Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Susceptibility to Tobacco Use Among School Going Adolescents in a South-Indian District—(Project TEACH) by Priyanka Bantwal, Veena G Kamath, John Britton, Ilze Bogdanovica, Manjula A Kunder, Samir K Praharaj, Muralidhar M Kulkarni

“…Method: Project TEACH (Tobacco Education and Awareness for Creating Healthier Adolescents) is an educational intervention that will comprise an animated video on the effects of tobacco on physical and mental health, along with dispelling myths about tobacco, which will be delivered along with a standard education program. …”
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Perceptions on Diet and Dietary Modifications during Postpartum Period Aiming at Attenuating Progression of GDM to DM: A Qualitative Study of Mothers and Health Care Workers by Thamudi D. Sundarapperuma, Champa J. Wijesinghe, Priyadarshika Hettiarachchi, Sudharshani Wasalathanthri

“…Overall, seven themes emerged from both cases: (1) myths and traditions specific to the postpartum period, (2) lack of motivation, (3) time pressure, (4) financial barriers, (5) negligence of mothers and families, (6) lack of awareness regarding GDM and its postpartum dietary recommendations, and (7) cultural barriers. …”
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Intertextuality in Selected Narrative Poems of Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí by Arinpe Adejumo, Adefemi Akinseloyin

“…Since oral poets are imbued with repertoires of praise poetry, legends, myths, proverbs, songs and history, Fálétí’s narrative poems are filled with the intertextuality of Yorùbá oral materials. …”
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Southerners in the North. Destabilized Identities in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury by Aurélie Guillain

“…C'est en ce sens que l'écrivain du Sud, revenant constamment sur une "seconde chance" que ses personnages laissent échapper, s'inscrit à sa manière, et dans le style endeuillé de sa lamentation propre, dans un espace culturel américain où le mythe de la deuxième chance joue le rôle d'un inaccessible horizon unificateur.…”
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Les langues ivoiriennes : un atout pour l’enrichissement De la littérature francophone by Amidou SANOGO & Céline Omo KOFFI épse AHO

“…La présente réflexion aborde, d’une manière générale, l’apport de la tradition orale au français à travers les contes, les légendes, les mythes, etc. ; de façon particulière, il est question de reconfiguration du lexique et de la syntaxe française. …”
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RADIO PLAYS AS A SPECIAL GENRE IN THE WORK OF E. JELINEK by Tatiana V. Akasheva, Alexandra D. Zharkova

“…The main themes are the destruction of myths of modern society, formed by mass culture, social and gender inequality in society and the oppression of women. …”
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Knowledge of and perception towards eclampsia among women and men in Unguja Island, Zanzibar: A qualitative study. by Nassra Is-Hak Yussuf, Jelle Stekelenburg, Michael Johnson Mahande, Rachel Nathaniel Manongi

“…Therefore, health educational programs in the community setting and at the antenatal clinics, aiming at improving knowledge and dismissing myths and misperceptions regarding eclampsia, are recommended in rural and urban areas of Unguja Zanzibar.…”
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An Inconvenient Past of World War II in the Historical Policy of the Republic of Croatia by A. M. Ponamareva

“…In recent years, this trend has received a powerful impetus, prompting scholars to critically reassess the role of historical memory in the formation of collective identities and political myths. These studies have already turned into a full-fledged independent research area, focused on politics of history and memory and the use of the past for political purposes in general. …”
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The Use of Orature in the Depiction of the Conflict Between the Luo and the Lang’o in the Play Lwanda Magere by Okoiti Omtatah. by Tayebwa, Shyness

“…The study was guided by objectives which were to analyze how Omtatah employs elements of orature such as songs, proverbs, riddles, myths, rituals, and storytelling techniques to depict the Luo-Lang’o conflict in the play Lwanda Magere, to examine how the depiction of conflict between the Luo and Lang'o in the play Lwanda Magere through orature contributes to the understanding of inter-community relations, power dynamics, and socio-political tensions and to explore the causes of conflict within the Luo and Lang'o communities as portrayed through the orature in the play Lwanda Magere. …”
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The Anti-Hitler Coalition: From Enmity to Military Alliance — A Formula for Success by A. Yu. Borisov

“…They try to revive certain political myths, which have been debunked long ago, that the Soviet Union and the Nazi Germany bear equal responsibility for the outbreak of World War II, that the Red Army did not liberate Eastern Europe but ‘occupied’ it. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS IN SPIRITUAL CULTURE OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA by S. V. Rudenko, Y. A. Sobolievskyi

