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Wendigos, Eye Killers, Skinwalkers: The Myth of the American Indian Vampire and American Indian “Vampire” Myths [PDF]
, 2016 Drawing on American Indian myths and folklore that previous scholarship has placed into direct relationship to the Anglo-European vampire narrative, and on recent U.S. mainstream commodifications of these myths, my paper traces and contextualizes the two
Lenhardt, Corinna
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ANTONOMASIA IN THE SHORT STORIES BY IVO ANDRIC [PDF]
Hum, 2012 Gnomic style of Ivo Andrić’s novellas (short stories) and novels can be described as a dominant poetic feature of his narration. In novels this style creates the effect of circularity and historical repeatability while in the novellas gnomic ...
Davor Nikolić
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Instantiation in Trope Theory [PDF]
, 2018 The concept of instantiation is realized differently across a variety of metaphysical theories. A certain realization of the concept in a given theory depends on what roles are specified and associated with the concept and its corresponding term as well ...
Fisher, A. R. J.
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong +12 more
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Lea, 2013 The aim of the present article is to discuss some meaning generating mechanisms of the Estonian poet Juhan Viiding (1948-1995), taking as an example his collection Selges eesti keeles (“In clear Estonian”, 1974). The collection belongs to the first phase
Ülar Ploom
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Avatars Going Mainstream: Typology of Tropes in Avatar-Based Storytelling Practices [PDF]
, 2016 Due to the growing popularity of video games, gaming itself has become a shared experience among media audiences worldwide. The phenomenon of avatar-based games has led to the emergence of new storytelling practices.
Tymińska, Marta
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Light‐Programmable Interfaces: From Molecular Photoswitching to Adaptive Membrane Separations
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.This review advances an interface‐centered framework for light‐responsive membranes, linking molecular photoswitches (azobenzene (AZO), spiropyran (SP), diarylethene (DAE), donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASA), photoacid) to integration strategies in polymeric, porous, self‐assembled, and mixed‐matrix systems.
Liangliang Zhang +6 more
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Lingvistika tropov: shodstva i različiâ v nacionačʺnyh stilâh
Stylistyka, 2020 Based on the materials o f the works of the Belarusian writer Vladimir Korotkevich and their translauons into Russian, the problems of linguistic organization o f tropes are consiucred, their generating features o f the idiostyle and creative manner o f ...
Viktor I. Ivčenkov
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The Rhetorical Algorithm: WikiLeaks and the Elliptical Secrets of Donald J. Trump [PDF]
, 2018 Algorithms were a generative force behind many of the leaks and secrets that dominated the 2016 election season. Taking the form of the identity-anonymizing Tor software that protected the identity of leakers, mathematical protocols occupied a prominent ...
Hallsby, Atilla
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Climate Change Threatens Micronutrient Density of European Winter Wheat
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Micronutrients are vital for human health. Wheat is a major staple crop and a significant source of minerals and B‐vitamins. The impact of climate change on their content remains largely unknown. We evaluated micronutrient levels in European winter wheat grown under historical and projected climate conditions. Our findings indicate that future climates
Da Cao +17 more
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