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The medicinal plant Buddleja asiatica and its relation to the welfare of local people in the Pan‐Himalayan region: Past, present, and future perspectives

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 1231-1248, November 2024.
Globalization and rapid shifts in culture and economy threaten indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) systems, and large intergenerational gaps in this knowledge already exist. Buddleja asiatica is a deciduous shrub or small tree with traditional medicinal applications but is currently largely overlooked as a medicinal resource.
Bishal Gurung, Fengmao Yang, Gao Chen, Jia Ge   +3 more
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Larger spleens and greater splenic contraction during exercise may be an adaptive characteristic of Nepali Sherpa at high‐altitude

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 36, Issue 9, September 2024.
Abstract Objectives The Sherpa ethnic group living at altitude in Nepal may have experienced natural selection in response to chronic hypoxia. We have previously shown that Sherpa in Kathmandu (1400 m) possess larger spleens and a greater apnea‐induced splenic contraction compared to lowland Nepalis.
Tom D. Brutsaert, Taylor Shay Harman, Abigail W. Bigham, Anne Kalker, Kelsey C. Jorgensen, Kimberly T. Zhu, Bethany C. Steiner, Ella Hawkins, Trevor A. Day, Ajaya J. Kunwar, Nilam Thakur, Sunil Dhungel, Nima Sherpa, Pontus K. Holmström   +13 more
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Evidentiality in Qiang [PDF]

, 2010
The Qiang language is spoken by about 70,000 (out of 200,000) Qiang people, plus 50,000 people classified as Tibetan by the Chinese government. Most Qiang speakers live in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture on the eastern edge of the Tibetan ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Extended ergativity in Bumthang [PDF]

, 2019
This paper addresses ergativity in Bumthang. In 2016, Donohue & Donohue reported on the variable use of the ergative case marker in Bumthang transitive clauses.
Donohue, Cathryn, Donohue, Mark
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Quantifying quality: The impact of measures of school quality on children's academic achievement across diverse societies

Developmental Science, Volume 27, Issue 5, September 2024.
Abstract Recent decades have seen a rapid acceleration in global participation in formal education, due to worldwide initiatives aimed to provide school access to all children. Research in high income countries has shown that school quality indicators have a significant, positive impact on numeracy and literacy—skills required to participate in the ...
Bruce S. Rawlings, Helen Elizabeth Davis, Adote Anum, Oskar Burger, Lydia Chen, Juliet Carolina Castro Morales, Natalia Dutra, Ardain Dzabatou, Vivian Dzokoto, Alejandro Erut, Frankie T. K. Fong, Sabrina Ghelardi, Micah Goldwater, Gordon Ingram, Emily Messer, Jessica Kingsford, Sheina Lew‐Levy, Kimberley Mendez, Morgan Newhouse, Mark Nielsen, Gairan Pamei, Sarah Pope‐Caldwell, Karlos Ramos, Luis Emilio Echeverria Rojas, Renan A. C. dos Santos, Lara G. S. Silveira, Julia Watzek, Ciara Wirth, Cristine H. Legare   +28 more
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A typology of denominal verb formation strategies

Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 18, Issue 3, May/June 2024.
Abstract This article aims to fill a gap in the typological literature by discussing the typology of overt denominal verb formation strategies, that is, morphosyntactic strategies other than conversion/zero‐derivation that are used to derive a verb from a nominal base.
Simone Mattiola, Andrea Sansò
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Word formation in contemporary Liangmai: A morphological study [PDF]

, 2019
This paper attempts to discuss the different processes of word formation in contemporary Liangmai, a Tibeto-Burman (TB) language of the Kuki-Chin-Naga sub group (Bradley 1997).
Daimai, Kailadbou
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Human‐associated genetic landscape of walnuts in the Himalaya: implications for conservation and utilization

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 2024.
Abstract Aims A comprehensive understanding of the genetic variation of walnuts (Juglans regia and J. sigillata) in the Himalaya and its potential drivers are essential for the conservation and sustainable utilization of these plant genetic resources.
Li‐Jun Yan, Peng‐Zhen Fan, Moses C. Wambulwa, Hai‐Ling Qi, Ying Chen, Zeng‐Yuan Wu, Richard I. Milne, Raees Khan, Ya‐Huang Luo, Lian‐Ming Gao, Shi‐Kang Shen, Irfan Rashid, Shujaul Mulk Khan, Debabrata Maity, De‐Zhu Li, Jie Liu   +15 more
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The how and why of syntactic relations [PDF]

, 2010
Human communication takes place when one person does something that when seen or heard by another person is taken to be done with the intention to communicate, and the other person, having seen the communicator show his or her intention to communicate ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Ethnolinguistic associations and genetic diversity of rice landraces in Nagaland, India

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 452-469, March 2024.
Preserving and conserving crop landraces, tended by indigenous farming communities, is crucial for future food security. This research focused on rice landrace diversity in the north‐eastern Himalayan region of Nagaland, India, where Naga communities cultivate rice according to their dietary and cultural preferences. Rice diversity is closely linked to
Somnath Roy, Bhaskar Chandra Patra, Jitendra Kumar, Puranjay Sar, Uma Shankar Jogi, Zenwang Konyak, Amrita Banerjee, Nabaneeta Basak, Nimai Prasad Mandal, Kailash Chander Bansal   +9 more
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