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‘Who is the Gael who Would Not Weep?’: The Book of the O’Conor Don, Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, and Late Bardic Poetry of Exile

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how late bardic poetry transforms the condition of exile into a literary mode that reimagines community and tradition. I argue that poetry of lament, blessing and devotion articulates a broader literary consciousness that anticipates modern notions of a national consciousness. The compilation of bardic verse in manuscript
Daniel T. McClurkin
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
wiley   +1 more source

Employment prospects across generations and the intergenerational persistence of earnings

The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study how the correlation of employment across generations affects the intergenerational persistence of earnings in a simple model of labor market transitions and human capital accumulation. Using data from the United Kingdom, we first document that individuals whose father is employed have an 8 percentage points higher probability of being
Salvatore Lo Bello, Iacopo Morchio
wiley   +1 more source

Two Pathways to Proletarianization: Understanding Professionals' Adaptation to the “Corporatization” of Chinese Law Firms

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how lawyers in China adapt to the “corporatization” of law firms, which limits their professional autonomy within bureaucratic structures. “Proletarianization” theory, which emerged in the 1970s, effectively explains employment relations and internal stratification within the legal profession, but it has been underestimated
Xinyi Shen
wiley   +1 more source

Moral Assumptions in Causal Thought: Poverty and Perversity

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Causal attributions, framings, and ideas shape moral judgments. Sociologists have long highlighted these causality‐to‐morality processes, showing how causality underpins blame and moral responsibility. The reverse process of morality‐to‐causality, where moral assumptions influence causal attributions, has been studied less.
Lukas Posselt
wiley   +1 more source

A Medico-Psychological Revision of the Story of Jehanne, la Pucelle de Domrémy: (Section of the History of Medicine). [PDF]

Proc R Soc Med, 1941
Bayon HP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Formative Experiences and Welfare State Expectations: A Cohort Analysis of Social Spending Preferences in Switzerland

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Socioeconomic developments in high‐income countries since the postwar era have induced fundamental changes in the predominant social risks to which people are exposed. This article seeks to determine whether this evolution is accompanied by changing expectations of the welfare state.
Andrew Zola
wiley   +1 more source

Scents of care: Multispecies relations in Pakistan's heatwave

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how odour, intensified by heat, shapes the sensory aspects of social and multispecies relations in Pakistan. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Kasur's tanneries and Lahore's animal shelters during a period of record‐breaking heat, it analyses how smell structures inclusion and exclusion, mediates encounters with humans
Muhammad A. Kavesh
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence in blood donor management: A narrative review

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Blood transfusions are vital in health care, yet maintaining an adequate and safe blood supply remains a significant challenge. To address blood donation–associated challenges, this review explores how integrating artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can improve donor recruitment, retention and management.
Maha A. Badawi
wiley   +1 more source

A quality improvement initiative to reduce inappropriate plasma transfusions across community hospitals in the Niagara region

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Plasma transfusion is indicated for patients with coagulopathy and active bleeding or those undergoing major surgery. Appropriate use is defined by an international normalized ratio (INR) >1.7 and a dose of 3–4 units for adults.
Krista Walter, Ismael Ahmad, Tanja Groeneveld, Ankush Chander, Mohammad Refaei   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source