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Journal articles on the topic "Characters and characteristics in literature":

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Radovanović, Milica. "The characteristics of male and female characters in children's literature." Nastava i vaspitanje 71, no. 2 (2022): 233–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/nasvas2202233r.

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This paper presents the findings of research carried out with the aim of gaining an understanding of the characteristics of male and female child characters in children's literature. "Characteristics" in our research refers to the representation, role and description of male and female characters. The sample consisted of 32 literary texts with child characters in readers used in the first and second grades of primary school. Using the descriptive method and the technique of content analysis, it was established that male characters are almost twice as represented as female characters and that they are more frequently the main characters in a text. With regard to character description, inquisitiveness, imaginativeness and resourcefulness are the most common traits of male characters, while kindness and sensibility are characteristics ascribed only to female characters. It is surprising that the female characters did not have negative traits, leading to the conclusion that their characteristics are more positively rated than the characteristics and actions of male characters. Based on our data, we can conclude that gender stereotypes are present in the descriptions of male and female characters, and we therefore invite readers to take part in further discussions and a more comprehensive analysis of the representation of child characters both in literary works and in other cultural products.
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A, Palaniammal. "Hanuman’s Characteristics among the characters of Kambar." International Research Journal of Tamil 4, no. 1 (November 29, 2021): 17–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/irjt2213.

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Kambar was a star of Tamil Literature Ramayanam Written by Valmiki was translated from Sanskrit Languages to Tamil by the great Poet Kambar. Eventhough is was a translated one, it seems to be a new epic written on his own with some added flavours that is why Ramayana was called to the Kambaramayanam along with the name of the poet which has been a fame till to day. Hanuman the son of Vayu is one of the unparalled fables created by kamber in the Kambaramayanam. In the Myth stories characters plays a vital role the characters are being seen as the one who give life to the story. According to S. Balachandran, “Each and every word spoken by the character has to show the special characteristics of the character”. This article Hanuman is shown as a connectivity bridge between the character, the one who has good characteristics, the one who with good speaking skills and the one who gave life and emotions to the story.
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Greyling, S. F., and H. Du Plessis. "Karakters vir jeugdige lesers." Literator 21, no. 2 (April 26, 2000): 145–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/lit.v21i2.479.

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Characters for young readers In discussions on the nature of children and youth literature, various aspects occur repeatedly. The presumption that these aspects are also factors that exert a meaningful influence on the characters in the genre is largely confirmed by research. Based on developmental characteristics, 11-14 year-olds are identifiable as a group with a unique profile. From this it follows that a relationship between the reader profile en genre conventions can be indicated and that it can be applied specifically to character as an element of the narrative. Characteristic genres and genre conventions establish a framework of expectations within the reader, which co-determines the selection, creation and portrayal of characters. The social cognitive development of the young reader appears to be of special importance in character portrayal. Reader identification with characters largely contributes to reader involvement and to the pleasure a young reader derives from the reading of stories. As a result of the educational situatedness of the young reader, ideology plays an important role in literature for the young. Successful characters have always been regarded as important in ensuring the success of a story. Through selection and the equipping of characters, and by means of portrayal, the writer can work towards this aim.
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Anam, Ahmad Khoiril, and Yogi Purnama. "The Characteristics of Ahmad Tohari's Smile Short Story by Ahmad Tohari." Hortatori : Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia 5, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 8–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.30998/jh.v5i1.650.

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The purpose of this study is to describe the characters contained in the collection of short stories Senyum Karyamin by Ahmad Tohari. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive research. The research technique used is the analysis of the contents of collection of short stories and literature studies to find and collect library data in the form of books relating to research sebjects. Research on the characterization of the main characters in a collection of short stories with the use of analytical and dramatic aspects of the story of thirteen sub-chapters. The results found the chacarterization of the main characters in a short stories with use of analytical aspects of 53 findings (51%) and dramatic 51 findings (49%) that appear in the story of thirteen sub-chapters that exist. Short collection of Senyum Karyamin depicts the character of rural communities that reflect daily life.Keywords: Main Character, Analytical Aspects, Dramatic Aspects, Short Stories Senyum Karyamin.
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Ratchatakorntrakoon, Ratchaneekorn. "Taleng Phai: A Chakrabhand Puppet Play: Characteristics of Performance Literature." MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities 25, no. 1 (December 26, 2022): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/26659077-25010017.

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Abstract This research examines literary techniques used in the adaptation of Lilit Taleng Phai to a Chakrabhand puppet play and analyzes characteristics of Taleng Phai: A Chakrabhand Puppet Play as performance literature. The study reveals that four literary techniques were used to make this adaptation: 1) adaptation of the content; 2) the characters; 3) the pattern; and 4) the presentation. These adaptations contribute to the characteristics of puppet play as performance literature through five conventions: 1) use of an invocation for puppet performance; 2) inclusion of puppet songs; 3) insertion of jokes; 4) method of delivery of puppets to the stage; and 5) not ending with the death of a character. Importantly, the play includes three innovations of puppet performance: 1) the creation of a puppet play from historical literature; 2) the creation of an atmosphere in a puppet performance; and 3) the creation of songs and a singing format.
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Doğan Güldenoğlu, Bilge Nur. "Examination of adult and child characters in children's literature booksÇocuk edebiyatı kitaplarındaki yetişkin ve çocuk karakterlerin incelenmesi." Journal of Human Sciences 14, no. 4 (January 1, 2018): 4768. http://dx.doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v14i4.5083.

