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This article examines the hypothesis according to which the increasing use of nada as a pragmatic marker is the recent outcome of a grammaticalization process, mainly observed in youth language. In addition to providing an overview of its polyfunctionality, it examines in detail the functional and structural changes that the poorly studied marker has undergone in contemporary Spanish. The stage of grammaticalization reached by nada is carefully ...

GC-MS analysis was conducted on a bitumen sample coming from the lining of a vessel excavated from tumulus B-5 (Bahrain) in order to obtain the goelogical origin of the sample. This vessel dates to the Early Dilmun period and belongs to a set of typical grave-goods of that time and place. However, degradation of teh bitumen caused the molecular pattern to alter making it impossible to positively match this sample with any reference. Presumably, ...

Perennial bioenergy crops have significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contribute to climate change mitigation by substituting for fossil fuels; yet delivering significant GHG savings will require substantial land-use change, globally. Over the last decade, research has delivered improved understanding of the environmental benefits and risks of this transition to perennial bioenergy crops, addressing concerns that the ...

The terror threat emanating from Daesh-inspired violent radicalization has made the vulnerability of soft targets and the means to defend them a pressing security challenge. Belgium responded to the threat by deploying the army to help protect the public space against terrorist attacks. This paper explores the Belgian case of a counterterrorism mission by the military on home soil, but also looks at the wider security challenges posed by an ...