HAYDENO WHITE’O NARATYVISTINIO-TROPOLOGINIO PROJEKTO RECEPCIJA IR KRITIKA by Vytautas Žemgulis

“…Keywords: tropologic, narrative, employment, figurative speech, literal speech. …”
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Navigating Compliant Agency in Cyberspace: Muslim Womanhood Through the Lens of Oki Setiana Dewi by Asya Dwina Luthfia

“…This raises critical issues that Oki's narrative, while seemingly empowering, reinforces patriarchal norms that confine women to domestic and religious obligations, even to their agency. …”
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Nuanced Archival Triangulation (NAT) by Seth Knievel

“… This article presents an innovative method for researching quotidian photography, particularly Real Photo Postcards (RPPC), by combining performance studies and archival sciences with oral narrative. The Nuanced Archival Triangulation (NAT) method culminates evidence from public records, newspapers, and local and non-traditional archival repositories with living family stories, resulting in a more nuanced approach to understanding people featured in visual archives. …”
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“The World is Cursed”: Studio Ghibli’s Radical Environmental Philosophy by Claire Patzner

“…Exploring the film elements of pacing, characterization, and narrative structure, I examine how these elements demonstrate more nuanced depictions in Studio Ghibli’s representations of ecological disaster. …”
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The Role of the IBSA Fund in Foreign Aid Policies of IBSA and BRICS Member States by V. A. Dmitrieva, D. A. Kuznetsov

“…While both the IBSA Fund and New Development Bank espouse similar development principles, goals, and narratives, they exhibit differences in terms of development cooperation modalities, emphasis on loans versus grants, project geography, and priorities. …”
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Review of the Impact and Burden of Urinary Urgency on Adults with Overactive Bladder by Adrian Wagg, A. Lenore Ackerman, H. Henry Lai, Diane K. Newman

“…Thus, it remains unknown if there are differences in treatment outcomes between patients with and without UUI and whether these differences are driven by pathophysiological processes. This narrative review highlights what is known about the pathophysiology of urgency, how urgency affects individuals with OAB, urgency measurement and associated challenges, and assessment of urgency in clinical trials.…”
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Integration of Oral Literature in Teaching and Learning Literature in Selected Secondary Schools in Ntungamo District. by Ahimbisibwe, Monicah

“…Findings revealed that a majority of respondents (70.8%) reported implementing specific strategies to maintain the performative elements of oral literature, reflecting an understanding of the importance of preserving traditional oral narratives in the classroom. The study concluded that although oral literature is valued in education, its integration into the secondary school curriculum in Nthe tungamo District is inconsistent. …”
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Information needs and mHealth applications for carers of people with dementia in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of care recipients: an integrative review protocol by Samath Dharmaratne, Thilanka Jagoda, Sarath Rathnayake

“…In full-text review, two reviewers will conduct the screening process and assess the relevancy of the full-text articles using a two-point scale (high-low) and the methodological quality of included articles using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Narrative synthesis will be employed to synthesise themes. …”
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The hype around ctDNA guiding an informed perioperative therapeutic strategy in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer by Gaia Passarella, Stefania Canova, Maria Ida Abbate, Giulia Caspani, Luca Sala, Alessandro Russo, Paola Muscolino, Francesca Colonese, Diego Luigi Cortinovis

“…Circulant tumoral DNA (ctDNA) emerged as a promising prognostic and predictive biomarker that may guide the future perioperative strategy and pave the way to personalized medicine also in this exciting field. This narrative review aims to put in the context the employment of ctDNA, give some perspective and suggestions weighing the pros and cons of this technique for our tomorrow clinical practice.…”
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Men’s Experiences of Psychological and Other Forms of Abuse in Intimate Relationships: A Qualitative Study by Gloria Macassa, Frida Stål, Michelle Rydback, Joan Pliakas, Daniel Winsjansen, Anne-sofie Hiswåls, Joaquim Soares

“…Interventions for victimized men will only be successful if there is a better understanding of the real experiences, as narrated by the victims themselves, and how these impact their health and wellbeing. …”
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Ups and downs of expatriate health sciences students: towards an understanding of experiences, needs, and suggested recommendations in an Emirati university by Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Ramadan Ezat Awad, Huda M. Nassir, Shahd Tarek Mostafa, Batool Ghiath Oujan, Basem Ali Mohamed, Loai A. H. Abumukheimar, Mini Sara Abraham, Nabeel Al-Yateem, Muna Al-tamimi, Richard Mottershead, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Muhammad Arsyad Subu, Mohannad Eid AbuRuz

