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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Stuart A. Sandin, Esmeralda Alcantar, Randy Clark, Ramon de Leon, Faisal Dilrosun, Clinton B. Edwards, Andrew J. Estep, Yoan Eynaud, Beverly J. French, Michael D. Fox, Dave Grenda, Scott L. Hamilton, Heather Kramp, Kristen L. Marhaver, Scott D. Miller, Ty N. F. Roach, Gisette Seferina, Cynthia B. Silveira, Jennifer E. Smith, Brian J. Zgliczynski, Mark J. A. Vermeij
Summary: This study investigated the spatial variability of coral reef communities in Curacao, and found that environmental factors were better able to explain the spatial variability of reef builders, while anthropogenic pressure showed a weak association with fish biomass.
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Ecology
Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka, Camila Benavides-Frias, Christopher M. Raymond, Isabel Diaz-Reviriego, Jan Hanspach
Summary: The relational turn in the academic literature on environmental values explores new ways to acknowledge the interconnections between humans and nature. However, many conceptualizations of economic practices and values are still dualistic and human-centered. To address this, the integration of relational values with non-human relations is proposed, allowing for a more comprehensive understanding of diverse economies and their interrelated livelihoods.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Victoria Cluley, Nick Fox, Zoe Radnor
Summary: 'Frailty' is increasingly used as a clinical term to describe and respond to specific bodily presentations. While typically based on quantitative assessments of physical capacity, qualitative research has shown that frailty is also influenced by social, economic, and environmental factors. The understanding of frailty in older people has progressed with a new materialist synthesis, replacing the conception of frailty as a bodily attribute with a relational understanding of a 'frailty assemblage'.
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Geography, Physical
Deepak Kumar Jha, Rahul Samrat, Prasanta Sanyal
Summary: The study on macroscopic charcoal particles in the Belan valley reveals the use of fire by prehistoric humans from the Middle Paleolithic to Neolithic, with a peak in fire activity during the Early to Mid-Holocene period coinciding with agricultural practices in the region. The global compilation of fire records from archaeological sites suggests a consistent and frequent use of fire by prehistoric humans since the Middle Pleistocene.
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(2021)
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Ecology
Lucy A. Goodridge Gaines, Christopher J. Henderson, Jesse D. Mosman, Andrew D. Olds, Hayden P. Borland, Ben L. Gilby
Summary: Ecosystems are being degraded due to human activities globally, causing changes in biodiversity and key ecological functions. Understanding the importance of spatial context and habitat condition for animal habitats is crucial for coastal management. In this study, fish assemblages from six different ecosystems in eastern Australia were sampled, and spatial context was found to be more important than habitat condition in shaping fish abundance and diversity.
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Environmental Sciences
Austin Chad Hill, Yorke M. Rowan
Summary: This study presents the results of a large-scale drone-based aerial survey in northeastern Jordan, which discovered numerous previously unrecorded prehistoric structures and provided a better understanding of the prehistoric use of the landscape.
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Biology
Timothy A. Kohler, Darcy Bird, R. Kyle Bocinsky, Kelsey Reese, Andrew D. Gillreath-Brown
Summary: This article measures wealth differences among prehispanic Pueblo societies and explores the factors contributing to wealth inequality. It finds that high wealth differences are associated with settlement persistence and the availability of unoccupied dry-farming niche. The study suggests that wealth inequality in village life, exacerbated by systems of balanced reciprocity, and decreasing options for escape from village life due to regional tribute or taxation systems, contribute to the persistent differences in wealth and power.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Maggie MacLure
Summary: Language has always been at the core of humanism, serving as the primary means through which humans interact with the world. In the context of the post-human era, what will happen to language and what implications will it have for post-qualitative methods?
QUALITATIVE INQUIRY
(2023)
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Anthropology
C. Abegg, J. Desideri, O. Dutour, M. Besse
Summary: This research examines the paleopathological profile of Neolithic populations in Western Switzerland, revealing patterns of health, disease, and socio-economic functioning. The study highlights the influence of geographical, biological, and chronological factors on pathology distribution, showcasing varied health conditions across different sites and age groups. Not only providing insights into the individual and collective health narratives of these populations, the data also sheds light on the persistent presence of diseases like tuberculosis and its consequences during the Neolithic period.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Anthropology
Melis Uzdurum, Susan M. Mentzer, Gunes Duru, Catherine Kuzucuoglu, Mihriban Ozbasaran
Summary: This article explores the impact of changes in sediment source, tempering strategies, and shaping process in early Neolithic earthen architecture on techno-environmental know-how traces. Through archaeological micromorphology analyses, the study examines the exploitation of the local environment, kerpic and mortar recipes, and the relationships among material choices, building forms, and wall construction techniques. Changes in the built environment can be traced through mortar recipes, which provide insights into the agro-pastoral activities at the site. The development of vegetal tempering and the variability of tempering strategies can be seen as a result of long-term learning and experimentation. The motivation behind these changes and testing of recipes was the need for more durable and long-lasting construction of earthen buildings.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Education & Educational Research
Abigail Hackett, Maggie MacLure, Sarah McMahon
Summary: This article critically examines the model of language in early years policy and pedagogy, proposing a relational-material model of early language development. It suggests that early language development may be better supported by focusing less on words, grammar, and meaning, and more on fostering participation in dynamic, multisensory, collective events.
DISCOURSE-STUDIES IN THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF EDUCATION
(2021)
Editorial Material
Hematology
Johan W. M. Heemskerk
Summary: In platelets, an obscure protein called tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) acts as a negative regulator of signaling transduction.
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Communication
Brian L. Due
Summary: This article introduces the concept of "assemmethodology," which combines assemblage theory and ethnomethodology, to advance our understanding of the relationship between humans and the material world in communication research. By focusing on the situated emergence of socio-material orders and shifting the unit of analysis to assemblages, the article contributes to the study of social conduct and the consequentiality of materials.
HUMAN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Cultural Studies
Kimberly Powell
Summary: The author speculates on an intimacy that embraces uncertainty and difference in human-animal relationships, using encounters with dogs to reflect on intimacy towards both humans and animals. By writing performatively, the author depicts encounters with their dog as unfolding experiences that explore the coexistence of certainty and uncertainty within kinship and intimacy.
CULTURAL STUDIES-CRITICAL METHODOLOGIES
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Paul Sommer
Summary: This article discusses the role of landscapes in film analysis and explores the concept of landscape as a malleable analytical tool. Various approaches to film analysis, such as soundscape and Gilles Deleuze's work on cinema, are examined to gain a deeper understanding of film as a visual text. The article also emphasizes the importance of considering hearts, minds, and stories in film studies and offers approaches for studying films in an English classroom.
ENGLISH IN AUSTRALIA
(2022)