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Tewdwr: Eponymous Ancestor of the Tudor Dynasty

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract The standard derivation of the dynastic name Tudor from Welsh Tudur, surname of the grandfather of Henry VII, is problematic on phonological grounds, as well as the fact that Tudur was never used as a surname by Henry himself, being attributed to him only by his enemies with implication of lowly origins.
DAFYDD JOHNSTON
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Higher Education Influence Attitudes Towards Muslims? Examining Mechanisms That Reduce Prejudice Within UK Universities

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the relationship between encounters with religious diversity and the perspectives people form about Muslims. Its empirical focus is individuals studying at UK universities. Previous research suggests Muslims are amongst those most subject to negative prejudice in the UK, this being structured around racial or ethnic ...
Tom Fryer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poverty as Biography in Motion: Agency, Emotion, and the Limits of Contemporary Poverty Theory

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research, poverty remains theoretically under‐explained. Dominant approaches oscillate between structural, resource‐based models that conceptualise poverty as a measurable condition, and behavioural or responsibilisation accounts that locate persistence in individual conduct.
Suzanne Butler
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Apprenticeships: Youth Transitions, Industrial Capital and the Role of Working‐Class Households

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using biographical methods, the study explores the lives of 34 young people undertaking engineering apprenticeships in Teesside, Northeast England. It examines why working‐class youth in a deindustrialised region might be attracted to engineering, how they might secure apprenticeship, and the invaluable role households play in orchestrating ...
Anoop Nayak, Graham Gaunt
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced erosion by continental arc volcanism as a driver of the Cambrian Explosion. [PDF]

open access: yesNat Commun
Wu Y   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hormone Replacement Therapy Uptake and Discontinuation Trends From 1996‐2023: An Observational Study of the Welsh Population

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyse prescribing trends for oral and transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in Wales from 1996 to 2023, including predictors of discontinuation within one year of initiation. Design Observational study using the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank.
Robin Andrews   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A smartphone analogy to explore the origin of animals. [PDF]

open access: yesEMBO J
Ruiz-Trillo I   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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