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Fania (Fanny) Kaplan and the attempted assassination of Vladimir Lenin: Ophthalmologic considerations

open access: yesActa Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Fania (Fanny) Kaplan (1890–1918), who was reportedly visually impaired, confessed to the attempted assassination of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) in 1918 by shooting him with a pistol. The precise nature of her visual loss is unknown and raises doubts about whether she had sufficient visual function to perform the act ...
Stephen G. Schwartz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The oratory of James Callaghan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The chapter contributes to the neglected field of analysis of the use, purpose and impact of political oratory and rhetoric in Labour's post-war political history.
Meredith, Stephen Clive
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Nutritional composition of pollen stores in managed bees across European agro‐ecosystems reveals species‐specific differences but limited pesticide effects

open access: yesEcological Entomology, EarlyView.
In the pollen stores of three bee species deployed across 128 European sites, bumble bees harboured lower lipid content and higher protein‐to‐lipid ratios than honey bees and mason bees. Toxicity‐weighted pesticide risk did not alter protein‐to‐lipid ratios, but higher risk was associated with reduced protein and lipid content in the pollen stores of ...
Antoine Gekière   +34 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wavelet multiscale analysis for hedge funds: scaling and strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The wide acceptance of Hedge Funds by Institutional Investors and Pension Funds has led to an explosive growth in assets under management. These investors are drawn to Hedge Funds due to the seemingly low correlation with traditional investments and the ...
Benzi   +30 more
core   +1 more source

The Very Idea of Seriousness

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract What norms govern aesthetic conversations? In Hansen and Adams (2024), we argue for a norm we call, following Stanley Cavell, “the hope of agreement”, along with a requirement of “seriousness”, the “discipline of accounting for one's judgments”.
Nat Hansen, Zed Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Response to “Stopping Spin at the Source: Learning From an Example in Obesity”

open access: yes
Obesity, EarlyView.
Huasheng Xiang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I Stayed, Because… I Needed to Have a Plan”: Nigerian Migrant Women's Experiences of Gender‐Based Violence, Resilience and Resistance

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article critiques gendered, cultural and racial stereotypes of Nigerian migrant women as passive victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the United Kingdom. Based on 14 semi‐structured interviews, it reveals how spouse visa restrictions limit access to welfare and constrain women's ability to escape abuse.
Yemisi L. Sloane, Aisha K. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

Fostering Academic Inclusion and Representation: Enhancing Research Capacity for Black Nursing Academics in UK Universities—A Qualitative Multi‐Study Protocol

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nursing as a profession remains underrepresented in research leadership, funding success and scholarly authorship globally, which limits its influence on policy and practice. Within this broader context, racially minoritised nursing academics, including Black academics, face additional inequities that further hinder their visibility
Yetunde Ataiyero   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Race and religion in the Victorian age: Charles Kingsley, Governor Eyre and the Morant Bay Rising

open access: yes, 2011
A consideration of the ideological issues surrounding the controversy of Governor Edward Eyre's draconian reaction to the Morant Bay rising in Jamaica in 1865, and of the responses to it of a number of mid-Victorian intellectuals, including Charles ...
Fraser, Robert
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Standards for Hospital Falls Prevention and Management: An International Comparative Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Hospital falls and associated injuries are a global issue associated with harm and significant costs to individuals and society, especially for older adults. Hospital standards specify the minimum level of care required to optimise patient safety, quality and outcomes. Standards are often used during hospital accreditation.
Jonathan P. McKercher   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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