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A pragmatic approach to proverb use and interpretation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Proverbs are interesting pieces of popular wisdom and tradition belonging to any culture, which help us to foreground the values and shared beliefs held by a speech community. However, its study has received little attention up to now.
Heras Ramírez, Cristina
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Cultural and Gender Influences on Facial Attractiveness: A Comparative Study of Japanese and American Raters Using Geometric Morphometrics

open access: yesPsyCh Journal, Volume 15, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Facial attractiveness is a critical factor in forming interpersonal impressions. Evaluations of facial attractiveness were previously considered universal. However, it has recently been pointed out that individuals and cultures can diversify their evaluations.
Takanori Sano, Hideaki Kawabata
wiley   +1 more source

Provérbios: "a voz do povo" e intertexto das literaturas africanas

open access: yesBoitatá, 2015
Este texto “Provérbios: ‘voz do povo’ e intertexto das Literaturas Africanas” tem como objetivo refletir sobre a importância da recuperação e preservação das formas proverbiais, no que diz respeito ao âmbito do cotidiano, assim como ao âmbito das ...
Cristina Mielczarski dos Santos
doaj   +1 more source

The Inverted U: Exploring the Interconnectedness of Movement and Cognitive Function Across the Lifespan

open access: yesWIREs Cognitive Science, Volume 17, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
The inverted U in Movement and Cognition ABSTRACT The “inverted U” relationship between movement and cognition throughout the human lifespan highlights the intricate interplay between physical activity and cognitive function. This relationship posits that an optimal level of physical activity maximizes cognitive function, while insufficient activity ...
Gerry Leisman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Provérbios, da cultura popular à terapia comunitária

open access: yesTemas em Educação e Saúde, 2016
Os provérbios são expressões populares usadas para transmitir conhecimento e experiências de vida, com a finalidade de orientar ou mesmo aconselhar em situações do cotidiano.
Jussara de Souza Mendes de Brito   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zu den Sprichwörtern Oihenarts [PDF]

open access: yes, 1911
Schuchardt analiza lingüísticamente los refranes y proverbios de Oihenart, haciendo hincapié en las construcciones gramaticales que utilizaSchuchardt analyses the linguistics of the sayings and proverbes of Oihenart, he mainly studies the grammatical ...
Schuchardt, Hugo
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Event‐Related Brain Potential Correlates of Face Processing: A High‐Precision Replication and Individual Differences Study

open access: yesPsychophysiology, Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT While substantial individual differences in face processing abilities are well established, their neural basis remains underexplored. Moreover, while recent years have seen an increased interest in highly powered replications of event‐related potential (ERP) studies, experiments estimating ERP face processing effects with high precision are ...
Maria Ciocan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Insights Into Slow Reading: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Analyses of Visual Word Recognition in Arabic

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 62, Issue 4, August 2025.
Differences in brain activity (ERPs) between fast and slow readers, collected during a lexical decision task, were analyzed for high‐frequency (HF) words, low‐frequency (LF) words, and pseudowords (PWs). HF words induced higher amplitude and shorter latency in the late P600 component.
Samer Andria   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children Find Others’ Misfortune Funnier Than Adults

open access: yesSocial Development, Volume 34, Issue 3, August 2025.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the perceived funniness of misfortune in children and adults, examining the role of the misfortune victims’ facial expressions. Participants included 100 psychology undergraduates and 97 4‐ to 5‐year‐olds from a middle‐European country.
Ebru Ger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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