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Introduction: What are pretty words? 引言：什么是漂亮的词语？

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70004

Jennifer Syvertsen PhD, MPH, Juliet McMullin PhD

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Research 研究

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70009

Ann Marie Cheney PhD

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Intersectionality 交集

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70000

Alejandro Echeverria PhD

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Understanding familial resemblance of fingerprints: Forensic and anthropological aspects 了解指纹的家族相似性：法医和人类学方面

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-01-20 DOI: 10.1111/napa.12231

Akansha Rana, Damini Siwan, Akashdeep Vashisht, Kewal Krishan

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Beyond the GenAI gold rush: Mapping entrepreneurial tensions in the age of generative artificial intelligence 超越GenAI淘金热：绘制生成式人工智能时代的创业紧张关系

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70016

Matt Artz, Yaya Ren

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Decolonization 非殖民化

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70002

Juliet McMullin PhD

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Resilience 弹性

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70001

Joshua Liashenko PhD

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Ethnographies of global health governance and diplomacy: A practical guide 全球卫生治理和外交的民族志：实用指南

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70014

Rachel Irwin

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Inclusion 包容

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70006

Grecia L. Perez

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Education 教育

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Annals of Anthropological Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 Epub Date: 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/napa.70010

Yolanda Moses PhD

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