Roleplay is structured through stylised language practices. Children engaging in roleplay are aware of the various levels of reality distinguishing play from the real world. To mark these levels, they use signals, or metacommunication, to convey the meaning ‘this is play’. Within roleplay, these levels are expressed through distinct utterance types: directive utterances, role utterances, magical ...

This thesis investigates gendered representations of villainy in two canonical works of 20th-century children’s literature: J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy (1911) and C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (1950). While previous research has extensively explored gender disparities among protagonists, the gendered portrayals of antagonists remain underexamined. This thesis addresses that gap ...

Growth of the blue economy will affect coastal ecosystems, altering human impacts, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions—transforming coastal societies in the process. The Coastal Barometer is intended to help find a good balance between growth, environmental conservation, and community well-being.

Learning takes time and hence its effects should be considered in short-term production planning (i.e., scheduling). This is especially true when human involvement is high and the shop floor experiences changes in workflow, workforce, or technology. The Single-Machine Scheduling Problem (SMSP) with the learning effect is considered to explore this interplay. The study first proves that the shortest ...

This work discusses the timing and sources for the pre- and syn-orogenic sedimentation in the southernmost internal domain of the Kaoko–Dom Feliciano–Gariep orogen. One sample from the Marmora Terrane (Gariep Belt, southern Namibia) yielded data suggesting a syn-orogenic origin, whereas data from two other samples suggest their pre-orogenic nature. Two volcanic rocks from the San Carlos Formation ...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly prescribed to pregnant women due to their efficacy and safety profile, leading to potential exposure of the developing fetus and infant. Serotonin, which acts as a neurotransmitter in adults and is crucial for regulating male sexual behavior, also serves as a neurotrophic factor during early brain development. Yet, the long-term consequences ...

Man being a social animal lives in society and spend most of the time doing daily chores and keep up with others in the society. In the process of society being formed, various social relations are created which makes an individual to create social ties among themselves and form social groupings. These groupings are then deeply connected with each other that provides support system to survive in the ...

Fetal neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is caused by maternal alloantibodies that target human platelet antigens (HPAs) on fetal platelets, most commonly HPA-1a. Integrin β3, expressing the HPA-1a epitope, however, is also displayed on placental cells. Associations between HPA-1a alloimmunized mothers and low birthweight in addition to reports of chronic placental inflammations in ...

Mountain belt architecture and evolution can be represented by frictional Coulomb wedges, a simplification that works well in the shallow deformation conditions of many foreland fold‐thrust belts. However, thin‐skinned fold‐thrust belts often occur in rocks that can deform ductily at low temperature. We demonstrate the importance of early ductile deformation in establishing the regional structure ...