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Leprosy and Stigma in Hislop’s Maria’s Island
In this article, we propose a reading of Victoria Hislop’s Maria’s Island through the lens of the medical humanities. The novel belongs to the literary genre of children’s literature and, thus, is meant to be read by children.
Menelaou Iakovos
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The black Arab as a substitution for sin and guilt [PDF]
The figure of the Black Arab as a form of guilt and sin is a well-established memorial pattern throughout the Mediterranean world, having already existed for more than 3000 years. This text is focused on two different types of interpretation of the Black
Petrović Radmilo
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This paper develops a framework to extend the strategic form analysis of cursed equilibrium (CE) developed by Eyster and Rabin (2005) to multistage games. The approach uses behavioral strategies rather than normal form mixed strategies and imposes sequential rationality.
Fong, Meng-Jhang +2 more
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ABSTRACT Effective knowledge of ecological connectivity at sea and at the land–sea interface is key to supporting global policy goals to conserve and restore ocean biodiversity and function. However, a persistent lack of commonality in terminology and understanding around the concept of connectivity in marine ecological studies hampers its integration ...
Audrey M. Darnaude +20 more
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DIGITALIZING ABOVE 60: BOON OR CURSE
Digitalizing- the conversion of hard copy materials or paper files and documents into digital files and documents is the demand of the running time. Whatever one does there is digitalizing in it.
Aditi Chatterjee
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Fissures of traditional culture in the novel 'Shadow partisan' by Nađa Tešić [PDF]
The paper deals with representations of traditional culture and their fissures in Nađe Tešić's novel Shadow Partisan. The tangle of cultural symbolism, socio-historical dynamics and psychological dimensions shown in the novel is considered in an ...
Matić Aleksandra D.
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Length is a Curse and a Blessing for Document-level Semantics [PDF]
Chenghao Xiao +4 more
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Renal Arterial Anatomy: Implications for Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Renal Transplantation
ABSTRACT Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is a novel technology that has shown potential in viability assessment and reconditioning of donor organs. Normothermic machine perfusion is technically more challenging in kidneys with multiple renal arteries (RAs).
Lily Mae Miller +3 more
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The Motif of Curse in Bashkir Folklore: Evidence from ‘Sak and Sok’ Mythological Bait
The article considers the motif of maternal curse through the example of the Bashkir mythological bait ‘Sak and Sok’ which is also widespread among the Tatar and Chuvash peoples. According to the plot, following a slight prank, the mother curses her twin
G. S. Khanova
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Rank‐based estimation of propensity score weights via subclassification
Abstract Propensity score (PS) weighting estimators are widely used for causal effect estimation and enjoy desirable theoretical properties, such as consistency and potential efficiency under correct model specification. However, their performance can degrade in practice due to sensitivity to PS model misspecification.
Linbo Wang +3 more
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