Border Reconfigurations in Contagious Societies. Epidemics as Biopolitical Crises from the Decameron to Nemesis by Alice Balestrino

“…Building on images of contamination as vehicles of contagion, I am interested in interrogating the roots and scope of the reconsideration of traditional norms and accustomed practices that Giovanni Bocaccio frames in biopolitical terms in the description of the 1348 plague in Florence. …”
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My experience teaching English to young learners and teenagers: Some reflections by Mahecha Sánchez Rocío

“…In spite of the harsh environment teachers from the official sector have had to work in, teaching English to children and young learners is a challenging, demanding, hard, but pleasant activity. I am going to write about my experience teaching primary and high school, the difficulties I have encountered, and also the satisfaction of doing my best in this profession. 
 
 Key words: English-Teaching, Children Second Language Acquisition, Adolescents Second Language Acquisition, Teaching-Primary School, Teaching-High School
 
 A pesar de la difícil situación que han vivido los maestros del sector oficial, la enseñanza de la lengua inglesa a niños y adolescentes es una actividad desafiante, exigente y sumamente gratificante. …”
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Colombian expressions of condolence on Facebook during the COVID-19 crisis by Tania Gomez

“…In Spanish, orienting the message toward the self (i.e., I am sorry) is the least preferred response. Behavioral cultural expectations also suggests that to demonstrate empathy, Colombian Spanish speakers tend to offer condolences in the form of routine formulas—focused on religious sayings, or expressions that reveal signs of affection. …”
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Paradigms for Political Action. A Draft for a Repertoire by Kari Palonen

“…There are no ‘naturally political’ issues nor is there anything completely devoid of a political aspect. I am now taking a step backwards to discuss the seemingly simple ‘political or not’ question, as compared to the ‘political in which sense’ question, which I have discussed elsewhere. …”
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God or Self? The Re-Emergence of God in the Unconscious by Rico Sneller

“…Whereas philosophers such as Schopenhauer or Eduard von Hartmann, undermining the alleged rational consciousness, assumed the existence of an impersonal, unconscious, yet collective will, others took one step back and maintained a higher yet individual “consciousness” <i>beyond</i> the threshold of sense perception. I am referring to the philosopher–spiritualist Carl du Prel (1833–1899), whose notion of a personal unconscious inaugurated both Freud’s and Jung’s “psychologies” of the unconscious. …”
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Letter from the Editor: Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Healthcare Readership Data by Jeri W Dunkin

“…These recordings include time and date, specific pages accessed, and the location of the person accessing the Journal. As the editor, I am very excited to report that the Journal was accessed 528,780 times in 2006. …”
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Zagadnienie tożsamości bytu w filozofii buddyjskiej by Krzysztof JAKUBCZAK

“…This tacit assumption, if rejected, makes any identity a completely subjective and relative construct. The point I am going to argue for, however, is that the Madhyamaka school sticks to an alternative understanding of objectivity; the foundation of all things is nothing but pure relation that precedes, in the ontological sense, all co‑related elements (i.e. things). …”
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Tales from the life and lab of a female social neuroscientist by Karen J. Parker

“…I also discuss my experience of being a woman and a mother in STEM, and identify the important people and events which helped shape my career and the scientist I am today.…”
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Microbial Transformations of Halolactones and Evaluation of Their Antiproliferative Activity by Marcelina Mazur, Karolina Maria Zych, Bożena Obmińska-Mrukowicz, Aleksandra Pawlak

“…The selected, effective biocatalyst for this process was the <i>Absidia glauca</i> AM177 strain. The lactones were transformed into the hydroxy derivative, regardless of the type of halogen atom in the substrate structure. …”
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Visual Perspectives in Episodic Memory and the Sense of Self by Ying-Tung Lin

“…Metzinger (2013a,b, 2017) recently introduced the concept of the phenomenal unit of identification (UI) to characterize the phenomenal property that gives rise to the conscious experience of “I am this.” This paper shows how observer-perspective remembering provides an interesting opportunity for studying the sense of self. …”
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Hearing Red: Aurality and performance in a film by Simon Gush by Brett Pyper

