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Provocative Vocatives: Slurs as Expressives
ABSTRACT Fifty years ago, Zwicky demonstrated the slur‐neutral counterpart vocative divergence thesis (SNCVD):Slurs occur freely as vocatives. Neutral counterparts do not. In this article, I craft a novel problem for theories of slurs. The Vocatives Problem is the challenge to explain the SNCVD. I argue that there are two strong solutions.
Robin Jeshion
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Individual Professional Practice in the Company [PDF]
V této práci popisuji absolvování odborné praxe ve firmě CID International a.s., přičemž se pokusím stručně shrnout základní informace o společnosti, mém začlenění do její struktury,popis zadaných úkolů spolu s jejich řešeními a také použité ...
Goldmann, Jindřich
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Use of platelet-rich plasma on in vitro maturation during bovine embryo production
One of the crucial aspects to be considered for successful in vitro production (IVP) of embryos is the composition of the various media used throughout the stages of this reproductive biotechnology.
Eduardo Baia de Souza+9 more
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ABSTRACT Political polarisation on the issue of climate change is an obstacle to an effective public debate on the measures needed to tackle the problem. Communication that focuses on the economic dimension could be one way to increase the limited support of right‐wing audiences for climate policy. In two experimental studies, we examined how a message
Mauro Bertolotti, Patrizia Catellani
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ICT Learning by Older Adults and Their Attitudes toward Computer Use
Information and communication technologies have proven to be an effective way of helping older adults improve independence outcomes, but such technologies are yet not widely used by this segment of the population. This paper aims to study computer use and senior citizens’ attitudes toward computer technology in the context of a 20‐hour course in basic ...
Antonio González+3 more
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Abstract Improving inter‐agency working across organizations is an important goal across public and private sectors. The UK Emergency Services have spent a decade implementing organizational change to improve interoperability between the Police, Fire and Ambulance Services. JESIP—the group tasked with realising this change—have faced criticism.
Nicola Power+3 more
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Purpose. Aortic stent‐graft infection with fistula formation is a rare complication with high mortality rate when treated surgically by stent‐graft removal. We report a case of a patient with aortic stent‐graft infection, prosthetic‐duodenal, and prosthetic‐cutaneous fistulas operated without the removal of an infected prosthesis and ineffectively ...
Damian Ziaja+6 more
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The Baker Family of Aberdeen, Maryland [PDF]
The Bakers of Aberdeen, descendants of a colonial era Nicholas Baker, were perhaps the most prominent family in that community in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Baker, George
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JRK binds satellite III DNA and is necessary for the heat shock response
Abstract JRK is a DNA‐binding protein of the pogo superfamily of transposons, which includes the well‐known centromere binding protein B (CENP‐B). Jrk null mice exhibit epilepsy, and growth and reproductive disorders, consistent with its relatively high expression in the brain and reproductive tissues.
Rosalie Waldron+6 more
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Three HAD‐like phosphatases – YcsE, YwtE and YitU – that catalyze dephosphorylation of one of the riboflavin biosynthesis intermediates are knocked out singly or in combinations inB. subtilis using CRISPR‐Cas9 genome editing technology. The influence of the knockouts on bacterial fitness as well as on flavin and adenylate intracellular concentration is
Alexandra Scharf+8 more
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