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Anti-hero in fantasy literature [PDF]
, 2020 This paper aims to draft a typology of antiheroes in contemporary fantasy literature. Antiheroes are reflected upon concerning their origins, development, and recognition by the implied reader. Mythical trickster is also considered an antihero. The first
Micková, Tereza
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Worker Relocations and Worker Performance: Evidence From the National Basketball Association
Managerial and Decision Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study uses National Basketball Association (NBA) player data to test for impacts of worker relocations on worker performance. Using mid‐season trades in the NBA as a setting in which workers are relocated with little notice and time for preparation, we estimate difference‐in‐difference fixed‐effects regressions to test whether employer ...
Kejian Zhu, Richard J. Paulsen
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Mirror-Images, or Love As Religion in Philip Pullman’s Trilogy, His Dark Materials
Romanian Journal of English Studies, 2013 Philip Pullman retells mankind’s archetypal memories of the Fall in his fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials. I aim to prove that the age-old religious desire for the oneness of the sacred and the profane, as well as of spirit and matter is manifested in ...
Tóth Zsuzsanna
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Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Depictions of rewilded landscapes reveal the underlying principles shaping the future of rewilding. This paper analyses a virtual reality (VR) model of a rewilding project in the Scottish Highlands that is advertised as a vision of a rewilded nature in 50 to 100 years' time.
Nick Sidwell
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Fantasy literature: status and prospects of study
RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism-
Olga S. Naumchik
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The Poetics of Low Fantasy in Examples from Children’s Literature
U radu se pristupa klasifikaciji fantastične književnosti kroz analizu organizacije prostora u pripovjednim svjetovima, pri čemu se primarno izdvajaju žanrovi niske fantastike (low fantasy) i visoke fantastike (high fantasy).
Giacometti, Kristina
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Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Predicted protein structures now enable fold discovery beyond the reach of sequence homology, but scalable and interpretable methods remain limited. We present Cooper‐Beta, a resource‐efficient, chain‐resolved framework for detecting β‐barrel‐like folds from strand connectivity.
Shuyu Zhong, Yuying Jiang
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Science and technique in the anti-science fiction of C. S. *Lewis [PDF]
Civilizar, 2011 The article analyzes the image of Western science and technology (and by extension of civilization in which they are prominent), that put CS Lewis’s Cosmic Trilogy (classic of fantasy literature and religion of the twentieth century).
Campo Ricardo Burgos López
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between sustainability transitions and local development through the case of Colombia's medicinal cannabis industry. It highlights how neglecting place‐specific needs and development expectations can hinder equitable transitions and reinforce existing socio‐economic disparities.
Diana Morales, Mónica Ramos‐Mejía
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