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The Acts of Eadburg: drypoint additions to Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Selden Supra 30

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
In 1913, two drypoint additions were identified in Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Selden Supra 30 (SS30), an eighth‐century Southumbrian copy of the Acts of the Apostles. It was suggested that these additions, cut into the membrane of p. 47, were abbreviations of the Old English female name, Eadburg. Just over a century later, many more drypoint markings
Jessica Hendy‐Hodgkinson
wiley   +1 more source

Europe and Generational Replacement in Fishing: Analysis of the Scarcity of Studies and Proposals for Future Lines of Research

open access: yesFish and Fisheries, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fishing sector is facing a major crisis, usually addressed from an economic and/or environmental perspective. However, at least in developed countries, the ageing of fishers and the lack of generational replacement is one of the main challenges to its survival. Although the sector has been calling for this problem to be addressed, there is
Andrea Márquez‐Escamilla   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Statement Readability and Firm Debt Choice

open access: yesFinancial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Examining more than 16,000 firm‐year observations in the United States, we provide novel evidence showing that higher financial statement readability leads to a decrease in information asymmetry and the need for external monitoring, thereby reducing the reliance on bank debt relative to public debt.
Wajih Abbassi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract Listening comprehension is crucial for second language (L2) communication and acquisition. However, it has received less attention than reading, given the transient nature of speech signals and the intangible cognitive processes involved in it.
Jiafan Zhang, Wei Cai
wiley   +1 more source

Projecting future mortality risk of pleural mesothelioma in Italy (2020-2034): Bayesian age-period-cohort analysis over 40 years of death registration. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Sartore A   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Motivation for learning Chinese compared to European languages: An exploration in English secondary schools

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract There is little published research on school‐aged learners of Mandarin Chinese in anglophone contexts. This article explores English secondary school pupils' motivation for learning Chinese compared to European languages. The research questions were: (1) What is the strength and nature of pupils' self‐reported motivation for learning languages?
Robert Woore, Laura Molway, Clare Savory
wiley   +1 more source

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