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Color as A Narrative Device in Illustration: A Systematic Review

open access: yesColor Research &Application, Volume 51, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Color in picture book illustration operates simultaneously as a representational code, cognitive scaffold, and affective cue supporting theories such as Dual Coding and multimodal discourse while revealing gaps in methodology and cross‐cultural research.
Lidia Jiménez‐Duarte   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Alexander romance and the rise of the Ottoman Empire [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
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Kastritsis, Dimitris
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Geographical Variation in Skull Morphology of a Wild Rodent (Orientallactaga sibirica) Across Environmental Gradients

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
The greatest morphological differences are observed between the northeastern regions of China and the Qinghai‐Tibet regions. Elevation and temperature are the primary climatic factors causing morphological variation. Compared to the current period, the future suitable habitat area for Five‐toed jerboa is expected to decrease and shift toward higher ...
Cheng Yang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Stability and Economic Development: Institutional Sclerosis and the Moderating Role of Institutions

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S2, Page 263-279, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the non‐linear effects of political stability on economic development and explores the moderating role of institutional factors. Drawing on panel data from 162 countries between 2007 and 2022, we employ a system generalised method of moments (system‐GMM) estimator to test the hypothesis that political stability follows ...
Yu Ri Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homogeneity in Social Groups of Iraq [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Homogeneity in Social Groups of Iraqis Jon Gresham, Farouk Saleh, Shara Majid June 2006 With appreciation to the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies for initiating the Second World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, this paper summarizes findings
Gresham, Dr. Jon   +2 more
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Guesting: rethinking the relationship between hospitality and homemaking within temporary refugee accommodation Le concept de guesting: repenser la relation entre hospitalité et création d'un « chez‐soi » dans l'hébergement temporaire des personnes réfugiées

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 186-202, March 2026.
This paper introduces the emic concept of guesting, coined by women living in refugee accommodation to distinguish their form of hospitality from other more hierarchical forms of hosting. Central to guesting is the unspoken rule that once you have played the host, next time you must be the guest.
Charlot Schneider
wiley   +1 more source

Improvement in the English Translations of Albrecht von Haller's Usong (1771)

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 3-20, March 2026.
Abstract The political novel Usong (1771), written by the Swiss physiologist Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777), is set in the fifteenth century and tells the story of a Mongolian prince who becomes the Emperor of Persia and redesigns the government of his empire to promote the happiness of his subjects.
Laura Tarkka
wiley   +1 more source

The Quality of Government and Educational Performance Across Countries

open access: yesEconomics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 183-198, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Using a new indicator of government quality, two different indicators of educational performance and two different datasets covering up to 120 countries, this study finds robust evidence that a higher quality of government improves educational performance.
Horst Feldmann
wiley   +1 more source

How do Perceptions of Outgroups Indicate Barriers to Civil Society in Iraq? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
At the Iraq "liberation" in 2003, many of us asked, "Is there really hope for civil society to emerge from the chaos?" We guessed about how Sunni, Shi'a and Kurdish factions could be brought together, and if it was likely that ethnic conflicts would ...
Gresham, Dr. JN
core   +1 more source

Effect of Adjunctive Use of Commercial Daily Mouthwashes on Periodontal Health: An Umbrella Review

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Periodontology, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 407-423, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Effective oral hygiene using different mechanical means is mainly dependent on the patient. Mouthwashes containing antimicrobial agents have been developed to be used as an adjunct to mechanical supragingival plaque control.
Panagiotis A. Koromantzos   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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