A CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND ARABIC BLURBS: AN INVESTIGATION INTO GENERIC STRUCTURE AND APPRAISAL MARKERS

A Cross-cultural Analysis of English and Arabic Blurbs: An Investigation into Generic Structure and Appraisal Markers

This study investigated the generic structures and linguistic features of English and Arabic academic book blurbs from different disciplines.The study also examined appraisal markers in the blurbs within the appraisal framework to identify the main attitudinal markers that book blurb writers use to construe and negotiate attitudes with their intend

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Impact of Antibiotics on Efficacy of Cry Toxins Produced in Two Different Genetically Modified Bt Maize Varieties in Two Lepidopteran Herbivore Species, Ostrinia nubilalis and Spodoptera littoralis

The insecticidal crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are widely-used biopesticides that are used both as Bt spore-crystal preparations in sprayable formulations and as activated toxins in genetically modified (GM) plants.Models for their modes of action Augencreme have been proposed but many issues remain unresolved.Among those is the

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Intersectionality: Experiences of Gender Socialization and Racialization for Iraqi Students Resettled in the United States

Individuals from Art by Venue conflict-affected countries, such as Iraq, face formidable challenges when they resettle in the United States.Drawing from intersectionality theory, we explore the lived experiences of adolescent boys and girls from Iraq who have resettled in Texas and Virginia.In this qualitative study, we focus on the school as an in

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