Tours de Babel et lettres de feu : motifs bibliques dans le Berlin de Vladimir Nabokov by Monica Manolescu-Oancea

“…This article adopts a different stance, focusing on two Old Testament motifs that appear in Nabokov’s last Russian novel (The Gift) and in his autobiography, namely the Tower of Babel and the letters of fire from the book of Daniel. Starting from these motifs involving shop signs, letters and light, I attempt to connect the urban scene of exile with the issue of bilingualism, and to show in what ways Nabokov’s use of these two biblical topoi points to a vision of literary creation as transgression. …”
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Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review by Beatrice Bartolucci, Andrea De Rosa, Chiara Bertolin, Filippo Berto, Francesco Penta, Anna Maria Siani

“…The publications relating to the topic were found through the two search engines Scopus and Google Scholar that have yielded several papers, including articles and book sections. In general, there is no standardization on the method of analysis carried out on wood, underlining the great difficulty in studying this complex material. …”
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Critical Edition and Philological Analysis of the Last Chapters of Deutero-Isaiah (Isa 54–55) Based on the Coptic Manuscript sa 52 (M 568) and Other Coptic Manuscripts in the Sahid... by Tomasz Bartłomiej Bąk

“… This article is a critical edition and philological analysis of the last two chapters of the biblical book of Deutero-Isaiah (Isa 54–55), based on the Coptic manuscript sa 52 and other available manuscripts in the Sahidic dialect. …”
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Institusi Inklusif Primum Non Nocere Kesejahteraan Sosial by Dadang Hartanto

“…Robinso (2012) in their book Why Nations Fails reveal that economic growth and prosperity are associated with inclusive economic and political institutions, while extractive institutions typically lead to stagnation and poverty. …”
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Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea by Francisco Ferrándiz

“…The ethnography has been carried out in different research scenarios: exhumations, commemorative rituals, academic conferences on memory, teach-ins, demonstrations, book presentations, music concerts, NGOs for the 'recovery of historical memory', different working teams with institutional support, forensic laboratories, art exhibits and so forth. …”
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La déviance sociale à Londres vue par une enquêtrice socialiste française : Flora Tristan et les Promenades dans Londres (1840) by Stéphane Michaud

“…Do her lack of culture and the difficulty she felt in dealing with her topic objectively impair the quality of the opinions she expressed in her book ? The huge success of London Walks among Socialist groups and the working classes proves the opposite and stresses the novelty of her analyses. …”
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"Nominata la patata... spuntato il purè" : lexical and phraseological puns in Disney handbooks by Benedetto Giuseppe Russo

“…The appreciation it received led the same publisher to publish other volumes based on Disney's imagery, also destined for great popularity, including the Manuale di Nonna Papera (1970), a book of recipes introduced by historical anecdotes, and the Manuale del Gran Mogol (1980), also rich in multi-thematic notions, instructions and suggestions. …”
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Before and After AGENCY by The Agency Research Group

“…It raises the profile of numerous ‘fringe events’, including seminars and workshops, exhibitions, book launches and social gatherings, that were explicitly organised to extend the potential involvement of other audiences, and the dynamics of other discourses. …”
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Landscape Diversity Enhances Climate Change Resilience: A Review by Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Kishoin, Viola, Turyasingura, Benson, Mwanjalolo, Majaliwa, Gilbert, Jackson

“…Land degradation, soil resilience, and natural resources from 2000 to 2019. 120 publications were searched, including journal articles, reports, and book chapters. Of these, 68 were considered more relevant and all were read and considered in writing this review. …”
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Inventing and naming America:  Place and Place Names in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita by Monica Manolescu-Oancea

“…In the afterword to Lolita, Nabokov claimed that in this book he had to invent both Lolita and America after having invented Europe in his previous fiction. …”
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The Interactive Design of Library Information Sharing in View of Network Communication Technology by Yeping Zhen

“…For the interactive information service of the library, users are most satisfied with the project attitude of the book recommendation service method. Its satisfaction rate reaches 68%, and it is also the most popular among users. …”
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Arithmetic textbooks panorama of the decade after the lifting of the ban on Lithuanian publications by Juozas Banionis

“…In 1909 two important books were published: the second part of the textbook by Petras Bendorius and Pranas Daugirda and ``Elementary Arithmetics“ by Petras Mikolainis. …”
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Reprises textuelles dans The Dew Breaker d’Edwidge Danticat by Corinne Duboin

“…The disparate nature of the book, its non-linear narrative, the plurality of stories and voices, the gaps in a fragmented, elliptic text all partake of an alternative approach to creative writing. …”
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