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Relative Chaoticity of Natural Languages

open access: yesComplexity, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This paper presents a novel approach to analyzing and grouping natural languages based on the degree of their chaoticity. It clusters 52 languages from 18 language families, according to the value of the entropy–complexity pair, to reveal the chaotic properties of semantic trajectories.
Assel S. Yerbolova   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ‘Mongol World’ and Mongolian-Russian Relations: Factors of Influence Revisited

open access: yesМонголоведение, 2021
Introduction. The article discusses Mongolian-Russian relations in the 20th century, paying particular attention to the definition of the concept “Mongolian World”, an important instrument of the bilateral relations, which has had a variety of ...
Demberel Kolyagiyn
doaj   +1 more source

Total Energy Expenditure and Physical Activity Profiles Among Reindeer Herders and Office Workers of Northern Finland

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 37, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives In the Arctic, climate change increases extreme weather events and unpredictability, affects food chains, increases transportational needs, and decreases physical activity (PA) and estimated total energy expenditure (eTEE). Thus, understanding how climate change affects inhabitants of different environments is increasingly important.
Ville Stenbäck   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The song folklore of Tozhu Tuvans: collection, publication, research

open access: yesНовые исследования Тувы, 2017
The article explores the history of collecting the Tozhu song folklore, summarizes the current state of research on the topic, and presents the results of author’s investigations conducted since 2003. History of Tozhu Tuvans’ song folklore studies began
Ekaterina L. Tiron
doaj   +1 more source

Tuvan Wedding Rites: from Establishment of Family Ties to Social Presentation

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. Scholarly studies of Tuvan wedding rites date back to the late 19th century, and include quite a number of works by ethnographers, sociologists, and cultural scientists that tended to focused on topics inherent to general stages of Tuvan ...
Chimiza K. Lamazhaa, Shenne B. Mainy
doaj   +1 more source

Who gives innate gifts? Cognitive and cultural approaches to Turkic South Siberian shamanism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In Siberia a lot of a facts confirm an essentialist interpretation of shamanism: frequent distinction between genuine and false shamans, physical particularities, like illness, attributed to shamans, absence of initiation, and hereditary mode of ...
Stépanoff, Charles
core   +1 more source

Mongolian hospitality: intrepid travelling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Continuing the series on exploring diverse hospitality practices, Kevin O'Gorman and Karen Thompson explore the origins of Mongolian hospitality.
O'Gorman, Kevin D., Thompson, Karen
core  

Overtone focusing in biphonic tuvan throat singing

open access: yeseLife, 2020
Khoomei is a unique singing style originating from the republic of Tuva in central Asia. Singers produce two pitches simultaneously: a booming low-frequency rumble alongside a hovering high-pitched whistle-like tone. The biomechanics of this biphonation are not well-understood.
Christopher Bergevin   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Turkey's Long Game in Syria: Moving beyond Ascendance

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 22-37, Spring 2025.
Abstract Bashar al‐Assad's shocking ouster in December 2024 has led to debate about whether Turkey is now ascendant in the region. This article examines the multifaceted trajectory of Turkey's involvement in the Syrian civil war and provides insights into the challenges ahead.
Şaban Kardaş
wiley   +1 more source

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