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“Queens of Ghost‐Land” 134 Years Later: Un‐Masking an Appalachian Witchcraft Accuser
ABSTRACT In 1891, newspapers across America printed a story about witches in the Appalachian Mountains and the alleged powers they possessed to control their small farming community. The article was scathing in accusation and ultimately contributed to continued othering of the women profiled, increasing their visible vulnerabilities of class, gender ...
Aíne Norris
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Character and creditworthiness: Unveiling the role of job titles in peer‐to‐peer lending
Abstract Using data from the Prosper lending platform, we examine the influence of job‐based trust on credit market dynamics. We find that the generalized trust implied by borrowers' job titles, as a reflection of individuals' ethical and integrity standards in professionals, positively affects listing and loan performance.
Zagdbazar Davaadorj +2 more
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We present the Weather Rescue at Sea dataset, generated from a citizen‐science project which transcribed millions of weather observations contained in 19th Century UK Royal Navy ship logbooks. This corrected and quality‐assured dataset will enhance historical reconstructions of the pre‐modern climate by providing more input meteorological data ...
Praveen Teleti +2 more
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The Material and Textual Value of Manuscript and Print Binding Waste☆
Abstract In 2019, the Foundation of Christ's Hospital at Lincoln made a bequest of early printed books to the Bodleian Library. The collection is rich in sixteenth‐century tooled bindings, many of which preserve manuscript and printed waste in the form of pastedowns, endleaves and endleaf guards.
Tamara Atkin
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No need to justify your choice: pre-compiling line breaks to improve eBook readability [PDF]
Implementations of eBooks have existed in one form or another for at least the past 20 years, but it is only in the past 5 years that dedicated eBook hardware has become a mass-market item.
Bagley, Steven R. +2 more
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Reader Interaction with Graphic Devices in Early Modern English Printed Books☆
Abstract Research into marginalia or reader annotations has become a well‐established branch of early modern book studies, shedding light on one of the ways in which manuscript and print coexisted and interacted in this period. The present study sets out to discover how readers engaged with printed graphic devices and with texts that contain such ...
Aino Liira
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DESIGN of COSMOLOGY PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK ‘BADUY LUAR’ KANEKES [PDF]
Indonesia is an archipelago country that is rich in arts and culture. The Baduy people still adhere to their cus- tomary law (pikukuh), how their cosmology (view of nature) is to this world.
Kadarisman, A. (Asep) +1 more
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Caxton's Afterlife in Manuscript (c.1475‐c.1500)
Abstract At least thirty‐five manuscript copies of Caxton's prints have been found so far. This article explores the implications of such manuscript copies of Caxton's prints and, interrupting the linear history of the book, considers Caxton's appeal beyond print in manuscript.
Aditi Nafde
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Interpreting Microbiome Signatures with MicrobiomeNet
Abstract MicrobiomeNet (https://microbiomenet.com) is a web‐based platform developed to provide functional insights into microbiome signatures using genome‐scale metabolic models (GEMs). It currently hosts 12,400 GEMs and around 6 million microbial signatures.
Yao Lu, Khoi Nguyen Nguyen, Jianguo Xia
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Periódicos de Oporto, públicos de la ciudad : la construcción de la identidad editorial y las audiencias [PDF]
The three Oporto daily newspapers O Comércio do Porto, O Primeiro de Janeiro and Jornal de Notícias were founded during the XIX century and steadily grew in prestige and respect amongst the national Portuguese press.
Lima, Helena
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