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Opium trade and use during the Late Bronze Age: Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels from the burials of Tel Yehud, Israel

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decades‐old discussion on the presence and function of the opium trade across a cultural region of utmost ...
Vanessa Linares   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is It Really Happening? The Postmodern Horror of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby

open access: yesAmerican Studies in Scandinavia, 2023
This article examines Roman Polanski’s film Rosemary’s Baby (1968) as both a symptom and a manifestation of the cultural and political upheavals of the late 1960s.
Thorsten Carstensen
doaj   +1 more source

What Documentary Films Teach Us About the Criminal Justice System - Introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Film . . . has been used effectively to shape public perceptions about the criminal justice system. . . . [and] the documentary form has power to convict or release a defendant, as well as to disclose the positive and negative aspects of the criminal ...
Banks, Taunya Lovell
core   +1 more source

Turning Down Mum's Cooking: The Ethics of Dietary Difference within Families

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although food ethicists have called for greater attention to the relational context of eating for over a decade, the context of ‘eating with family’ remains largely ignored. But the family is both a morally specific relational context and one within which many people do most of their eating.
Megan A. Dean
wiley   +1 more source

Young people viewing Hindi films: ideology, pleasure and meaning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Despite or perhaps because of the continued popularity of Hindi films, it has often been assumed that audience responses can be read from box office takings or film texts.
Banaji, Shakuntala
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A longitudinal exploration of self‐perception, mental images of the self, and depression in young people

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cognitive theories suggest that negative self‐perception is central to the development and maintenance of depression. One way self‐perception is represented is through mental imagery of the self. Despite its theoretical importance, the role of mental images of the self in depression has not been systematically examined.
Rebecca L. Dean   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing Nigerian cultures: two films against witchcraft and an impossible dialogue [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The prominent place of witchcraft in Nollywood films produced in the 1990s is widely acknowledged, and has prompted a number of comments from critics.
Ugochukwu, Françoise
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The carbon footprint of different medication packaging items at an Australian tertiary hospital

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Medication packaging contributes significantly to the overall carbon footprint of pharmaceuticals. Packaging design and material choices greatly influence environmental impact. Aim To assess the carbon footprint of packaging for a range of medications on an Australian tertiary hospital formulary and identify opportunities to reduce ...
Michael J. Loftus   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

On inter-religious relations with special reference to indian religious festivals [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
In recent years the role of 'religion' has generally been considered in the negative term, specially in India. Today, it may be a Kashmir or Punjab problem in North India, but all such problems are attributed to 'religion'. But that is when 'religion' is
Massey, James
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Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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