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Ch. 4. Filling in the Gaps: Studying Anachronism in Diodorus’ Narrative of the First Sicilian ‘Slave War’

open access: yesHistos, 2018
Diodorus Siculus’ narrative of the First Sicilian ‘Slave War’ is often considered to offer an ‘accurate, reliable, and comprehensive’ account of the war.
Peter Morton
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Encapsulated Leptin‐Producing Cells Facilitate Entrainment of Circadian Rhythms in Rodents and Nonhuman Primates

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A clinically translatable cell line can be engineered to produce leptin, encapsulated in biomaterial and safely implanted to produce and deliver the metabolic regulating protein within the body. Implantation of these encapsulated cells decreases the time it takes for mice and non‐human primates to adjust to circadian disruptions similar to those ...
Samantha T. Fleury   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Idyllic as a Symptom (in the Narrative Structure of Texts of Slovak Literary Realism) [PDF]

open access: yesSlovenska Literatura, 2018
The study aims to approach the idyllic within the context of realistic representation not as a category represented by strictly specified group of idyllic means of expression but rather a stylistic layer in which variability of expression plays a major ...
Milan Kendra
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Endothermy, neuron counts, and other issues: Further remarks on neurocognitive evolution in fossil vertebrates

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Last year, we challenged the view that large‐bodied theropod dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex resembled primates in cognition and behavior, a proposition made by Herculano‐Houzel in 2023. More recently, Jensen et al. have criticized our work on this topic, raising methodological and conceptual issues.
Kai R. Caspar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting the Latin Vocabulary of Terminologia Histologica: II. Adjectives and Participles

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terminologia Histologica, the international standard nomenclature of human histology and cytology, contains 1093 Latin words that appear to be used as adjectives. Among these, we identified 56 (5%) with a variety of linguistic issues, including typographical or spelling errors, less favored spelling variants, and several unfortunate word ...
Paul E. Neumann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Presentist Anachronism and Ironic Humour in Period Screen Drama

open access: yesResearch in Film and History, 2022
Some recent historical period screen dramas systematically include presentist anachronisms and ironic humour. Examples are TV series “Bridgerton” and “The Great” and movies “Mary Queen of Scots” and “The Favourite”.
John Shanks
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From Custom to Court: The Evolution of Mediation in European Legal Systems

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article traces how European mediation has repeatedly rebalanced three variables—(1) the source of mediator authority, (2) the degree of institutionalization, and (3) the operative meaning of voluntariness—from antiquity to the present. Using three periods—Proto‐Mediation (c. 500 BCE–c. 1750), Classical Mediation (c.
Viktoriia Hamaiunova
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Anachronism in the writing of History: ¿Error or Possibility? Some reflections about the concept of time in Carlo Ginzburg, Marc Bloch and Georges Didi-Huberman

open access: yesHistoria y Sociedad, 2016
In his unfinished and posthumously published book Apologie pour l’histoire, Marc Bloch bestowed on future historians a seminal legacy of critical reflections on the concept of time as the object of historical analysis.
Maria Eugenia Chaves Maldonado
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Artificial intelligence and liquidation: Reality, destiny and fantasy

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping the administration of corporate liquidation. Beyond its established role in financial prediction and data analytics, AI is now assisting insolvency practitioners in identifying the onset of financial distress, managing creditor communications, tracing and valuing assets and enhancing ...
Kai Zhang, Jingchen Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

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