“…Third, given the global importance of internationalization, expatriates’ experiences should be considered an issue of customer satisfaction.MethodA descriptive, qualitative, narrative study using indirect Colaizzi content analysis of 23 expatriate students’ reflections on their experiences and suggested recommendations.ResultsThe consistent themes cited by participants concerning their experiences centered on dormitory-study life balance, socialization and support networks, and navigating financial challenges. …”
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The Exponential Rise of Teledentistry and Patient-Oriented Protective Measures in Southeast Asian Dental Clinics: Concerns, Benefits, and Challenges by Anand Marya, Adith Venugopal, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Pietro Messina, Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina, Aravind Kumar Subramanian

“…Dentists in this region have incorporated several changes to their practices to help minimize risks of person-to-person transmission inside dental offices. This narrative review aimed to provide an in-depth overview of the current situation in the Southeast Asian region regarding the use of teledentistry during the pandemic. …”
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Becoming a leader in psychiatry and mental health: now is the time to step forward by Juan Oms, Roberto Martinez Caballero, Jorge Betancourt, Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez

“…However, leadership training is often overlooked in medical schools and residency programs, resulting in a significant educational gap. This narrative review examines the importance of leadership competencies in psychiatry and advocates for structured leadership training.Leadership in psychiatry extends beyond managing teams and patient care; it encompasses shaping healthcare delivery, advocating for mental health policies, and driving systemic change. …”
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Empowerment in Adolescent Patients with a Disability/Chronic Condition: A Scoping Review by Kennedy Austin, Carly Pistawka, Colin J. D. Ross, Kathryn A. Selby, Alice Virani, Vanessa Kitchin, Alison M. Elliott

“…Results: A total of 67 studies were included and used for data extraction including descriptive numerical analysis followed by a narrative review. Extracted data were divided into demographic characteristics (e.g., ethnicity/ancestry), type of disability/condition (e.g., type 1 diabetes), interventions used to increase empowerment or empowerment-adjacent elements, quantitative and qualitative tools used to measure empowerment (e.g., questionnaires and/or interviews), domains/outcomes associated with empowerment (e.g., self-control), and review articles. …”
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Effects of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use on migraine – a critical review by Viktoria Tischler-Strasser, Irma Burdiladze, Goncalo Cabral, Esme Ekizoglu, Olga Grodzka, Keshet Pardo, Patryk Sochan, Laura Zaunandra, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink, Christian Lampl, on behalf of the European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)

“…Although PPIs have many advantages, they should be prescribed with caution, especially in patients who suffer from headaches and migraine. In this narrative review, we aim to critically evaluate existing data and offer a potential approach to accurately identify any connections and interactions, leading to a better understanding of how these conditions may influence each other.…”
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Prospective scenarios for the personal responsibility promotion with health in Cuba until 2030 by Isabel Pilar Luis Gonzalvez, Yusdanys Torres Jimenez, Adolfo Gerardo Álvarez Pérez

“…The chosen scenario was “Accept the changes, manage the challenges, integrate the process”, which form a narrative with the fulfillment of five of the six hypotheses evaluated.…”
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Timing of dietary effects on the epigenome and their potential protective effects against toxins by Lynnea A. Nicholls, Kendall A. Zeile, London D. Scotto, Rebecca J. Ryznar

“…This implies the existence of multiple opportunities to strategically fortify the epigenome. This narrative review explores how to best utilize dietary modifications to modify the epigenome to protect future generations against negative health effects of persistent environmental toxins. …”
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Patterns in the influence of funding and reimbursement on the development and implementation of healthcare innovation: A systematic review by Sanne Allers, Frank Eijkenaar, Erik M. van Raaij, Frederik T. Schut

“…To fill this knowledge gap, we conducted an extensive literature review, combining a systematic data search with textual narrative synthesis. We contextualize the literature on the role of funding and reimbursement in the process of healthcare innovation in relation to stage-gate models of innovation processes. …”
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The use of impression management practices in the chairman’s statements in South African annual reports by Yaeesh Yasseen, Waheeda Mohamed, Mahdiyyah Moola-Yasseen

“…This study is limited to the analysis of a single section of narrative reporting (the chairman’s statement) and, as such, does not consider any impression management practices that may be present in the rest of the annual or integrated report as well as in other communications between stakeholders and the company in question. …”
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WETLAND AND BIOCULTURAL HERITAGE REGENERATION THROUGH THEMATIC ECOLOGICAL TOURISM PRACTICE: THE CASE OF PATAN SUB-DISTRICT, KHUN TAN DISTRICT, CHIANG RAI, THAILAND by Siripen YIAMJANYA, Kannapat KANKAEW, Bussaba SITIKARN, Parinya NAKPATHOM, Ali Mohsin Salim Ba AWAIN, Teerarat JABJAINAI

“…Future success factors that should be essentially developed involve inventory of local data that will be useful for establishing identity and meaning making, local individuals’ learning and understanding of their local knowledge, training and tourism interpretation and narratives for story-telling of its cultural landscape. …”
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