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The Fight for Creative Ownership in Franchise Fiction
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020 So-called franchise fiction, such as texts set in the Doctor Who, Star Trek, and Star Wars universes, as well as newer iterations based on video games, has an obvious and enduring appeal, most notably from a commercial perspective, with public ...
Cailean Alexander McBride
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Catalyst‐Free Cyanation of Arenes by Acetonitrile in a Plasma–Liquid Microreactor
Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.An original approach of arylnitrile synthesis was developed by generating an argon plasma in contact with solutions of arene in acetonitrile within a gas‐liquid microreactor. Plasma activation of acetonitrile generated cyano radicals, enabling a catalyst‐free C‐H cyanation of arenes.
Pierre Dedieu +4 more
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Star Trek and Language: Dasein or Speculation?
, 2016 Star Trek offers a fictional representation of a society/culture whose language is rooted in its Dasein (cultural practices, history, allegories, and mythical tales).
Gonzalez, George A, George A. Gonzalez
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Ateliers d'AnthropologieThis article examines how the hybridisation of traditional imagery and science fiction builds new narratives rooted in mixed identities. It shows how the appropriation of photographic archives, combined with graphic processes, creates aesthetic ...
Aurélie Journée-Duez
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Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Preoperative anxiety is common before surgery and is associated with adverse outcomes, yet access to mental health support remains limited. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a novel preoperative virtual reality (VR) prototype designed to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing cancer surgery.
Renée El‐Gabalawy +12 more
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.We report on two species of Strobilanthes Blume. Strobilanthes panichanga (Nees) T.Anderson has been rediscovered in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India, after a very long gap of 150 years, and Strobilanthes parryorum C.E.C.Fisch has been discovered for the first time in Assam, India.
Kapil Kumar Kemprai, Souravjyoti Borah
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Amid increasing urbanisation and biodiversity decline, ‘effective stewardship’ of urban green space (UGS) is a complex but critical nature‐based solution for long‐term environmental, social and economic gain. Combining stewardship and sense‐of‐place frameworks with European nature‐based solutions guidance, we investigate which social and ...
Fay Kahane +2 more
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Malfunction and Transcendence: Machines, Free Will, and Spiritual Transformation in Star Trek [PDF]
, 2023 In its various incarnations, Star Trek has presented numerous malfunctioning machines. In exceeding or violating their programming, creations such as Nomad (TOS: “The Changeling”) and Lore (ST:TNG: “Datalore,” etc.) become villains to be overcome.
Mckee, Gabriel
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OH STAR TREK, STAR TREK, WHEREFORE ART THOU STAR TREK?
, 2015 May 13th 2015 marks the ten year anniversary of the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise, a series that failed to live up to its own mandate, 'to boldly go where no one has gone before.' Barring The Original Series (TOS), which was cancelled after three seasons despite a now legendary letter-writing campaign, each successive series of Star Trek – from
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Camels as a Climate‐Resilient Linchpin for Sustainable Development in Global Drylands
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Camels represent a significant, yet underutilized, asset for advancing integrated sustainable development in the world's expanding drylands. Previous reviews have examined camels' physiology, milk composition, or pastoral systems in isolation; this review examines their potential as a climate‐resilient linchpin for food systems by synthesizing
Ayana Angassa +2 more
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