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Biblical Legends in the Folklore of the Turkic Peoples in Southern Siberia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The article deals with the ethnic specificity of biblical legends about the flood and the Tower of Babel in the folklore of the Turkic peoples of Southern Siberia (the Altai, Tuva, Khakassia and Shor).
Oinotkinova, Nadezhda
core   +2 more sources

"THE LEGEND OF THE DRAGON FROM OHRID LAKE" - INTERPRETATION OF ITS REGIONAL AUTHENTICITY

open access: yesEtnoAntropoZum, 2016
This article examines Macedonian folk legends, beliefs and images, that concern the existence of the dragon from Ohrid lake (the Lamia). Separate points of analysis of this topic are the universal and mythological notions that take part in the ...
Ermis Lafazanovski
doaj   +1 more source

Place names in and around Gjellestad

open access: yesViking
The article examines place-names around the Gjellestad boat burial site in Norway, analyzing eleven settlements including Gjellestad, Huseby, Vik, and others.
Peder Gammeltoft, Krister S.K. Vasshus
doaj   +1 more source

ANCIENT RUSSIA IN FOLK HISTORICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF RUSSIANS AND BELARUSIANS: COMMON AND SPECIAL

open access: yesГуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the historical ideas of Russians and Belarusians about the heritage of Ancient Rus. With the reference to toponymic traditions and legends, epic plots, spiritual poems, ritual poetry, the author ...
O. Matveyev
doaj  

The Vampires Our Age Deserves: 21st Century Forms of Ancient Evil [PDF]

open access: yeseTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2018
Traditionally, the peoples of Southeast Asia have held beliefs in numerous forms of vampires often crossed with ghosts or other spirits, such as Pontianak of the Malay Peninsula, Phi Krasue and Phi Pop of Thailand and the Aswang and Manananggal of the ...
Michael James Joyce
doaj   +1 more source

Studying kazakh versions of the legends about Edige

open access: yesЗолотоордынское обозрение
This research aims to review and systematize archival and published Kazakh versions of the epic of “Edige” (Yedige) and compile a complete list of texts while inclu­ding their structural and textual analysis.
Ualiyev T.A., Kushkumbayev A.K.
doaj   +1 more source

Peningkatan Nilai Tambah Pada Cacat Batang Kayu Dengan Kreasi Seni [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Defective woods down the value of its use as well as drop the price value of the timber. Therefore, it needs to be explored creatively in art, to increase the sale value of the wood work. The creation purpose of this art is to produce the defective woods
Eskak, E. (Edi), Sumarno, S. (Sumarno)
core   +2 more sources

Time after time – circadian clocks through the lens of oscillator theory

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Oscillator theory bridges physics and circadian biology. Damped oscillators require external drivers, while limit cycles emerge from delayed feedback and nonlinearities. Coupling enables tissue‐level coherence, and entrainment aligns internal clocks with environmental cues.
Marta del Olmo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An exploration of language identification techniques for the Dutch folktale database [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Dutch Folktale Database contains fairy tales, traditional legends, urban legends, and jokes written in a large variety and combination of languages including (Middle and 17th century) Dutch, Frisian and a number of Dutch dialects.
Hiemstra, Djoerd   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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