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Japan's values-based diplomacy and the free and open indo-pacific vision
(2020-11-20)
This dissertation briefly explores the Japanese values-based diplomacy from the post-Second World War II period to the present with an emphasis on Shinzo Abe’s diplomatic initiatives focused on “universal values”. The ...
Northern Irish English: historical and sociolinguistic developments
(2022-03-08)
For a relatively small region, home to less than two million people, the linguistic landscape of Northern Ireland is remarkably diverse. This is not the result of chance: the richness of the input to Northern Irish English, ...
Sociolinguistic issues on African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
(2022-03-08)
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is one of the most studied varieties of English due to the heated debates that have surrounded this variety over the years. Since the 1960s, research into AAVE has increased ...
Women in the spotlight: feminine characters in Ellen Glasgow's "Virginia" and Virginia Woolf's"To the Lighthouse"
(2022-03-08)
Ellen Glasgow and Virginia Woolf are both among the most renowned female authors of the twentieth century. Being their novels labelled as feminist literature, both writers focus their attention on women discrimination on ...
Varieties of English: Dublin English
(2022-03-08)
The present paper gives a description of phonetic and morphosyntactic features that make Dublin English distinct from other varieties of Irish English. The English language has been present in Ireland since the twelfth ...
A journey towards the true face of America: the motif of the journey and the little cosmoses in "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead
(2022-03-07)
Travel literature has conventionally been concerned with recounting the adventures of
courageous men and women in remote locations to encounter their auras and develop as
individuals. Nevertheless, Colson Whitehead employs ...
Sustainable Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane Hot-melt Adhesives
(2021-11-23)
EN:The formation of non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) based on polyaddition of dicyclic carbonates and diamines represents one of the most promising alternatives for replacing conventional polyurethanes which are more ...
[C2mpyr][FSI]/PEDOT-Cl composites as dual ionic and electronic conductors
(2020-10-14)
[EN]Nowadays, it is quite common to see a wide range of investigations related to the development of technological devices that make use of clean energy, with the sole objective of decreasing unhealthy pollution emissions. ...
Transcriptional regulation of ASPA in prostate cancer cells
(2021-12-03)
[EN] Prostate cancer (PCa) is a remarkably widespread disease. The role of modulator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator 1α (PGC1α) could be of distinguished relevance for diagnosis and treatment ...