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Rossi’s Saint Anthony, from Beckford’s Oratories to Sir Francis Cook’s ‘Sanctuary’ in Monserrate Palace, Portugal

open access: yesMDCCC 1800, 2021
William Beckford’s statue of Saint Anthony, sculpted by John Rossi, included one of the most valued pieces of his art collection. As this paper argues, this statue was modeled after a sixteenth century sculpture of the Church of Saint Anthony located ...
Neto, Maria João Baptista
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Exploring Orientalism and Moral Ambiguity in William Beckford’s Vathek

open access: yesJournal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
William Beckford's Vathek (1786) is a significant piece in the Orientalist literary genre. It combines beautiful Eastern art with deep questions about morality and the mind.
Abbas Jaafar Mutar
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Mothers’ experiences and perceptions about care provided during home deliveries in Alwa sub county, Kaberamaido district, Uganda– a qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionIn Uganda 27% of deliveries take place outside a health facility. The existing gaps in quality of maternal and newborn health care must be addressed for Uganda to attain its health targets and consequently its economic targets.
Benbella Dektar   +4 more
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Utmaningen från Beckford

open access: yesReligionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 2009
James Beckford påstår, at den samfundsvidenskabeligt orienterede forskning i religion kan drage nytte af forskning i den hverdagslige forståelse af religion for at få et skarpere blik på sit objekt. I denne artikel præsenteres Beckfords position, som har
Ina Rosen
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Algorithm selection for protein–ligand docking: strategies and analysis on ACE [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
The present study investigates the use of algorithm selection for automatically choosing an algorithm for any given protein–ligand docking task. In drug discovery and design process, conceptualizing protein–ligand binding is a major problem.
Tianlai Chen   +4 more
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The legacy of George L. Beckford’s plantation economy thesis in Jamaica

open access: yesNWIG, 1995
[First paragraph] Plantation Economy, Land Reform and the Peasantry in a Historical Perspective: Jamaica 1838-1980. CLAUS STOLBERG & SWITHIN WILMOT(eds.)- Kingston: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 1992. 145 pp.
Jean Besson
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Editorial: Nutrition and Sustainable Development Goal 1: no poverty [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition
Clinton Beckford   +2 more
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Comparative Ecosystem Benefits of Common Urban Trees and Palms in South Florida

open access: yesEDIS, 2021
This new 2-page factsheet was written to support urban forestry Extension clientele queries for information guiding Florida HOA and property owner decisions on whether to replace hardwood trees with palms, due to palms’ compact growth habit and lower ...
Marguerite Beckford, Gary W. Knox
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Florida 4-H Exploration: Careers in Horticulture

open access: yesEDIS, 2023
This publication highlights some of the many career pathways in horticulture. 4-H youth and 4-H club leaders can use the document to explore potential career interests.
Marguerite Beckford   +3 more
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Whiteness, Polite Masculinity, and West-Indian Self-fashioning: The Case of William Beckford

open access: yesCultural and social history, 2021
Using alderman William Beckford (1709–1770) as a microhistorical case study, this essay analyses the interconnectedness of polite masculinity, Englishness, and whiteness in mid-eighteenth-century Britain.
Soile Ylivuori
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