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Writ in Water: Seeing Time in Ovid’s Narcissus Episode

open access: yesDictynna, 2020
This article explores the representation and thematic importance of time within Ovid’s account of Narcissus. It argues that perceiving Narcissus for the characters within Ovid’s narrative provokes a recognition of the experience of time that becomes ...
Andrew Feldherr
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Ivan Karlov’s “Tsaritsyn Anabasis

open access: yesВестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2017
This paper acquaints the historians with a curious incident that took place in Suzdal in 1674. The present case surprisingly resembles a well-known plot twist of Jaroslav Hašek’s novel The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War
Matvei I. Davydov
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Habeas Corpus: Fourth Circuit Allows Writ to Issue to State Prisoner Not Yet Serving Sentence Under Attack [PDF]

open access: yes, 1966
By manipulating the concept of custody to include the legal effects of a conviction precedent to service of sentence, the Fourth Circuit has extended the use of the writ of habeas corpus into new and perhaps questionable ...

core   +1 more source

Force‐Induced Selective Carbon‐Carbon Bond Cleavage in Mechanoresponsive Topochemical Polymers

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A new class of mechanoresponsive polymers based on polybiidenedionediyl (PBIT) derivatives exhibits distinct color changes upon mechanical stimuli such as grinding, milling, and compression. The response arises from depolymerization and backbone conjugation changes.
Zitang Wei   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

COMPARATIVE REFLECTIONS ON THE VINDICATION OF RIGHTS IN BRAZIL

open access: yesRevista Eletrônica de Direito Processual, 2021
The present work examines the contrast between the vindication of rights in Brazil and the other countries in the Americas, especially with regard to the writ of security and analogous devices. It scrutinizes the historical development, along with points
Ángel R. Oquendo
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Stimuli‐Responsive Afterglow from Luminescent Liquid Crystal Elastomers

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
An active glow luminescent system for encoding, signaling, and tracking in dark environments has been developed by integrating inorganic ultralong afterglow phosphors with adaptive liquid crystal elastomer actuators. Abstract Stimuli‐responsive luminescent polymeric materials which combine afterglow emission with mechanical flexibility and adaptability
Lansong Yue   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Writ in water, lines in sand: Ancient trade routes, models and comparative evidence

open access: yes, 2015
Historians and archaeologists often take connectivity for granted, and fail to address the problems of documenting patterns of movement. This article highlights the methodological challenges of reconstructing trade routes in prehistory and early history.
E. Seland
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thermo‐Responsive Self‐Recoverable Porous Sensors with Writable Electrodes: Advancing Wearable Motion Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A self‐recoverable flexible porous sensor with diverse designability of electrodes is developed through writable vapor phase polymerization using shape memory polymers (SMPs) as the fundamental materials. The sensors enable long‐term comprehensive human motion detection.
Ying Gao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competition and Educational Productivity: Incentives Writ Large

open access: yesSocial Science Research Network, 2012
Friedman (1962) suggested that in general, unfettered markets ensure the efficient provision of goods and services. Applying this logic to Education, he recommended that students be provided with vouchers and allowed to purchase schooling services in a ...
W. Macleod, M. Urquiola
semanticscholar   +1 more source

National Trends and Experiences of Transfer‐Intending Latine Engineering Students in Hispanic‐Serving Community Colleges

open access: yesNew Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We explore the trends, characteristics, and experiences of transfer‐intending Latine engineering students at Hispanic‐serving community colleges (HSCCs). Using Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) data, a nation‐wide survey of educational practices and student behaviors, we found the proportion of transfer‐intending Latine ...
Sarah L. Rodriguez, Jennifer M. Blaney
wiley   +1 more source

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