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Influence of farming system and production purpose on the morphostructure of Spanish goat breeds
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2014 The aim of this study was to examine the possible influence of farming systems, based on the morphostructure of 1,571 female goats drawn from 40 flocks containing seven Spanish breeds (Blanca Andaluza, Blanca Celtiberica, Negra Serrana, Pirenaica, Payoya,
Ana Gonzalez-Martinez +3 more
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Talent Management in SMEs: Unraveling the Role of Contextual Factors
Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Employing a multiple case study analysis, this paper explores the contextual factors—internal, external, and relational—that affect small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in designing their approaches to talent management (TM). Results underscore the significance of two prominent internal variables—namely, organizational size and ownership ...
Franca Cantoni +2 more
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Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose/Objectives The Dental Admission Test (DAT), Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (CBSE), and United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 are used to assess readiness in dental and medical education. This study examined associations between DAT scores (composite and subsections), CBSE scores, and USMLE Step 1 ...
Obadiah J. Pirlo +2 more
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Declarative and Procedural Memory as Individual Differences in Second Language Aptitude
Language Aptitude, 2018 Domain-general approaches to second language acquisition (SLA) have considered how individual differences in cognitive abilities contribute to foreign language aptitude. Here, we specifically consider the role of two, long-term, cognitive memory systems,
Joshua Buffington, K. Morgan‐Short
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THE QUIET BALANCE OF LEADERSHIP
Leader to Leader, EarlyView.Abstract The author is a former senior corporate executive, who is now a leadership and corporate culture strategist. He looks at the leadership displayed by Leader to Leader founder Frances Hesselbein, during her years as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, in which she “held four leadership disciplines in motion simultaneously and refused to pick a ...
Dan Pontefract
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Language aptitude: Desirable trait or acquirable attribute?
, 2017 The traditional definition of language aptitude sees it as “an individual’s initial state of readiness and capacity for learning a foreign language, and probable facility in doing so given the presence of motivation and opportunity” (Carroll, 1981, p. 86)
D. Singleton
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TIMELESS LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES AND TIMELY LEADERSHIP PRACTICES
Leader to Leader, EarlyView.Abstract The author is Rensis Likert Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan and Partner, The RBL Group. The length of his career roughly parallels the thirty years of publication for Leader to Leader. “Fundamental leadership principles,” he contends, “remain much the same while leadership practices evolve based on changing times.” He describes the ...
Dave Ulrich
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Frontiers in Language SciencesThere are vast individual differences in heritage bilinguals' linguistic skills. It is not clear, however, to what extent this variation can be attributed to experience, cognitive ability or motivation.
Magdalena Grose-Hodge +3 more
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Senotherapeutics for Knee Osteoarthritis
Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease that imposes a significant economic burden and deteriorates quality of life. Nevertheless, current therapeutic options for OA are limited to symptomatic remedies. As such, there is a high interest in novel methods for treating or preventing OA.
Ezgi Duman +6 more
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Transitioning to Higher Education: A Case Study of an Individual With Autism
Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Necessary arrangements should be made to enable university students with autism (the term “autism” is used to refer to the entire autism spectrum in this study) to improve their transition to university. The need for support may be higher in countries like Türkiye, where the number of university students with autism is relatively low, as ...
Mahmut Serkan Yazıcı +2 more
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