“…Beyond the empirical, I am interested in theorising not only about but also with sound, and reflecting on how doing so with respect to history might be productive. …”
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Radical Togetherness: African-American Literature and Abolition Pedagogy at Parchman and Beyond by Patrick Elliot Alexander

“…</i>, I argue that the learning environments that I create collaboratively with students at Parchman similarly respond to incarcerated students’ institution-specific concerns and African-American literary interests in ways that lessen, if only temporarily, the social isolation and educational deprivation that they routinely experience in Mississippi’s plantation-style state penitentiary. Moreover, I am interested in the far-reaching implications of what I have theorized elsewhere as “abolition pedagogy”—a way of teaching that exposes and opposes the educational deprivation, under-resourced and understaffed learning environments, and overtly militarized classrooms that precede and accompany too many incarcerations. …”
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The Role of Logistics Management in Public Services – Research Plan by László Buics

“…I believe that from a certain viewpoint the public administration system can be considered as a large scale supply network, and I am particularly interested in how we could apply logistical methods in public services to increase efficiency and effectiveness while simultaneously increase customer satisfaction. …”
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Neuvěřitelné – vozíčkáři jezdí na kole, tančí nebo skáčou s padákem! Kolektivní sportovní aktivity vozíčkářů v létě 2015 a resocializace hendikepovaných prostřednictvím sportu... by Martina Henrichová

“…In the quantitative part, I am interested in statistical information regarding gender, age, diagnosis, etc. …”
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A survey on tourism experiences by Hungarian travellers: towards guest satisfaction by Márton Magyar

“…This study was extended by quality of life since summer 2011 and I am going to compare the results of these two surveys with the aim of development suggestions in order to achieve a main level of guest satisfaction and a loyal sphere of clientele.…”
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Examination of Michael Dummett’s Anti-Realism and Verificationist Approach by A. Hossein Khani

“…In this essay, after introducing Dummett’s anti-realist approach and his criticisms on realism, I am going to discuss about and explain the correlation between his desired theory of meaning and anti-realism.…”
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Welcome to the inaugural issue by B.G. Shivananda

“…I guarantee a timely, courteous, and unbiased review of your paper based on clearly defined acceptable standards. I am glad to extend a warm welcome to you at the inauguration of the "German Journal of Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials". …”
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FROM THE EDITOR by Cemil Oztürk

“…Social studies as a system of scientific research, and an academic career, is relatively new to Turkey, so achieving this success here means even more compared to in other countries with more deeply rooted traditions and a greater accumulation of knowledge in this area. Therefore I am grateful to everyone who contributed to achieving this success over the last four years. …”
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Factors affecting the policyholders' satisfaction coldwater fish farmers of Mazandaran Province corresponding agricultural insurance by Gh. Nouri email ; R. Khoshsima; H. Salehi; Sh. Kakolaki

“…The population of this research was the number of 63 freshwater fish breeders in Mazandaran province had assured their farms through Agricultural Insurance Fund during years 88 to 92 and they have utilized questionnaires for field data collection, its validity was approved by experts’ panel and its reliability was approved through utilization of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.85). the variable " Agricultural Insurance Fund has considered on our complain on time" had more sound on satisfaction at the level of %30 followed by the variable " I am satisfied with specification and estimating damage of agricultural insurance" with the level of %28 and" the distance between damage and the time of compensation assessment by Insurance Fund is suitable " in level of %23 and" mangers and personnel attitude of Agricultural Insurance Fund is suitable" in level %20 are effective in measure of satisfaction. …”
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Artist Spotlight: A Tribute to the Work of Sylvia Magogo Glasser: Dancer, Dance Educator, Choreographer, Social Activist, and Visionary by Vivien Speiser

“…In addition, it draws upon writings, websites, and articles that describe her work. I am struck by the humility of this extraordinary and numinous person who has influenced several generations of performers, students, educators, and dancers. …”
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