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Les métaphores dans des proverbes eton [PDF]

open access: yesAnnales du Patrimoine
La présente contribution a pour but d’analyser les métaphores animales et végétales dans les proverbes eton, étant donné que les proverbes reflètent les croyances, les us, les coutumes, la culture et les aspirations d’un peuple.
Dr Laurentine Ntsimi Owona
doaj  

Defining and decoding skin glow of women with skin phototype IV+ living in South Africa: Part 1

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
This study is the first to decode glowing skin for African women with phototype IV+. It reveals that radiant, smooth and healthy‐looking skin is key attributes for glowing skin. By analysing consumer terminology, routines and hinderances, our findings provide a foundation for developing skincare solutions tailored to these unique needs.
Frederic Flament   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

South Kivu: identity, territory, and power in the eastern Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This Usalama report by Koen Vlassenroot outlines the historical dynamics behind the armed movements in South Kivu, focusing on the period before and leading up to the First Congo War.
Vlassenroot, Koen
core  

Six factors facilitating teachers’ use of research. An experimental factorial survey of educational stakeholders perspectives

open access: yesFrontiers in Education
IntroductionTeachers’ use of research has been increasingly advocated for in the past few decades, and some research has documented the factors which positively or negatively influence teachers’ use of research.
Nathanael Jeune   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing the reliability of skin tone evaluation: A study of full‐face imaging devices with colour calibration

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
This study offers insights into colour measurement for skin tone evaluation, demonstrating the value of using a ColorChecker and colour calibration to ensure reliable and accurate skin tone measurements. Abstract Background Skin colour measurement is common and essential to clinical evaluation, especially for product efficacy evaluation and research on
Wenyang Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanisms underlying the protective effects of San‐Bai decoction against UV radiation on the skin

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
Combining conventional differential expression analysis with differential network analysis offers a promising strategy to uncover the mechanistic basis of the holistic benefits provided by herbal blends. Our findings demonstrated that San‐Bai decoction modulates multiple pathways—not only those related to skin pigmentation, such as ET‐1 signalling, but
Rui Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Emerging International Rule of Law?—The WTO Dispute Settlement System’s Role in its Evolution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
More than 2,000 years have passed since the idea of the “rule of law” appeared in Western culture. But only recently has it entered common usage—we have become the “rule of law generation.” With the growth in the number of international courts and ...
Hillman, Jennifer A.
core   +1 more source

From a Learner's Perspective: Tracing L2 Interactional Competence Development in Video‐Mediated Task‐Based Interactions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In task‐based language learning, learners have to deal with the challenge of moving the task and the talk concurrently forward. In doing so, they develop sets of task‐relevant, interactional, and multimodal resources. In this study we use multimodal longitudinal conversation analysis to investigate one learner's L2 interactional competence ...
Carmen Konzett‐Firth, Ufuk Balaman
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the Gap Between L1 and L2: Enhanced Emotional Vocabulary Through Elaborative Processing in Spanish‐Speaking English Language Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foreign languages are often learnt in formal and disembodied environments which may limit the emotional resonance of their vocabulary and their pragmatic usage in real‐life communication. In a context of English as a foreign language (EFL), this study examines whether elaborative processing as a teaching strategy leads to changes in the ...
María Jesús Sánchez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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