Academic Articles & Research Papers

Business Administration

The progress of several businesses was severely challenged through the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, with several businesses collapsing globally. Apart from the pandemic, the business posture and dynamics of yesteryear has significantly ...

With an Eye on the Mathematical Horizon: Dilemmas of Teaching Elementary School Mathematics

Ideas like "understanding," "authenticity," and "community" are central in current debates about curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Many believe that teaching and learning would be improved if classrooms were organized to engage stude...

Asking mathematical questions mathematically

It is proposed that the style and format of the questions used by lecturers and tutors profoundly influence students' conceptions of what mathematics is about and how it is conducted. By looking at reasons for asking questions, and becoming...

The Rhetoric of a Health Technology: The Microprocessor Patient Card

Literature discussing rhetoric is mainly concerned with rhetoric per se — its structure, and the categorization of arguments by kind. Rarely do rhetorical studies examine the actual effects on audiences, and auditors' reactions. On the othe...

Understanding Public Perceptions of Lung Cancer in China: Infodemiology Study of Baidu Index and Weibo Posts

Abstract BackgroundIn China, lung cancer remains a major public health concern and accounts for a substantial proportion of cancer-related deaths nationwide. However, limited research has examined public perceptions of lung canc...

Intersectionality and Healthcare Management

The following chapter underscores how healthcare organizations and management, in order to continue the fight against health inequities, must adopt intersectional approaches in research, education, and practice. The inclusion of intersectio...

Healthcare management

My first pessimistic thought on being asked to review this book was that it sounds thick and uninteresting.It is neither.Firstly, it is concise, being both brief and informative, and secondly it is written by people 'doing the job' and larg...

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is a first-tier electronic journal devoted to understanding the brain mechanisms supporting cognitive and social behavior in humans, and how these mechanisms might be altered in disease states. The last 25 ye...

What is next for de-westernizing communication studies?

De-westernization of communication studies is a diffused, multi-pronged intellectual movement, that has produced vibrant literature in recent years from around the world. De-westernization is both ......

¿Hacia dónde va la psicolingüística? What is the new course of psycholinguistics?

Este trabajo revisa de modo introductorio la preocupación de destacados pensadores en la historia de los estudios de la relación lenguaje-pensamiento. Del mismo modo se analizan los periodos de la psicolingüística como ciencia de la comunic...

Perception of hate speech in the 2023 presidential political campaigns on voter behaviour in Nigeria

The 2023 general elections in Nigeria were characterised by a surge in hate speech, particularly across digital platforms, significantly shaping the political landscape and influencing voter behaviour. The study highlights how ethno-religio...

Communication Studies

After 100 years of disciplinary evolution, communication studies has matured into multidisciplinary scholarly inquiries, a diversified curriculum, and complex academic units. Academics in the United States have played a primary role in deve...

The history of BRICS' International Relations (2009-2019): discourses, innovation and senstitivities

The article discuss the main historical movements on BRICS international relations between 2009-2019: the emergence of narratives about success and failure of the BRICS; the capability of BRICS to promote innovations in the global order, an...

Discourse and Emotions in International Relations

The field of International Relations (IR) has recently witnessed the emergence of a wide variety of different approaches to make sense of the many ways emotions work in and through discourse. This forum takes stock of and investigates this ...

Israel, Iran, and Peace in the Middle East: An Analysis of Identity Formation, Enemy Construction, and the Logic of Expansionism

Introduction This article offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolving antagonism between Israel and Iran, integrating political-sociological, historical, and geopolitical perspectives. While the immediate catalyst for this inquiry is Is...

The Concept of “Miracle in a Fiery Furnace” in Byzantium and Its Later Reminiscences

Introduction. The article discusses the motive of a “miracle in a fiery furnace”, based on the story of the Three Holy Children in the Book of Daniel. Methods. The study provides a comparative analysis of the Biblical topos about the trial...

Race, Amnesia, and the Education of International Relations

Sankaran Krishna (*) Aren't all cultures and civilizations just screens which men have used to divide themselves, to put between that part of themselves which they are afraid of and that part of themselves they want to preserve? Richard Wri...

Legal Discourse: Text Analysis and Translation Strategies

The article deals with basic requirements to the translation for specific purposes, namely legal translation. The problem posed here is defining object and theoretical basis of legal translation. The question of the necessity of information...

The Study of Discourse in International Relations:

Race and Racism in International Relations

Alexander Anievas, Nivi Manchanda and Robbie Shilliam - Confronting the Global Colour Line: an Introduction, PART 1: CONCEPTUALISING THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF RACE AND RACISM, 2. Errol Henderson - Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism in Inter...