Le « rôle homosexuel » trente ans plus tard : retour sur le travail de Mary McIntosh by Jeffrey Weeks

“…Without in any way minimizing Foucault’s significance, it is important to recover the earlier attempts to theorize the social and cultural shaping of sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular. …”
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A method for extracting ancient ceramic patterns based on artificial intelligence by Yu Shao, Shuping Huang, Miao Mei, Hong Jiang, Yu Jiang, Dahai Liao

“…Meanwhile, it provides reliable technical support for the digital protection of cultural heritage and academic research.…”
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Asian Public Space since 1945: From Mao to the Mall and Beyond by David Grahame Shane

“…It also tracks the appearance of a specifically Asian rural-urban space-making system of urban villages that has emerged as a long cultural continuity in and around Asian cities. Four models of urban space are examined: Metropolis, Megalopolis, Fragmented Metropolis, and Megacity/Metacity. …”
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Assessing the differentiated contribution of city resources to city brand image by José Antonio Folgado-Fernández, Paulo Alexandre Oliveira Duarte, José Manuel Hernández-Mogollón

“…The main objective of this paper is to assess the contribution of cultural heritage, events, tourist attractions and infrastructure to the development of cities’ brand image. …”
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Les représentations de l’ennemi et du combat dans les dessins animés soviétiques de 1941 by David Maurice

“…World War II had a considerable impact on the cultural production of countries implicated in conflict, what notably reverberated in the visual propaganda supporting political discourse. …”
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Crianças e negociações raciais a partir da telenovela Fina Estampa by Liana Lewis, Emanuele Cristina Santos do Nascimento

“…No contexto brasileiro um bem cultural, em particular, a telenovela, se constitui como um campo de representações que, diante de seu poder discursivo, e a partir da apresentação de seus personagens, possui grande contribuição na construção das identidades raciais. …”
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The Drama of Hunting by Mátyás Szalay

“…I argue that what is necessary is not so much to resolve the alleged cultural dispute than to re-learn how to approach it contemplatively. …”
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The impact of performing arts festivals on tourism development: Analysis of participants' motivation, quality, satisfaction and loyalty by Daniela Amorim, osé Luis Jiménez-Caballero, Paulo Almeida

“…The festivals have had a very positive impact on tourism development, and on the promotion of destinations, they are positioned as important attractive elements that boost tourism in the several regions, as well as its economic and cultural development. This study aimed to analyse the motivation, quality, satisfaction and loyalty of two performing arts festivals participants (Andanças, Portugal and La Sierra, Spain). …”
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Hermenéutica crítica y sistémica by Dairo Sánchez

“…Se propone también una lectura crítica del impacto de los fenómenos de la instrumentalización, el relativismo cultural y la estetización en los sistemas culturales de salud: tradicional, profesional y alternativo; usando para dicho análisis un modelo lógico que incluye y relaciona las formas críticas derivadas de la ciencia, la ética y la estética.…”
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Le littoral du Latium méridional et de la Campanie septentrionale entre le ix e et le iii e s. av. J.‑C. by Laura Déchery

“…Since the end of the 20th century, several studies conducted in these coastal areas have revealed the vitality of cultural and commercial exchange in this region frequented by several Mediterranean peoples. …”
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Brain Natriuretic Peptide Production and Secretion in Inflammation by Tsuneo Ogawa, Adolfo J. de Bold

“…Indeed, cytokines such as TNFα and IL-1β selectively stimulate cardiac BNP at the transcriptional and translational levels in cardiomyocyte cultures without affecting ANF. This selective BNP increase is seen in vivo, in addition to acute cardiac allograft rejection, in several circumstances where inflammation significantly contributes to the pathogenesis of disease such as in sepsis and in acute myocarditis.…”
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Dr. Jonas Basanavičius (1851–1927) and his nervous disease by A. Ulytė, E. Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė

“…In his autobiography “The Chronicle of My Life and the History of a Nervous Disease” (1851–1922), Basanavičius not only presented the realities of social, political, cultural and academic life of the second half of the XIXth and the beginning of the XXth centuries in Lithuania and Europe but also depicted and analyzed symptoms of his nervous system disease. …”
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Book Review: Ferreira, Marcos Alan (Ed.) 2022. Peace and Violence in Brazil: Reflections on the Roles of State, Organized Crime and Civil Society. Rethinking Peace and Conflict Stu... by Murilo Motta

“…The book employs a Peace Studies framework, emphasizing structural and cultural dimensions, such as the normalization of violence and social exclusion, as key to understanding this issue. …”
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THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING THE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM FROM NGANG PASS TO THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION (XI - XVII CENTURY) by Bùi Văn Hùng

“…The article deals with the establishment of sovereignty, production organization, and security - cultural - social stability of the dynasties. The Lý and Trần dynasties established administrative units in northern Hải Vân Pass, the Hồ and Later Lê dynasties established administrative units north of Cù Mông Pass, and the Nguyen Lords asserted territorial claims from Cù Mông Pass to Hà Tiên. …”
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Dynamics of Early Childhood Education in Taiwan: A Comparative Study of Traditional and Innovative Approaches by Erma Damayanti, Andi Fitriani Djollong, Asfahani Asfahani, Joni Wilson Sitopu, Uma Shankar Yadav

“…Contextual factors such as socio-economic influences and cultural traditions significantly shape the adoption and effectiveness of these approaches. …”
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Human Search in a Fitness Landscape: How to Assess the Difficulty of a Search Problem by Oana Vuculescu, Mads Kock Pedersen, Jacob F. Sherson, Carsten Bergenholtz

“…Computational modeling is widely used to study how humans and organizations search and solve problems in fields such as economics, management, cultural evolution, and computer science. We argue that current computational modeling research on human problem-solving needs to address several fundamental issues in order to generate more meaningful and falsifiable contributions. …”
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“Obuchenie Sluzheniem” or “Service Learning”? A Discussion on the Conceptual Foundations of the Pedagogical Approach by V. S. Nikolskiy

“…Thus, taking into account the similarities in terms of the theory and methodology of Obuchenie sluzheniem and Service Learning, the domestic approach has national historical-cultural and theoretical roots and specific features.…”
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Curriculum theory: Empowering teachers in delivering effective teaching for children’s holistic development by Idowu Tope Aisha Adekanbi, Michael Timilehin Oladele

“…The findings show that teachers need the knowledge of curriculum theory to modify and implement scripted curriculum in a way that is inclusive and culturally responsive to all learners. This knowledge will enable teachers to deliver instruction capable of motivating learners to work at their own pace and participate in meaningful and rewarding learning experiences.…”
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Indigenous autonomous zones, original nations and the local political system. The case of the Kirkyawi ayllu (Bolivia) by Nelson Antequera

“…That means that it’s necessary to go beyond the “recognition” ofthe ethnic and cultural diversity to the construction of a political and administrative system that opens thepossibility of the construction of a real indigenous autonomy; that’s to say, to determine the indigenousnations’ own political system, authorities system, the instances of participation and decision making andtheir own legislative practices; in a word, the possibility of self determination. …”
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A comparative study of Mencius's thoughts through human nature and harmony by Meng Xiaohong, Yunrui Zhong

“…This article first provides a detailed analysis of Mencius' theory of human nature, pointing out that Mencius' "theory of good nature" emphasizes the human beings’ innate goodness. Then, using cross-cultural comparison methods, the similarities and differences between Mencius and Machiavelli in ethical concepts, social utilitarianism and human nature are analyzed. …”
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