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Humour of religious satire and linguistic dexterity of Nigerian stand-up comedy

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2022
Stand-up comedy, as a humorous performance, is a quintessential narrative that chronicles sociological realities of human endeavours. Its humour, as a new subgenre of comedy, fused the roles of performers and their audiences in a scintillating way that ...
Idowu James Adekunle
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Improving the learning experience in an undergraduate course on microbial metabolism by using an illustrated story

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 131-141, March/April 2025.
Abstract In the classroom, metabolism is often approached and received as a mundane exercise in memorization. Teaching metabolism also faces the challenge of negative perceptions that can impede learning. We sought to improve the learning experience in an undergraduate lecture course on microbial metabolism by implementing an illustrated story that ...
James B. McKinlay, Katherine Kearns
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Book Review. Quirk, Sophie (2015) Why Stand-Up Comedy Matters. How Comedians Manipulate and Influence

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2017
As the title and introduction explain, Sophie Quirk’s monograph sets out to investigate the reasons and ways comedians manipulate and influence their audience.
Margherita Dore
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Contextual Factors Impacting Different Stages of Voluntary Occupational Change: The Case of Turkey

The Career Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Occupational change has become increasingly common in recent decades. However, we know little about how contextual factors shape the voluntary occupational change process. By integrating the Careers in Context Framework (Mayrhofer et al. 2007) and the Transtheoretical Model of Career Change (Barclay et al.
Duygu Gulseren, Gamze Arman, Ayse Nur Asyali, Soner Cem Gur, Ayca Aksu, Buse Baylar   +5 more
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The Africa We Want: A Perspective on the African Code Against Cancer To Be Developed for Sub‐Saharan Africa

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a unique cancer burden, characterized by a disproportionately high mortality‐to‐incidence ratio, a large share of infection‐related cancers, and distinct environmental exposures. Implementation of national policies on primary prevention is limited, and public literacy regarding cancer risk and curability remains ...
Anthony Kityo, Phyllis Ohene‐Agyei, Felix M. Onyije, Hannah Simba, Annet Nakaganda, Denis Chopera, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Benido Impouma, Mary Nyangasi, Blandina Mmbaga, Valerie McCormack, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Miriam Mutebi, Joachim Schüz, Carolina Espina   +14 more
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RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF STAND-UP COMEDY PERFORMANCES BY THREE FAMOUS AMERICAN COMICS

Journal of English Education and Teaching, 2019
This research aimed at finding the rhetorical of narrative section based on Labov’s model and the stand-up comedy techniques which dominantly used by Jim Jefferies, Ricky Gervais, and Bill Burr on their performances. The observation checklist was used in
Fadly Dzil Ikram, Safnil Arsyad, Gita Mutiara Hati   +2 more
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Motivating paternal empathy and egalitarian attitudes to prevent maternal postpartum depressive symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a motivation‐based intervention for fathers to enhance empathy and egalitarian gender‐role attitudes, aiming to prevent maternal postpartum depressive symptoms. Methods This was a single‐blind, parallel‐group randomized controlled trial conducted at a regional hospital in Japan.
Shuhei Terada, Ayako Morita, Aya Isumi, Chiharu Ugajin, Yu Par Khin, Shiori Shakagori, Takeo Fujiwara   +6 more
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Linking Age‐Diversity Practices and Company Ratings Over Time: Evidence From Employer Reviews and a Longitudinal Experiment

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, organizations face increasing pressure to support an age‐diverse workforce. Although age‐diversity practices have been shown to yield individual benefits, their temporal impact on broader evaluations of the organization such as employees' company ratings remains underexplored.
Claudia C. Kitz, Kyriaki Fousiani, Susanne Scheibe, Raphael Eppler‐Hattab   +3 more
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Chronic Hand Eczema of Charlie Chaplin

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), one of the most iconic figures in cinema history, suffered throughout his career from a chronic hand eczema he consistently concealed behind white cotton gloves. According to his biographers, Chaplin attributed this condition to the prolonged handling of cellulose nitrate film stock during editing—a highly ...
Bruno Halioua, Charles Taieb
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Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
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