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Description, Articulation and Limitations in the Social Theory of Insurance
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There have been surprisingly few sustained efforts to explain or theorise the role insurance plays in society. Even the most theoretically inflected insurance scholarship, emanating from governmentality and Actor Network Theory scholarship, tends to be grounded in empirical cases, set in particular periods and places, and it is often ...
Liz McFall
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Současné pověsti a fámy na Nymbursku [PDF]
Studia Ethnologica Pragensia, 2018 Following study deals with contemporary legends and rumours that used to be (or still are being) spread among people in specific rural and smalltown areas of Nymburk district in Czechia.
Tomáš Vančura
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Non-home: A Theoretical Approach to Migrants' Dwellings [PDF]
, 2014 In this article we introduce the notion of non-home as an attempt of meaningful insight into the migrants' dwelling constructed from elements of different provenance, depending on tenants housing experiences, definitions and the very materiality of a ...
Jewdokimow, Marcin, Łukasiuk, Magdalena
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examined nuanced preferences and unmet needs for bereavement care of mothers who experienced stillbirth or neonatal death. Design Cross‐sectional survey. Setting The Philippines. Sample A total of 169 bereaved mothers aged 18 years or older who had experienced stillbirth or neonatal death on or after 30 January 2020 in the
Ana Nelia Jumamil +18 more
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Trabalhos em Linguística Aplicada, 2010 Este artigo discute o modo como as chamadas lendas urbanas se inscrevem em um arquivo de narrativas presentes no imaginário social e, pelo mesmo processo, transformam esse arquivo, numa relação de suplementaridade.
Carlos Renato Lopes
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Hall, Timothy W. (FA 500) [PDF]
, 2010 Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 500. Paper: Folklore in Cinema, by Timothy W. Hall, which examines urban legends found in popular movies.
Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &
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British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract A cross‐sectional study of 106 students (7–12 years) from a rural school in the Brazilian Amazon investigated the interaction among motor, cognitive and environmental factors on school achievement using network analysis. Students with good school performance were significantly older and showed superior global physical fitness, motor ...
Douglas Vieira +3 more
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Endocrine disruption: Fact or urban legend?
Toxicology Letters, 2013 Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are substances that cause adverse health effects via endocrine-mediated mechanisms in an intact organism or its progeny or (sub) populations. Purported EDCs in personal care products include 4-MBC (UV filter) or parabens that showed oestrogenic activity in screening tests, although regulatory toxicity studies showed no ...
Nohynek, Gerhard J. +3 more
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Urban Parks as Partners in Youth Development [PDF]
, 2004 Details how parks can contribute to the latest thinking about effective youth development programs, with a move beyond the traditional view of parks as venues for ...
Margery Austin Turner
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Consumer demand for ivory perpetuates the unsustainable and illegal killing of African elephants and other wildlife species. Interventions that aim to change consumer behavior are increasingly recognized as a crucial element of demand management. However, poor design and implementation have limited their effectiveness.
Molly R. C. Brown +2 more
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