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Functionaries: A Distributional Approach to Institutional Analysis

open access: yesJournal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper outlines a distributional approach to institutional analysis, reconceptualising institutions as distributions of knowledge and activity across people. We argue that institutionalisation and institutional change are best understood by focussing on actors with the requisite knowledge and motivation to keep institutional patterns going,
Dustin S. Stoltz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural conceptualisations and the cultural model of fertility and infertility in Nigerian English

open access: yesWorld Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 163-181, March 2026.
Abstract The article scrutinises the concepts of fertility and infertility as reflected in Nigerian English. For this, a mixed‐methods approach is suggested that uses the Corpus of Global Web‐based English as a resource to shed light on lexical frequency and collocations, as well as a newspaper corpus of online articles from The Guardian and Vanguard ...
Anna Finzel
wiley   +1 more source

From Ink to Mockup: An Integrated Study of Historical Gall Ink Formulations and Their Impact on Paper

open access: yesChemPlusChem, Volume 91, Issue 2, February 2026.
Iron gall inks percipitates (right), and mockups upon artificial ageing (left) Iron gall inks (IGIs) played a central role as a writing medium in Western countries, leaving behind a vast legacy and significant conservation challenges. This study presents a twofold methodological approach to investigate the physicochemical behaviour of IGI‐based ...
Margarida Nunes   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship and Source of Whitings Used as a Painting Ground in Icons From Polish Museum Collections Based on Their Calcareous Nannofossil Content

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 1, Page 132-143, February 2026.
ABSTRACT In icon painting, chalk whiting is key to creating a gesso ground, providing a smooth, absorbent surface for paint. Calcareous nannofossils, tiny marine skeletons found in chalk, are an ideal tool for analyzing the origin of an icon's chalk ground, often the only reliable information about where the icon came from.
Mariusz Kędzierski, Mirosław P. Kruk
wiley   +1 more source

NADK as a molecular marker to distinguish between alcohol- and non-alcohol-associated liver cirrhosis: A pilot study. [PDF]

open access: yesClin Exp Hepatol
Park KH   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A brief vulnerability. [PDF]

open access: yesBr J Gen Pract
Misselbrook D.
europepmc   +1 more source

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