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Food Symbolism in the World of Vision of Piers Plowman [PDF]

Studia Litterarum, 2021
W. Langland’s allegorical poem Vision of Piers Plowman is one of the key works of the medieval religious literature. Scenes of eating or drinking are among its most important episodes.
Valentina S. Sergeeva
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“It was my own decision”: the transformational shift that influences a woman's decision to use contraceptives covertly

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Family planning (FP) is an important element of sexual and reproductive health and rights, but socio-cultural barriers and unbalanced gender relations often limit women’s decision-making about contraceptive use.
Jenna Hoyt, Jessie K. Hamon, Shari Krishnaratne, Emmanuel Houndekon, Dora Curry, Miriam Mbembe, Seth Marcus, Misozi Kambanje, Shannon Pryor, Ariko Angela Barbra, Herbert Muhumuza, Nathaly Spilotros, Jayne Webster   +12 more
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The Concept of Fiesta in Spanish National and Cultural Vision of the World

Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2014
The author examines the image of Spain through the megaconcept of fiesta, which determines many aspects of the national and cultural mentality. This concept reflects various vectors of quotidian life, religious and popular holidays with their complicated
Elena Vasilievna Astakhova
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Effects of Implementing the Timed and Targeted Counselling Model on Pregnancy Outcomes and Newborn Survival in Rural Uganda: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Study

Methods and Protocols, 2020
Background: Although mortality rates have declined in Uganda over the last decade, maternal mortality is still high at 336 deaths per 100,000 live births, as is infant mortality at 43 deaths per 1000 live births.
Geoffrey Babughirana, Sanne Gerards, Alex Mokori, Benon Musasizi, Nathan Isabirye, Isaac Charles Baigereza, Grace Rukanda, Emmanuel Bussaja, Stef Kremers, Jessica Gubbels   +9 more
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Development and Validation of a Data-Based Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adults in Eastern Rural Area of Rwanda

Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2016
This study aimed to develop and evaluate the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for rural Rwandans. Since our FFQ was developed to assess malnutrition, it measured energy, protein, vitamin A, and iron intakes only.
Ayumi Yanagisawa, Noriko Sudo, Yukiko Amitani, Yuko Caballero, Makiko Sekiyama, Christine Mukamugema, Takuya Matsuoka, Hiroaki Imanishi, Takayo Sasaki, Hirotaka Matsuda   +9 more
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The fiesta as a key concept of Spanish linguistic culture

Ибероамериканские тетради, 2015
The author examines the image of Spain through the megaconcept of fiesta, which determines many aspects of the national and cultural mentality. This concept reflects various vectors of quotidian life, religious and popular holidays with their complicated
E. V. Astakhova
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A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines for childhood glaucoma

BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2022
Objective To conduct a systematic review to identify and critically appraise clinical practice guidelines on the assessment, diagnosis and management of childhood glaucoma.Methods and analysis A systematic literature search of databases and professional ...
Sahil Thakur, Stuart Keel, Iris Gordon, Gareth Lingham, Jennifer R Evans, Sare Safi   +5 more
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Teacher Professional Development @scale: Achieving Quality and Sustainability in Zambia

Journal of Learning for Development
This paper presents a conceptual model which explains the challenges of providing high quality sustainable, teacher professional development at scale. It provides a framework to support holistic thinking at a systemic level, applicable across different ...
Dr Kris Stutchbury, Dr Lore Gallastegi, Clare Woodward, Mr Olivier Biard, John Phiri   +4 more
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La Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme comme l’expression d’une vision du monde : une approche topique et génétique

Argumentation et Analyse du Discours, 2010
In this contribution, I analyze the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from a rhetorical and genetic perspective. Starting from the summary reports of the Declaration Drafting Committee, I try to show that what lies at the background of ...
Emmanuel de Jonge
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Sprach- und Weltbild. Seine Wiedergabe in einem literarischen Text und einem Fachtext

Polilog: Studia Neofilologiczne, 2021
The focus of this paper is the relationship between language and the “worldview“ described through language and generated in the recipient through linguistic means as well as the reproduction of this view in another language in the translation pro- cess.
Mariola Smolińska
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