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Predictors of Meaningfulness of Life among Tuvans Living in Rural Areas and Cities of Tuva
The article presents the results of a study of the characteristics of the value-semantic sphere of Tuvans living in remote rural areas of Tuva.
V.N. Shlyapnikov
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Estimating the impact of the Mongol expansion upon the gene pool of Tuvans [PDF]
With a view to trace the Mongol expansion in Tuvinian gene pool we studied two largest Tuvinian clans – those in which, according to data of humanities, one could expect the highest Central Asian ancestry, connected with the Mongol expansion.
L. D. Damba +11 more
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The article examines the ethnosocial profile of contemporary Tuvans, with a focus on the dynamics of population change, human environment, self-consciousness, interethnic relations and language command. Our study was based on the official data of the Federal Census and the current statistics we obtained from Tuva territorial branch of the Federal State
Valeriya S. Kan
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Tuvan language as means of communication among Tuvans: Problems and prospects
The functioning of Tuvan language in the Republic of Tuva and its preservation, as well as the level of the linguistic competence of Tuvans and linguistic continuity – all of these factors are now accompanied by a host of problems. Reviews of sociolinguistic studies in Tuva, from the 1960s to our days, have shown the undying urgency of academic ...
Nadezhda Ch. Sereedar
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The article is devoted to Tuvans of the Khovd aimak of Mongolia. On the basis of field materials the authors consider such questions, as tribal groups and subgroups, tribal structure and various aspects of live activity and culture of Tuvans of one of the
E. Ayyzhy, A. Kongu
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Pre‐Manichaean Beliefs of the Uyghurs II: Other Religious Elements
The original beliefs of the Uyghurs, which have been overshadowed by their conversion to Manichaeism and Buddhism, have not been thoroughly studied until recently. However, Uyghur inscriptions as well as Chinese and Islamic sources provide us with some information regarding their beliefs. In the first part of this article series, the Uyghurs' belief in
Hayrettin İhsan Erkoç
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Amount and spatial arrangement of muscle fibers in the human laryngeal Musculus ventricularis
Abstract Textbooks and atlases of human macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the larynx generally provide, if at all, only sparse information on the laryngeal Musculus ventricularis. However, several studies indicate that this muscle takes over the function of vestibular (ventricular) fold phonation after denervation of the Musculus vocalis.
Andreas Gocht +2 more
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Thermoregulation of Tuvan pastoralists and Western Europeans during cold exposure
Abstract Objectives This study compared the metabolic and vascular responses, to whole‐body and finger cold exposure, of a traditional population lifelong exposed to extreme cold winters with Western Europeans. Methods Thirteen cold acclimatized Tuvan pastoralist adults (45 ± 9 years; 24.1 ± 3.2 kg/m2) and 13 matched Western European controls (43 ± 15 ...
Adam J. Sellers +2 more
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Influence of captivity and selection on limb long bone cross‐sectional morphology of reindeer
Captivity and selection induce changes in body size, body mass and bone morphology of reindeer. Body mass and physical activity patterns strongly affected the cortical bone thickness variations. Bone cross‐sections provide information on reindeer behavioural changes induced by humain domestication.
Maxime Pelletier +2 more
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Social-cultural features of the contemporary Tuvan society
The article is a review of the monograph Essays on the Contemporary Tuvan Culture by the famous Tuvinian scholar C.K. Lamazhaa (Saint Petersburg: Nestor-History, 2021. 192 p.). The reviewed book considers the latest social-cultural processes in the Tuvan
U. M. Bakhtikireeva, V. P. Sinyachkin
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