Neil Gaiman’s Use of Antiquity in Television Series: American Gods and Calliope by Elżbieta Olechowska, Marta Pszczolińska

“…They are both inspired by classical and Norse mythologies and reflect the evolution of culturally and socially important themes that occurred between the publication of their literary models and the airing of the television series. …”
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Florina Ilis by Cristina Balinte

“…As a consequence of cultural openness manifested in the 90’s, a fruitful period of takeovers of world literature thought a large amount of translations, they managed to win the international literary market by adopting the writing style of influence and success in the West, and – a very important detail – by adapting the content of their daily literary readings at the local realities. …”
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Multiphoton Laser Microscopy and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for the Evaluation of the Skin by Stefania Seidenari, Federica Arginelli, Sara Bassoli, Jennifer Cautela, Paul M. W. French, Mario Guanti, Davide Guardoli, Karsten König, Clifford Talbot, Chris Dunsby

“…This innovative technique can be applied to the study of living skin, cell cultures and ex vivo samples. Although still limited to the clinical research field, the development of multiphoton laser microscopy is thought to become suitable for a practical application in the next few years: in this paper, we performed an accurate review of the studies published so far, considering the possible fields of application of this imaging method and providing high quality images acquired in the Department of Dermatology of the University of Modena.…”
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Planning for a Successful Commercial Subtropical/Tropical Fruit Grove by Jonathan Henry Crane, Yuncong Li, Edward A Evans, Fredy H Ballen, Jeff Wasielewski

“…Developing a detailed infrastructure description and plan, cultural program, and financial and marketing plan for a new or existing grove with a new fruit crop will save you time and money and help minimize mistakes. …”
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Issues of Recruitment and Rationale for Conducting Clinical Trials on Mutans Streptococci Suppression in Mothers by Walter A. Bretz, Odila P. S. Rosa, Salete M. B. Silva, Patricia Corby, Lisa Weissfeld, Walter J. Loesche

“…The aims of this study are (1) to describe issues related to recruitment of mothers participating in a clinical trial of transmission of mutans streptococci (MS) from mother to child in Bauru, Brazil and (2) to perform cross-cultural and temporal comparisons of levels of infection of the MS in mothers of Bauru. …”
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The Gift of the « Face of the Living »: Shell faces as social valuables in the Caribbean Late Ceramic Age by Angus A. A. Mol

“…After treating their iconography and giving an overview of their archaeological and socio-cultural contexts the discussion will focus on alienable and inalienable qualities of these artefacts. …”
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Anaerobic fungi: Neocallimastigomycota by G.W. Griffith, S. Baker, K. Fliegerova, A. Liggenstoffer, M. van der Giezen, K. Voigt, G. Beakes

“…By increased collaboration between the various labs studying these fungi, it is hoped to develop a stable taxonomic backbone for these fungi and to facilitate exchange of both cultures and genetic data.…”
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Streptococcus agalactiae Meningitis in Adult Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Fahmi Yousef Khan

“…Cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures yielded group B streptococcus sensitive to ceftriaxone, penicillin G, and vancomycin. …”
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Diálogo de saberes médicos y tradicionales en el contexto de la interculturalidad en salud by Luz María Espinosa Cortés, Alberto Ysunza Ogazón

“…Hay algunos esfuerzos serios de médicos del sector oficial para vincular ambos enfoques a fin de facilitar este diálogo, en particular durante la consulta médica, que es un espacio de confrontación cultural. A través del diálogo de saberes, a nivel individual, se pretende que la consulta sea más cálida y humana y, a nivel colectivo, promover en las comunidades la autogestión para el mejoramiento de la salud.…”
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The Effect of Educational, Escapism, Memorable Tourism Experience on Sustainability-Oriented Loyalty in Kembang Island Park with the Moderating Effect of Biodiversity Knowledge: Gr... by Muhammad Naparin

“…The biggest challenge of green tourism marketing is to create tourist loyalty based on environment, economy, and socio-cultural sustainability. This study aimed to analyze the influence of educational experience (EDX) and escapism experience (ESX) on memorable tourism experience (MTX), the direct influence of MTX on sustainability-oriented loyalty (SOL), the moderating role of biodiversity knowledge (BIK) on the influence of MTX on SOL, and the direct influence of BIK on SOL. …”
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Human and other critical factors in organizational learning in the hotel industry: A contingency approa by María del Mar Alonso-Almeida, Maria de la Soledad Celemín-Pedroche, Luis Rubio-Andrada, José Miguel Rodríguez-Antón

