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Short playful interactions improve executive functions in children. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yaffe D, Shtoots L, Kochav Isakow O, Daniel Y, Reuveni O, Keisari S, Golland Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Conversational Humor in Intercultural Communication

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study identifies failed attempts at conversational humor that were either not appreciated or resulted in impoliteness as produced by English as a lingua franca (ELF) users from the Southeast Asian countries of Thailand, Indonesia, and Myanmar who were engaging in intercultural communication.
Zhaoyi Pan
wiley   +1 more source

The Feasibility and Acceptability of an App-Based Intervention Aimed at Improving Maternal Health Literacy Regarding Infant Play and Development: Mixed Methods Study. [PDF]

JMIR Form Res
Bennin F, Norris SA, Prioreschi A.
europepmc   +1 more source

When Knowledge Is Power: Leveraging Green Innovation Through Employee Training

International Journal of Training and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to examine the relationship between investments in employee training and green innovation outcomes in German firms. The study investigates how these training expenditures influence the development and implementation of innovations that lead to environmental benefits, such as reduced energy consumption or emissions.
Louisa Mach
wiley   +1 more source

Peer play network in preschool classrooms: Features and variations by child characteristics and skills. [PDF]

PLoS One
Choi JY, Wen Z, Boros A, Lin TJ, Huang B, Yin CH.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

All Work and No Play Makes You a Dull Designer - Exhibition Catalogue [PDF]

, 2013

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Tim Burton's Christmas Chaos: Abject Transgression in Batman Returns, the Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands

The Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tim Burton's Christmas trilogy, Batman Returns, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands are all characterized by his trademark features. These include characters with ambiguous identities, apparently “normal” worlds adjacent to spaces associated with difference and exclusion, and the inevitable intrusion of the latter into the ...
Fran Pheasant‐Kelly
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid mimicry of trunk and head movements during play in African Savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). [PDF]

Sci Rep
Cordoni G, Hecker M, Crippa V, Aldama BG, Santos SB, Norscia I.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The 5 R's of Indigenous Research as a Framework to Co-Design and Evaluate an Outdoor Play Program in Early Learning and Child Care Centers: Protocol for the Promoting Early Childhood Outside (PRO-ECO) 2.0 Wait-List Control Cluster Randomized Trial.

JMIR Res Protoc
Brussoni M, Ramsden R, Grieve S, Mount D, Fox E, Herrington S, Lin Y, Johnson SE, Lloyd J, Elliot E, Mlieczko E, Lemire A, Scott L, Barrett A, Cottier E, Rice A.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluating the feasibility of a rehabilitation intervention including physical activity as structured active play for preschoolers diagnosed with cancer during the first 6 months of treatment-a study based on data from the RePlay trial. [PDF]

Eur J Pediatr
Pouplier A, Fridh MK, Schmidt-Andersen P, Nielsen AML, Winther H, Christensen J, Larsen HB.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source