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1 College of Technology, Jiaozuo Normal College, Jiaozuo, China 2 School of Mathematics and Information Science, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China This paper offers a concise overview ...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

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And among Yavan’s sons were Elisha, a cognate of Ellas or Hellas, the ancient name of Greece; and Tarshish, which name morphed into Tarsus, which in ancient times was a Greek province (today in ...

Uranus is undoubtedly the most oddly named planet in our Solar System, but things could have been worse. After all, being the ...

The Department of Mathematics, located within a world-class social science institution, aims to be a leading centre for mathematics in the social sciences. We have a stimulating and active research ...

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Pure mathematics uses mathematics to explore abstract ideas, mathematics that does not necessarily describe a real physical system. This can include developing the fundamental tools used by ...