The paper deals with the folklore use of twentyone plant species occurring in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh for curing dental aliments.

Here, in this paper the authors have represented some Cardiac effective claims of certain folklore medicines from remote villages of Golaghat situated in the Sibsagar district of Assam.

Evidence from social psychology suggests that econometricians will avoid evidence that disconfirms their beliefs. Two beliefs of econometricians were examined: (1) Econometric methods provide more accurate short-term forecasts than do other methods; and (2) more complex econometric methods yield more accurate forecasts. A survey of 21 experts in econometrics found that 95% agreed with the first...

The Hindley/Milner let-polymorphic type inference system has two diierent algorithms: one is the de facto standard Algorithm W that is bottom-up (or context-insensitive), and the other is a \folklore" algorithm that is top-down (or context-sensitive). Because the latter algorithm has not been formally presented with its soundness and completeness proofs, and its relation with the W algorithm ha...

Based on fieldwork by the author conducted in Tibetan cultural areas of the Indian Himalayas, this paper explores Himalayan understandings of what defines a fairy tale, in contrast to the Western understanding. In parts of the Himalayas, a distinction is made between “lakshung” (fairy tales) and “kyakshung”, which are shorter stories, the kind one might tell over tea. In light of the proposals ...

It's natural to assume that network protocol design is by now a well-known science, where the designers of today's standards take care to understand the tricks and pitfalls learned from previous protocols. This talk dispells this and other myths. It is intended to be provocative, making people question the things people assume are true; instructive, giving hints as to how to avoid some of the p...

Traditional folklore has experienced a decline in interest from generation to generation, leaving significant question as why younger generations are losing their traditional tales. Despite the positive effects of on readers, this phenomenon calls for investigation. This study employs descriptive-comparative preliminary investigation address decrease folklore. Firstly, present aims investigate ...

Slana, Virginia, "Trickster-hero and rite of passage: effects of traditionally west African folklore forms on postcolonial Afro-Caribbean literature" (2014).