Tre racconti in Centopagine by Dario Pontuale

“…We will also analyze the influence of Flaubert’s aesthetics in the genesis and structure of some of Calvino’s other works, such as Si par une nuit d’hiver un voyageur, Le Château des destins croisés and Les Villes invisibles.…”
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Tropical sod webworm Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by Nastaran Tofangsazie, Steven P. Arthurs, Ronald Cherry

“…Larval feeding damage reduces turfgrass aesthetics, vigor, photosynthesis and density. The first sign of damage is often caused by differences in grass height in areas where larvae are feeding. …”
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Open Your Eyes Wider: Overexposure in Contemporary American Film and TV Series by Monica Michlin

“…Because it is so often connected to the aesthetics of shock and revelation, overexposure often plays on the limits of what we can bear to watch. …”
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Inspired by Kabuki: Reflections on a Theatrical Experiment with Wilde’s Salomé by Dallas McCurley

“…The stage space devised for this production is described as a rejection of the illusionism of 3D perspective, and the use of gestures and overall rhythmic dynamics as a fusion of Wildean and kabuki aesthetics, not entirely either. Finally, attention turns to the important kabuki sub-genre of “raw domestic” plays, where the downright sordid is rendered with an eerie beauty; this closing section dwells on the clashing sign-systems through which the play’s disturbing erotics (familial and other) are projected.…”
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Symbols and Objects of Desire: The Ottoman Fashion Between Representation of the Turk and Manifestation of Power in the Italian Renaissance Peninsula by Eros Calcara

“…This article aims to explore the role of Ottoman fashion and style in the Italian Peninsula during this period, analyzing the artistic, cultural, and social influences that shaped Renaissance aesthetics and taste for these “status symbols”.…”
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Le théâtre du Grand-Guignol et l’esthétique du féminicide by Rimpei Mano

“…But Eugène Héros and Léon Abric's La Veuve seems to defy this aesthetic by presenting a heroine sexually excited by the sight of death. …”
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Uzak, or the unbearable lightness of the ordinary by Andrea Pavoni

“…In the subsequent sections, Uzak is explored by showing how these themes are brought forward through the slow-paced aesthetics of the film.…”
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“The time has come for a new word”: Katherine Mansfield’s Literary Ethics by Alice BORREGO

“…This article examines how Katherine Mansfield’s literary ethics and aesthetics were challenged by the First World War. Mainly focusing on her non-fictional writings, it suggests that the conflict led Mansfield to develop and call for an ethical responsibility towards her entire generation – a disposition that finds its expression in her fragmented literary technique. …”
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La scène traumatique de Sarah Kane by Élisabeth Angel-Perez

“…As early as in her first plays in which she opts for frontality and In-Yer-Face aesthetics, Kane constructs the stage as performative and even ontological : the very place of authentification of trauma. …”
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Tropical sod webworm Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by Nastaran Tofangsazie, Steven P. Arthurs, Ronald Cherry

“…Larval feeding damage reduces turfgrass aesthetics, vigor, photosynthesis and density. The first sign of damage is often caused by differences in grass height in areas where larvae are feeding. …”
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Neon Genesis Evangelion ou la déconstruction du robot anime by Bounthavy Suvilay

“…To show how the production conditions impact the aesthetics and the narratives, this paper explores the poetics of the medium and demonstrates that Evangelion is a metanarrative fiction that deconstructs the robot anime’s standards while exposing the process of its serial creation.…”
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A Comprehensive esthetic Management of Fluorosed teeth with use of Microabrasion, In-office Bleaching and Resin Infiltration: A case report by Kanwalpreet Kaur Bhullar, Smiley Goyal, Rupam Kaur Virk, Harkiran Sahiwal

“…Increasingly, patients are asking for these imperfections to be treated and it is now possible to intervene with minimally invasive methods to restore the aesthetics of these dental elements. In this case report, we report the case of a 23-year-old patient suffering from fluorosis and treated with microabrasion, in-office bleaching followed by resin infiltration. …”
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Bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haworth (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Psychidae) by Brooke L. Moffis, Steven P. Arthurs

“…Severe infestations can damage the aesthetics and health of host plants, especially juniper and arborvitae species. …”
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Mandible Reconstruction With Custom-Made Plates in Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw—A Case Series by Eiji Mitate, Taichi Demura, Youta Yamauchi, Yasuhisa Sawai, Miho Hasumoto, Satoshi Wada, Hiroyuki Nakano, Noboru Demura

“…Conclusions: In conclusion, the use of completely customized reconstruction plates obviates the need for bending and other adaptations, reduces surgical time, and improves postoperative aesthetics. Of significance, preparing completely customized reconstruction plate requires about 3 weeks; thus, careful case selection and scheduling are indispensable.…”
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“What’s Next?” Jasper Fforde’s Attempts on Jane Eyre by Wolfgang Funk

“…This pastiche does not only disestablish traditional role allocations in the framework of literary communication (such as author, story and reader), it also might serve as a completely new paradigm in the relation of literature and its perception, who which (as the article attempts to point out) will be grounded in an ‘aesthetics of insolence’ rather than one of diffidence, as was traditionally the case.…”
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Centenar de Stijl by Marija Nenadic

“…The movement started with theories in fine arts and architecture, but soon reached into literature, seeking to become a group that will offer universally applicable aesthetics that would function in all social and cultural zones.…”
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Images du corps nikkei à São Paulo by Helena Prado

“…By considering a few common expressions from popular language and by examining recorded discourse, it aims to analyse what is presented as obvious: the body designated as “Japanese” in Brazil, one that is foreign, different and excluded from the body representations at work in the “national myth”.It will therefore be a matter of identifying the phenotypical markers at play, and showing what directly follows from them, namely a series of representations “naturally” associated with the Nikkei ethnicity, having to do with norms of aesthetics and social behaviour, with moral and intellectual values, and with collective and individual practices expected from Japanese Brazilians.…”
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Artists in Resi/stance by Volker Küster

“… Artists are often at the forefront of protest movements. Their aesthetic resistance is a powerful means to communicate the issues at stake among the people. …”
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Le tourisme sexuel vu du Sahara marocain : une économie de razzia ? by Corinne Cauvin Verner

“…Emancipation rather than transgression, a raiding economy rather than prostitution, an aesthetics of fantasia rather than debauchery, the seduction and capitalization of foreign women is part of a common economic and lineage rationality around the reaffirmation of a Bedouin ethos.…”
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A Violent Need for Distance by Laurent Mellet

“…Such salutary distance leads to an aesthetics of the rift without which the intimate connection remains threatened. …”
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