Cognitive metaphor analysts comprehend metaphor as a convenient way of not only talking about real life events but also thinking about them: connecting ideas, Wooden Bus explaining abstract ideas that are difficult to grasp, conveying messages and emotions, etc.Thus, metaphor in real-world discourse is increasingly becoming the focus of many cognit
(1) Background: Short QT syndrome (SQTS) may result in sudden cardiac death.So far, no drugs, except quinidine, have been demonstrated to be effective in some patients with SQTS type 1 (SQTS1).This study was designed to examine the potential effectiveness of vernakalant for treating SQTS1 patients, using human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived
Climate change is projected to create alterations in species distributions over the planet.The common leopard (Panthera pardus) serves an important ecological function as a member of the big carnivore guild, but little is known about how climate change may affect their distribution.In this study, we use MaxEnt to simulate the geographic distributio
This study aims to assess surface urban heat islands (SUHIs) pattern over the city of Zagreb, Croatia, based on satellite (optical and thermal) remote sensing data.The spatio-temporal identification of SUHIs is analysed using the 12 sets of Landsat 8 imagery acquired during 2017 (in each month of the year).Vegetation cover within the city boundarie
Abstract: Since the 90s, after the crisis of the mass Floss representation model characteristic of the Welfare States, and the arrival of the so-called audience democracy, typical of the States of the Global Era, several Latin American countries undertook constitutional reforms in which, among other changes, incorporated citizen participation and c