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Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
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Cuando el vino dice algo más sobre la sociedad: Otra visión de Roma Imperial
Universum, 2005 La presente investigación forma parte de un trabajo mayor que hemos desarrollado durante los últimos seis años. A partir de algunos pasajes de las Sátiras de Juvenal delineamos la visión del poeta sobre la sociedad romana. En particular, nos centramos en
Marcela A. E Cubillos Poblete
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Hellenistic and Roman Steles in the Museum of Tarsus in Cilicia
Gephyra, 2015 Ten stone objects were documented in 2013 in the Museum of Tarsus. Five of them bear a Greek inscription. This study concerns both the iconography and the epigraphy of these steles. The intention is to create a corpus of the steles in Cilician museums.
Ergün Laflı, Eva Christof
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Winged horses, rascals and discourse referents
Theoria, EarlyView.Abstract This paper discusses some remarks Kaplan made in ‘Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice’ concerning empty names. I show how his objections to a particular view involving descriptions derived from Ramsification can be avoided by a nearby alternative framed in terms of discourse reference.
Andreas Stokke
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Ellenismo imperiale (hi sec. d.c.)
Studia Historica: Historia Antigua, 2010 SOMMARIO: Gli studi di storia del mondo greco nella prima età impériale sono stati particolarmente soltivati in Italia negli ultimi decenni. Si ripercorrono le fasi di questo fenómeno cultúrale, cercando di metterne in evidenza le origini e le ...
Paolo DESIDERI
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On the Extinction of the Luwian ziti-Names, on Lycian Ipresida and the Caunian Imbros
Gephyra, 2017 The Luwian personal names formed with -ziti ‘man’ did not survive into the later hieroglyphic inscriptions; the latest clear example is attested at Carchemish around 975 BC.
Diether Schürr
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Worldwide Invasions of Centrarchidae: The Dark Side of the Sunfish Family
Fish and Fisheries, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 781-812, July 2026.ABSTRACT Freshwater fish invasions are major drivers of global ecological change, disrupting native biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, many invasive fish hold significant socioeconomic value, resulting in conflict over their management. Centrarchidae, which are globally distributed and are important for sportfishing and aquaculture, are now
Neil Angelo Abreo +19 more
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Silymarin and Its Isolated Flavanonol Lignans Are Liver X Receptor Antagonists
Archiv der Pharmazie, Volume 359, Issue 6, June 2026.Despite its long tradition in the treatment of liver‐related ailments, the precise mode of action of the milk thistle fruit extract remains vague. Here we identified liver X receptor as a molecular target of silymarin, a mixture of bioactive compounds from milk thistle extract, and its major flavanonol lignan components, which account for their anti ...
Nils C. Bandomir +3 more
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The impacts of biological invasions
Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock +42 more
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Acta Scientiarum. Education, 2010 O objetivo central deste artigo é discutir a situação dos estudos acerca do mundo antigo realizados no Brasil, em especial o universo greco-romano.
Pedro Paulo Funari +1 more
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