Now showing items 1681-1700 of 2014

    • DPD Modelling of the Self- and Co-Assembly of Polymers and Polyelectrolytes in Aqueous Media: Impact on Polymer Science 

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      Procházka, Karel

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      Limpouchová, Zuzana

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      Štěpánek, Miroslav

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      Šindelka, Karel

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      Lísal, Martin

      2022

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      Polymers

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      14

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      This review article is addressed to a broad community of polymer scientists. We outline and analyse the fundamentals of the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation method from the point of view of polymer physics ...

    • STING agonist-induced CD14+ monocyte depletion involves multiple regulated cell death mechanisms 

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      Pimková Polidarová, Markéta

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      Dejmek, Milan

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      Hirsch, Ivan

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      Brázdová, Andrea

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      Grantz Šašková, Klára

      2023

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      Praha

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      Česká společnost chemická

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      XXIInd Interdisciplinary Meeting of Young Life Scientists

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      The immune cells respond to the double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) or cyclic dinucleotide (CDN)-mediated stimulation of the cyclic-GMP-AMP synthase - stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) pathway by secretion of type I ...

    • Influence of the microenvironment of hepatitis B virus-infected hepatocytes on innate immunity's mechanisms 

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      Berehovska, Olena

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      Pimková Polidarová, Markéta

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      Janovec, Václav

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      Grantz Šašková, Klára

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      Hirsch, Ivan

      2023

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      Praha

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      Česká společnost chemická

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      XXIInd Interdisciplinary Meeting of Young Life Scientists

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      HBV virus is an infectious agent that replicates in the hepatocytes and causes an acute form of hepatitis, but it can also lead to a chronical inflammation, and consequently, to a hepatocellular carcinoma. HBV virus is ...

    • 1.2.3 Borders in Contemporary History (ca. 1900–2000) 

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      De Vita, Lorena

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      Ira, Jaroslav

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      Tompkins, Andrew

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      Serrier, Thomas

      2023

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      Cambridge

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      Open Book Publishers

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      The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500–2000

      This chapter examines how European borders changed over the course of the twentieth century, and analyses what they have meant at different times. The chapter is part of the textbook on multiperspective history of modern ...

    • Method versus cross-country heterogeneity in the exchange rate pass-through 

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      Iorngurum, Tersoo David

      2023

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      Prague

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      Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague

      Estimates of the exchange rate pass-through vary significantly across studies, making it difficult for policymakers and researchers to ascertain the true impact of exchange rate fluctuations on domestic prices. I conduct ...

    • The 2022 Czech EU Council Presidency: Performance in the Fields of Security, Energy and Rule of Law 

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      Kovář, Jan

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      Weiss, Tomáš

      2023

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      Czech Journal of International Relations : Mezinárodní vztahy

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      58

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      By the end of December 2002, the Czech EU Council presidency came to an end. Czechia was holding the rotating Council presidency for the second time and like in 2009 its presidency trio was rounded out by the preceding ...

    • Facilitators and barriers to implementation of suicide prevention interventions: Scoping review 

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      Kasal, Alexandr

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      Táborská, Roksana

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      Juríková, Laura

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      Grabenhofer-Eggerth, Alexander

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      Pichler, Michaela

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      Gruber, Beate

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      Tomášková, Hana

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      Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas

      2023

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      Global Mental Health

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      We know that suicide is preventable, yet hundreds of thousands of people still die due to suicide every year. Many interventions were proven to be effective, and dozens of others showed promising results. However, translating ...

    • 4. „Mayakovsky’s Neologisms: Word-Formation Models, Functions, Afterlife“ 

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      Kitzlerová, Jana

      2022

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      Russian Literature

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      2022

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      The article discusses Mayakovsky's neologisms. The motivation for their invention, their subsequent use and their second life in the contemporary Russian language.

    • The politics and the music mainstream in Central and Eastern Europe: introduction 

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      Šima, Karel

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      Nebřenský, Zdeněk

      2022

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      Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe

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      Analysing the mainstream popular music of Central and Eastern Europe in the last six decades, the role of political authorities in cultural production and consumption has to be particularly considered. Cultural policies ...

    • Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021) 

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      Vohlídal, Jiří

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      Graeff, Carlos Frederico de Oliveira

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      Hiorns, Roger C.

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      Jones, Richard G.

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      Luscombe, Christine

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      Schúe, François

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      Stingelin, Natalie

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      Walter, Michael G.

      2022

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      Pure and Applied Chemistry

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      94

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      These recommendations are specifically for polymers and polymer systems showing a significant response to an electromagnetic field or one of its components (electric field or magnetic field), i.e., for electromagnetic-fi ...

    • Modeling the Phase Equilibria of Associating Polymers in Porous Media with Respect to Chromatographic Applications 

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      Wang, Xiu

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      Limpouchová, Zuzana

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      Procházka, Karel

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      Raya, Rahul Kumar

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      Min, Yonggang

      2022

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      Polymers

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      14

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      Associating copolymers self-assemble during their passage through a liquid chromatography (LC) column, and the elution differs from that of common non-associating polymers. This computational study aims at elucidating the ...