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It is emphasized in the literature that the quality of children's literature books need to be brought together with children, starting from early childhood. It is also known in these books how important it is for children to acquire models and meet the characters they can identify with. In this context, it is aimed to examine the characteristics of adult and child characters in children's literature books. Content analysis of fourteen books in which adult and child characters are the main characters from children 's novels in the last decade (2007-2017), which can be reached by criterion sampling method, were made. Four different tables developed by the researcher in order to determine the way of development, general and personality characteristics of the adult and child characters analyzed in this process were used and these tables were presented in the findings section. In general, results showed that adult and child characters were developed in five different character development paths and in detail, adult characters are not treated as much as child characters. Results also suggested that both adult and child characters are constructed with more positively perceived personality traits. In the discussion section, these findings have been discussed in the light of the basic characteristics of characters in children's literature books.Extended English abstract is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetNitelikli çocuk edebiyatı yapıtlarının erken çocukluk döneminden başlayarak çocuklarla buluşturulmasının gerekliliği alanyazında vurgulanmaktadır. Bu kitaplarda çocukların kendilerine model alabilecekleri ve özdeşim kurabilecekleri karakterlerle karşılaşmalarının da ne denli önemli olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu önem bağlamında çalışmada çocuk edebiyatı yapıtlarındaki yetişkin ve çocuk karakterlerin çeşitli özellikler açısından incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Belirtilen amaç doğrultusunda ölçüt örnekleme yöntemiyle ulaşılabilen basımları son on yıl (2007-2017) içinde olan çocuk romanlarından, yetişkin ve çocuk karakterlerin ana karakter olarak yer aldığı on dört kitabın içerik çözümlemesi yapılmıştır. Bu süreçte çözümlenen kitaplardaki yetişkin ve çocuk karakterlerin geliştirilme yolları, genel özellikleri ve kişilik özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen 4 farklı çizelge kullanılmış ve bu çizelgeler bulgular bölümünde sunulmuştur. Çalışma sonuçları alanyazında belirtilen beş farklı karakter geliştirme yolunun ve dört genel özelliğin de incelenen kitaplarda yer aldığını gösterirken yetişkin karakterlerin çocuk karakterler kadar ele alınmadığını da ortaya çıkarmıştır. Ayrıca karakterlerin daha çok olumlu algılanan kişilik özellikleriyle kurgulandığının belirlenmesi de önemli sonuçlardan biridir. Tartışma bölümünde elde edilen bu bulgular alanyazında çocuk edebiyatı kitaplarındaki karakterlere ilişkin temel özellikler doğrultusunda tartışılmıştır.
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El-Menshawy, Sherine. "Notes on the Human Characteristics of Ancient Egyptian Kings." Archiv orientální 82, no. 3 (December 13, 2014): 411–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.47979/aror.j.82.3.411-430.

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Egyptian texts and monuments neither embody nor allow us immediate access to the individual characters and personalities of the kings. The aim of this article is to cast light on the “manners of behavior” of some of the Ancient Egyptian kings based on written documents and archeological evidence.Egyptian literature has focused on kings as Khufu, Pepi II, Nebkaure, Amasis, as special personalities with individual character, such as cruelty, homosexuality, injustice and excess in drinking. Evidence for these human characteristics will be discussed, followed by analytical argument.
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Jaffe, Audrey. "Characters and Creatures." Victorian Literature and Culture 48, no. 4 (2020): 773–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1060150320000297.

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Humans not only err, they often err willingly and explicitly, for both pleasure and edification. We accordingly “find” faces everywhere . . . most frequently, in the “faces” in paintings. And if we look at stars, clouds, and shadows we can find anything we want to find, so great is the indeterminacy of such finding places and so willing are we, for certain purposes, to accept the most minimal likenesses as “like.”Adena Rosmarin, The Power of Genre (1985)Adena Rosmarin's comment is part of a wider discussion of E. H. Gombrich's idea of the role of “schema” in perceptions of art—a concept he uses to explain, among other things, how it is that observers can perceive a face in a collection of lines and dots, and, more generally, why it makes sense to say that all art begins not with nothing but with something. A snowman starts with the schema that is snow, for example, and we “work the snow and balance the shapes till we recognize a man.” And not only do we work the snow to achieve some approximation of human faces and bodies, but we find human characteristics in—or, more accurately, make characters out of—all sorts of things, living and not. Certainly, we project character onto living nonhumans, such as cats, dogs, birds, and plants, imagining that they share our feelings of love, loneliness, and desire, but we also assign character and characteristics to inanimate objects and assorted phenomena: ships, cars, and hurricanes all get names; we may talk to the toaster, or grumble at a shoelace that, we imagine, stubbornly refuses—refuses!—to untie. Thus it is hardly surprising that literary characters, intended expressly as vehicles for imaginative occupation, take on a similarly outsize quality in our psyches. Words on a page, constructions of language, they invite us to consider them as soulmates and doppelgängers; nightmare—or perhaps ideal—versions of parents, brothers, sisters, friends, and selves: the families we might have chosen if we could; the me (or not me) nobody knows.
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Hadi, Rosewitha Anggraeni Privieshanti, Elly Tuti Winarni, Dian Bhagawati, and Agus Nuryanto. "Morphological Differences between Chaetodon auriga and Chaetodon vagabundus based on Truss Morphometric Characters." Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education 13, no. 3 (December 10, 2021): 297–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/biosaintifika.v13i3.31466.

