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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

open access: yesInternational Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
wiley   +1 more source

The Last Line

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Beci Carver
wiley   +1 more source

Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
wiley   +1 more source

‘It's Like a Horror Movie That You Walk Through’: Experiencing Horror Through Immersive Recreation

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Horror stories have provided enjoyable forms of leisure for centuries. Over the past five decades, however, these experiences have evolved into increasingly immersive forms of popular culture. What once involved constructing the narrative world internally through reading has expanded into sensory engagement through visual and auditory media ...
Susan Weidmann
wiley   +1 more source

Boniteza's Arts Chair, Pedagogical Curatorial Practices with Contemporary Artists as Arts‐Based Educational Research

open access: yesInternational Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This article puts forward a new methodology in artistic education. It is based on scientific utopia as it aims for the implementation in schools of the cátedras de la Boniteza (the Boniteza's Art Chair), where an inhabiting artist changes the institution from within through the development of quality art projects.
José María Mesías‐Lema
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Safety, Feasibility and Acceptability of Weighted Blankets in Acute Care for People With Dementia: A Randomised Control Trial

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the safety, feasibility and acceptability of weighted blankets for patients with dementia who experience agitation in acute care. Design Randomised controlled trial. Methods Patients with dementia experiencing agitation at a single hospital were recruited between May 2023 and January 2024. Participants were randomly assigned to
A. Fox   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family Bereavement Support Interventions in Specialist Adult Palliative Care: A Rapid Mixed‐Methods Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To synthesise evidence on the impact of pre‐ and post‐loss family support interventions on bereavement outcomes and families' perceptions of their usefulness and benefits in specialist palliative care. Design A rapid mixed‐methods systematic review drawing on JBI and Cochrane guidance.
Torsten Schwalbach   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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