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Dimensiuni ale spațiului în Hobbitul de J.R.R. Tolkien/ Space dimensions in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit [PDF]

open access: yesIncursiuni în imaginar, 2020
In the first half of the 20th century, J.R.R. Tolkien addresses through his novel The Hobbit to people of all ages willing to imagine a different world. The mythological universe skillfully and patiently created becomes a quest into a world called Middle
Maria Holhoș, Andra Gabriela Holhoș
doaj   +1 more source

Why is Bilbo Baggins Invisible?: The Hidden War in The Hobbit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Why is Bilbo Baggins invisible? This study suggests that Tolkien’s knowledge of philology, theology, philosophy, literature, history, and his own life experience all contribute to the development of the symbolic, moral, and psychological significance of ...
Beal, Jane, PhD
core   +1 more source

Kicking the hobbit habit [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2004
The nickname for the new hominid Homo floresiensis has its advantages, but will the label obscure the true importance of the find, asks Henry Gee.
openaire   +1 more source

Limited Dispersal Drives Strong Genetic Structure in the Commercially Harvested Gastropod Buccinum undatum in the Western North Atlantic

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Direct‐developing species lack the pelagic larval phase which facilitates connectivity in most marine species. Consequently, they tend to exhibit spatially restricted dispersal and increased population structure. When subject to harvesting, this biological constraint increases their vulnerability to localized depletion, as local aggregations ...
Cassidy C. D'Aloia   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Architectural Dynamics in Tolkien’s Novel, The Hobbit: A Literary and Cinematic Perspective

open access: yesPLANARCH - Design and Planning Research
This study investigates the dynamic interplay between architectural elements and narrative construction in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit (1937) and its cinematic adaptations directed by Peter Jackson.
Yasemin Mısırlı, Zeynep Tuna Ultav
doaj   +1 more source

The Hobbit Party (2014) by Jonathan Witt and Jay W. Richards [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Book Review of The Hobbit Party (2014) by Jonathan Witt and Jay W ...
Rateliff, John D.
core   +2 more sources

CLS‐Transformer for Home Service Robots: A Lightweight Action Recognition Model Based on Skeleton and Native Length Encoding

open access: yesIET Image Processing, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/December 2026.
The paper presents a native length encoding approach alongside a human skeleton‐based action recognition model (named CLS‐Transformer) for home service robots. The model incorporates a novel cue coding strategy that captures richer feature information. The experimental results demonstrate that CLS‐Transformer achieves superior recognition accuracy and ...
Jie Shen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Portrayal of Femininity and Its Transformations in Subsequent Adaptations

open access: yesCrossroads, 2015
The aim of the following paper is to examine the portrayal of female characters and femininity in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Weronika Łaszkiewicz
doaj   +1 more source

Critical Insights: The Hobbit (2016) edited by Stephen W. Potts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Book review by Martin Simonson of Critical Insights: The Hobbit (2016), edited by Stephen W ...
Simonson, Martin
core   +1 more source

Yield, Polyphenol and Carotenoid Content, and Mycotoxin Occurrence in Grains of Four Winter Barley Varieties Grown in Different Nitrogen Fertilization Conditions in Poland

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Barley has consistently been ranked among the four most grown cereals in the world. Integrated agronomic approaches, combining a selection of optimal genotypes and growing conditions, may help to provide high yields of quality and safe barley grains ...
Renata Kazimierczak   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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