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Showing 1 to 20 of 210 for “"Caste"”.
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Caste Regulation in the Termite, Neotermes jouteli (Banks)
… exceptionally suitable material for the study of caste regulation, with special reference to the regeneration of reproductive forms. It was possible to collect entire natural colonies of this termite, including the reproductive pair, and to maintain them for long periods in the laboratory. In this …
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Family and Caste in a South Indian City
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:49:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7310029.pdf: 9174475 bytes, checksum: c41fe4b9c887777e2a2545532aa4b948 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1972
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Igbo caste practices: persistence and public attitudes in the media
For over a century, several minority caste groups have suffered discrimination in eastern Nigeria. They include former slaves and servant groups known as osu or ohu as well as other names and are generally referred to as caste groups. Forbidden to associate freely with the freeborn, these groups …
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Caste-Specific Expression Of Coding And Noncoding Genes In Ant Brains
… biological impact. Here, we investigate how caste-specific gene expression in ant brains affects phenotype and develop a method to study R-loops, a potential mechanism of lncRNAs. The first section describes how we improved the contiguity of the Harpegnathos genome using PacBio long-read …
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Ambedkar through the study of race, caste, and difference, 1870-1966
… that Ambedkar rejected race-based theories of caste due to his study at Columbia under the Boasian anthropologist Alexander Goldenweiser, who favoured cultural anthropology over racial anthropology. My research reveals that this story is overly simplified—particularly, I bring out the enduring …
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The evolution of caste-specific morphology and colony structure in ants
… colonies that possess morphologically distinct castes that divide biological roles among individuals. Males and reproductive females fill the reproductive role of the colony which includes mating, dispersal and egg laying. The typically sterile worker caste performs other tasks for the colony …
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CRISPR/CASTE: Functional Genomic Studies of the Major Evolutionary Innovations of Ants
… ant biology: complex chemical communication and caste plasticity. To study these features, I had a particular focus on generating and characterizing germ-line mutants. I believe that the study of mutants, and applying molecular biology methods more generally, can lead to insights in ant biology …
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TWILIGHT OF THE TOFFS: FALL OF A CASTE, RISE OF A MYTH
Dissertation ABSTRACT: This dissertation deals with the representation of the interwar upper classes (above all, the aristocracy) in the contemporary English novel. I have chosen three novels for my study: Ian McEwan‟s Atonement (2001), Kazuo Ishiguro‟s The Remains of the Day (1989) and Evelyn …
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Ecology and Evolution of Caste and Polymorphism in Pogonomyrmex Seed Harvester Ants
In conclusion, the many independent origins of caste in the social insects likely resulted from variation in the proximate factors that can yield phenotypic differences (e.g., larval diet, genetic variation, social regulation) and variation in the selective pressures favoring caste differentiation …
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An audience and textual study of gender and caste politics in Indian literature
… Indian society from the perspective of an upper caste middle class female audience. The aim of this research is to understand and explore the gender politics at the level of the everyday realities of women, and the attitude of the upper caste audience towards lower caste issues in Indian society …
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Caste and Society in an Andhra Town: A Study in Urban Social Structure
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:49:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7121215.pdf: 8747451 bytes, checksum: 0ca8ec40b83a55cd1654c71c7bef8105 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Haunted narratives: shadows of the southeastern Caste Wars in Mexican literature, 1841-1958
Limited Restriction Lifted for Item 102587 on 2019-08-11T09:15:10Z.
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Seeing the State with Transgender People: Gender, Caste, and Neoliberal Development in Kerala, India
… reveal alternative genealogies of queer, anti-caste, and feminist politics in India that have been elided by nation-centric framings. In 2015, Kerala became the first Indian state to release a policy recognizing transgender people, reifying its transnational image as a “model” of people-centric …
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The Sikhs and caste : a study of the Sikh community in Leeds and Bradford
This thesis examines the persistence of caste among the Sikh community in Leeds and, to some extent, in the neighbouring city of Bradford. The notion that the Sikhs are a casteless brotherhood is challenged in the context of a brief discussion of the Indian caste system, the function of caste in …
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Caste-based healthcare inequality in Dalit communities in Makwanpur, Nepal: A mixed-methods study
Introduction The caste system is a three-millennium-old social stratification system. Caste discrimination is common in Nepal despite being illegal since 1962. Dalits (known as untouchables) rank at the bottom of the caste hierarchy and often experience discrimination due to notions of …
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