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Tracking the Odyssey’s Plot through Dawn\u27s Epithets [PDF]
, 2013 The three formulaic sunrises in Homer’s Odyssey share several characteristics. Particularly significant is the use of metrically similar epithets: rhododaktulos and xrusothronos, often translated “rose-fingered” and “golden-throned.” Previous scholarly ...
Hartwick, Kerry
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Pseudo-Dionysius 'Art of Rhetoric' 8-11: Figured speech, declamation, and criticism [PDF]
, 2003 This paper considers the date and authorship of chapters 8-11 of the "Art of Rhetoric", falsely attributed to Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Analysis of the two chapters on "figured speech" suggests that chapter 9 is an unfinished attempt by the author of ...
Heath, M.
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.We introduce ENHYDROSS, a new mechanistic model that uses optimal swimming speed and minimum cost of transport to estimate maximum dispersal distances and durations for vertebrates, enabling assessment of long‐distance oceanic dispersal potential. Applied to a range of extant and extinct animals, the model's estimates generally align with observed data;
Alexandros Pantelides +5 more
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Initial Development of an Electronic Testis Rigidity Tester
The Scientific World Journal, 2011 We aimed to develop our previously presented mechanical device, the Testis Rigidity Tester (TRT), into an electronic system (Electronic Testis Rigidity Tester, ETRT) by applying tactile imaging, which has been used successfully with other solid organs. A
Petros Mirilas, Odysseus Tsakiridis
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The Dynamics of Reading Genre Fiction: Researching and Teaching Interpretive Practices
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 2, April/May/June 2026.Conceptual model positioning genre fiction as a site for studying how narrative form organizes reader interpretation, identifying four dynamics—iterability, narrative interest, serialization, and spectacle—to guide empirical research on reading processes.
Robert Jean LeBlanc, Amy Stornaiuolo
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Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With Standard of Care
Cancer Informatics, 2019 In diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), predictive modeling may contribute to targeted drug development by enrichment of the study populations enrolled in clinical trials of DLBCL investigational drugs to include patients with lower likelihood of ...
Aaron Galaznik +6 more
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All Shall Fade: Homer\u27s Foreshadowing of the End of the Heroic Age in The Iliad [PDF]
, 2015 Homer\u27s epic poems are filled with demi-gods and great heroes. However, in The Iliad, Homer undermines the triumph of these heroes by foreshadowing the end of their age and the forthcoming time of mortals. This essay examines how Achilleus\u27 shield,
Hardy, Sabrina
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Don't rock the boat! Do men prefer women leaders who support the status quo?
British Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 65, Issue 2, April 2026.Abstract Women remain underrepresented in leadership, particularly in traditionally masculine work settings. At the same time, the visibility of this imbalance has led to growing calls for diversifying leadership. This research examines how both men and women contribute to the preservation or disruption of gender inequality in masculine organizational ...
Belle Derks +3 more
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'Always the foremost argive champion'? The representation of Neoptolemus in Quintus of Smyrna's posthomerica [PDF]
, 2015 Neoptolemus rather seldom figures in Ancient Greek literature. The Posthomerica of Quintus of Smyrna is one of the scarce examples in which the son of Achilles is staged as a hero on the battlefield.
Scheijnen, Tine
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Imaginative Resistance and Modal Knowledge [PDF]
, 2020 Readers of fictions sometimes resist taking certain kinds of claims to be true according to those fictions, even when they appear explicitly or follow from applying ordinary principles of interpretation. This "imaginative resistance" is often taken to be
Nolan, Daniel
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