-A rope breaks. A bell chimes. A man dies.- The kwispel: a neglected international narrative riddle genre. [PDF]
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Burger, P., Meder, T.
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Feverish fictions: William T. Vollmann and American literary history after postmodernism [PDF]
, 2018 The rise of the New Sincerity in contemporary American fiction has largely been read on terms provided by a handful of early proponents. This article contends that more complex formulations of the notion are necessary if it is to remain useful as a ...
Coffman, Christopher K.
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Using National Database open data from 2014 to 2023, this nationwide study visualizes age‐, sex‐, and region‐specific trends in groin hernia surgery in Japan. Laparoscopic surgery, outpatient surgery, and manual reduction were analyzed to estimate lifetime surgical burden and patterns of emergency‐related healthcare utilization at the population level.
Masanori Sato +7 more
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Мегаполис как источник страхов в перспективе массовой литературы (антология „Мифы мегаполиса”)
Studia Rossica Posnaniensia, 2019 The anthology Myths of Megapolis (Mify megapolisa), published in 2007, due to the variety of the presented short stories shows various perspectives of the metropolis’ life and the fears of its citizens.
Joanna Radosz
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Dual‐Scale Transformer Fusion With Meta Learning for Micro Metastasis Detection in Thyroid Cancer
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.A dual‐scale transformer model enhanced by meta‐learning enables accurate detection of tiny metastatic lesions in thyroid cancer. By combining cellular and tissue‐level features, the method outperforms existing models and shows strong adaptability to rare cases with limited data.
Jingtao Wang +5 more
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The Local Impact of Migratory Legends: The Process and Function of Localisation
Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, 2013 Folk narratives are one of the mechanisms by which humans form their cultural reality; and space is an important part of this reality. In the majority of examples, contemporary legends do not explicitly refer to individual elements of the local space ...
Ambrož Kvartič
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Appendix A: Storytelling in the School Library Media Center: Bibliography and Resources [PDF]
, 1998 published or submitted for ...
Shimojima, Anne
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Ostension and Criminal Legends: Contemporary Horror Tales as Part of Online Youth Lore
Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic StudiesThis article examines the phenomenon of ostension and criminal legends in the context of contemporary horror tales circulating among Estonian youth, particularly through digital media.
Eda Kalmre
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Jestřáb na podivné stopě: Folklorní, mysteriózní a záhadologické motivy a inspirace v životě a díle Jaroslava Foglara [PDF]
Studia Ethnologica Pragensia, 2018 Jaroslav Foglar (1907–1999, nicknamed „Jestřáb“ — „Hawk“) was a Czech scoutmaster and a prolific and influential author of novels, short stories, comics and practical guides for the youth.
Jan Pohunek
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Studia Mythologica Slavica, 2010 The article addresses the oral tradition and tales about certain Slovenian supernatural beings that accompany the annual cycle and its turning points: midsummer and midwinter solstice as well as spring and autumn changing shifts.
Monika Kropej
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