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Thresholds: The metaphorical foundations of powerful knowledge
The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper advances a theoretical account of threshold concepts as metaphorical‐relational structures that reorganise meaning across contexts. Building on conceptual metaphor theory, we propose that threshold concepts can be understood as sites of schema‐level reorganisation: deep, embodied patterns of relational logic that scaffold abstract ...
Maria Karrol +1 more
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Individual gains and trade-offs from counterurban migration in Sweden
Regional Studies, Regional ScienceCounterurban migration is known to be driven by lifestyle motivations, in which employment considerations are more of an enabling factor than a driver.
Sarper Neyse, Emma Lundholm
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Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.Abstract Background Disorders affecting the fovea, a specialized pit in the human retina necessary for high acuity vision, represent a significant healthcare burden across the globe. Degenerative diseases (e.g., macular degeneration) and developmental conditions (e.g., albinism and aniridia) affecting the fovea can lead to irreversible, central vision ...
Andrew E. Wegerski +6 more
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BMC Public Health, 2007 Background Migrant studies in France revealed that Mediterranean migrant men have lower mortality and morbidity than local-born populations for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Delpeuch Francis +5 more
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Review of Graphene Liquid Cell (In Situ TEM) for Battery Materials
EcoEnergy, EarlyView.This review outlines the principles, fabrication, and applications of graphene liquid‐cell TEM in battery research. GLC‐TEM enables real‐time, high‐resolution imaging while minimizing beam damage. Advances such as flow‐type designs, MEMS integration, and AI‐based analysis address current limitations, offering new opportunities for studying battery ...
Pendo Bigambo +7 more
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The sea: place of ultimate freedom? Ethnographic reflection on in-between places and practices
Mobile Culture Studies. The Journal, 2015 As a result of the rapid development of navigation and communication technology, boat building technology, popularity of travel and the sea, increased living standards, mobile work opportunities, as well as recessions and disillusionment with the nation ...
Nataša Rogelja
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Westerners in Search of a Better Life in India
Suomen Antropologi, 2010 This report introduces research examining Westerners who spend long periods of time in the city of Varanasi in northern India year after year. Here they claim to have found a more meaningful and interesting life than in their homelands.
Mari Korpela
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Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article conceptualizes life history groups as gendered affective infrastructure: relational, temporal, and interactional formations through which affect circulates, gendered pain is collectively held, and mortality is acknowledged. Rather than producing linear individual narratives, knowledge emerges through shared emotions, silences ...
Tal Shamur
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Dve Domovini, 2015 The paper explores the connection between the sea, sea imaginaries and lifestyle migration. Through the use of qualitative longitudinal research, specifically the biographical approach, it discusses in what way sea imaginaries are the inspiration for ...
Nataša Rogelja
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Obesity Facts, 2013 Objective: Childhood obesity is high on the global public health agenda. Although risk factors are well known, the influence of social risk on the therapeutic outcome of lifestyle intervention is poorly examined.
Markus Röbl +6 more
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