“…Theoretical basis of the study consists of primary sources, which are limited due to the "documentary horizon". It contains myths about the Twins, ritual rhetoric, examples of dream interpretation practices and the practical wisdom of tribal chiefs. …”
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Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance through Community Engagement: An Ethnographic Study in Ghana by Matilda Aberese-Ako, Wisdom Ebelin, Phidelia Theresa Doegah, Mawulom Kuatewo, Lebene Kpodo, Atsu Godsway Kpordorlor, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Atubiga Alobit Baba, Senanu Djokoto, Evelyn K. Ansah

“…Challenges in community engagement included insufficient logistics and myths and misconceptions about vaccines, which accounted for some community members’ lack of trust in vaccines, resulting in their unwillingness to vaccinate. …”
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Salomé, reine d’Angleterre : destins esthétiques de la Salomé d’Oscar Wilde (Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Bryant, Ken Russell) by Tristan Grünberg

“…De la pièce de Wilde aux gravures de Beardsley, de l’adaptation de Bryant à la mise en abîme de Russell, Salomé aux multiples visages survit et se métamorphose, éternelle revenante, prouvant ainsi la capacité de l’Esthétisme britannique à forger ses propres mythes, évidemment décadents.…”
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Formation de l’image mythologique du Donbas dans la littérature ukrainienne : aspects culturels, sociaux et politiques by Світлана Наместюк, Олена Стефурак, Тетяна Басняк

“…L’accent est mis sur la réception du mythe du Donbass dans les œuvres littéraires et documentaires du début du XXIᵉ siècle. …”
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Seeking and encountering online information for menstrual health: a qualitative study among adolescent schoolgirls in Gianyar Regency and Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia by Heather Suttor, Kadek Putri Yamayanti, Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti, Tungga Dewi, Richard D. Chenhall, Ansariadi Ansariadi, Julie Hennegan

“…Excessive information caused them to worry and misinformation reinforced menstrual myths. Our findings highlight the need for menstrual health programming and policy to take into account the role of online information. …”
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Doxycycline Usage for Prevention of Leptospirosis among Farmers and Reasons for Failure to Use Chemoprophylaxis: A Descriptive Study from Southern Sri Lanka by C. L. Fonseka, B. N. Vidanapathirana, C. M. de Silva, A. A. B. B. Athukorala, P. R. Goonawardena, A. P. Karunathilake, I. H. Rajapakse, A. S. Dissanayake

“…Individual and health system related hypotheses and myths exist for non-usage of chemoprophylaxis. Thus, an urgent concerted campaign aimed at increasing awareness within the target group through education and making medicines effectively distributed is essential for better prevention of the disease.…”
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Smokeless tobacco: knowledge, attitudes and usage in Pakistan by Hammad Atif Irshad, Sajjan Raja, Hamzah Jehanzeb, Wamiq Ali Shaikh, Umair Saleem, Shahzil Abdur Rehman Malik, Akmal Shahzad, Mamoon Shaikh, Nousheen Iqbal, Javaid Ahmed Khan

“…We offer important insights that can guide the creation of focused interventions meant to lower SLT use, and the health hazards associated with it in the Pakistani community by highlighting important myths, incentives, and deterrents.…”
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KATALIKŲ BAŽNYČIOS KAITA LIETUVOJE TRANSFORMACIJŲ LAIKOTARPIU by Valdas Pruskus

“…The external sources are bound with the myths which appeared in the times of Sąjūdis and have failed already - the overrating of the force of the Church and its possibilities to influence the society as well as the insufficient estimation of expressions of the enmity to the Church. …”
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A Comparative study of Daiva's Sin and its Evolution in the Stories of Ancient Iran and Ta'ziehs of Daiva's Tying Thumb Based on Six Poetic Verses by Mahdi mohamadi, Adel Meghdadian, Abolfazl Tajik

“…The aim of this research is to study the nature of sin of demons and their transformation in the myths of ancient Iran and compare it with the taziyeh of tying the thumb of a demon. …”
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Dépôts et pratiques symboliques dans l’établissement aristocratique gaulois de Varennes-sur-Seine, la Justice (Seine-et-Marne) by Jean-Marc Séguier, Ginette Auxiette, Fabien Pilon

“…The representation of a waterfowl lends this knife a strong symbolic significance and links it to myths of regeneration. As in many other settlements, skeletal human remains (six adults and an older adolescent) were discovered in the surrounding ditches. …”
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