BORIS YULSKY’S "LIVING" DOLLS AND "STONE" CHARACTERS

Leda or Living Doll ? Women as Dolls in Angela Carter ’ s The Magic Toyshop

Therapeutic use of dolls for people living with dementia: A critical review of the literature.

BACKGROUND There are a number of therapies currently available to assist healthcare professionals and carers with non-pharmacological treatment for people living with dementia. One such therapy that has been growing in clinical practice is doll therapy. Providing dolls to some people living with dementia has the potential to enhance personal well-being through increased levels of communication ...

Boris Dubin

Identification and Introducing the Multi-Layered Identity of Human Characters on Stone Motifs of Chahleshtar Qajar Castle

The Chaleshtar castle in Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari is decorated with varied and unique stone herbal, human and animal ornaments. In the decoration of this Qajar building, the traces of the three national, religious, and foreign patterns of the Qajar period are observed, especially in human designs. Resemblance of human ornaments in this building with aforementioned patterns influenced by nativ...

Diversity of Endolithic Prokaryotes Living in Stone Monuments

Stone monuments (statues, fountains, tombs, memorials, buildings, etc.) are apparently indestructible artefacts that were built to last. Depending on the chemical composition and structure, stones may be friendly or hostile to colonization by eukaryotic and/or prokaryotic communities. Among various lithotypes, porous rocks (limestone, sandstone) have highest bioreceptivity. Abiotic factors have...