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‘The Simpsons’ Did It Again! Periodontitis and Tooth Loss Predict Mortality in Springfield: A Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesJournal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
The IMPOSTERS study analysed 150 recurring ‘human’ Simpsons characters and found that periodontitis or tooth loss was associated with a 23‐fold higher hazard of all‐cause mortality. This was reported in the Simpsons universe, with the death of ‘Bleeding Gums’ Murphy, 3 years before the first such reports in our universe.
Praveen Sharma, Thomas Dietrich
wiley   +1 more source

The Formosan Black Bear and Taiwanese Nationalism

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Building on scholarship that situates nations and nationalism within colonial relations, this article examines nationalism in settler‐colonial Taiwan amid China's colonial claim to sovereignty. Drawing on interviews, conservation documents and popular representations, we show how the Formosan black bear became a national symbol of resistance ...
Yung‐Ying Chang, John Chung‐En Liu
wiley   +1 more source

How Does the Ultra‐Processed Food Industry Drive Consumption Through Product Design and Marketing? Mapping a Complex Commercial System According to Expert Mental Models and Evidence Review

open access: yesObesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The corporations that produce and profit from ultra‐processed foods (UPFs), and the regulatory conditions under which they operate, have been major contributors to the global rise of obesity and noncommunicable diseases. The aim was to map the drivers and feedback systems of the product design and marketing domains of the UPF system and to ...
Joshua Clark   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hear Me Out: A Lesson in Civil Discourse

open access: yesJournal of Legal Studies Education, Volume 43, Issue 1, Page 7-30, Winter 2026.
Abstract This article describes an innovative and engaging lecture and class exercise designed to teach students how to think critically about issues from different perspectives and communicate effectively with those who disagree with them. The interactive lecture and class exercise introduce a civil discourse framework to encourage constructive ...
Cheryl L. Black
wiley   +1 more source

Within‐Person Relationships between Adolescents’ Daily Election Exposure, Negative Election‐Related Emotions, and Motivation to Address Social Justice Issues

open access: yesSocial Development, Volume 35, Issue 4, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Election‐related emotions, particularly negative emotions, are one factor that can shape and be shaped by motivation to engage with social change. Negative emotions (i.e., anger, fear, anxiety, disgust, sadness, embarrassment, and guilt) can serve as a catalyst for engaging in social change. This daily diary study explored associations between
Sholeh Najafian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cartoons and Trade Conflict: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of China Daily’s Political Cartoons on the China-United States Trade Conflict [PDF]

open access: yesMedia and Intercultural Communication: A Multidisciplinary Journal
While the Sino-U.S. trade conflict, as one of the critical international issues with far-reaching consequences, has been studied from various perspectives, the study of political cartoons appears to have gone unnoticed in the extant literature.
Luyu Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Public Engagement to Inform Messaging Aligning With the Muscle‐Strengthening Guidelines

open access: yesClinical and Public Health Guidelines, Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Physical activity guidelines and their supplementary messaging play a fundamental role in raising awareness and increasing knowledge at a population level. In the United Kingdom, there are no national‐level messaging campaigns accompanying the strength component of their physical activity guidelines for public health.
Ashley Gluchowski
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Rhetoric in Mediating Impartial Humor: Political Cartoons on the Russo-Ukrainian War

open access: yesOpen Library of Humanities
This study investigates the intersection of visual rhetoric and impartial humor in political cartoons portraying the Russo-Ukrainian War. Drawing on foundational works on visual rhetoric, the paper situates political cartoons within the broader context ...
doaj   +2 more sources

Fighting Rage with Fear: The “Faces of Muhammad” and the Limits of Secular Rationality

open access: yesReligions, 2018
In recent years, a number of incidents have pitted Islam against secularism and liberal democracy. This essay examines the Danish publication of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons in order to examine the deployment of rationality as a litmus test for ...
Shirin S. Deylami
doaj   +1 more source

Bret/BRAT

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Nicholas Smart
wiley   +1 more source

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