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Chaetodon auriga and Chaetodon vagabundus are popular marine aquaria fish from Cahetodontidae family. Both species show subtle morphological variations, especially in juvenile stages, which might lead to misidentification. Additional morphological characteristics, such as truss morphometric, are valuable characters for species identification in Chaetodontidae. This study aimed to evaluate morphological differences between Chaetodon auriga and C. vagabundus based on truss morphometric characters. The study is expected to provide new morphometric characters for Chaetodon auriga and C. vagabundus differentiation on the southern coast of West Java, Indonesia. Fish samples were collected from Ujunggenteng and Taman Manalusu Beach. The specimens were identified based on morphological characteristics and referred to the characters available in the literature. Truss morphometric characters were measured using callipers with an accuracy of 0.01mm and convert to ratio values to obtain constant value. The data were analyzed statistically using the Mann-Whitney test in SPSS software packages. The result showed that five truss morphometric characters were significantly different between C. auriga and C.vagabundus. This study concluded that C. auriga and C. vagabundus could be differentiated using truss morphometric character. This study provides five new morphometric characters for species differentiation in fish species, especially between C. auriga and C. vagabundus.
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Renga, Ian Parker, and Mark A. Lewis. "Wisdom, Mystery, and Dangerous Knowledge: Exploring Depictions of the Archetypal Sage in Young Adult Literature." Study and Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult Literature 3, no. 1 (May 25, 2018): 25–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5275.2018.3.1.25-50.

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The archetypal sage character is a common, though relatively unexplored character, in young adult literature (YAL). Employing a sociocultural, constructivist understanding of archetypes, we unpack features of the sage through an examination of three sagacious characters: the Receiver of Memory in The Giver, Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games, and Anatov in Akata Witch. Our analysis reveals how these characters are each marked with physical or behavioral abnormalities, are isolated from society and its institutions, and possess dangerous knowledge of eros (The Giver), power (The Hunger Games), and identity (Akata Witch). They are also depicted as standing in sharp contrast to other, more typical teachers in the intimate relationships they form with students and degree of vulnerability they display. All of these characteristics, we argue, might explain the appeal of the sagecharacter in YAL, as well as its curious absence from our common understanding of K-12 teachers and curriculum. Indeed, we see these characterizations of fictional teachers as raising interesting questions about sagacious mentorship and wisdom in schools.
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Ross, Vika. "La vie à travers un kaléidoscope, suivi de Le personnage, du théorique vers la pratique." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0007/MQ43939.pdf.

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Stein, Markus. "Definition und Schilderung in Theophrasts Charakteren." Stuttgart : B. G. Teubner, 1992. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37093658w.

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Seo, Joanne Mira. "Allusive characterization from Apollonius to Statius." [S.l. : s.n.], 2004. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/174205418.html.

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Batch, Julia. "Searching for a Savior." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822805/.

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This collection of essays includes a preference that investigates the role and importance of setting and character in a nonfiction narrative. The preface assesses the writings of four great authors, examining how each author use setting and characterization to further the purpose of their story. This collection focuses on four different issues that the author has wrestled with for two decades. While “Desperado” is an investigation into the problems within her own family, “Being Black Me” highlights the authors struggle against the racial inequality her hometown. “Voices In The Dark”, the author analyze how the abuse she suffered as a child has influenced her life and contributed to a drinking problem that is explored in a later essay “Alors On Danse”.
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文秉懿 and Bing-yee Man. "A study of minor comic characters in Yuan drama." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3121177X.

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Bilatyi, Katy Nomthandazo. "Ukuzotywa kwabalinganiswa ngokwesithako sobunzululwazi bume-ngqondo kwiincwadi zedrama ezikhethiweyo zesiXhosa, ngokweemeko zale mihla." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/9913.

