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Connecting Concepts of Cultural Landscape and Historic Urban Landscape: The Politics of Similarity

open access: yesBuilt Heritage, 2018
This paper projects the concept of cultural landscapes into the realm of urban conservation in the context of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) paradigm.
Ken Taylor
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The Practitioner\u27s Corner: An exploration of municipal active living charter development and advocacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Numerous municipal active living-­‐related charters have been adopted to promote physical activity in Canada throughout the past decade. Despite this trend, there are few published critical examinations of the process through which charters ...
Benson, Alex J   +4 more
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Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpreting Monastic Cartularies in Northwest Europe, 900-1200: Thirty Years of Scholarship

open access: yesStudia Historica. Historia Medieval
Since the publication of Les cartulaires in 1993, the study of cartularies has evolved in two main directions: as part of a broader documentary culture and studying regional or textual patterns using digital tools and postmodern approaches.
Robert Berkhofer
doaj   +1 more source

The Road Not Taken: Horace Mann Charter Schools in Massachusetts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Drawing on research with legislators, leaders at the Massachusetts Department of Education, heads of the major education associations, and charter school experts, this policy analysis seeks to identify reasons for the lack of interest in Horace Mann ...

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Did the Indian Green Revolution Change the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the relationship between farm size and productivity during India's Green Revolution, a period of rapid technological transformation. Using a unique panel of over 5000 Indian farm households that spans the Green Revolution (1971–1999), we show that the classic (linear) inverse farm size–productivity relationship gradually evolved ...
Rabail Chandio, Leah E. M. Bevis
wiley   +1 more source

The development of the concept of architectural heritage conservation and its inspiration

open access: yesBuilt Heritage, 2023
Over recent decades, heritage conservation has developed in concept and scope. This paper uses a systematic literature review approach to collect charters and documents on heritage conservation issued by UNESCO and ICOMOS, divided into two periods ...
Wen Liang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synergies in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation: Decomposing the Interaction Between Nature Parks and Agri‐Environment Schemes

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fair Trade: Five Deals to Expand and Improve Charter Schooling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Andrew J. Rotherham offers policymakers five win-win solutions to address the challenges created by charter schools and to help high-quality charters ...
Andrew J. Rotherham
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