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Abstract This study revisits the diachrony of the Latin neuter gender in early Ibero‐Romance. The fate of the Latin neuter is counted among the most long‐standing and yet the most controversial questions in Romance historical morphosyntax. While there has been a long‐held belief that neuter nouns merged into the masculine gender in late Latin after ...
Ziwen Wang
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This article examines the interplay of gender, emotions, and material culture in Jesuit conversion accounts in sixteenth‐century Japan. I analyse the rhetorical strategies of missionaries like Luís Fróis to better understand how conversion narratives were crafted to advance the Jesuits' goal of propagating Christianity in Japan and beyond.
Jessica O'Leary
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Abstract Past studies of prostitution have mislabelled Mexican women as prostitutes when it is not clear that they had engaged in transactional sex. Here, we examine the history of prostitution between 1750 and 1865, detailing both legal frameworks and judicial evidence to address the reasons for the inflation of prostitution's presence in Mexico ...
Nora E. Jaffary, Luis Londoño
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Abstract This article investigates the ways in which late‐nineteenth‐century students at Northwestern University's Cumnock School of Oratory mobilised elocution training and parlour performance to foster mixed‐gender public discourse. I use student publications to reconstruct parlour meetings in which women and men adapted traditions of conversational ...
Fiona Maxwell
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The Omissions Doctrine after Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police
In tort law, liability is generally not imposed for failing to confer a benefit on another person. This is commonly referred to as the omissions doctrine. In Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, the UK Supreme Court elucidated the scope of this doctrine.
Eleni Katsampouka
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ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to measure the changes in rural hospital bypass for 11 common elective surgeries following the implementation of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM), a global budget payment model. Study Setting and Design We leveraged a natural experiment arising from the phase‐in of PHARM in Pennsylvania.
Donald S. Bourne+6 more
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Australian geography’s challenges and community‐based learned societies in its future
Geography remains more relevant than ever, yet it faces challenges in Australia. Voluntary, community‐based learned societies like the Royal Geographical Societies of South Australia and Queensland are crucial in promoting geography’s value, advocating for education, fostering research, and engaging the public.
Iain Hay
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Sperm Transfer Under Behavioral and Morphological Constraints in the Orb‐Web Spider Genus Argiope
The polygamous mating system of the orb‐web spider genus Argiope provides a model to study the evolution of sperm transfer under morphological and behavioral constraints. This helps us to understand how male and female behavioral and morphological reproductive traits influence sperm transfer.
Chathuranga Dharmarathne+3 more
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ABSTRACT Northwest Arabia is marked by tens of thousands of monumental burial structures, most of which appear to have been built during the Bronze Age. These funerary features range from simple cairns and tower tombs through to large ‘pendant’ burials with elaborate tail constructions.
Hugh Thomas+6 more
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Physical activity promotes functional improvements in both robust and physically frail older adults, driven by distinct adaptation mechanisms in the mitochondria‐inflammation axis that are influenced by age and frailty status. ABSTRACT Physical exercise has been associated with healthier aging trajectories, potentially preventing or mitigating age ...
Fiona Limanaqi+11 more
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