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Overreliance on Orthographic Similarity in L2‐Japanese Conceptual Processing by L1‐Chinese Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Orthographic and phonological similarities between first (L1) and second (L2) languages can facilitate L2 processing. Particularly, L1‐Chinese learners of L2‐Japanese can benefit from the shared morphosyllabic Chinese characters (Japanese kanji/Chinese hanzi) because of their similar orthographies.
Xuehan Zhao, Kexin Xiong, Sachiko Kiyama
wiley   +1 more source

No more fashion victim? Spillovers across multiple streams: The case of fur farming bans during the COVID‐19 pandemic

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Though spillovers have been initially described in the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), we know little about how to conceptualize and measure them. To investigate spillovers, we draw on the case of fur farming bans during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Whereas fur farming has long been criticized for its animal welfare problems, with the onset of the
Anne‐Marie Parth   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weaving knowledges to support wildlife health surveillance in Kenya's pastoral rangelands

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract In wildlife–livestock–human interfaces, pathogens capable of spreading between wild and domestic animals and humans have important implications for conservation outcomes, economics, and public health. Robust wildlife health surveillance can help address these risks.
Brock Bersaglio   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CHINA’S LAND FINANCE AS ACTIVE MODE OF LAND DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY: Reality, History and Prospects

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 1, Page 191-220, January 2026.
Abstract Henry George advocated for capturing land value increases for public ends. The active approach of public authorities organizing and financing land development can help capture higher land value increases, as Hartman and Spit indicate. However, this approach hardly happens in developing countries, where the coalition of private developers and ...
Nannan Xu
wiley   +1 more source

Participation Disenchants: How Online Political Participation Decreases Online Political Efficacy in China

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, Volume 20, Issue 1, Page 35-63, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Existing literature largely agrees that authoritarian regimes establish channels for political participation to gather valuable information on citizens' anti‐regime sentiments and policy preferences and to supervise lower‐level bureaucrats and firms.
Anton Bogs
wiley   +1 more source

Confronting policy myopia: Short‐term government policy and information seeking behaviors in rural Thailand

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Short‐term policy (STP) has attracted considerable attention as a form of time‐related public policy and is typically used to solve urgent problems. The objective of this study, which considers STP as policy myopia from an information science perspective, is to discuss the challenges encountered during the STP policymaking process and their ...
Prasongchai Setthasuravich   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governing the Ungovernable: Mapping the Development of Groundwater Irrigation and Groundwater Policies in India

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 1048-1064, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Groundwater governance is complex due to several externalities associated with groundwater being an invisible natural resource tied to the land with millions of extractors and limited means of exclusion. The paper traces the evolution of groundwater irrigation in India and the corresponding change in groundwater laws and policies to address ...
Anindita Sarkar, Amrita Sarkar
wiley   +1 more source

Conditions Favoring the Reduction of Pesticides: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of EU Member States

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 42, Issue 6, Page 1480-1495, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Pesticide use in agricultural production presents a significant sustainability challenge, balancing crop protection against environmental and health risks. While the EU pro‐vides a common regulatory framework, the implementation in the member states varies considerably.
Giulia Bazzan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Sustainable Nitrogen Management on the Health Risks of Unsafe Drinking Water and the Mediating Role of Food Production

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 42, Issue 6, Page 1496-1508, November 2025.
ABSTRACT This study adopts a policy‐centric perspective to explore the complex relationship between sustainable nitrogen management (SNM) and the health risks associated with unsafe drinking water. The critical policy challenge lies in balancing the essential role of nitrogen fertilizers in achieving high agricultural productivity with their ...
Mingean Park   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the importance of aromatic plants' extrafloral volatiles for pollinator attraction

open access: yesNew Phytologist, Volume 248, Issue 2, Page 517-528, October 2025.
Summary Aromatic plants occur in many plant lineages and have widespread ethnobiological significance. Yet, the ecological significance and evolutionary origins of aromatic volatile emissions remain uncertain. Aromatic emissions have been implicated in defensive interactions but may also have other important functions.
Aphrodite Kantsa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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