Insuring new climate risks that affect health by Françoise Gilles, Julia d’Astorg

“…AXA is committed to deciphering emerging risks and new impacts on humankind, drawing on its internal resources and supporting science at a very early stage in laboratories so that it can make sense of the complexity of the world around us. …”
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Das Hören sehen lassen . Anregungen zu Kulturtheorie und Geschichte musiktheoretischer Graphiken by Burkhard Meischein

“…Developing traditions of illustration, including drawing and printing technology, play into this field, which is further affected by economic aspects. …”
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The key role of intercultural competencies for effective integration: from theory to practice by Stella Pinna Pintor, Viviana Premazzi

“…Design/methodology/approach – Drawing upon a comprehensive review of relevant literature, this paper highlights the theoretical foundations of intercultural competencies and their relevance to labor market integration. …”
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Singapore Government Securitization Measures against Transboundary Haze Pollution as a Non-Traditional Security Threat by Muhammad Ramli

“…This research uses a qualitative methodology to connect one variable to another in a direct and constructive manner, drawing on a broad theoretical foundation, most notably constructivism. …”
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Reception games of Dušan Taragel (the non-actor) by Peter Darovec

“…The article analyses the forms of literary games with genres on the works of contemporary Slovak prose writer Dušan Taragel (1961), drawing on texts spanning his entire oeuvre from his debut book Rozprávky pre neposlušné deti a ich starostlivých rodičov (Stories for naughty children and their caring parents, 1997) to his latest novel Mafiánske balady (Mafia Ballads, 2022). …”
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The Mongol empire’s expansion and rethinking research trends in Chinese historical climatology by Ka wai Fan

“…Through critical analysis of the history of the Mongol Empire, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between climate change and human history, advocating for prudence in drawing causal inferences.…”
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LINKS BETWEEN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY by Małgorzata Garstka

“…It is desirable that these links should be madeclear to people responsible for drawing up both reports. Particular attention should be paid to the presentation of this information and steps should be taken in the accounting internal controlprocedures and internal audit, perhaps to confirm that the relevant information has been reconciled and to avoid unnecessary repetition.The results of the research show that there are so many connections, including non-financial information, that it is worthwhile to provide them and their verification as a conscious andorganized activity. …”
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“I just want to be the friendly face of national socialism” by Askanius Tina

“…This article is based on a case study of the media narratives of the neo-Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) and situates this particular actor within the broader landscape of violent extremism in Sweden today. Drawing on a qualitative content analysis informed by narrative inquiry, I examine various cultural expressions of neo-Nazi ideology in NRM's extensive repertoire of online media. …”
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Sovereignty of natural resources and accountability. The case of the Bolivian hydrocarbon policy, 2006-2018 by César Augusto Camacho-Soliz

“…This article analyzes the Bolivian hydrocarbon public policy of the 2006-2018 period, drawing from the analytical framework of public policy designs and the methodological accounts of tracing processes. …”
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On Inhabiting Monastic Heritage: Monastery “Nieuw Sion” in the Netherlands as Material Burden and Spiritual Opportunity by Wouter Kock, Eric Venbrux, Thomas Quartier

“…Although re-religionization might seem to conflict with the cultural heritage narrative surrounding these monasteries, this article presents Klooster Nieuw Sion—a new Dutch religious initiative—as a case study, indicating that these developments do not only coexist or oppose each other but are also mutually reinforcing. Drawing on our fieldwork, we explore how heritagization can offer new spiritual opportunities for religious actors within these revitalized monastic spaces.…”
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Clientelistic linkages in the Western Balkans: DALP II expert survey evidence by Bliznakovski Jovan

“…This paper examines the role of clientelism as a mobilization strategy in the Western Balkans, focusing on its interplay with other linkage strategies and its two primary sub-types: electoral and relational clientelism. Drawing on data from the Democratic Accountability and Linkages Project II (DALP II) expert survey, the study covers six party systems: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. …”
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Tangible consumption data landscapes of teenagers by Ayşe Özge Ağça

