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Indigenous women's preference for climate change adaptation and aquaculture development to build capacity in the Northern Territory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Research was carried out on South Goulburn Island, Northern Territory, to improve understandings of local, Indigenous people’s dependency on marine resources, and of their perspectives on climate change, and aquaculture as a means towards adapting to ...
Lisa Petheram   +2 more
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Is adaptation. Truly an adaptation? Is adaptation. Truly an adaptation?

open access: yesIlha do Desterro, 2008
The article begins by historicizing film adaptation from the arrival of cinema, pointing out the many theoretical approaches under which the process has been seen: from the concept of “the same story told in a different medium” to a comprehensible definition such as “the process through which works can be transformed, forming an intersection of textual
openaire   +1 more source

Characteristics of communication between modern preschoolers and their peers as a risk factor for the psychological safety of the kindergarten educational environment

open access: yesПсихологическая наука и образование
Context and relevance. The problem of psychological safety has not lost its relevance and acuteness in recent years. One of the important components of a safe educational environment is to ensure the conditions for the realization of the need ...
I.A. Burlakova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Network governance and climate change adaptation: collaborative responses to the Queensland floods [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
 This research examines ways to build adaptive capacity to climate change, through a case study of organisations that participated in the response to Queensland’s major flood disaster in Queensland in 2010/11.
Kym Patison, Julie Mann, Susan Kinnear
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Adaptation and Development: Whose Goals and Priorities Count?

open access: yes, 2010
It has been argued that adaptation to climate change should be integrated with development activities, and that it is time to pursue its 'mainstreaming' within such programmes (Burton 2009).
Nalau, Johanna, Heyd, T.
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How Adaptive Is an Adaptive Test: Are All Adaptive Tests Adaptive?

open access: yesJournal of Computerized Adaptive Testing, 2019
The primary distinguishing feature of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is that sets of items that are administered to examinees are specifically selected for each examinee during the test process. This implies that examinees who respond differently to items on a test will get different sets of test items.
Mark Reckase, Unhee Ju, Sewon Kim
openaire   +2 more sources

A differential requirement for ciliary transition zone proteins in human and mouse neural progenitor fate specification

open access: yesNature Communications
Studying ciliary genes in the context of the human central nervous system is crucial for understanding the underlying causes of neurodevelopmental ciliopathies.
Antonia Wiegering   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local Institutions and Climate Change Adaptation

open access: yes, 2008
This note examines the relationships between climate-related vulnerabilities, adaptation practices, institutions, and external interventions to show the role and importance of local institutions in climate
Agrawal, Arun   +2 more
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Locating QTL Controlling the Yield-Related Traits in Perennial Chinese Rice “Shendao3#

open access: yesAgriculture
Shendao3# (SD3#) exhibits perennial characteristics. Identifying the QTLs underlying the yield-related traits in SD3# provides a theoretical basis for future perennial rice breeding.
Yuxin Yan   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cross-scale barriers to climate change adaptation in local government, Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report documents a study aimed at identifying cross-scale barriers to planned adaptation within the context of local government in Australia, and the development of enabling actions to overcome these barriers.
Herriman, E   +3 more
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