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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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Parallel grammaticalizations in Tibeto-Burman : evidence of Sapir's 'Drift' [PDF]

, 2010
In chapters seven and eight of his book Language, Sapir talked about what he called ‘drift’, the changes that a language undergoes through time [...]. Dialects of a language are formed when that language is broken into different segments that no longer ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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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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Sino-Tibetan languages [PDF]

, 2010
The Sino-Tibetan (ST) language family includes the Sinitic languages (what for political reasons are known as Chinese ‘dialects’) and the 200 to 300 Tibeto-Burman (TB) languages.
LaPolla, Randy J.
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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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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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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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Ancient Connections of Sinitic

Languages, 2023
Six main alternative linkage proposals which involve the Sino-Tibetan family, including Sinitic and other language families of the East Asian area (Miao-Yao, Altaic/Transeurasian, Austroasiatic, Tai-Kadai, Austronesian) are briefly outlined.
David Bradley
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Comparative constructions in Rawang [PDF]

, 2010
Dulong and Rawang are closely related Tibeto-Burman languages spoken just south and east of ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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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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