First, a reptile that thermoconforms while active (slope = 1) may still achieve a low variance in body temperature by restricting its activity to times and habitats with suitable microenvironments.

Semukhina and Reynolds mention underlying reasons for the widespread corruption: pre-Soviet and Soviet practices (especially the system of blat⁽¹⁹¹⁾, which continued in the wake of the breakdown of the Soviet Union), institutional factors within the police (e.g. highly militarised structure, lack of accountability), a weak civil society, economic causes (maximising income and minimising risks) and a culture of ‘disrespect for the law’⁽¹⁹²⁾.

Ach, mein pauvre Genro, she said lornly. Words there are not. You seek truly, but you know not what. You seek what I have found, but where I go, you cannot.

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