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Language Change in a Post-Creole, British Contact Setting: Non-Standard Ain’t Negation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The word ain't is used by speakers of all dialects and sociolects of English. Nonetheless, language critics view ain't as marking speakers as "lazy" or "stupid"; and the educated assume ain't is on its deathbed, used only in cliches.
Braña-Straw, Michelle C
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Cross-Border Visualities and the Canadian Image

open access: yesImaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Media Studies, 2011
This article examines a number of images (photographs, film extracts, paintings) which stage particular relationships between Canada and the United States.
Will Straw
doaj   +1 more source

Process optimization and feature analysis of an anaerobic fermentation microbial community in a cold region

open access: yesEnvironmental Pollutants & Bioavailability, 2022
Anaerobic digestion can be inhibited at low temperatures in cold regions. This study investigated the effects of fermentation temperature, total solids (TS) concentration and stirring speed on swine manure biogas production by anaerobic fermentation ...
Binyu Lu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable earth walls to meet the building regulations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The thermal conductivity and diffusivity of un-fired clay bricks, a straw clay mixture and straw bales have been measured using a thermal probe technique, with an iterative method for data analysis. The steady-state air-to-air thermal transmittance, or U-
Allen   +6 more
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Preparation of a quinoa straw-derived porous carbon material and a Fe3O4-contained composite material for removal of rhodamine B from water

open access: yesMaterials Research Express, 2020
In this work, quinoa straw (QS) is considered as a sustainable biomass resource to produce adsorbent materials for wastewater treatment. Two materials, a porous carbon material derived from QS (PCQS) and a Fe _3 O _4 -containing composite material based ...
Zhixiao Wang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in cold-adapted enzymes derived from microorganisms

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Cold-adapted enzymes, produced in cold-adapted organisms, are a class of enzyme with catalytic activity at low temperatures, high temperature sensitivity, and the ability to adapt to cold stimulation.
Yehui Liu   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quand le crime donne un visage au journal à sensation

open access: yesCriminocorpus, 2018
The famous magazine Detective founded by Gallimard and the brothers Kessel was first a professional gazette created in 1925 by the private detective Henri La Barthe, who sold it to Gaston Gallimard three years later.
Will Straw
doaj   +1 more source

Media and the Urban Night

open access: yesArticulo: Journal of Urban Research, 2016
Along with the other materials and rituals of urban life, media have played a role in structuring the transition from day to night in cities. This essay examines a variety of ways in which the appearance and consumption of media have been interwoven with
Will Straw
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary Findings of Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Plastic Film Mulching Effects on the Soil Microbial Community

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
The farmland residual film pollution caused by traditional PE film has an adverse impact on crops and the environment. Polypropylene carbonate (PPC) film is a fully biodegradable film that can alleviate “white pollution”.
Jing Liang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shaping of Biohybrid Functional Living Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work demonstrates a strategy for shaping living mycelium into functional materials by directing its natural growth. Nanoparticles armor hyphae, micron‐scale particles entangle within the network, and printed hydrogel architectures steer expansion, creating defined geometries.
Sarah Schyck   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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