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Telling true lies : metanarration, intertextuality and (un)reliability in Holberg’s iter subterraneum Ghent University
Scholarship on Ludvig Holberg’s imaginary voyage Iter subterraneum has noted that the credibility and reliability of both the narrator Klim, and his narration are problematized throughout the text. In doing so, scholars have simplified the text’s narratological structure. This article defamiliarizes the (un)reliability of Klim’s narration by distinguishing three levels in the text: Klim’s intentional discourse, which aims at authenticating the ...
Enzymatic properties and substrate specificity of the trehalose phosphorylase from Caldanaerobacter subterraneus Ghent University
Living in darkness University of Antwerp
Background Lightless caves can harbour a wide range of living organisms. Cave animals have evolved a set of morphological, physiological, and behavioural adaptations known as troglomorphisms, enabling their survival in the perpetual darkness, narrow temperature and humidity ranges, and nutrient scarcity of the subterranean environment. In this study, we focused on adaptations of skull shape and sensory systems in the blind cave salamander, ...
Aggregating lexical variation: towards large scale lexical lectometry KU Leuven
The observation that instigated the current study is old: the choice for a word to express a certain concept may be related to the context. As an example, we can take the concept of Subterranean public transport. If this concept is expressed by the word subway, it is well possible that the concept was realized in an American context; if the concept is expressed by the word underground, it is more likely that the concept was realized in a British ...
Hidden, abiotic $CO_{2}$ flows and gaseous reservoirs in the terrestrial carbon cycle: review and perspectives University of Antwerp
This review article analyzes different abiotic processes that could contribute to the global carbon cycle on short time scales, beginning with high rates of net CO2 release or uptake measured over ecosystems by the FLUXNET community. The two main abiotic interpretations for these anomalous measurements are weathering processes and subterranean cavity ventilation. After analyzing their mechanisms and drivers, we evaluate their possible relevance ...
Taxonomic review of the orders Mysida and Stygiomysida (Crustacea, Peracarida) Flanders Marine Institute
The order Mysida (2 families, 178 genera, 1132 species) contains species across a broad range of habitats, such as subterranean, fresh, brackish, coastal, and surface to deep-sea habitats. The Stygiomysida (2 families, 2 genera, 16 species), however, are found primarily in subterranean waters, but always in waters with a marine influence. The Mysida and Stygiomysida body is divided into three main regions: cephalon, thorax, and abdomen. They are ...
Nutritional quality of the traditionally cooked Zamnè, a wild legume and a delicacy in Burkina Faso : assessment of the process effectiveness and the properties of cooking alkalis Ghent University
Zamne is a wild legume and a famine food that attracts interest for its health benefits and has become a delicacy in Burkina Faso. This study aimed to determine the nutritional quality of the traditionally cooked Zamne, appreciate the effectiveness of the traditional cooking process, and compare the properties of the traditionally used cooking alkalis (i.e., potash or plant ash leachate and sodium bicarbonate). Yet, as shown, the traditional ...