Informal second language learning: The role of engagement, proficiency, attitudes, and motivation by Arndt, HL

“…However, with the spread of new technologies and the concomitant globalisation of popular culture, informal second language practices (ISLPs; e.g. watching films and television, using social media, or playing video games in another language) are increasingly becoming part of the daily lives of many language learners, particularly those who are learning English. …”

Chemical characterization of fish species employed to Asthma treatment southern region of Rio Grande do Sul/<br> Caracterização química de pescados empregados para tratamento de As... by Ana Luiza Muccillo Baisch, Ademir Larrea Bastos, Eliana Badiale Furlong

“…Intenting to add scientic knowledge to popular culture and about fish species available in South Coast of Rio Grande do Sul, the objective of this paper was chemical characterization of two fishes species, Balistes capriscus (peixe-porco) and Meticirrhus littoralis (papa-terra) that the local population believes in its pharmacologic properties to asthma treatment. …”
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Symbolic Analysis in Fakhri Heravi's "Haft Keshvar" Based on Astronomical and Mythological Perspectives by Hamid Jafari GhariyehAli, zahra jafari

“…Introduction Symbols reflect natural phenomena, particularly celestial bodies that are embedded in myths and popular culture and are abundantly employed in Persian literature. …”
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Colouring the nation by Howard, D, Howard, David

“…</p><p>The fourth chapter addresses the role of race in popular culture, with a specific focus on the household. …”

Produção de mudas de Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm. através da cultura de tecidos vegetais in vitro Etlingera elatior seedling production through in vitro tissue culture by C.L.S. Rescarolli, G.R. Zaffari

“…Etlingera elatior (torch ginger), an herbaceous species very common in gardens and muddy areas, has been cited by the popular culture as treatment for muscular pains and rheumatism, which has stimulated the pharmaceutical industry to start investing in studies on its activity. …”
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Harnessing the power within: engineering the microbiome for enhanced gynecologic health by Caitriona Brennan, Kristina Chan, Tanya Kumar, Erica Maissy, Linda Brubaker, Marisol I Dothard, Jack A Gilbert, Katharine E Gilbert, Amanda L Lewis, Varykina G Thackray, Amir Zarrinpar, Rob Knight

“…Lay summary Manipulating the microbiome has recently entered popular culture, with various diets thought to aid the microbes that live within us. …”
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Walk In or Get Out by Jennifer Cohen

“…Popular culture has long provided an outlet for feelings of powerlessness toward medicine. 19th century novels Frankenstein and The Island of Dr. …”
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Transgression Now by Charlie Blake, Steen Christiansen

“…Importantly, the process of deterritorialization and reterritorialization that the word 'transgression' in this context could be argued as evoking, and whether in critical theory, philosophy, art or popular culture, is not merely about breaking rules or defying conventions as has sometimes and somewhat romantically and reductively been assumed. …”
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The Comparative Study of Iranian and German Folk Stories (Case Study: Molla Nasreddin's Story and Grimm's Legends by Fatemeh Jabbari Gharebagh, Najmeh Dorri

“…The storytellers of Grimm's fairy tales have told stories to people by following the example of normal characters in society so that people can easily identify with them and find the way out of problems and succeed from the heart of the story.In Iranian culture, due to the belief in Islam and Islam's rejection of magic, humor was used instead of magic to portray popular culture and educate people, while in Germany, the tool of magic and legend was most commonly used to convey concepts and criticize the prevailing situation. …”
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A comparative study of the status of women in Persian and Arabic proverbs Based on psychological insights of Alfred Adler and Eric Berne (Case study: Proverbs of Dehkhoda’s Amsal... by Ali Sadeghimanesh, Mehyar Alavi Moghaddam, Ebrahim Estaji

“…Lack of attention to this issue can have unpleasant consequences for human society in the long run; proverbs as an integral part of popular culture affect the culture and thought of speakers of any language.…”
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Present Perfect. Time and the Uncanny in American Science and Horror Fiction of the 1970s (Finney, Matheson, King) by Fabio Camilletti

“…Through a comparative analysis of these texts, the essay inquires into the relationship of modernity with time and the past, as well as into modern paradigms of continuity and influence, and the image of the nineteenth century as divulged in popular culture. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abstract (F):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;"&gt;Cet article analyse le rapport entre l’inquiétante étrangeté et le temps. …”
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Editorial Vol-1-Issue-2-2005 by Yngve Nordkvelle

“…Using examples from popular culture she displays the need for an alternative to specialization, exact measurement, atomistic thinking and notions like “learning per second”. …”
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Criticism of the Translation of the "Heteroglossia" Style of Novel In Three Persian Translations of the Novel "Post-e Shabaneh" by Fatemeh Akbarizadeh, Yosra Shadman

