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Rhetorical Structure and Reader Manipulation in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express [PDF]

open access: yesMiscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies, 2009
This paper describes Agatha Christie’s use of rhetoric to convince readers of the ‘truth’ of her detective’s solution in The Murder on the Orient Express, and uses an adaptation of Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) designed for analyses of long extracts
Marc Alexander
doaj   +5 more sources

#BookTok's appeal on ninth‐grade students: An inquiry into students' responses on a social media revelation

open access: yesJournal of Adolescent &Adult Literacy, Volume 67, Issue 2, Page 99-110, September/October 2023., 2023
Abstract Over the last years, the hashtag #BookTok has been viewed more than 100 billion times on TikTok. Hence, both scholars and practitioners have plead for integrating #BookTok in the literacy classroom, expressing the hope that this digital subculture might flip adolescents' conceptions of reading and improve their reading motivation. This article
Jeroen Dera   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Come, tell me how you live: Habitat suitability analysis for Ostrea edulis restoration

open access: yesAquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 33, Issue 7, Page 678-695, July 2023., 2023
Abstract Against the background of the UN decade on ecosystem restoration and the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and in the context of marine spatial planning and complex maritime user conflicts, reliable information on habitat suitability for large‐scale restoration is an important prerequisite for implementing conservation management and for ...
Bernadette Pogoda   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Riley in Cairo: British Art and Egypt in the 1980s

open access: yesArt History, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 650-672, June 2022., 2022
In the early 1980s, Bridget Riley produced a series of paintings distinguished by their use of the same group of colours, said to have been inspired by the vividly preserved painted tombs that she encountered during a visit to Egypt in the winter of 1979–80.
Richard Johns
wiley   +1 more source

Representation Learning Method with Semantic Propagation on Text‐Augmented Knowledge Graphs

open access: yesComputational Intelligence and Neuroscience, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Knowledge graph representation learning aims to provide accurate entity and relation representations for tasks such as intelligent question answering and recommendation systems. Existing representation learning methods, which only consider triples, are not sufficiently accurate, so some methods use external auxiliary information such as text, type, and
Ling Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protecting image rights in the face of digitalization: A United States and European analysis

open access: yesThe Journal of World Intellectual Property, Volume 24, Issue 5-6, Page 344-367, November 2021., 2021
Abstract The star of the movie “Rebel without a Cause,” James Dean, died in 1955. Yet the latest film he will officially be credited in, dates back to no sooner than 2020. Indeed, the movie “Finding Jack” will incorporate a hologram of James Dean, resurrected from the dead to play a character in this brand new performance under his name.
Alix C. Heugas
wiley   +1 more source

Health, social care and technological interventions to improve functional ability of older adults living at home: An evidence and gap map

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2021., 2021
Abstract Background By 2030, the global population of people older than 60 years is expected to be higher than the number of children under 10 years, resulting in major health and social care system implications worldwide. Without a supportive environment, whether social or built, diminished functional ability may arise in older people.
Vivian Welch   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Broadening the impact of plant science through innovative, integrative, and inclusive outreach

open access: yesPlant Direct, Volume 5, Issue 4, April 2021., 2021
Abstract Population growth and climate change will impact food security and potentially exacerbate the environmental toll that agriculture has taken on our planet. These existential concerns demand that a passionate, interdisciplinary, and diverse community of plant science professionals is trained during the 21st century.
Joanna Friesner   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Atmosphere of Malaise: Failures of Detection in Friedrich Glauser's Matto regiert (1936)

open access: yesThe German Quarterly, Volume 94, Issue 1, Page 99-115, Winter 2021., 2021
Friedrich Glauser's Motto regiert (1936) tells a story with parabolic qualities: Sergeant Studer must investigate a murder that has taken place in a Swiss psychiatric clinic. The social and political issues that are roiling Europe in the years leading up to World War Two find condensed expression in this microcosm.
Martin Rosenstock
wiley   +1 more source

Queering Agatha Christie: Revisiting the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This is a review of 'Queering Agatha Christie: Revisiting the Golden Age of Detective Fiction' by J.C. Bernthal to be published in Modern Language Review.
Alyce von Rothkirch
core   +1 more source

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