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Olu phando luza kugxila kuphononongo lobume bengqondo ephazamisekileyo yabalinganiswa, lujonga kananjalo izimo zabalinganiswa ngakumbi abatsha, indlela abacinga nabenza ngayo izinto. Olu phando luza kuphicotha obu bume bengqondo baba balinganiswa kusetyenziswa iincwadi zedrama ezilandelayo: uBuzani Kubawo, kaTamsanqa, uAmaza, kaQangule, uLiseza kutshona kaMbobo, u-Uthembisa noMakhaya kaMtywaku, Isikhwakhwa noBessie kaMtywaku kunye noNdiyekeni kaJongilanga. Olu thotho lweencwadi zedrama zikhethiweyo luza kusetyenziswa kwakhona ukubhentsisa ubungqondo-lukhuni lwababhali ekuzobeni abalinganiswa abatsha njengoongantweni nolwamvila lolu zobo kwindlela ulutsha oluziphethe ngayo. Olu phando lutshayelelwe ngesahluko sokuqala esiqulathe iingxaki zophando, iinjongo zophando, ukubaluleka kolu phando, okusele kubhaliwe ngophando olu, nalapho olu luza kwahluka khona. Isahluko sesibini sibonisa isithako sobuNzululwazi bume- ngqondo nezinye ezikhaphayo ezifana nenkcubeko apho kujongwa ukuba ingaba inkcubeko ayisetyenziswa na ngendlela ebangela ukuba abalinganiswa abatsha bazibone bekwimo emandla yoxinzelelo. Esi sithako senkcubeko sihambelana neso semo yokuziphatha apha kujongwa ukuba ingaba ukuziphatha kwaba balinganiswa batsha akuqhutywa yindlela uluntu olubabona ngayo bephenjelelwa nayindlela abazotywa ngayo ngababhali. Ezinye izithako ezikhapha esi sobume bengqondo seso sobudala apho kugxilwa kwindlela abajongelwa phantsi ngayo ngenxa yeminyaka yabo luluntu nabazali abaphela bebathathela izigqibo ezikhokelela kuxinzelelo nokuziphatha okungekuhle. Esokugqibela seso seOnomastiki apho kujongwa ukuba ingaba indlela abathiywe ngayo abalinganiswa ayinagalelo kusini na kwindlela oluziphethe ngayo ulutsha. Iimeko zoxinzelelo abazibhaqa bephantsi kwazo abatsha azibangelwa ngamagama abawanikiweyo na nekuye kulindeleke ukuba bawalandele ngenkani nokuba imeko ayivumi. Isahluko sesiThathu sakugxila kwizimo zabalinganiswa ze esesiNe sigxile kubalinganiswa nezigulo zengqondo.
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Mvanyashe, Andiswa. "Uphononongo lokuchubeka kwezimo zabalinganiswa kwiincwadi ezichongiweyo zedrama zesiXhosa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1409.

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Le ngxoxo iza kuthetha ngengcingane yokuchubeka. Phantsi kwengcingane yokuchubeka kuza kuthi kuxoxwe ngezi zinto ziladelayo: ukuchubeka lungileyo kunye nokuchubeka gwenxa, ubuso (imvakalelo), izaci zokuchubeka, ukuchubeka nesini kunye nokuchubeka namandla okanye igunya. Ezi zihloko zingaphantsi ziza kubonakaliswa phantsi kwecandelo lesibini ukuya kwelesine ze isahluko sesihlanu ibe sesokukuqukumbela. Ukuchubeka kufumaneka phantsi kwezifundo zesoshiyolingwistiki. Ingxoxo iza kuthi iqale icacise ngesoshiyolingwistiki. Ukuchubeka kuphuhla kakuhle xa isithethi sisebenzisa amagama entetho-ntshukumo anje ngokuncoma, ukuhlekisa, ukuxolisa njalo-njalo. Ingxoxo iza kuthi inabe nzulu ngengcingane yentetho-ntshukumo. Iza kuphinda ingene nzulu icacisa igama elinentshukumo ngalinye. Le ngxoxo ithi ijonge kwaye iphendule umbuzo othi ingaba ngoobani abachubekileyo kukho amadoda nabantu ababhinqileyo. Lo mbuzo uthi ukhokhelele ingxoxo ekuxoxeni ngesini. Ingcingane yesini iza kuthi isetyenziswe ekuphenduleni lo mbuzo kwaye iza kucaciswa nzulu. Kuyabonakala okokuba apha ekuchubekeni bakhona abantu abachubeka ngenxa yezizathu ezithile. Izizathu ezifana nokuthobela amagunya, ukoyika lo mntu athetha naye, ukuhlonipha njalo-njalo.
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Pei, Kong-ngai. "Fictional characters and their names a defense of the fact theory /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/b4020389x.

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Pei, Kong-ngai, and 貝剛毅. "Fictional characters and their names: a defense of the fact theory." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4020389X.

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Mai, Alex Chih-Yuan. "Sacrificial forms the libretti in English 1940-2000 /." Thesis restricted. Connect to e-thesis to view abstract, 2008. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/437/.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Glasgow, 2008.
Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Department of English Literature, University of Glasgow, 2008. Includes bibliographical references. Print version also available.
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Books on the topic "Characters and characteristics in literature":

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Obermeier, Thomas F. Characters in Victorian literature. [S.l: Thomas F. Obermeier?], 1989.

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Harris, Laurie Lanzen. Characters in 20th-century literature. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990.

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Howes, Kelly King. Characters in 20th-century literature. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.

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Howes, Kelly King. Characters in 19th-century literature. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993.

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Jones, Raymond E. Characters in children's literature. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.

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Gillespie, John Thomas. Characters in young adult literature. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.

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Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Characters from young adult literature. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited, 1991.

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1970-, Dominic Catherine C., ed. Shakespeare's characters for students. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.

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Schmidt, Victoria. 45 master characters: Mythic models for creating original characters. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 2001.

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Enjolras, Laurence. Flannery O'Connor's characters. Lanham, Md: University Press of America, 1998.

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Gill, Richard. "Characters." In Mastering English Literature, 127–47. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13596-7_7.

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Watson, George. "Characters." In British Literature since 1945, 187–97. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21182-1_9.

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Henderson, Andrea. "Combinatorial Characters." In The Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Mathematics, 493–512. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55478-1_27.

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Marsh, Nicholas. "Looking at characters." In How to Begin Studying English Literature, 26–41. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13799-2_2.

