Recreating Place: Charles Fothergill and the Limits of Travel Writing by Pam Perkins

“…His goal was to write a book about the islands that would emulate the work produced by the earlier traveller Thomas Pennant on Wales and mainland Scotland. …”
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Terrestrial Amphipods or "Lawn Shrimp," (Crustacea: Amphipoda) by Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Amphipods were first described in New South Wales, Australia, and then later on several Pacific islands. They were first reported in the Western Hemisphere in 1918 when at least one species was found in California (Mallis 1990). …”
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“Wairon and Waimansusu”: War Boat and Trade Boat of The Biak People in Papua-Indonesia by Rumbekwan Albert, Sulistiyono Singgih Tri, Rochwulaningsih Yety, Susilowati Endang, Ali Ismail, Masruroh Noor Naelil

“…Although Papua has various types of traditional boats with their own uniqueness, only a few are able to sail as far as the Maluku Islands. For the Biak Tribe, the Wairon and Waimansusu boats are not only functional, but also have artistic and symbolic value in the maritime history of the eastern region of the archipelago. …”
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A Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Analysis of Ameloblastic Fibrodentinoma by Ronell Bologna-Molina, Sirced Salazar-Rodríguez, Ana María Bedoya-Borella, Ramón Gil Carreón-Burciaga, Gabriel Tapia-Repetto, Nelly Molina-Frechero

“…AFD is composed of long narrow cords and islands of odontogenic epithelium; the epithelial strands lie in a myxoid cell-rich ectomesenchymal tissue with stellate-shaped fibroblasts that exhibit long slender cytoplasmic extensions that resemble dental papilla. …”
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Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) by Yuexun Tian, Phillip E Kaufman

“…This tick has been categorized as an invasive species in Australia, New Zealand, and several Pacific Islands. In the U.S., an Asian longhorned tick infestation was recorded in New Jersey during the fall of 2017. …”
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Ameloblastic Fibroma of the Mandible Reconstructed with Autogenous Parietal Bone: Report of a Case and Literature Review by Conor Carroll, Mishaal Gill, Eleanor Bowden, John Ed O’Connell, Rajeev Shukla, Chris Sweet

“…It is characterized by epithelial islands and cords immersed in ectomesenchyme that mimics the dental papilla and enamel organ but without actual hard tissue formation. …”
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The influence of Asymmetric Inflow Reconnection on the Diffusion Region in Resistive Space Plasmas by Hossein Lotfi, Mahboub Hosseinpour

“…To investigate the effect of asymmetric magnetic reconnection on thedevelopment of the diffusion region and growth of magnetic islands induced duringreconnection (plasmoids), we use 2-dimensional resistive magnetohydrodynamics sim-ulations. …”
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Power Balance Optimization Technology of Microgrid Based on Full-Bridge Converter by Shuailong Dai, Bin Cao, Rui Liu, Liyang Zhu, Mengfan Li

“…Independent microgrids are widely used in islands and remote townships. However, power imbalance often leads to fluctuations in voltage and frequency, which inhibit the development of AC microgrids. …”
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Terrestrial Amphipods or "Lawn Shrimp," (Crustacea: Amphipoda) by Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Amphipods were first described in New South Wales, Australia, and then later on several Pacific islands. They were first reported in the Western Hemisphere in 1918 when at least one species was found in California (Mallis 1990). …”
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Editorial: The non-coding RNA world in animals and plants by Lingling Wang, Bin Hu, Min-Jin Han, Min-Jin Han, Q.-Z. Zhou

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Yaws in the Western Pacific Region: A Review of the Literature by Corinne Capuano, Masayo Ozaki

“…Available records suggest that the region remains largely free of yaws except for Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Many clinical cases reported recently were described as “attenuated”; advanced stages are rare. …”
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Melaleuca Snout Beetle, Melaleuca Weevil (unofficial common names), Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by James P. Cuda, Susan A. Wineriter, Gary R. Buckingham, Ted D. Center, Kenneth T. Gioeli

“…Blake (Myrtaceae), is an invasive woody plant that is native to Australia, New Guinea, and the Soloman Islands. Melaleuca, also known as the paper bark tree, cajeput, punk tree, or white bottlebrush tree, was introduced into Florida in the late 19th century but apparently failed to naturalize until 1906. …”
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Forecasting of Storm Surge in Ningbo Coastal Waters Based on ADCIRC Mode by LI Huan, ZHOU Tianyi, ZHANG Lifen

“…There are many islands in the Ningbo coastal waters and the coastline twists and turns. …”
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Il mondo sotto la superficie. L’ontologia liquida delle isole Belep (Kanaky Nuova Caledonia) by Lara Giordana

“…In this paper I aim to convey the density and the poly-chrony that characterize the aquatic ontology of the Belema people, the inhabitants of the Belep Islands (Kanaky New Caledonia). For the Belema, the ocean is more than a surface to cross or the source of important economic resources. …”
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GGE Biplot Analysis for Stability and Adaptability of Maize Hybrids in Western Region of Indonesia by Dedi Ruswandi, Muhammad Syafii, Haris Maulana, Mira Ariyanti, Nyimas Poppy Indriani, Yuyun Yuwariah

“…The high-yielding hybrids selected in this study should be broadly evaluated on-farm in order to disseminate for small holder farmers in Sumatera and Java islands.…”
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Green actions for innovative cities. The new agri-food landscape by Emanuele Sommariva, Nicola Valentino Canessa, Giorgia Tucci

“…Ecosystem services are a new parameter for the assessment of urban green infrastructure and re-naturalisation processes, which also aim to counteract the effects of climate change (i.e., flooding, heat islands), or to promote the conservation, resilience and biodiversity of natural habitats. …”
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Failure Analysis of Sun Gear Splines in Fan Gearboxes by Ren Yanyan, Wang Yaqiang

“…The results show that there are more rods, unequal axes or islands of the undissolved ferrite in the metallographic structure of inter mediate shaft（IMS） sun gear motor side splines, which reduces the wear resistance of the material. …”
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How Peace Operations Work: Power, Legitimacy, and Effectiveness by Jeni Whalan by Umair Khalid Ameen

“…It provides a detailed examination of case studies such as the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) and the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), applying a newly developed power–legitimacy framework. …”
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Le califat méditerranéen et maritime de Denia by Travis Bruce

“…Secondly, the space sacralized by Mujāhid and the jihād carried out under his authority comprised as much the maritime routes as it did the bordering coasts and islands. The caliphate of Denia ended in failure, but the maritime holy war it had begun continued; the taifa of Denia remained an outpost for Islam on the maritime frontier, while its ships acted as reticular and mobile extensions of Islamic space.…”
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Melaleuca Snout Beetle, Melaleuca Weevil (unofficial common names), Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by James P. Cuda, Susan A. Wineriter, Gary R. Buckingham, Ted D. Center, Kenneth T. Gioeli

“…Blake (Myrtaceae), is an invasive woody plant that is native to Australia, New Guinea, and the Soloman Islands. Melaleuca, also known as the paper bark tree, cajeput, punk tree, or white bottlebrush tree, was introduced into Florida in the late 19th century but apparently failed to naturalize until 1906. …”
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