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Tales of “Good Indian Hair”: Race, Value, and Sensory Contact Zones in Afro‐Asian Delhi
City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.ABSTRACT Hair, as a sociocultural bodily signifier, also becomes, once disembodied, a highly globalized and specialized commodity used for weaves, extensions, wigs and toupees around the globe. “Indian” hair is particularly valued in such commodity chains.
Bani Gill
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Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland: King James I's Daemonologie and his Experience in the North Berwick Witch Trials [PDF]
openQuesta tesi presenta un focus sui processi alle streghe di Nord Berwick (avvenuti in Scozia tra il 1590 e il 1593) e sull'opera letteraria ispirata da questi eventi: Daemonologie, scritta da Re Giacomo I a seguito della sua esperienza come attivo ...
FORNASIERO, ELEONORA
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CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2026.ABSTRACT Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models are increasingly used in pediatric drug development and matching such models to the target population is an important consideration. A US pediatric PBPK model was developed incorporating four sub‐groups describing physiology and enzymatic/transporter levels for White, African American ...
Trevor N. Johnson +5 more
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Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History [PDF]
Background: Nearly 4000 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland between 1563-1736. Some of these were healers, midwives, and nurses. Objective: To investigate Scotland’s folk-healers and midwives accused of witchcraft and review their work from a ...
McHugh, Nessa M. +8 more
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The Role and Meaning of Hospital Food for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Patients
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Volume 39, Issue 5, October 2026.ABSTRACT Aim This study explored the perceptions of former Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) hospital patients and carers regarding the role and meaning of hospital food during hospitalisation and recovery. Methods Using a descriptive qualitative design guided by a social constructionist approach, four focus groups (n = 28) were conducted ...
Vanessa M. Carter +3 more
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Sociologies, 2014 The critique of ethnographic objectification which opens Deadly Words: Witchcraft in the Bocage should not be confused with the use that the post-modern trend made of it.
Gildas Salmon
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 10, Page 1453-1464, October 2026.ABSTRACT Objective Schistosomiasis remains a public health concern in sub‐Saharan Africa, affecting over 250 million people. In endemic settings, schistosomiasis transmission is not always understood exclusively in biomedical terms. Community health workers (CHWs) contribute to schistosomiasis control through mass drug administration and health ...
Dianne Verhoeven +21 more
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Witchcraft Narratives in Germany Rothenburg, 1561-1652
Looks at why witch-trials failed to gain momentum and escalate into 'witch-crazes' in certain parts of early modern Europe. Examines the rich legal records of the German city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a city which experienced a very restrained pattern
Roberts, Penny. +3 more
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Witchcraft accusations and persecution as a mechanism for the marginalisation of women
, 2016 In this thesis it is suggested that witchcraft accusations and persecution are being used as a marginalisation mechanism of women. The re-emergence of witchcraft beliefs in contemporary society and the prevalence of the violence associated with such ...
Cahill-Ripley, Amanda +2 more
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