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Middlebrow Aesthetics: An Explanation and Defense
Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We offer a philosophical account of the middlebrow as a theoretical category to do explanatory and critical work in aesthetics. On our account, the middlebrow ought to be understood as aspirational popular art. That is, it is art which aspires both to be popular (in a distinctive sense), and at the same time to be something more than popular ...
Aaron Meskin, Jonathan M. Weinberg
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C.R. Xllle Colloque Européen d'Arachnologie, Neuchâtel, 2 - 6 septembre 1991 [Rezension] [PDF]
, 2013 Das 13. Europäische Arachnologische Kolloquium fand vom 2.-6. September 1991 in Neuchâtel (Schweiz) statt.
Bliss, Peter
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Venomic and pharmacological activity of Acanthoscurria paulensis (Theraphosidae) spider venom
Toxicon, 2013 In the present study we conducted proteomic and pharmacological characterizations of the venom extracted from the Brazilian tarantula Acanthoscurria paulensis, and evaluated the cardiotoxicity of its two main fractions. The molecular masses of the venom components were identified by mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) after chromatographic separation ...
Mourão, Caroline Barbosa F. +11 more
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), while offering strategic advantages in warfare, pose significant ethical, legal, and security risks, especially for countries in the Global South. This article examines how a philosophical perspective, rooted in African ethical and political thought, can enrich regional and global debates on regulating ...
Ezenwa E. Olumba +3 more
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Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
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Diversification of a single ancestral gene into a successful toxin superfamily in highly venomous Australian funnel-web spiders [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Spiders have evolved pharmacologically complex venoms that serve to rapidly subdue prey and deter predators. The major toxic factors in most spider venoms are small, disulfide-rich peptides.
Antunes, A +9 more
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Toxins, 2019 This review gives an overview on the development of research on spider venoms with a focus on structure and function of venom components and techniques of analysis.
Nicolas Langenegger +2 more
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Fugitive Junctures: Life‐Seeking, Route‐Finding and the Mobile Ensemble at Kenya's Borders
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.Short Abstract Fugitivity has become an important conceptual frame to understand the illegalised mobilities of contemporary migrants in conjunction with enslaved people's historical lines of flight as spatial praxes to seize their own freedom. Thinking from Kenya, and drawing on research with migrants, border officials, activists, police and smugglers,
Hanno Brankamp
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Regional brain c-fos activation associated with penile erection and other symptoms induced by the spider toxin Tx2-6 [PDF]
, 2011 Brain areas expressing c-fos messenger RNA were mapped by quantitative in situ hybridization after 1-2 h of intoxication with 10 mu g/kg Tx2-6, a toxin obtained from the venom of the spider Phoneutria nigriventer.
Hipólide, Débora Cristina +6 more
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British Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 65, Issue 3, July 2026.Abstract Research shows that spreading conspiracy theories impacts leaders' reputations; yet, it remains unclear how leaders are viewed when their theories are debunked. Across four studies (N = 1437), we explored whether conveying a conspiracy theory, regardless of its accuracy, influences followers' impressions of leader dominance, competence and ...
Shen Cao +2 more
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