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Echoes of Haunted Memories and Nightmares: Understanding Trauma in Gurnah's Afterlives

Harzat Abbas, Asif Abbas, Asim Iqbal, Palwasha Zeb Khalil • University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature (2023)

This research paper investigates the exploration of trauma within Abdulrazak Gurnah's novel "Afterlives" (2020), examining the profound impact of historical and personal traumas on the characters, particularly the protagonist Hamza. The res...

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Uses, benefits, comparisons

Adam F. Kola, Marcin Wołk • Litteraria Copernicana (2015)

In this introduction to the volume “Benefits from comparison”, its editors, starting with the etymological meaning of ‘culture’ as ‘cultivation’, the apicultural metaphors of bee pastures and hive products, and both legal and everyday meani...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12775/LC.2015.014

The Theme of Gender-Violence in Zinaida Tulub’s Novel “Man-hunters”

Ganna Pletnyova • Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна. Серія Філологія. Vìsnik Harkìvsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu ìmenì V.N. Karazìna. Serìâ Fìlologìâ. (2024)

The article suggest to identify the principal types of descriptions of gender violence and their role in shaping the female characters of the historical novel «Man eaters» by the Ukrainian writer Zinaida Tulub, as well as to trace the influ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.26565/2227-1864-2024-95-07

L’italianizzazione del siciliano nei Malavoglia tra la chiarezza del testo e la traduzione in arabo

Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem • Journal of Languages and Translation (2021)

Lo scopo della presente ricerca è, in primo luogo, quello di presentare lo scrittore ottocentesco Giovanni Verga in una prospettiva diversa e insolita. Verga è generalmente considerato il maggior esponente del verismo italiano. In effetti p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jltmin.2021.183125

NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOR TOUR AND TRAVEL DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BENGKULU CITY

Rahamdina Salisna, Alamsyah Harahap, Dedi Sofyan • Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature (2019)

This research aimed to investigate the English needs of Tour and Travel Department at Vocational High School Negeri 1 and Vocational High School Negeri 7 in Bengkulu City. The research used mixed method and convergent parallel design. The s...

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METABOLIC HEALTHY OBESITY, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT IT?

N. I. Volkova, L. A. Ganenko, M. I. Porksheyan • Медицинский вестник Юга России (2017)

The prevalence of obesity is growing all over the world. Obesity is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes. However, not all obese patients have an unfavorable cardio-metabolic profile. Recently, much attentio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21886/2219-8075-2017-8-3-6-16

Eugenics and Reproductive Technologies in Primo Levi’s Science Fiction: The Importance of the British Interwar Debate

Eleonora Lima • Enthymema (2023)

This article examines Levi’s treatment of eugenics in “I sintetici” and “Procacciatori d’affari” from Vizio di forma. The study builds upon Francesco Cassata’s analysis, which established that Levi held complex and conflicting views on the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.54103/2037-2426/19961

Use of the DoctorVox Device for Basic Vocal Exercises Contribution to Performance

Seta Kürkçüoğlu, Nesibe Özgül Turgay, M. Akif Kılıç, M. Güney Özelkan • Konservatoryum (2023)

In this study, a preliminary comparative study was conducted for the first time using the DoctorVox device by instructor–performer participants using two different formant patterns in Turkish and Western music. The participants used the Doc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.26650/CONS2023-1365545

PUBLIC INTEREST IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Vitaly V. Kikavets • RUDN Journal of Law (2020)

The basis of legal relations in public procurement are private and public interests. The purpose of the study is a substantive assessment of the authors hypothesis that the purpose of legal regulation and financial support of public procure...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22363/2313-2337-2020-24-4-1039-1062

Optimal exercise type and dose to improve sleep quality in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Zhiyu Xiong, Yuan Yuan, Bopeng Qiu, Yong Yang et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Sleep quality decreased can result in a major health issue in older people with age. While not all sleep changes are pathological in older people’s life, severe disturbances may lead to depression, cognitive impairments,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06607-z

Acute cognitive effects of interruptions to prolonged sitting with brief standing or physical activity breaks: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis

Mingnan Zhuang, Mingyue Yin, Zongnan Liu, Ningkun Xiao et al. • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2026)

Abstract Background Prolonged sitting is strongly associated with impaired cognitive function. Although traditional exercise interventions have been shown to improve cognitive outcomes, their implementation is often limited by practical con...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12966-026-01953-6

Evaluating the influence of anatomical accuracy and electrode positions on EEG forward solutions

Jesper Duemose Nielsen, Oula Puonti, Rong Xue, Axel Thielscher et al. • NeuroImage (2023)

Generating realistic volume conductor models for forward calculations in electroencephalography (EEG) is not trivial and several factors contribute to the accuracy of such models, two of which are its anatomical accuracy and the accuracy wi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120259

Vertex-wise multivariate genome-wide association study identifies 780 unique genetic loci associated with cortical morphology

Alexey A. Shadrin, Tobias Kaufmann, Dennis van der Meer, Clare E. Palmer et al. • NeuroImage (2021)

Brain morphology has been shown to be highly heritable, yet only a small portion of the heritability is explained by the genetic variants discovered so far. Here we extended the Multivariate Omnibus Statistical Test (MOSTest) and applied it...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118603