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Conversation and Civility [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In the wake of Italian handbooks of good manners, France forged the figure of the honnête homme from 1630 onward. If his merits were evident in conversation, it was thanks to conversation itself that he was able to acquire them. A new form of sociability flourished, one in which women played a decisive role.
openaire   +3 more sources

‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term effects of agronomic practices on winter wheat yield and NUE in dryland regions of USA and China: a long-term meta-analysis

open access: yesScientific Reports
Dryland agriculture is fundamental to global crop production and vital to food security. Conservation tillage is extensively practiced in USA wheat cultivation. Meanwhile, the adoption of conservation tillage by Chinese farmers is limited.
Muhammad Adil   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

TOWARDS THE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND CORPORATIONS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The academic area is full of ideas that suggest solutions on how to cope with climate change yet, the world of technology, corporations with big financial turnover, are slow to implement their solutions.
Yurchenko, Ksenia, Zhadiaiev, Denys
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ABCC11 Earwax Trait and Genotype Are Suitable Tools for Introductory Labs to Learn Genetics and Molecular Techniques

open access: yesBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional experiments in genetic research usually start in a class at university. However, interest in genetic research techniques from an early age is essential. We have continuously performed a short genetic experimental course for high school students using a simple molecular experiment and computer‐based learning for Mendelian ...
Tohru Ohta   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Credit Risk Assessment From a Strategic Sustainability Perspective: The Case of the Nordic Banking Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The financial sector plays an important yet ambivalent role in society's sustainability transition. Credit decisions have a substantial impact as they determine the allocation of large amounts of financial resources. This study applies the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development as a lens to review literature and investigate practices ...
Jesko Schulte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Analysis of Fashion and Sustainability: An Umbrella Review From a Decolonial Approach

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fashion industry is currently associated with numerous socio‐environmental impacts. Various efforts have emerged to explore pathways toward more sustainable fashion. This study aims to conduct an umbrella review to understand the prevailing perspectives and to identify the proposed paths toward fashion, sustainability, and a decolonial ...
Patrícia Muniz dos Santos Silva   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Development of Zeolite‐Based Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation to Dimethyl Ether

open access: yesCarbon and Hydrogen, EarlyView.
This review highlights key factors that influence the catalytic performance of zeolites in the direct hydrogenation of CO2 to dimethyl ether (DME). These factors include topology, Si/Al ratio, crystal size, and spatial proximity between the metallic and acidic components. Additionally, we offer insights into the design of optimized catalysts for tandem
Zhongyi Xue, Wenfu Yan
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic Philosophy and the Challenge of Post Modernism: A Sociological Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper briefly describes the Post Modernism philosophy, introduces the work of its key proponents, provides a critical appraisal of Post Modernism thought and finally it compares the Post Modernism philosophy with philosophical heritage of Islamic ...
Shaikh, Salman Ahmed
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