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Physical Generic Toponyms in Oklahoma

Names, 1996
AbstractGeneric toponyms of natural features in Oklahoma are distributed unevenly. Physical generics are numerous in the more rugged parts of the state and relatively scarce in the more level sections. Southern toponym generics are more common than either Western or Southwestern generics, although most of Oklahoma's natural toponyms do not correlate ...
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Simplex Generic Toponyms in Four English-speaking Jurisdictions

Names, 2020
Toponymic literature generally recognizes three main structures in English: those with a specific + generic element (e.g. Tweed River, Mount White); those that consist of a specific element alone (e.g. Perth, Washington); and less commonly, those with a generic element preceded by the definite article (e.g. The Bend, The Bluff).
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General language and special norms in media texts (by the example of coordinating a toponym and the appellative ‘Republic’ in the names of states)

Philology. Theory & Practice, 2023
The aim of the study is to establish the degree of conformity of the usage of new and traditional media with codified general language and special norms as exemplified by the syntactic relations between a country name and the appellative ‘Republic’ in media texts.
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Imperial systems and local landscapes of Buldan Yayla in Western Anatolia (Türkiye) during the last 4000 years: An integrated palynological, historical, and archaeological approach

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 7, Page 1285-1304, October 2025.
ABSTRACT This study investigates long‐term impacts of empires on local socio‐ecosystems in western Anatolia (modern western Türkiye) over the past four millennia. We focus on Buldan Yayla Lake, located in a small mountain basin north of the Büyük Menderes (Great Meander) River valley.
Sabina Fiołna, Mustafa Doğan, Warren Eastwood, John Haldon, Georgios C. Liakopoulos, Dilek Şenkul, Çetin Şenkul, Adam Izdebski   +7 more
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Non-equivalence of antibiotic generic drugs and risk for intensive care patients [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The underlying axiom in applying generic drugs is the equivalence of their active ingredient with the (usually more expensive) innovator product, an all-embracing statement with the insidious result that physicians assume that the generic ...
Reshetnykov, Mykhaylo, Rangoonwala, Ramzan, Ghanaati, Shahram Michael, Kirkpatrick, Charles James, Barbeck, Mike   +4 more
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Geographic and Biological Drivers Shape Anthropogenic Extinctions in the Macaronesian Vascular Flora

Global Change Biology, Volume 31, Issue 2, February 2025.
The anthropogenic extinction patterns and processes of the vascular flora in the model island region of Macaronesia have been investigated in the present study. We compiled all known extinction records, both at global and local scales, across the five archipelagos comprising the region (Azores, Madeira, Salvajes, Canary Islands, and Cabo Verde).
Raúl Orihuela‐Rivero, Javier Morente‐López, J. Alfredo Reyes‐Betancort, Hanno Schaefer, Alfredo Valido, Miguel Menezes de Sequeira, Maria M. Romeiras, Carlos A. Góis‐Marques, Marcos Salas‐Pascual, Alain Vanderpoorten, José María Fernández‐Palacios, Jairo Patiño   +11 more
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Generics and Experimental Philosophy [PDF]

, 2016
Theorists have had less success in analyzing the truth conditions of generics. Philosophers of language have offered a number of theories. This chapter surveys several semantic accounts of generics.
Lerner, Adam
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Hills thought to be mountains: A geobiocultural characterization of island highlands in Canada's continental plain

Canadian Geographer / Le géographe canadien, Volume 69, Issue 1, Spring / printemps 2025.
Abstract North America is characterized by an expansive continental plain that has been described as platter‐flat. Yet this central continental plain includes isolated uplands that some people call mountains. The hill‐mountain muddle is a classic problem of geomorphology, arising from the challenge of discriminating continuous, attached forms.
Murray M. Humphries, A. Kirsten Bowser, Jiaao Guo, Allyson K. Menzies   +3 more
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Connected Polish groups with ample generics

, 2015
In this paper, we give the first examples of connected Polish groups that have ample generics, answering a question of Kechris and Rosendal. We show that any Polish group with ample generics embeds into a connected Polish group with ample generics and ...
Kaïchouh, Adriane, Le Maître, François   +1 more
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The Meaning of Plants’ Names: A New Discovering Approach to Its Medicinal and/or Toxic Properties

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Some of the vernacular or scientific names are related to possible medicinal and/or toxic properties that can reveal the presence of potential bioactive agents, contributing to the discovery of new drugs and/or knowledge of the risks associated with their use.
Letícia dos Santos Dantas Lima, Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero, Alexandre Indriunas, Ingrid de Souza Santos, Luíza Francisco Uchôa Coqueiro, Kayo Alexandre Souza da Cruz, Adriana Batista de Almeida, José Carlos Fernandes Galduróz, Eliana Rodrigues, Rajeev K. Singla   +9 more
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