The premature death (p) mutation is a recessive lethal, which, in the homozygous condition, gives rise to a complex of abnormalities. The mutant embryos develop only to stage 37, at which time disintegration of superficial tissue begins. Many of the abnormalities observed in sections of the stage-37 mutant embryo are related to its failure to establish a functioning circulatory system, or to th...

In the discussions which have arisen of late years about the origin and date of the Mosaic legislation it has been generally recognized that the book of Ezekiel, especially in its later chapters, has a peculiar importance. The traditional view regards the laws of the Pentateuch as having been given through Moses to the Israelites soon after their Exodus from Egypt, and as having formed in all s...

Based on secondary resources and long term anthropological field research, this paper explores some of the ‘external’ factors involved in the pro-democracy and ethnic struggles for selfdetermination currently being experienced in Burma. The analysis draws in cultural, economic and political aspects to demonstrate that a number of macroand micro-level external or externalorigin influences are at...

With the proliferation of online classifieds and auctions comes a new need to meaningfully search and organize the items for sale. However, since the seller’s item descriptions are not structured and do not conform to a standard set of values (think “Chevy” versus “Chevrolet”), searching and organizing this data is difficult. This paper describes a working demonstration of the Phoebus system wh...

How can we understand the persistence of archaic or conservative socio-cultural practices in hybrid communities in the diaspora? How does the experience of exile and immigration manifest itself in ideological, cultural, and linguistic terms? In this project, we will examine the practices of a unique settlement in Patagonia, Argentina, which presents an exceptional situation of cultural and ling...

Although the vast majority of refugees have suffered trauma and extended separation from their families in exile, little is known about the interactions between these two types of experience. The qualitative and quantitative analyses of data gathered from 113 refugees from Latin America and Africa suggest that the joint occurrence of trauma and separation has a significant impact on emotional d...

The article examines how Syrians’ activist trajectories have evolved in exile contexts of small Syrian communities and limited mobilization structures. Based on in-depth interviews with Syrians Oslo, I argue that the specific features integration narratives, lack community structures, presence solidarity infrastructures produced locally embedded forms activism. participants reorganized their ex...