Blunting Occam’s razor, or when less is not best: pluralism in the global health care marketplace by Silvia Waisse

“…En una curiosa instancia de metábasis, este célebre dicho –“la pluralidad no se debe postular sin necesidad”– parece encontrar contemporáneamente expresión ideal en el área de la salud: el sistema médico derivado de la ciencia moderna occidental se diseminó ampliamente, al punto de ser globalmente conocido como ‘medicina convencional’. …”
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Asirtmali Aba Wrestling in Turkish sports history and culture by Haci Sahın

“…Aşırtmalı aba wrestling is performed in Gaziantep province, especially at the end of harvest, in weddings, festivals and celebrations.  Basic games/techniques, which are performed so often in Aşırtmalı aba wrestling, are shown step by step in pictures.  …”
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Grammaire d’une relation amicale asymétrique dans une société d’ordres by Claire Madl

“… Si la vertu et l’utilité sont les deux pôles fondamentaux que les Anciens ont reconnus à l’amitié, les modernes attendent d’elle une proximité individuelle exprimée par Montaigne d’une façon radicale dans le célèbre « parce que c’était lui, parce que c’était moi ». …”
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The New York Times on The NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia in 1999 by Savić Aleksandra

“…The most extreme example of mitigated vocabulary is the depiction of bombings as fireworks, which not only attempts to cover up the violence and suffering of innocent people but also turns it into a celebration. Additionally, beyond the stereotypical depiction of the military attacks themselves, the relationship between the two opposing sides is portrayed in a clichéd and simplified manner. …”
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«RINCHIUSO NEL CARCERE DEL POPOLO». I COMUNICATI DELLE BR DURANTE IL SEQUESTRO SOSSI DA UNA PROSPETTIVA LINGUISTICA by Elena Pepponi

“…Lo scopo del lavoro è quello di collocare i comunicati relativi al sequestro Sossi all’interno della parabola linguistica delle Brigate Rosse, individuando la loro finora misconosciuta importanza come banco di prova espressivo e comunicativo per quello “stile BR” che diverrà celebre nella seconda metà degli anni Settanta.   …”
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Lady Gregory’s ‘Emigrant’s Notebook’:  Autobiography, Oral Narrative, and the Anglo-Irish Book Trade by Taura S. Napier

“…Bien qu’elle n’ait pas été publiée et n’ait reçu qu’une faible attention critique, l’œuvre fournit la base de ce qui devint le moyen d’expression privilégié de Lady Gregory : elle allait en tirer les œuvres dramatiques et en prose pour lesquelles elle devint célèbre.Lady Gregory intitula son récit “Carnet d’une émigrante” peut-être parce que le second volume (l’essai, écrit à la main, occupe trois cahiers) raconte ses séjours en Italie, en France et en Egypte avant son mariage ; et parce qu’elle quitta l’Irlande pour l’Angleterre et l’Europe pendant un certain temps après son mariage. …”
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Portrayal of Tradition and Culture in the Novel the Moon also Sets by Osi Ogbu. by Tusiimeruhanga, Brendah

“…This research not only enhanced the discourse on postcolonial identity formation but also preserved and celebrated the enduring cultural practices that defined the Nigerian society.…”
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Regard rapproché, regard éloigné dans la critique d’art, de Diderot à Huysmans by Michel Delon

“…Diderot the materialist and Huysmans the spiritualist meet to celebrate the miracle of art, which brings forth beauty from mere material pigments. …”
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25 years of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine: Achievements and prospects for development by Ірина Драч, Світлана Калашнікова, Олена Слюсаренко, Юрій Скиба, Олександр Жабенко, Леся Червона

“…The Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine has celebrated the 25th anniversary of its activity. This review is dedicated to summarizing the fruit­ful academic research, methodical and educational activities of the Institute dur­ing its 25-year history, as well as to outlining the prospects for its further devel­opment. …”
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The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia) by Dipa Nugraha, Suyitno Suyitno, Elisabeth Ashton