    • Changes in Ion Concentrations upon the Binding of Short Polyelectrolytes on Phospholipid Bilayers: Computer Study Addressing Interesting Physiological Consequences 

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      Blovský, Tomáš

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      Šindelka, Karel

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      Limpouchová, Zuzana

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      Procházka, Karel

      2022

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      Polymers

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      14

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      This computer study was inspired by the experimental observation of Y. Qian et al. published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2018 that the short positively charged β-peptide chains and their oligomeric analogues ...

    • Demographic and Selection Histories of Populations Across the Sahel/Savannah Belt 

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      Fortes-Lima, Cesar

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      Triska, Petr

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      Cizkova, Martina

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      Podgorna, Eliska

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      Diallo, Mame Yoro

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      Schlebusch, Carina M

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      Černý, Viktor

      2022

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      Molecular Biology and Evolution

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      39

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      The Sahel/Savannah belt harbors diverse populations with different demographic histories and different subsistence patterns. However, populations from this large African region are notably under-represented in genomic ...

    • Influence of COVID-19-Related Restrictions on the Prevalence of Overweight and Obese Czech Children 

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      Vážná, Anna

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      Vígnerová, Jana

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      Brabec, Marek

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      Novák, Jan

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      Procházka, Bohuslav

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      Gabera, Antonín

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      Sedlak, Petr

      2022

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      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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      Apart from influencing the health of the worldwide population, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the day-to-day life of all, including children. A sedentary lifestyle along with the transformation of eating and sleep habits ...

    • The Interplay between Viruses and Host DNA Sensors 

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      Huérfano Meneses, Sandra

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      Šroller, Vojtěch

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      Bruštíková, Kateřina

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      Horníková, Lenka

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      Forstová, Jitka

      2022

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      Viruses

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      DNA virus infections are often lifelong and can cause serious diseases in their hosts. Their recognition by the sensors of the innate immune system represents the front line of host defence. Understanding the molecular ...

    • The computational age-at-death estimation from 3D surface models of the adult pubic symphysis using data mining methods 

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      Pilmann Kotěrová, Anežka

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      Štepanovský, Michal

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      Buk, Zdeněk

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      Brůžek, Jaroslav

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      Techataweewan, Nawaporn

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      Velemínská, Jana

      2022

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      Scientific Reports

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      Age-at-death estimation of adult skeletal remains is a key part of biological profile estimation, yet it remains problematic for several reasons. One of them may be the subjective nature of the evaluation of age-related ...

    • A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea 

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      Bunch, Ted E.

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      LeCompte, M.A.

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      Adedeji, A.V.

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      Wittke, J.H.

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      Burleigh, T.D.

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      Hermes, R.E.

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      Mooney, C.

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      Batchelor, D.

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      Wolbach, W.S.

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      Kathan, J.

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      Kletetschka, Günther

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      Patterson, M.C.L.

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      Swindel, E.C.

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      Witwer, T.

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      Howard, G.A.

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      Mitra, S.

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      Moore, C.R.

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      Langworthy, K.

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      Kennett, J.P.

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      West, Allen

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      Silvia, Phillip J.

      2021

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      Scientific Reports

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      We present evidence that in ~ 1650 BCE (~ 3600 years ago), a cosmic airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam, a Middle-Bronze-Age city in the southern Jordan Valley northeast of the Dead Sea. The proposed airburst was larger than ...

    • Perceived Legitimacy of Anti-Pandemic Measures: Findings from West and East Germany, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia at the Peak of the COVID-19 Crisis 

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      Lacko, David

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      Horák, Filip

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      Klicperová-Baker, Martina

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      Jan, Šerek

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      Boehnke, Klaus

      2023

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      Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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      This interdisciplinary study examines the cross-cultural differences between the perceived legitimacy of anti-pandemic measures during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis in three Central European countries and four independent ...

    • Fight against Doping, Good Governance, and Education: What are the Roles and Responsibilities of the Czech Olympic Committee? 

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      Exner, Jan

      2023

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      Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal

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      2023

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      This paper researches the roles and responsibilities of National Olympic Committees (NOC), especially the Czech Olympic Committee (Czech NOC), in anti-doping education. Good governance is an increasingly important condition ...

    • Circum-Saharan Prehistory through the Lens of mtDNA Diversity 

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      Diallo, Mame Yoro

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      Čížková, Martina

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      Kulichová, Iva

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      Podgorná, Eliška

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      Priehodová, Edita

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      Nováčková, Jana

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      Fernandes, Veronica

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      Pereira, Luisa

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      Černý, Viktor

      2022

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      Genes

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      African history has been significantly influenced by the Sahara, which has represented a barrier for migrations of all living beings, including humans. Major exceptions were the gene flow events that took place between ...