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Fifty Shades of Blue and Grey: Civil War Torture Porn? [PDF]
, 2012 Over the past few days I\u27ve been thinking about violence. We are a culture of violence. We idolize blind rage and violence, we normalize it and worship it....
Rudy, John M.
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A Self‐Healing Conductive PVP/SUM Hydrogel for Real‐Time Human Motion Detection
Nano Select, EarlyView.The PVP/SUM hydrogel exhibits self‐healing, conductivity, and strong mechanical performance due to H‐bonds and dipole–dipole interactions. It elongates up to 330% and shows fracture strength between 0.9 and 1.5 MPa under varying strain rates. With a conductivity of 3.28 × 10−5 S/cm, it responds rapidly to human motion, enabling real‐time monitoring for
Vinnakoti Meghana, Illa Ramakanth
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“It's just us”: Families' experiences with temporary tube feeding
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Children with temporary feeding tubes are discharged home with increasing frequency, yet little is known about how families adapt and manage in their home environment. Whereas the physical side effects of temporary feeding tubes are well documented, the psychosocial impact on families remains underresearched. Understanding families'
Claire Reilly +4 more
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The demonic grotesque in Flannery O’Connor’s Everything That Rises Must Converge [PDF]
, 2015 This paper surveys the grotesque as a main genre in American Literature which is mostly connected with satire. It defines the grotesque from the gothic to the textual analysis o f the collection o f short stories in Everything That Rises Must Converge ...
Elaheh Soofastaei, Sayyed Ali Mirenayat
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How can children and young people have a voice in urban treescapes?
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Scientific understanding of climate change has, to date, failed to result in sufficient action. This paper proposes that a deficit model of top‐down learning and dissemination in relation to public engagement with science may be part of the problem, particularly when considering the attitudes, values and empowerment of children and young ...
Simon Carr +10 more
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, 2016 This essay examines the role of Thomas Hardy\u27s scenes of community theatre, drawing examples from Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, and The Mayor of Casterbridge. Only in such scenes from The Mayor of Casterbridge does Hardy employ
Vahaly, Christine R.
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Wheat breeding approaches for designing wheat to thrive in a warmer world
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Wheat is a vital food crop, accounting for approximately 20% of daily calories and protein consumed worldwide. However, modern‐day wheat is under pressure from global change. The improvement rate of wheat yields is not keeping up with the demand of our growing population. Furthermore, abiotic and biotic stressors are becoming more prevalent. This paper
Jake Hill, Surbhi Grewal, Stella Edwards
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Abstract This chapters unravels the concept of the digital grotesque. It examines how grotesque aesthetics have been part of the creative process of artists, from sounds to images. The chapter suggests that artists and writers have experimented with ugliness throughout history as a form of political protest as well as affective resonance.
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The Official Student Newspaper of UAS [PDF]
, 2016 Letter from the Editor / Whalesong Staff -- Study Away / UAS In Brief -- NSE / College Eats -- Student Government Update -- The Elephant Man / Suddenly, College -- Calendar and ...
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Topological‐defect‐featured order evolution of liquid crystals
Responsive Materials, EarlyView.This review provides a comprehensive introduction to the recent advances in the topological‐defect‐featured order evolution of liquid crystal (LCs), including the stimulus‐driven dynamics of defects in nematic LCs, topological defect morphological transformation during phase transitions, advanced strategies for regulating and applications of ...
Jin‐Bing Wu +4 more
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