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It has often been stated that the Chronographia by the eleventh-century prolific author Michael Psellos is a piece of historiography that reads almost like a novel, and that Psellos spends much time on describing characters and taking ironical stances towards his imperial protagonists. This article claims that a refined version of this may be seen in Psellos’ book six on Constantine IX Monomachos.

A rare fossiliferous site in Willacy County, Texas, contains a mass concentration of fossil Giant Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus hexagonatus). The site southeast of Raymondville was exposed in the late 1980s during archaeological surveys for drainage canal improvements. Numerous large adults with complete shells were recovered along with partial limb, cranial, and vertebral elements. Especially remark

Akademiska hierarkier kvarstår trots uttalade ambitioner om jämlikhet för alla inom akademin. Detta arbete undersöker hur bland annat lärare och forskare vid Lunds universitet upplever hierarkier samt tillhörighet i relation till sin kulturella bakgrund och familjens värderingar. Arbetet bygger på en kvalitativ metod i form av semi-strukturerade intervjuer som analyserats tematiskt med hjälp av Pi

The physiological process of swallowing is not only a simple transfer of liquids or food boluses from the oral cavity to stomach, but also a complex succession of voluntary and involuntary phases that involve complex deformations and require the entire functionality of the oropharyngeal apparatus. When this functionality is affected, people experience dysphagia, which is described as a combination

This thesis analyses the Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman’s impact on Argentine film and identity formation from the first South American premiere of Sommarlek (1951) in 1952 to the fall of the argentine dictatorship in 1983. Based on the Science's Blood Flow Theory developed by sociologist Bruno Latour the essay reconstructs the technological conditions for Bergman's breakthrough. In

Avkodning och kodning, de tekniska komponenterna i läsning och skrivning, är något som alla barn måste lära sig i de tidiga skolåren för att kunna tillgodogöra sig undervisningen och utveckla sin läsförståelse och sitt skrivande. Forskning har visat att det är viktigt att de tekniska förmågorna blir automatiserade så att barnets fokus kan flyttas från teknik till innehåll. Om det uppstår något pro

Plastic carrier bags are one of the most frequently littered objects. They tend to accumulate in the oceans, posing a threat to marine organisms and birds which mistake them for food. To tackle this environmental issue, the EU has decided to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags through an amending directive. The directive is regulated through the Swedish regulation regarding plastic carr