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Wildlife Society BulletinDetermining the best method to survey species of interest is critical for successful field research projects. When sampling herpetofauna, pitfall and funnel trapping allow a researcher to examine multiple individuals but require considerable field effort
Tiffany M. Doan
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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus
International Statistical Review, EarlyView.Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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The thermosphere and ionosphere of Venus [PDF]
Our knowledge of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere of Venus and its interaction with the solar wind has advanced dramatically over the last decade, largely due to the data obtained during the Pioneer Venus mission and to the theoretical work that was ...
Cravens, T. E.
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No Art on a Dead Planet: Political Iconoclasm as Climate Activism
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A trend has recently emerged among climate activists of attacking artworks as a means of registering protest. I analyse this mode of protest, which I term political iconoclasm, and offer a novel partial defence of political iconoclasm as a protest strategy for environmental activists. I focus on Just Stop Oil's attack on van Gogh's Sunflowers.
Alice Madeleine Hilder Jarvis
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Experimental and theoretical fracture mechanics applied to fracture of the crust of Venus [PDF]
, 2004 M. R. Balme +3 more
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Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.The present study characterized newt digital flexor tendon regeneration structurally at both micro‐ and nanoscales following complete transection and suggested that the mechanism of tissue regeneration differs between the early phase (until 6 weeks) and the late phase (after 6 weeks). Tendon stubs remained separated for up to 2 weeks after transection,
Tomoka Kamiya +7 more
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Contested heritage landscapes for Arabic language learning in a postcolonial France
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article analyzes the contested and multiple meanings of “heritage” that emerge for advanced Arabic language learners in a postcolonial France. A linguistic life histories approach reveals a fraught duality of privileged access and exclusionary adversity for heritage students of Arabic.
Chantal Tetreault +2 more
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