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Association between illegal drugs and weapon carrying in young people in Scotland: schools' survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
OBJECTIVES: To identify the type and extent of weapons being carried among young people in Scotland, and to determine the relation between use of illegal drugs and weapon carrying. DESIGN: Questionnaire school survey.
McKeganey, N., Norrie, J.
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Experience and trust to handle uncertainty of biodiversity responses to innovative agricultural practices: Lessons from citizen science on farms

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 611-630, March 2025.
Abstract As for any innovation, integrating farmland biodiversity into agricultural practices is a complex process, leading to decisions made under uncertainty, due to the difficulty of foreseeing the consequences of decisions. This uncertainty comes under many different forms, depending among others on the type of environmental innovation in ...
Olivier Billaud   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vehicle flood damage and household disaster assistance in the United States

open access: yesRisk Management and Insurance Review, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 67-106, Spring 2025.
Abstract Vehicles are the most commonly‐owned nonfinancial asset in the United States (US) and represent a relatively high share of net worth for low‐wealth households. Despite rising flood exposure from urban development patterns and climate change impacts, few studies have considered household vulnerability to vehicle flood damages.
Steven F. Koller
wiley   +1 more source

More than Math: On the Affective Domain in Developmental Mathematics

open access: yesInternational Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
Students at a large urban community college enrolled in fourteen sections of a developmental algebra class. While cognitive variables are often used to place students, affective characteristics may also influence their success.
G. Michael Guy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Facebook’s Ugly Sisters: Anonymity and Abuse on Formspring and Ask.fm [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
New question and answer websites Ask.fm and Formspring have brought highly specific and personal abuse to a new level amongst young people by providing easy anonymity to users within a circle of offline friendship groups culled from Facebook.
Binns, Amy
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The Origin and Development of Prison Fellowship International: Pluralism, Ecumenism and American Leadership in the Evangelical World 1974–2006 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Established in 1979 by Watergate felon Charles Colson, Prison Fellowship International (PFI) is now one of the largest para-church organizations in world evangelicalism.
Kendrick Oliver
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Study on the Genetic Diversity Characteristics of the Endemic Plant Rhododendron bailiense in Guizhou, China Based on SNP Molecular Markers

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2025.
This study is the first to use ddRAD‐seq sequencing technology for Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) analysis, systematically analyzing the genetic background of R. bailiense. This species exhibits rich genetic diversity at both species and population levels.
Jun Luo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional Knowledge and Attitudes of Adolescent Swimmers in Trinidad and Tobago

open access: yesJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2014
Purpose. To investigate the level of nutrition knowledge and attitude of adolescent male and female swimmers training competitively in Trinidad and Tobago. Methodology.
Marquitta C. Webb, Safiya E. Beckford
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting Associate Teaching and Mentoring of Teacher Candidates: Building a Community of Practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Associate teachers play a significant role in the preparation of pre-service teachers in Canadian universities. The literature on the subject indicates that the practicum component of the pre-service teacher education is considered by teacher candidates ...
Beckford, Clinton, Karen, Roland
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Serving Colony, Christ, and Country: The Political Career of Levinus Keuchenius*

open access: yesParliamentary History, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 126-145, February 2025.
Abstract This article explores the career of Levinus Keuchenius to elaborate on how democratic governance lay at the heart of negotiating imperial power, as well as who belonged in the Dutch political community. Throughout his career, Keuchenius balanced being a colonial expert with his faith as orthodox Calvinist.
Lauren Lauret
wiley   +1 more source

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