“…The present study surveyed 147 Spanish hotels to determine the extent to which they drew from internal and external drivers and cultural and technological enablers and the level of organizational learning attained. …”
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Natural products for managing landscape and garden pests in Florida by Matthew A. Borden, Eileen A. Buss, Sydney G. Park Brown, Adam G. Dale

“…These products are most effective when used in an integrated pest management (IPM) program along with sanitation, proper cultural or maintenance practices, mechanical control tactics, use of resistant plant varieties, and biological control, when possible. …”
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Francisco Salamone by Luis Andrés Del Valle

“…Algunas de ellas forman parte de las condiciones más visibles de tal Modernidad, pero muchas otras se encuentran ocultas en los pliegues de nuestra propia historia, a la espera de ser develadas, a la espera de poder reconfigurar nuevos mapas sobre nuestra identidad cultural. Revisar ese legado nos ha de permitir reelaborar nociones tales como “modernidad”, “modernización”, “modernismo”, “identidad”, “lugar”, “paisaje”, desde un nuevo abordaje crítico que nos habilite a construir nuevos relatos. …”
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Group C Neisseria meningitidis as a Cause of Septic Arthritis in a Native Shoulder Joint: A Case Report by Amy J. Garner, Freda Sundram, Kathryn Harris

“…Broad-range 16S rDNA PCR is a relatively new technique, useful in identifying aetiological agents in septic patients with negative blood cultures. Here, we describe the rare clinical scenario of a 76-year-old woman with primary meningococcal septic arthritis of a native shoulder joint without associated meningococcal bloodstream infection. …”
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Construcción de un modelo de gestión social para empresas comunitarias. Caso: mercados móviles de la ciudad de Cali by Gustavo Navia Silva, Ángela María Herrera Viteri

“…El hombre como ser histórico-cultural está llamado a desarrollar las potencialidades y capacidades, para poner al servicio sus talentos que lo inician en el caminar del espíritu emprendedor y el empoderamiento para crear empresas con sentido social. …”
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Код-«мусор» – кривой почерк – опечатка: несовершенство как литературный приём в цифровой эре by Ellen Rutten

“…Blockbusters shot with cheap cameras, trash fashion, consciously blurry photos, glitch music: for the cultural producers and consumers of these and other aesthetic practices, the unpolished object is not a taboo but rather an asset or a hallmark of sincerity, authenticity, and other positive values. …”
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El mascarón arquitectónico preclásico de la Estructura 3 de Chacté, Guatemala by Carlos Morales-Aguilar, Daniel Salazar Lama, Ivan Šprajc, Richard D. Hansen

“…Recent archaeological investigations carried out at the Maya site of Chacté, a peripheral architectural suburb of the ancient city of El Mirador, located in northern Guatemala, revealed an important occupation of the Late Preclassic (ca. 350 BC), a period in which El Mirador and its allied centers reached their peak in cultural development and socio-political terms. Chacté represents a part of this development by constructing a ceremonial center with large plazas and elite buildings. …”
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Reframing Recognition in Organizations by Matthew Sowcik, Hannah Carter, Valerie McKee

“…Many of these programs fail due to the lack of structure enabling employees to recognize each other, difficulty selecting individuals to recognize, lack of clarity concerning program objectives, and company cultures that do not support recognition. This article looks at utilizing Bolman and Deal’s four frame model (including structural, human resources, political, and symbolic) to provide leaders with a better understanding of recognition programs and guidance regarding changes a program can undergo to more accurately match the organizational landscape.  …”
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Interculturalidad y decolonialidad by Adolfo Zárate Pérez

“…Se demuestra que la interculturalidad es una etapa de este desarrollo cultural y que, históricamente, suele ser efímera y rara vez se llega a concretizar, ya que se convierte en un tránsito hacia la transculturalidad. …”
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O Jornal Batista, o Estandarte e referências para o estudo da educação protestante no Brasil entre 1893 e 1930 by Paulo Julião da Silva

“…A temática se insere dentro do campo da História Cultural, transitando entre religião e educação, buscando entender as relações entre esses dois campos e suas nuances, principalmente no que se refere as denominações Batista e Presbiteriana Independente.…”
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