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Marsh, Nicholas, John Peck, and Martin Coyle. "Looking at characters." In How to Begin Studying English Literature, 28–45. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-50878-2_2.

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Xia, Yong, and Xuefei Zhu. "Literature Review on Symbols." In Primitive Characters of Liangzhu, 1–14. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5311-8_1.

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Bell, Lenore. "Off-White Crayons: Ethnically Marked White Characters." In The “Other” In 9/11 Literature, 93–114. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50844-3_5.

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Stambaugh, Tamra, Eric Fecht, and Emily Mofield. "Literary Interactions and Symbiosis Characteristics." In Interactions in Ecology and Literature, 156–57. New York: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003235828-34.

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Parks, Sara, Shayna Sheinfeld, and Meredith J. C. Warren. "Women as consumers, characters, and creators of literature." In Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean, 220–52. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351005982-8.

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Gross, Gloria Sybil. "Flights into illness: some characters in Jane Austen." In Literature & Medicine During the Eighteenth Century, 188–99. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003324980-10.

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Nguyen Thi, Dung. "The World Miraculous Characters in Vietnamese Fairy Tales Aspect of Languages – Ethnic in Scene South East Asia Region." In GLOCAL Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2019. The GLOCAL Unit, SOAS University of London, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.47298/cala2019.13-1.

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Like other genres of folk literature, fairy tales of Vietnamese ethnicity with miraculous character systems become strongly influenced by Southeast Asia’s historical-cultural region. Apart from being influenced by farming, Buddhism, Confucianism, urbanism, Vietnamese fairy tales are deeply influenced by ethno-linguistic elements. Consequently, fairy tales do not preserve their root identities, but shift and emerge over time. The study investigates and classifies the miraculous tales of peoples of Vietnam with strange characters (fairies, gods, Buddha, devils) in linguistic and ethnographic groups, and in high-to-low ratios. Here the study expands on, evaluates, correlates, and differentiates global miraculous characters, and describes influences of creation of miraculous characters in these fairy tales. The author affirms the value of this character system within the fairy tales, and develops conceptions of global aesthetic views. To conduct the research, the author applies statistical methods, documentary surveys, type comparison methods, systematic approaches, synthetic analysis methods, and interdisciplinary methods (cultural studies, ethnography, psychoanalysis). The author conducted a reading of and referring to the miraculous fairy tales of the peoples of Vietnam with strange characters. 250 fairy tales were selected from 32 ethnic groups of Vietnam, which have the most types of miraculous characters, classifying these according to respective language groups, through an ethnography. The author compares sources to determine characteristics of each miraculous character, and employs system methods to understand the components of characters. The author analyzes and evaluates the results based on the results of the survey and classification. Within the framework of the article, the author focuses on the following two issues; some general features of the geographical conditions and history of Vietnam in the context of Southeast Asia’s ancient and medieval periods were observed; a survey was conducted of results of virtual characters in the fairy tales of Vietnam from the perspective of language, yet accomplished through an ethnography. The results of the study indicate a calculation and quantification of magical characters in the fairy tales of Vietnamese. This study contributes to the field of Linguistic Anthropology in that it presents the first work to address the system of virtual characters in the fairy tales of Vietnam in terms of language, while it surveys different types of material, origins formed, and so forth.
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FILIPPOVA, IRINA. "ABOUT TYPOLOGY OF INTERSEMIOTIC TRANSFORMATIONS." In ЯЗЫК. КУЛЬТУРА. ПЕРЕВОД = LANGUAGE. CULTURE. TRANSLATION. Science and Innovation Center Publishing House, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/lct.2019.36.

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We present the author's typology of intersemiotic transformations during the intralinguistic film adaptation of literature adaptation of a work of literature empirically based on the play by M. A. Bulgakov "Ivan Vasilievich" and the film "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession." Comparative analysis reveals the transformation of various components of the content (realities, external and personal characteristics of characters, genre features) and various degrees (transformation and deformation).
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Spasić, Jelena Lj. "GLOBALIZACIJSKI PROCESI U ROMANU „LETO KAD SAM NAUČILA DA LETIM“." In KNjIŽEVNOST ZA DECU U NAUCI I NASTAVI. University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education in Jagodina, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.46793/kdnn21.049s.

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The influence of cultural globalization on language of literature is most intensive in literature for children, which has characteristics of digital natives’ language. This paper deals with the language of the novel Leto kad sam naučila da letim by Jasminka Petrović. The main goal of the research is to examine linguistic and stylistic features in which the influence of English as a global language, digitalization and mass media is reflected. The problem of linguistic diversity has not been given enough attention in previous analysis dedicated to the analyzed novel. The aim of the paper is to single out linguistic and stylistic characteristics of the novel Leto kad sam naučila da letim, which are a consequence of cultural globalization. Along with global cultural homogenization, there is a strengthening of national consciousness and the rise of national cultures. The paper deals with how the process of localization of the global, i.e. glocalization, is manifested in the speech of the characters of the analyzed novel
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YANG, LING, and SHENG-DONG YUE. "AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC CREATION IN MEFISTOFELE." In 2021 International Conference on Education, Humanity and Language, Art. Destech Publications, Inc., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12783/dtssehs/ehla2021/35726.