“…It is also suggested that Si Kancil, as an Indonesian cultural artifact, should be preserved and indeed celebrated as reading material in Indonesian schools and bedtime storytelling.…”
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LGBTQ Community Archives in Small Urban Centers: Reflections on Community and University Partnerships to Build Awareness of the Lehigh Valley’s Rich LGBTQ History from AIDS Activis... by Mary Foltz, Susan Falciani Maldonado, Kristen Leipert, Rachel Hamelers, Adrian Shanker

“…As we provide details about these projects, we trace the value of centering regional AIDS activism, pride celebrations, and struggles for anti-discrimination legislation for our regional LGBTQ community and our students. …”
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"In the Hills on my own": 20th Century Scottish Poetry, the Writing of Perception by Stéphanie Noirard

“…Symbole de l’esprit, de l’imagination et de la mémoire pour les Gaëls, source de vie puisqu’elle est à la fois refuge, barrière naturelle contre l’ennemi et réserve de gibier ou de plantes médicinales, mais aussi source de mort qui traîtreusement surprend le voyageur égaré, elle fascine depuis toujours ceux qui la côtoient, depuis Duncan Bàn MacIntyre jusqu’à Sorley MacLean en passant par Robert Burns, Stevenson, Nan Shepherd, pour ne citer que les plus célèbres.A l’heure de la mondialisation, de l’industrialisation, du voyage facile et de la remise en question de la capacité du langage à décrire le monde, que reste-t-il de cette fascination dans la poésie écossaise du XXe siècle ? …”
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For Carlos Castillo-Chavez by Dean Evasius

“…    The founding of the Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute in 1996 and its subsequent development are rightly celebrated as landmarks in STEM education. What is remarkable is that this lifetime of work is just a fraction of what Carlos has accomplished!…”
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Eight Khalkha Jebtsun-damba Khutukhtu and Pandito Khambo-Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov, 1911–1915 by Leonid V. Kuras, Bazar D. Tsybenov

“…In 2024, Mongolia shall celebrate the 155th birthday of the Eighth Bogdo Gegeen — the political figure who founded modern Mongolian statehood in the early twentieth century. …”
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Preface by CTA Editorial Board

“…This issue is dedicated to Professor Alexander Petrov, whose 75th birthday we have celebrated this year. During all his life Alexander Petrov was deeply involved into teaching and research in the Chemical Faculty of the Ural State University. …”
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Canine Actors and Melodramatic Effects: The Dog of Montargis Arrives on the English Stage by Claudia Alonso Recarte

“…This work examines how, through the adaptation of the widely celebrated French canine melodrama Le chien de Montargis onto the British stage, Victorian society explored and attempted to define its own distinct cultural alliance and conceptualization of the dog. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU NECUNOSCUT (CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU UNKNOWN), PUBLISHING BY ED. LIDANA, SUCEAVA, 3 EDIŢII, 2011-2013 (ISSN: 2284-712X) by Gabriela COCA

“…Among a series of notable cultural representations made to celebrate 160 years of the birth of Bucovinean composer Ciprian Porumbescu, in June 1st at Stupca (today: Ciprian Porumbescu), at the Ciprian Porumbescu Memorial Museum, also held at the National Musicological Symposium. …”
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Juana Rouco Buela. Revistas y periódicos para una biografía transnacional anarquista by Laura Fernández Cordero

“…Se trata de una de las más célebres protagonistas del momento de mayor apogeo del anarquismo en el Río de la Plata. …”
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Study on the Establishment of Efficient Leaf Regeneration System in ‘<i>Yuluxiang</i>’ Pear by Xiaohua Cheng, Weilong Zhang, Yarui Wei, Yuxing Zhang

“…The ‘<i>Yuluxiang</i>’ pear is a key cultivated variety in China, celebrated for its high quality. However, it exhibits a low leaf regeneration frequency of only 35.0%, which hinders its transgenic breeding process. …”
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Dites 33. Les huit incipit allemands de Bouvard et Pécuchet (1) by Loïc Windels

“…Ces phrases que nous détournons au profit du transfert linguistique sont tirées d’une « étude génétique » d’Anne Herschberg Pierrot consacrée à la célèbre phrase inaugurale de Bouvard et Pécuchet, laquelle fait aussi l’objet de cet article triparti. …”
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