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Record phenological responses to climate change in three sympatric penguin species
This paper is impressive because we managed to monitor extensively a really difficult place to reach and operate in. We deployed 77 cameras across Antarctica and the Sub Antarctic islands to monitor three different species of penguins. We found that they are the fastest advancing vertebrates with respect to their timing of breeding.
Ignacio Juarez Martinez +8 more
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Toward a Conceptual Model of Academic Translation Competence
ABSTRACT Different cultures have distinct conceptions of knowledge and ways of defining, generating and communicating knowledge. Therefore, multilingualism in academia has been shown to be instrumental in preserving the various systems of knowledge, equality of opportunity in science and enhancing the international competitiveness of scholars whose ...
Krisztina Károly
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ABSTRACT Direct enrollment (DE) study abroad programs offer linguistic and cultural immersion by allowing students to enroll in coursework at partner universities worldwide. However, there is limited research on students’ perspectives of such programs and the necessary measures for success.
Jillian M. Pandor +2 more
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ABSTRACT Skills formation is a pressing issue for middle‐income countries given the pace of technological change. In Latin America, scholars point to the hierarchical type of capitalism and its segmentalist skills formation system as the main roadblocks to exiting the middle‐income trap.
Aldo Madariaga, Mariana Rangel‐Padilla
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ABSTRACT Public appointments shape the top‐level bureaucracy by serving as a gateway for professionals with different profiles, chosen based on different criteria. In general, the literature has been more interested in analyzing appointments based on merit or sponsorship, based on verification of loyalty to the government or technical competence ...
André Vaz Lopes +1 more
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ABSTRACT In the face of increasingly complex environmental challenges, subnational governments play a critical role in implementing climate policies. This study investigates how intergovernmental interactions—specifically formal authority interactions and informal competitive interactions—shape the adoption of climate policies by Chinese provincial ...
Shiming Zheng, Alex Jingwei He, Yujie He
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ABSTRACT Bangladesh's goal of achieving high‐income status by 2041 requires dependable, low‐emission, and affordable energy. With near‐universal grid coverage and increasing demand, nuclear energy is a strategic asset for long‐term baseload supply. However, the existing financing model, typified by the country's most expensive $12.65 billion Rooppur ...
Hafiz Ahmed
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Intervenções de esportes modificados para crianças com Paralisia Cerebral: Resumo gráfico. Resumo Objetivo Avaliar a eficácia de uma intervenção de esportes modificados (Sports Stars Brasil) nos objetivos de participação em atividades físicas de lazer, desempenho e capacidade motora, funções corporais, níveis de atividade física, alfabetização física e
Ricardo R. Sousa Junior +7 more
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Abstract Populist radical right parties are on the rise all over Europe. Recent literature investigates their effects on environmental policy, however, often applying an overly broad perspective on the policy area and neglecting causal mechanisms. This article addresses both gaps in an in‐depth case study of partisan effects on Swedish environmental ...
Lars E. Berker
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Derechos y libertades y Estado de las Autonomías
The descentralization of Spain which began in the constituant process meant a new territorial model of State, in-between a federal State and a centralized one.
M.ª Isabel Álvarez Vélez +2 more
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