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(De)Legitimizing Language Policing: Enregisterment and Linguistic Authority in Taiwan's Digital Public

open access: yesJournal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how ordinary Taiwanese netizens perform linguistic authority by policing others’ use of Mainland Chinese expressions in everyday online interactions not originally intended to be political and how such policing is subsequently supported, resisted, or (de)legitimized in the context of Taiwan–China relations. Three orders
Hsi‐Yao Su
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide ancestry of 17th-century enslaved Africans from the Caribbean. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2015
Schroeder H   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘The Simpsons’ Did It Again! Periodontitis and Tooth Loss Predict Mortality in Springfield: A Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesJournal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
The IMPOSTERS study analysed 150 recurring ‘human’ Simpsons characters and found that periodontitis or tooth loss was associated with a 23‐fold higher hazard of all‐cause mortality. This was reported in the Simpsons universe, with the death of ‘Bleeding Gums’ Murphy, 3 years before the first such reports in our universe.
Praveen Sharma, Thomas Dietrich
wiley   +1 more source

James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”

open access: yesThe Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
wiley   +1 more source

Genotyping Yersinia pestis in Historical Plague: Evidence for Long-Term Persistence of Y. pestis in Europe from the 14th to the 17th Century. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2016
Seifert L   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Remembering Independence, Debating the Nation: Ghana's National Days

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Ghana, Independence Day is the most important national day and has been annually observed since the attainment of independence in 1957. Additional national days that various military governments introduced to commemorate their ascension to power have been rather short‐lived. Other holidays like Republic Day or Founder's Day have been longer
Carola Lentz
wiley   +1 more source

Discovery of taeniid eggs from a 17th century tomb in Korea. [PDF]

open access: yesKorean J Parasitol, 2011
Lee HJ, Shin DH, Seo M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Oral Lesions and Dental Status in Individuals Using Oral Tobacco‐Free Nicotine Pouches

open access: yesOral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Users of Swedish nicotine pouches and traditional oral tobacco‐derived pouches were compared to non‐users for clinical tissue responses and oral health status. In addition, the habits associated with snus use were also evaluated. Material and Methods In this cross‐sectional study, participants aged 18–30 were recruited from nine ...
Masoumeh Daneshian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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