Metamorfose do calouro: um estudo da evolução das expectativas acadêmicas de ingressantes em administração by Marcia Regina Muraoka, Jorge Alberto dos Santos

“…Ficou evidente na pesquisa que acontece não apenas a visão irrealista dos estudantes quando ingressam na universidade – que ficou conhecido na literatura com o termo ‘mito do calouro’- freshman myth – mas também uma transformação gradual deste estudante, o que aqui se denominou ‘metamorfose do calouro’. …”
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Średniowieczne źródła antropocentryzmu by Anita Ganowicz-Bączyk

“…One can distinguish at least several stages of the process, which led to this crisis, namely: stage of Magic and Myth, Ancient Times, Middle Ages, and Modern Times. …”
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Awareness of Breast Cancer Screening among the Medical and General Population of the North Region of Cameroon by Richard Tagne Simo, Erika Myriam Baiguerel, Armel Hervé Nwabo Kamdje, Paul Faustin Seke Etet, Mohamadou Ahmadou, Charlette Nangue, Phelix Bruno Telefo

“…Out of the 475 women (including 37 medical personnel) interviewed, 45.5% attended at least secondary school; 91.3% were aware of the disease with the main sources of information from those around them (64.8%), media (46.5%), and health professionals in health facilities (42.7%). 23.3% had misconceptions and myth-based ideas on the origin of the disease. Ignorance was the main reason preventing the performance of breast self-examination, and the high cost prevents individuals from going for mammography. …”
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Contesting a legendary legacy: A century of reflection on Raymond Dart and the Taung skull by Christa Kuljian

“…First, this paper explores how, over time, Dart’s telling of the story of the Taung fossil obscured the role of geologist Robert Young and promoted the myth of ‘one man, one fossil’, rather than the reality that all scientific efforts reflect the work of a team. …”
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Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí as a Yorùbá Novelist by Lere Adeyemi

“…The Yorùbá make no distinction between myth, legend and history. They all come under ìtàn (Ogunsina, 1992). …”
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Rotting Sounds . Artistic Research Practice in Experimental Sound Art by Thomas Grill, Till Bovermann, Almut Schilling

“…Although digital data are adorned by a myth of perfection, everyday experience does provide evidence for the existence of degradation and, ultimately, data loss in various forms. …”
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Factors Affecting Male Involvement in Family Planning at Kazo Health Center IV in Kazo Town Council Kazo District. by Ndyaguma, Laban

“…Among the views pointed out by the respondent's on men's participation in family planning as highlighted in the study also agreed with the related literature like culture factors, religious beliefs, social economic factors and psychological factors, Also suggested some other reasons like Ignorance lack of time false myth and fear of family planning side effects as mentioned by the majority of respondents as discussed during a focus group discussion where they mentioned that condoms cause cancer. …”
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FILOSOFAVIMAS KAIP PASIRUOŠIMAS MIRČIAI by Skirmantas Jankauskas

“…Keywords: Greek philosophy, myth of Oedipus, knowledge, freedom, death. …”
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Systematic protein–protein interaction mapping for clinically relevant human GPCRs by Kate Sokolina, Saranya Kittanakom, Jamie Snider, Max Kotlyar, Pascal Maurice, Jorge Gandía, Abla Benleulmi‐Chaachoua, Kenjiro Tadagaki, Atsuro Oishi, Victoria Wong, Ramy H Malty, Viktor Deineko, Hiroyuki Aoki, Shahreen Amin, Zhong Yao, Xavier Morató, David Otasek, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Javier Menendez, Daniel Auerbach, Stephane Angers, Natasa Pržulj, Michel Bouvier, Mohan Babu, Francisco Ciruela, Ralf Jockers, Igor Jurisica, Igor Stagljar

“…To obtain a global view of GPCR‐mediated signaling and to identify novel components of their pathways, we used a modified membrane yeast two‐hybrid (MYTH) approach and identified interacting partners for 48 selected full‐length human ligand‐unoccupied GPCRs in their native membrane environment. …”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…Institutional corruption of pharmaceuticals and the myth of safe and effective drugs. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 2013;41(3):590-600. doi:10.1111/jlme.12068 [14] Lahey T. …”
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Significance of the heritage of the Great Duchy of Lithuania in popular interpretations of the national narrative by Irena Šutinienė

“…About a third part of inhabitants sets a great store on the heritage of the Great Duchy of Lithuania as significant for their national identity. The myths supporting the continuity of national identity (the founding, "descent" myths) grow in popularity, while the significance of the myths serving mobilization for collective action (that of the "golden age" and others) is on the decrease. …”
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The role playing by social media in COVID-19 to exacerbate anxiety and depression among Pakistani community by Sadia Yasir Khan, Farah Rashid, Sadaf Konain Ansari, Sadaf Khalid, Ahmed Abdullah, Shehla Farhin

“…Key-words:  Social media; COVID-19; Myths; life worth; save humanity; Attitude;   …”
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Raw Milk: Fact or Fiction by Michelle A. Zitt, Ron Schmidt, Karla P. Shelnutt

“…Many people base their opinions about raw milk on myths rather than facts. Not knowing the risks may lead people to drink raw milk and risk illness from harmful bacteria. …”
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Raw Milk: Fact or Fiction by Michelle A. Zitt, Ron Schmidt, Karla P. Shelnutt

“…Many people base their opinions about raw milk on myths rather than facts. Not knowing the risks may lead people to drink raw milk and risk illness from harmful bacteria. …”
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Exploring transcendence of the quantum self and consciousness through communication symbols by Rose-Marié Bezuidenhout

“…The Jungian constructs of archetypal images, symbols, myths and mythologems are considered as the derivatives of this subjective, inner reality reflected in the text of a narrative and the dreams of an individual. …”
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R. Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen through the philosophical prism of Positive Psychotherapy by Maria Sergeeva

“… Using metaphors as an instrument of positive psychotherapy in some way reiterates the idea of the myths in Lévi-Strauss’ structuralism that natural phenomena are how myths seek to explain realities belonging to a logical order. …”
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COMPETE BY «HIRCH’S»? by Dmitry A. Novikov

“…The paper analyzes in a polemical form the typical aberrations and myths (common as for officials from science governance, and, often, for the scientists) about the possibility and expediency of using formal bibliometric indicators to assess the working efficiency of individual and collective research activities.…”
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Considering middle-classes in Latin America: An update of old debates by Isabel Díaz

“…In particular, this article focuses on stratification and social and political mobility, as topics of contemporary reflection, and the need to overcome myths that result from the unrestrained use of this concept. …”
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El rastro de los pecaríes. Variaciones míticas, variaciones cosmológicas e identidades étnicas en la etnología pano by Oscar Calavia Sáez

“…Le présent article analyse quelques mythes sur les pécaris chez des groupes de langue pano – Yaminawa et Yawanawa –, mythes où cet animal est pris comme un emblème des groupes. …”
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Mitos sobre el estreñimiento by Wendy J. Dahl

“…This 2-page Spanish-language fact sheet addresses common myths about constipation. Written by Wendy J. Dahl and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, May 2011. …”
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