une tête d'éléphant. C'est simplement parce qu'enfant, il voulut tenir tête à l'époux de sa mère, Shiva, qui de retour de campagne ne sut le reconnaître.
Blandine Ripert
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« I know how to see, writes Flaubert, like a short-sighted man, down to the pores of things ». This paper examines the link between vision and knowledge, between the percept and the concept, in Flaubert’s work: by representing ingenuous or contemplative,
Juliette Azoulai
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“You Avenge the Others”: The Portrait of a Femme Fatale in Gladys Huntington’s Madame Solario [PDF]
The article deals with the concept of femme fatale as presented in Gladys Huntington’s 1956 novel Madame Solario. The eponymous protagonist, Natalia Solario, displays several characteristics of this female archetype, omnipresent in literature, culture ...
Piechucka, Alicja
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Transmission dynamics of multidrug‐resistant pathogenic Escherichia coli in Tanguar Haor. ABSTRACT This study investigated the occurrence of pathogenic and multidrug‐resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli in migratory birds inhabiting wetland habitats. A total of 167 freshly voided faecal samples were collected from migratory birds during the winters of 2023
Most Nahida Khatun +8 more
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Harnessing iEcology data to uncover invasive species behaviour
Abstract Invasive animal species threaten ecosystems, biodiversity and human livelihoods. Behavioural traits such as boldness, exploratory tendencies, learning ability and social interactions are known to influence invasion success. Yet these behavioural traits remain underexplored due to challenges in observing behaviour across large spatial and ...
Peter Mikula +22 more
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Understanding the human dimensions of wildfire risk at a community level in British Columbia, Canada
Abstract Recent spikes in the number of large and catastrophic wildfires in Canada pose significant risks to the environment and society. Rural and remote communities are especially at risk due to their location in wildfire‐prone areas, remoteness, and limited access or escape routes.
James Whitehead +4 more
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