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Powers That Be: An Adventure in Metaphysics
ABSTRACT This paper is an investigation into the increasingly popular trend amongst philosophers on the metaphysics of powers, exemplified by the statement: ‘To be real is to possess a power to affect (or to be affected by) other things’. First, I briefly trace the history of this idea (from the Eleatic dialectic of ancient times to present day quantum
David Rozema
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Estimating the greenhouse gas emission abatement potential of tidal introduction in Australia
Abstract Introduction Coastal wetlands store higher amounts of organic carbon and sequester it at higher rates in soil relative to terrestrial ecosystems. However, they have been extensively drained, excavated, or modified, often to allow agriculture. Restoring degraded coastal wetlands can be an important contribution to climate change mitigation by ...
Mathew A. Vanderklift +9 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Chronic diseases are a leading cause of illness, disability, and death in Australian women. Co‐design research methodologies offer promising approaches to developing community‐centred solutions that improve engagement with preventive health. This community‐driven research explored ways to improve the prevention and early detection
Paola Borquez‐Arce +5 more
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ABSTRACT A comprehensive evolutionary account of human behavior demands simultaneous consideration of biology, local ecology, and culture. Historically, evolutionary anthropology integrated these dimensions through naturalistic observations which offered direct insight into how behaviors unfold within everyday settings.
Emily H. Emmott, Masahito Morita
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Ecological theory has been shaped disproportionately by studies conducted in young, disturbance‐prone, relatively fertile landscapes (YODFELs), mostly in the Global North. Yet, many megadiverse regions in the Global South are dominated by old, climatically buffered, infertile landscapes (OCBILs), resulting in fundamentally different patterns that ...
Stephen D. Hopper +1 more
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Evolutionary ecologist Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was not only the author of the theory of the evolution which basis is made by the concept of natural selection, but also the outstanding evolutionary ecologist.
A A Nikol’skii
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Midwifery Students' Definitions of Normal Labor and Birth: A Study From Five Countries
The image brings together the seven aspects considered most important in defining ‘normal/physiological birth’ according to research carried out among 664 student midwives across five countries. ABSTRACT Introduction Internationally, many women and birthing people are receiving maternity care interventions as a routine with no medical indication for ...
International Network Exploring Midwifery Students' Confidence in Physiological Birth +12 more
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An acoustic study on monophthongs in Central Australian Aboriginal English
Abstract We present an acoustic analysis of monophthongal vowel production in Central Australian Aboriginal English (CAAE), providing one of the first systematic examinations of this variety spoken by English‐as‐a‐first‐language (L1) speakers in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia.
Yizhou Wang +4 more
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