Crisis, temporality and governmental policy agendas: The cases of Finland and Sweden
Abstract Crises transform the temporal orientation of political decision‐making. They demand immediate and decisive action and thus convert time into a means of political control. In these circumstances, assessing the long‐term consequences of proposed policies with respect to welfare, sustainability or justice also becomes demanding.
Henri Vogt, Mikko Värttö
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Overweight prevalence increases from 2 to 8 years of age among children with immigrant background in a Norwegian multiethnic population. [PDF]
Toftemo I +3 more
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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"Eugenics is an integral aspect of our global scientific and political culture:" interview with Marius Turda. [PDF]
Turda M, Mannheimer V.
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Remnant Case Forms and Patterns of Syncretism in Early West Germanic
Abstract Early stages of the Old West Germanic languages differ from the other two branches, Gothic and Norse, by showing remnants of a fifth case in a‐ and ō‐stem nouns. The forms in question, which have the ending ‐i or ‐u, are conventionally labelled ‘instrumental’ and cover a range of functions, such as instrument, means, comitative and locative ...
Will Thurlwell
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Active Scandinavia: examining physical activity levels across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark: a systematic review. [PDF]
Matuszewska M +3 more
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On the relative order of central sentence adverbs in the Insular Scandinavian languages
Ásgrímur Angantýsson
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James Platt Junior's Contributions to Old English Grammar1
Abstract In 1883, Henry Sweet took issue with James Platt junior, a 21‐year‐old language enthusiast. At the time, Platt was England's brightest young prospect in Old English linguistic studies. Sweet recognised Platt's talent, but he became convinced that he was also a plagiarist and tried to have him expelled from the Philological Society.
Stephen Laker
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Swedish smokeless tobacco and its impact on oral health: a systematic review. [PDF]
Bankvall M, Jontell M.
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Appendix B: A Bibliography of Translations of Old English Literature into the Scandinavian Languages, Finnish, Sámi, and Neo-Latin Written in Scandinavia to 2023 [PDF]
Robert E Bjork
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