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Successful opera art cannot be separated from literary elements, but also from the support of music. Opera scripts make up plots with words. Compared with emotional resonance directly from the senses, music can plasticize the abstract literary image from the perspective of sensibility. An excellent opera work can effectively promote the development of the drama plot through music design, and deepen the conflict of drama with the "ingenious leverage" of music. This article intends to analyze the music design of the famous opera, Mefistofele, and try to explore the fusion effect of music and drama, and its role in promoting the plot. After its birth at the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, western opera art quickly received widespread attention and affection. The reason for its success is mainly due to its fusion of the essence of classical music and drama literature. Because of this, there have always been debates about the importance of music and drama in the long history of opera art development. In the book Opera as Drama, Joseph Kerman, a well-known contemporary musicologist, firmly believes that "opera is first and foremost a drama to show conflicts, emotions and thoughts among people through actions and events. In this process, music assumes the most important performance responsibilities."[1] Objectively speaking, these two elements with very different external forms and internal structures play an indispensable role in opera art. A classic opera is inseparable from the organic integration of music and drama, otherwise it will be difficult to meet the aesthetic experience expected by the audience. On the stage, it is necessary to present wonderful audio-visual enjoyment, and at the same time to pursue thematic expressions with deep thoughts, but the expression of emotions in music creation must be reflected through its independent specific language rather than separated from its own consciousness. Only through the superb expression of music can conflicts, thoughts and emotions be fully reflected, or it may be reduced to empty preaching. Joseph Kerman once pointed out that "the true meaning of opera is to carry drama with music". He believes that opera expresses thoughts and emotions through many factors such as scenes, actions, characters, plots and so on. However, the carrier of these elements lies in music. Only under the guidance and support of music can the characters, thoughts and emotions of the drama be truly portrayed. Indeed, opera scripts fictional plots with words, and music presents abstract literary image specifically and recreationally, allowing more potentially complex emotions that are difficult to express in words to be perceived by the audience in the flow of notes, thereby resonate with people.[2] Mefistofele, which this article intends to explore, is such an opera that is extremely exemplary in the organic integration of music and drama.
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Widagdo, T., Djatmika Djatmika, and H. Yustanto. "Analysis Characteristics of Antawacana as Reflections on the Character of Werkudara in Wayang Purwa." In Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. EAI, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296757.

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Zeng, Qinghua, Wenjun Kong, and Chunjie Sui. "Effect of Confinement on Combustion Characteristics in Lean Direct Injection Combustion System." In ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2013-95413.

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Confinement has direct influence on the dome reference velocity and indirect influence on the combustor’s performance, emissions, operability, liner and dome temperature levels and gradients. Understanding the effects of the confinement is crucial to conventional combustor design. Recently, lean direct injection (LDI) combustor has been popularly employed to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from gas turbine. Compared to conventional combustor, LDI combustor has a much larger amount of air entering into the dome. Therefore, combustion characteristics and confinement effects in LDI combustor are quantitatively or even qualitatively different from those in conventional combustor. As a result, some design criteria for conventional combustor are no longer applicable for LDI combustor and it is essential to investigate the effects of confinement level in LDI combustor. In the literature, several studies have been conducted to understand how the confinement levels affect the characters of swirling non-reactive flow. However, there are few studies on the reactive flow and thereby the effects of confinement on combustion characteristics are not well understood. Due to its important role in combustor design, the confinement effect on spray combustion in LDI mode is systematically investigated in the present study. The experimental setup is established to study the confinement effects. Experimental data on flame characteristics, centerline temperature distribution, and pollutant emissions are obtained. Experiments at five different confinement ratios, 2.8, 6.8, 10.6, 19.5, and 28.5, are conducted. The results show that the confinement level has an important impact on the flame characteristics, centerline temperature, and pollution emissions. The optimal confinement ratio is determined, at which the pollution emissions become the lowest.
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Ryzhikh, Tatiana Iurevna. "Formulaicity as the Basis for Plot Construction in the Novels of Lydia Charskaya." In All-Russian Scientific Conference with International Participation, Chair Oksana Sergeevna Kravchuk. Publishing house Sreda, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31483/r-97794.

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Lan, Zhong, Wei Xu, Xia Zhu, and Xuehu Ma. "Microscale Behaviors of Dropwise Condensation: Reflection Spectrum Analysis." In ASME 2012 Third International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/mnhmt2012-75254.

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The clustering phenomenon on the solid wall during dropwise condensation is analyzed with reflection spectrum. From the theoretical prediction of the reflectivity for thin liquid films with different thickness on stainless steel surface, it is ascertained that the reflectivity corresponds to the coacervate characteristics of the steam molecular. Furthermore, the experimental data of the reflection spectrum during dropwise condensation in literature also demonstrated that the reflection feature and so as the coacervate characters lie between liquid and steam after the droplet departing during an actual continuous condensation process. The clustering model is used to analyze the results, indicating that clusters form on the blank surface. And it is found that different microstructures of the solid wall would lead to different deposition rates of the clusters, which prompts an effective way to enhance heat transfer process of condensation by accelerating the deposition rate of clusters with surface modification.
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Pulungan, Dedi. "Language Composition and Cultural Characteristics of Mandailing Onang-Onang Charactersas A Relevance of Indonesian Language Learning In Smk Negeri 3 Kota Padangsidimpuan." In Proceedings of the 4th BASA: International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature and Local Culture Studies, BASA, November 4th 2020, Solok, Indonesia. EAI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.4-11-2020.2314160.