“…The teenagers completed a questionnaire, drew a layout drawing of their home, and built a physical model of their home with products and rooms representing their energy consumption. …”
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Degrés de subjectivisation dans la représentation linguistique de la perception : le cas de la perception directe dans les récits en anglais by Henry Wyld

“…An act of perception may be exteriorised through language in different ways. Drawing on examples taken from narrative fiction in English, this article sets out to explore the grammar of the linguistic expression of perception from the standpoint of the degree of subjectivisation manifest in the percept’s mode of presentation – at one extreme, standard perceptual reports, by which, in association with a verb of perception, the speaker-narrator names or describes an object of perception whilst at the same time predicating it of an origin of perception figuring syntactically within the same utterance (domain of predicated perception); at the other extreme, markedly more subjectivised modes of expression via which, without recourse to a predicate of perception, the sensorial essence of the act of perception as it is experienced by the perceiving subject is given direct linguistic expression (domain of represented perception). …”
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Chronotope, technology affordances, and task design: using WeChat to facilitate Chinese learning in the classroom by Wang Xuan

“…It examines the production of space–time that intersects online/offline, formal/informal and local/translocal activities in task-based language teaching. Drawing on an example of instructional design using WeChat to facilitate the learning of business Chinese, this paper illustrates that the chronotopic affordances of mobile apps such as WeChat, when creatively integrated with task-based language pedagogy, can significantly expand the learning mobility and opportunities defined by the classroom in its traditional sense. …”
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Phototreatment of Water by Organic Photosensitizers and Comparison with Inorganic Semiconductors by Merlyn Thandu, Clara Comuzzi, Daniele Goi

“…Phototreatment of water is drawing the attention of many as a promising alternative to replace methods like chlorination, ozonization, and other oxidation processes, used in current disinfection methods limiting harmful side-products and by-products that can cause damage to the fauna and flora. …”
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LINKS BETWEEN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY by Małgorzata Garstka

“…It is desirable that these links should be madeclear to people responsible for drawing up both reports. Particular attention should be paid to the presentation of this information and steps should be taken in the accounting internal controlprocedures and internal audit, perhaps to confirm that the relevant information has been reconciled and to avoid unnecessary repetition.The results of the research show that there are so many connections, including non-financial information, that it is worthwhile to provide them and their verification as a conscious andorganized activity. …”
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Vulnerability and Shame in the Writing of the Female Body: Emilie Pine’s Notes to Self by Lucía Bennett-Ortega

“…This article examines the representation of the female body in Emilie Pine’s (2018) personal essay ‘Notes on Bleeding & Other Crimes.’ Drawing on vulnerability studies and feminist criticism, I argue that the vulnerability and shame surrounding women’s bodies are reframed as agentic forces, motivating Pine to craft a distinctly feminist narrative. …”
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Advances in Image Generation Technology: Exploring GANs and MirrorGANs by Shi Lewuqiong

“…Further studies will be geared to enhancing these methods and consequently drawing humanity and machines closer, which hi nun will fuel the ongoing progress in this fast-paced sphere.…”
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Effects of School Closure on Transmission of COVID-19. A Rapid Systematic Review by Zana Faris Muhammed

“…Delay in closing schools and combinations with other control and management measures may affect the likelihood of drawing consistent conclusions about the effectiveness of school closure on COVID-19.      …”
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Recovering the Loss: Infanticide, Ambivalence and Trauma in Shobha Rao’s The Lost Ribbon by Mitali Mishra, Surbhi Saraswat

“…The analysis situates the phenomenon of infanticide within broader historical and cultural contexts in India, as well as within the disciplinary framework of psychiatry. Drawing on theoretical perspectives on maternal ambivalence, the paper expands on Adrienne Rich’s distinction between mothering as lived experience and motherhood as a patriarchal construct. …”
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