Comparative analysis of cytokine profiles of glaucomatous tears and aqueous humour reveals potential biomarkers for trabeculectomy complications
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DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12637
Abstract: Glaucoma is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disease that causes impaired vision and, in advanced cases, blindness. The increasing prevalence of glaucoma due to an ageing population has necessitated the identification of suitable biomarkers for the early… read more here.
Keywords: comparative analysis; profiles glaucomatous; humour; analysis cytokine ... See more keywords
Negotiating knowledge and creating solidarity: humour in antenatal counselling sessions at a rural hospital in Malawi
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lingua.2017.03.003
Abstract: This paper explores the role of humour in the largely under-researched context of HIV/AIDS consultations in Malawi. Drawing on audio-recordings of seven antenatal HIV/AIDS counselling sessions conducted in Chichewa (Malawi's national language) in a rural… read more here.
Keywords: counselling sessions; knowledge; hiv aids; rural hospital ... See more keywords
The spontaneous co-creation of comedy: Humour in improvised theatrical fiction
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2020.12.007
Abstract: Abstract This study investigates humour strategies in improvised theatrical fiction. Improvised theatre is a type of data that has thus far remained unexplored by linguistic studies, but which provides interesting insight into the characteristics of… read more here.
Keywords: improvised theatrical; fiction; creation; framework ... See more keywords
Ocular disposition of diazepam in rabbits: understanding its level in vitreous humour for forensic applications
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DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2016.1205661
Abstract: The disadvantages associated with routine toxicological samples, such as blood samples, have encouraged the forensic toxicologist to use vitreous humour as an alternative matrix. However, its use is still limited. The reason for this is… read more here.
Keywords: disposition; vitreous humour; study; blood ... See more keywords
Humour at work: conviviality through language play in Singapore’s multicultural workplaces
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DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2019.1588341
Abstract: ABSTRACT Humour plays an important role in making and mediating human relationships. While scholarship on workplace humour is voluminous, there is scarce literature on interactional humour in non-Western yet culturally diverse settings. This article looks… read more here.
Keywords: humour work; humour; work conviviality; conviviality language ... See more keywords
Hahaha! Unmasking sexual humour in some Ghanaian and Nigerian YouTube comedy skits
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DOI: 10.1080/14725843.2024.2394643
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study examines sexual humour in some Ghanaian and Nigerian YouTube comedy skits through the theoretical lens of social semiotics. It focuses on two YouTubers, Jeffrey Nortey from Ghana and Viper the Wiper from… read more here.
Keywords: humour; humour ghanaian; sexual humour; ghanaian nigerian ... See more keywords
On the eighth day, God laughed: “Jewing” humour and self-deprecation in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the Gospel of Mark
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DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2019.1703351
Abstract: ABSTRACT When situating the Gospel of Mark within a Jewish context, incongruities concerning both Jesus’s character and the collective character of Jesus’s disciples become apparent. The Markan Christ, for one thing, is a non-Christ. He… read more here.
Keywords: humour; crazy girlfriend; gospel mark; mark ... See more keywords
The Jewish gadfly: Solomon Maimon's Socratic irony and modern Yiddish humour
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DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2025.2479720
Abstract: ABSTRACT A critical aspect of the ancient Athenian gadfly's philosophical activity was the humorous and ironic stance he used to sting his interlocutors. This paper makes the case for Maimon as a Jewish Gadfly, one… read more here.
Keywords: irony; humour; maimon socratic; jewish gadfly ... See more keywords
The bright and dark sides of humorous response to online customer complaint
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DOI: 10.1108/ejm-08-2018-0522
Abstract: Displaying a sense of humour provides various interpersonal benefits including reducing tension and promoting conflict resolution, but should a firm use humour in response to publicly viewable online customer complaints after a service failure? The… read more here.
Keywords: response; firm; online customer; humorous response ... See more keywords
Motivating nurses' coworker‐directed helping behaviour during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Role of managerial humour and nurses' power distance orientation
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DOI: 10.1111/jan.15558
Abstract: Abstract Aims The aims of the research are to investigate (1) the influence of managerial humour on nurses' coworker‐directed helping behaviour, (2) the mediating effect of nurses' feelings of energy between managerial humour and nurses'… read more here.
Keywords: directed helping; helping behaviour; managerial humour; humour ... See more keywords
Rethinking Interpersonal Humour in Organizations: Clarifying Constructs and Charting A Path Forward
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DOI: 10.1111/joms.13245
Abstract: Organizational humour research is accelerating; however, scholars seem to disagree on how to conceptualize and operationalize interpersonal humour. A widely used approach draws from personality psychology and conceptualizes humour as a typology of four styles.… read more here.
Keywords: humour organizations; humour; humour styles; research ... See more keywords