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"Offstage Characters in Tennessee Williams’ Plays." In 2019 International Conference on Advances in Literature, Arts and Communication. The Academy of Engineering and Education (AEE), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.35532/jahs.v1.004.

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Бережна, Маргарита Василівна. The Traitor Psycholinguistic Archetype. Premier Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/6051.

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Film studies have recently begun to employ Jung’s concept of archetypes prototypical characters which play the role of blueprint in constructing clear-cut characters. New typologies of archetype characters appear to reflect the changes in the constantly developing world of literature, theater, film, comics and other forms of entertainment. Among those, there is the classification of forty-five master characters by V. Schmidt , which is the basis for defining the character’s archetype in the present article. The aim of the research is to identify the elements of the psycholinguistic image of Justin Hammer in the superhero film Iron Man 2 based on the Marvel Comics and directed by Jon Favreau (2010). The task consists of three stages, namely identification of the psychological characteristics of the character, subsequent determination of Hammer’s archetype and definition of speech elements that reveal the character’s psychological image. This paper explores 92 Hammer’s turns of dialogues in the film. According to V. Schmidt’s classification, Hammer belongs to the Traitor archetype, which is a villainous representation of the Businessman archetype.
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Brown, James E., Joseph J. Loftus, and Richard A. Dipert. Five characteristics of composite materials - a review of the literature. Gaithersburg, MD: National Bureau of Standards, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbs.ir.85-3226.

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Гарлицька, Т. С. Substandard Vocabulary in the System of Urban Communication. Криворізький державний педагогічний університет, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/3912.

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The article is devoted to substandard elements which are considered as one of the components in the system of urban forms of communication. The Object of our research is substandard vocabulary, the Subject is structural characteristics of the modern city language, the Purpose of the study is to define the main types of substandard vocabulary and their role in the system of urban communication. The theoretical base of our research includes the scientific works of native and foreign linguists, which are devoted to urban linguistics (B. Larin, M. Makovskyi, V. Labov, T. Yerofeieva, L. Pederson, R. McDavid, O. Horbach, L. Stavytska, Y. Stepanov, S. Martos). Different lexical and phraseological units, taken from the Ukrainian, Russian and American Dictionaries of slang and jargon, serve as the material of our research. The main components of the city language include literary language, territorial dialects, different intermediate transitional types, which are used in the colloquial everyday communication but do not have territorial limited character, and social dialects. The structural characteristics, proposed in the article, demonstrate the variety and correlation of different subsystems of the city language. Today peripheral elements play the main role in the city communication. They are also called substandard, non-codified, marginal, non-literary elements or the jargon styles of communication. Among substandard elements of the city language the most important are social dialects, which include such subsystems as argot, jargon and slang. The origin, functioning and characteristics of each subsystem are studied on the material of linguistic literature of different countries. It is also ascertained that argot is the oldest form of sociolects, jargon divides into corporative and professional ones, in the structure of slangy words there are common and special slang. Besides, we can speak about sociolectosentrism of the native linguistics and linguemosentrism of the English tradition of slang nomination. Except social dialects, the important structural elements of the city language are also intermediate transitional types, which include koine, colloquialisms, interdialect, surzhyk, pidgin and creole. Surzhyk can be attributed to the same type of language formations as pidgin and creole because these types of oral speech were created mostly by means of the units mixing of the obtruded language of the parent state with the elements of the native languages.
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Damos, Diane L., Kenneth L. Schwartz, and Johnny J. Weissmuller. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics for Military Pilot Selection: A Review of the Literature. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, February 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada546965.

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BIZIKOEVA, L. S., and M. I. BALIKOEVA. LEXICO-STYLISTIC MEANS OF CREATING CHARACTERS (BASED ON THE STORY “THE POOL” BY W.S. MAUGHAM). Science and Innovation Center Publishing House, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2077-1770-2021-13-4-3-62-70.

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Purpose. The article deals with various lexico-stylistic means of portraying a literary character. The analysis is based on the empirical study of the story “The Pool” by a famous English writer William Somerset Maugham. The main methods used in the research are: the method of contextual analysis and the descriptive-analytical method. Results. The results of the research revealed that the peculiar characteristic of the story “The Pool” as well as of many other Maugham’s stories is the author’s strong presence. The portrayal characteristics of the protagonists, their manner of speech, the surrounding nature greatly contribute to creating the unforgettable characters of Lawson and his wife Ethel. Somerset Maugham employs various lexico-stylistic means to create the images of Lawson and Ethel, allowing the reader to vividly portray their personalities. Practical implications. The received results can be used in teaching Stylistics of the English language, stylistic analysis of the text as well as theory and practice of translation, in writing course and graduation papers.
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Paran, Ilan, and Molly Jahn. Genetics and comparative molecular mapping of biochemical and morphological fruit characters in Capsicum. United States Department of Agriculture, March 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2005.7586545.bard.

