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Is It a Southern Thing? Linguistic Stereotyping in Earwitnesses’ Descriptions of Italian Accents
Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how linguistic stereotypes affect hearer perceptions of different speakers’ accents focusing on two Italian regional varieties: one from the South and one from the North. Three studies explored the effects of selective attention, confirmation bias, and cultural context.
Clara Loiacono, Luuk Lagerwerf
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A Cross‐Sectional Study on Parakeets Feeding and Housing Practices in Italy
Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Italy has one of the largest companion bird populations in Europe. This study aimed to investigate feeding and housing practices among Italian parakeet owners. An online questionnaire was distributed, yielding 433 voluntary responses. Participants were classified as hobbyists (HBY; ≤ 13 birds owned) or breeders (BRD; > 13 birds owned) to ...
Erdem Danyer +4 more
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Broadcasting the Island: Sardegna 1 and the Archival Reconstruction of a Local Media Story
CinergieThe aim of this paper is to reflect upon Sardinian broadcasting through the analysis of one noteworthy case study: the establishment of a local television channel named Sardegna 1 in 1982 and its evolution in the regional mediascape over the 1980s ...
Myriam Mereu
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Between Construction and Inheritance: The Hidden Frame of Colonialism in Galician Nationalism
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the 1960s and 1970s, anticolonial liberation narratives transcended the geopolitical boundaries of the Global South and profoundly shaped nationalist movements in Europe. Although the anticolonial frame gained momentum during this period, its overtly confrontational rhetoric was gradually supplanted by moderate frames that aligned with ...
Xavier de Pablo, Ramón Máiz
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Claiming the Isle? Islandness and Territorial Demands
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between insularity and territorial demands, focusing on whether island territories are more likely to support regionalist and secessionist parties. To address this question, we compare electoral support for such parties across island and mainland territories using a large‐N dataset.
Pau Torres, Marc Sanjaume‐Calvet
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The Heterogeneous Regional Employment Effects of Environmental Policies
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of Environmental Policies—measured by the OECD Environmental Policy Stringency Index (EPS)—on employment in 349 regions across 26 countries from 1990 to 2020. We find that more stringent EPS have short‐term negative effects on regional employment, which disappear in the medium term.
Luca Bettarelli +4 more
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Assessing Schmallenberg Virus Disease in Sardinia (Italy) After the First Epidemic Episode in 2012
PathogensSchmallenberg virus (SBV), an Orthobunyavirus transmitted by Culicoides, causes congenital malformations and mild symptoms, such as fever, reduced appetite, decreased milk production, and occasional diarrhea, in ruminants.
Cipriano Foxi +15 more
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Underground allies: Mycorrhizal flexibility facilitates orchid occurrence in post‐mining landscapes
Plant Biology, EarlyView.Epipactis helleborine associates with largely habitat‐specific fungal communities, with limited overlap between mining and woodland sites, yet maintains comparable genetic diversity across habitats. These results highlight the role of mycorrhizal flexibility in enabling habitat shifts and expanding ecological niches in human‐altered landscapes ...
A. Ashokan +5 more
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Which candidates benefit from corruption and favoritism in public procurement? While existing studies show that politically connected firms profit from corruption risks in public procurement, we know less about whether these risks also increase the prevalence of political candidates with ties to business.
Saverio Di Giorno +2 more
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