Transnational patterns, social networks and self-help organizations for migrant women [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Paolo Ruspini, Petko Hristov

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Protective Effects of Aqueous Extract of Solanum nigrum Linn. Leaves in Rat Models of Oral Mucositis by Alkesh Patel, Subhankar Biswas, Muhammed Haneefa Shoja, Grandhi Venkata Ramalingayya, K. Nandakumar

“…Leaves of the plant Solanum nigrum are used in folklore medicine to treat oral ulcers in India. However, no pharmacological investigation has been carried out till date. …”
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On the Handing over of the Exhibits of the 1900 Paris Exposition. Correspondence among the Lithuanian Alliance of America, Morta Zauniūtė, and Jonas Basanavičius (1905–1909) by Mikas Vaicekauskas

“…The sources available – the correspondence between the organisations and individuals involved in this matter and publications in the press, which are currently stored at Vilnius University Library and at the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore – make it possible to introduce the history of the transfer of the exhibits consistently, while also covering some individual and psychological nuances. …”
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Adam Mickiewicz in Search of Lithuanian National Identity by Aušra Jurgutienė

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Antihyperlipidemic Potential of Polyphenol and Glycoside Rich Nerium oleander Flower against Triton WR-1339-Induced Hyperlipidemia in Experimental Sprague Dawley Rats by V. Gayathri, S. Ananthi, Hannah R. Vasanthi

“…(NO), an evergreen cardiac glycoside-rich shrub is used as folklore medicine in China to treat many diseases. …”
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Der Weg der Schiksals Vytautas Jurgutis - von den Juristen bis zu den Lituanisten by Silvija Vėlavičienė

“…Er veröffentlichte darüber die ersten Publikationen. 30 Jahre lang forschte er im handschriftlichen Nachlass von Simonas Daukantas und bereitete dessen Band der Folklore für den Druck vor (Vilnius, 1983). Aus dem Deutschen übersetzte V. …”
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Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of the Leaf Exudate of Aloe megalacantha Baker by Demoze Asmerom, Tesfay Haile Kalay, Gebrehiwot Gebremedhin Tafere

“…Thus, the present findings support the folklore use of Aloe megalacantha for the treatment of different microbial infections.…”
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Monsters Among Us: In What Ways Can the Viral Jubilee’s Trans Debate Video Contribute to Educational Discussions? by Sheng-Hsiang Lance Peng

“…Monster theory, on the other hand, is a framework developed by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen that examines how monsters in literature and folklore serve as symbols for societal anxieties and cultural conflicts. …”
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THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE OLD BELIEVERS IN THE SOCIO-CULTURAL SPACE OF TRANSBAIKALIA by Tatiana V. Mishina, Natalia S. Kondakova

“…Within the framework of state projects, tourist requests, there is a revival of this tradition in folklore, material elements, but the question remains open about the revival of the spiritual tradition of the Old Believers.…”
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The right to education and attitudes toward Hijras in Bangladesh: assessing educational support to achieve sustainable communities by Abul Kalam, Md Jahangir Alam, Lubaba Basharat, Golam Faruk Sarker, M. Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Hossain Muhammad Ahsan

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Transcending the painful boundaries...: a few additions to Vanda Zaborskaitėʼs biography by Žydronė Kolevinskienė

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Bases del nacionalismo musical en la Argentina by Andrea Gabriela Fusco Morales

“…En él se reflexiona acerca de este movimiento en la música orquestal argentina y se estudian los modos en que los compositores lo plasmaron en sus obras por medio de la incorporación de elementos provenientes del folklore, la música indígena y el tango. Para un estudio del corpus musical se realizó una selección de obras representativas de diversos compositores del período y se analizaron en función del objeto de estudio. …”
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Antioxidant Capacity and Radical Scavenging Effect of Polyphenol Rich Mallotus philippenensis Fruit Extract on Human Erythrocytes: An In Vitro Study by Mayank Gangwar, Manish Kumar Gautam, Amit Kumar Sharma, Yamini B. Tripathi, R. K. Goel, Gopal Nath

“…Our finding further provides evidence that Mallotus fruit extract is a potential natural source of antioxidants which have a protective role on human Erythrocytes exhibiting minimum hemolytic activity and this justified its uses in folklore medicines.…”
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Lietuviškų knygų leidyba Heidelberge by Domas Kaunas

“…Die Winterschen Verlagsbücher repräsentierten litauische Sprachforschung, Folklore, Liedforschung und Ethnographie. An erster Stelle stand die Sprachforschung, die durch die rasche Entwicklung der vergleichenden Sprachforschung und die Aufnahme der litauischen Sprache als Universitätsfach begünstigt wurde. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS IN SPIRITUAL CULTURE OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA by S. V. Rudenko, Y. A. Sobolievskyi

“…The purpose of the article is to reveal philosophical ideas in the mythology and folklore of the indigenous peoples of North America. …”
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El canto de Alicia Maguiña Málaga en “El veneno” de 1976: Un análisis de su estilo e interpretación vocal by Josué Daniel Salvio Aldana

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Borogon: Ethnonym and Ethnic History by Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin

“…At the same time, it is impossible to claim whether for some reason this was the accepted name of a historical group with an awareness of such meaning of the word, or whether the name goes back to the personal name of some authority person reflected in folklore as an eponym. According to formal phonetic characteristics, the form reflected in the Yakut pronunciation demonstrates the characteristics of the languages of the Middle Mongolic period. …”
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HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE STUDY OF STATE PRACTICES AND THE JUDICIARY OF SOUTHERN UKRAINIAN TERRITORIES: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS by Oleg Vuyiv, Maryna Bulkat

“…Domestic sources and folklore of this period are full of traumatic experiences. …”
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Sacredness of the Landscape of Vokė River in the Geography of Tatar Life Stories by Lina Leparskienė

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Constructing Identities: Amos Tutuola and the Ibadan Literary Elite in the wake of Nigerian Independence by Mackenzie Finley

“…They’re afraid to meet the ghosts from the dead” (emphasis in original).1 Amos Tutuola (1920–1997) was recognized globally for his perpetuation of Yoruba folklore tradition via novels and short stories written in unconventional English. …”
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