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Original objectives: The overall goal of our work was to gain information regarding the genetic and molecular control of pathways leading to the production of secondary metabolites determining major fruit quality traits in pepper and to develop tools based on this information to assist in crop improvement. The specific objectives were to: (1) Generate a molecular map of pepper based on simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. (2) Map QTL for capsaicinoid (pungency) content (3) Determine possible association between capsaicinoid and carotenoid content and structural genes for capsaicinoid and carotenoid biosynthesis. (4) Map QTL for quantitative traits controlling additional fruit traits. (5) Map fruit-specific ESTs and determine possible association with fruit QTL (6) Map the C locus that determines the presence and absence of capsaicinoid in pepper fruit and identify candidate genes for C.locus. Background: Pungency, color, fruit shape and fruit size are among the most important fruit quality characteristics of pepper. Despite the importance of the pepper crop both in the USA and Israel, the genetic basis of these traits was poorly understood prior to the studies conducted in the present proposal. In addition, molecular tools for use in pepper improvement were lacking. Major conclusions and achievements: Our studies enabled the development of a saturated genetic map of pepper that includes numerous SSR markers. This map has been integrated with a number of other independent maps resulting in the publication of a single resource map consisting of more than 2000 markers. Unlike previous maps based primarily on tomato-originated RFLP markers, the new maps are based on PCR markers that originate in Capsicum providing a comprehensive and versatile resource for marker-assisted selection in pepper. We determined the genetic and molecular bases of qualitative and quantitative variation of pungency, a character unique to pepper fruit. We mapped and subsequently cloned the Pun1 gene that serves as a master regulatoar for capsaicinoid accumulation and showed that it is an acyltransferase. By sequencing the Pun1 gene in pungent and non-pungent cultivars we identified a deletion that abolishes the expression of the gene in the latter cultivars. We also identified QTL that control capsaicinoid content and therefore pungency level. These genes will allow pepper breeders to manipulate the level of pungency for specific agricultural and industrial purposes. In addition to pungency we identified genes and QTL that control other key developmental processes of fruit development such as color, texture and fruit shape. The A gene controlling anthocyanin accumulation in the immature fruit was found as the ortholog of the petunia transcription factor Anthocyanin2. The S gene required for the soft flesh and deciduous fruit nature typical of wild peppers was identified as the ortholog of tomato polygalacturonase. We identified two major QTL controlling fruit shape, fs3.1 and fs10.1, that differentiate elongated and blocky and round fruit shapes, respectively. Scientific and agricultural implications: Our studies allowed significant advances in our understanding of important processes of pepper fruit development including the isolation and characterization of several well known genes. These results also provided the basis for the development of molecular tools that can be implemented for pepper improvement. A total of eleven refereed publications have resulted from this work, and several more are in preparation.
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R. T. Jubin, D. M. Strachan, and N. R. Soelberg. Iodine Pathways and Off-Gas Stream Characteristics for Aqueous Reprocessing Plants ? A Literature Survey and Assessment. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1111056.

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Roddy, J. W., and J. C. Mailen. Radiological characteristics of light-water reactor spent fuel: A literature survey of experimental data. [82 references]. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/5661056.

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Kelly, Luke. Definitions, Characteristics and Monitoring of Conflict Economies. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), February 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2022.024.

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The idea of conflict economies is a broad concept encompassing several research angles. Definitions differ according to these focuses. Some of the main uses of the concept are to understand: • economic analysis of the motives for and likelihood of war • financing of state and non-state belligerents • how the continuation of conflicts can be explained by rational motives including economic ones • how conflict affects economic activity, and how conflict parties and citizens adapt Some distinctive characteristics of war economies are (Ballentine & Nitzschke, 2005, p. 12): • They involve the destruction or circumvention of the formal economy and the growth of informal and black markets, • Pillage, predation, extortion, and deliberate violence against civilians is used by combatants to acquire control over lucrative assets, capture trade networks and diaspora remittances, and exploit labour; • War economies are highly decentralised and privatised, both in the means of coercion and in the means of production and exchange; • Combatants increasingly rely on the licit or illicit exploitation of / trade in lucrative natural resources • They thrive on cross-border trading networks, regional kin and ethnic groups, arms traffickers, and mercenaries, as well as legally operating commercial entities, each of which may have a vested interest in the continuation of conflict and instability. The first section of this rapid review outlines the evolution of the term and key definitions. Most of this discussion occurs in the academic literature around the early 2000s. The second looks at key characteristics of conflict economies identified in the literature, with examples where possible from both academic and grey literature. The third section briefly identifies methodologies used to measure and monitor conflict economies, as well as some current research and programmes on conflict economies, from academic literature as well as NGOs and other sources. The findings have been derived via a literature search and advice from experts in the field. Given time constraints, the report is not comprehensive. The review is gender- and disability blind.
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Lenhardt, Amanda. Defining Characteristics of Democracy in the 21st Century. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.064.

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This report offers a brief overview of the literature on the defining characteristics of democracy in the 21st century. This report seeks to map out a range of conceptual approaches to understanding democracy, evidence on emerging trends in democratisation, and challenges to realising democracy in its varied forms. The report begins with a discussion on definitions of democracy that have emerged in recent decades (Section 2), highlighting a range of qualifiers that are widely used to differentiate and analyse different democratic regime types. Section 3 summarises trends in key indicators of democracy from widely cited observers – The Economist Intelligence Unit and the V-Dem Institute - and recent trends in public opinion towards democracy, according to World Values and Pew Centre surveys. Section 4 gives a very brief overview of three leading challenges to democracy discussed widely in the literature – gender inequality; the role of media and social media; and declining quality of elections, freedom of expression and civic space.

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