“…This article tries to criticize the Persian translations of Hamidreza Mohajerani, Mansoureh Ahmadi Jafari, and Soha Banouni with a descriptive-analytical method and library tools in order to understand how the heteroglossia feature of this novel is translated.ConclusionAccording to the analysis of the discourse of the novel "Post-e Shabaneh" by Hoda Barakat; in confirmation of the first hypothesis, it can be found that the words of the characters in the novel in the official language of the letters are appropriate for each character as well as the specific time and place of writing.Heteroglossia can be seen in the language of the characters, in the mixing of the language of religion, popular culture and science in the words of the characters. …”
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The Commodification of Breast Milk by Matt Dias

“…In recent months, a controversy surrounding the commodification of breast milk has resurfaced, indicating that the currently uncontrolled market may need regulation.[1] In autumn 2014, a corporation called Medolac Laboratories sought to purchase breast milk from low-income African American mothers in Detroit.[2] Unfamiliar with the benefits that breast milk could provide their infants, some mothers were led to believe that they must either give the milk to their children or pump milk for money.[3] While Medolac pledged to “increase breastfeeding and economic empowerment in urban areas” and promote “wealth creation among intercity mothers,” community activists, including the nonprofit Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA), alleged that Medolac was (i) targeting breast milk providers based on race and income levels and (ii) exploiting a group of women whose breastfeeding rates are significantly below the national average.[4] In partnership with community members and local lawmakers, BMBFA launched a public accountability campaign, which effectively ended Medolac’s recruiting attempts in January 2015.[5] The commodification of breast milk has been trending in popular culture and online. A recent storyline in Showtime’s Shameless portrays a lucrative breast milk sweatshop that operates in the attic of a fictional Chicago bar, and online community forums entice stay-at-home moms to “turn their extra milk into extra cash” at up to $23,000 per year.[6] Indeed, the digital age has made breast milk more accessible; however, online sales are unregulated and do not necessarily screen milk for contamination or tampering, which is often unbeknownst to buyers.[7] In fact, recent studies have uncovered dangerous levels of salmonella, staph, and strep in unscreened breast milk that was sold in several leading online marketplaces, as well as instances of intentional tampering—including the addition of illicit drugs, cow’s milk, or water.[8] Undeniably, casual exchanges or sales of breast milk can be precarious, since there is no way for consumers to verify the quality and safety of unscreened milk. …”
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A comparative study of meaning and meaning in the likes of Kurdish ilamite and Arabic by Mohammad Reza Shirkhani, Ali Reza Shohani, , Mahdi Ahmadikhah

“…The interactions of both languages, other than poetry, have been also exhibited in popular culture, including proverbs as the most important part. …”
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Hispanic/Latina/o Immigrant Mental Health: Why More Needs to Be Done

“…Hispanic/Latina/o population comprises individuals of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South American, Central American, and/or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race, and those of Latin American descent.1,2 Hispanic refers to individuals who are from or have ancestral origins from a Spanish-speaking country, whereas Latina/o is a pan-ethnic term that refers to individuals from >20 countries.3 Recently, Latinx has been used by popular culture and researchers to be more gender expansive, neutral, and inclusive, however, only 2?…”
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David Brackett. 2016. Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music. Berkeley: University of California Press by Thomas Johnson

“…By analyzing shifting usages of the word “soul,” along with the effects that folk-rock and the British invasion had on the mainstream, Brackett documents competing notions of racial identity and musical expression during an especially tumultuous moment in US popular culture. Originating as an adjectival descriptor and growing into a nominalized genre, “soul” captures some of the tensions inherent in the Civil Rights Movement between an integrationist discourse (reflected by R&B’s Billboard gap) and one of black cultural independence that required a new, unique African American genre label. …”
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IDENTIFIKASI UNSUR-UNSUR KEPOPULERAN SERIAL TV DRAMA KINPACHI SENSEI DAN TRANSFORMASINYA BERDASARKAN TEORI FORMULA by Santi Andayani

“…</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;MS Mincho&quot;; mso-ansi-language: IN;" lang="IN"> </span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;MS Mincho&quot;; mso-ansi-language: IN;" lang="IN">Key words: popular culture, formula, convention, school life, TV drama.…”
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Izquierda Unida, venticinque anni dopo. La sinistra radicale spagnola dal 1986 al 2011 by Marco Damiani

“…This article aims at investigating the relationship between populism and popular cultures by analyzing the case of the Spanish party Podemos. …”
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scheda tesi by Daniele Croci

“…scheda tesi:  Radical Doubts: Power, Order and Subjectivity in Macbeth and Popular Cultures…”
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