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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya +2 more
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Geologia Croatica, 2003 In the region of north-western Croatia (NWC) 328 topsoil sampleswere taken (from a depth of 0 to 25 cm). The composite sampleswere analyzed after near total decomposition (a hot acid mixture:HClO4–HNO3–HCl–HF at 200°C) by ICP&ndash ...
Josip Halamić +2 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini +13 more
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Geologia Croatica, 2010 Discriminant analysis of Quaternary sediments in the region of Djurdjevac was performed in order to determine the optimum criteria for distinguishing between previously established groups of deposits. Geological properties utilized in the procedure of
Zoran Peh +2 more
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Review of the fauna associated with wild and farmed mussels and oysters in the Mediterranean
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mussels and oysters are important ecosystem engineers which modify the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment and create habitats that support highly diverse associated communities. In the Mediterranean Sea, the native Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, together the ...
Barbara Mikac +5 more
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The Unattainable Standard — Zagreb Dialect Meets Standard Croatian Accentuation
Slovene, 2018 The paper discusses the accentual accommodation by speakers of the urban dialect of Zagreb (the capital of Croatia), which has a dynamic free accent, to the Standard Croatian (Neo-Štokavian) pitch accent (with rising and falling tones). The accommodation
Mate Kapović
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Team leadership and teamwork in the Croatian Navy – Maritime Interdiction Operations Teams
Strategos, 2022 This paper deals with the topic of teamwork, and application of the theory of team leadership to the example of Maritime Interdiction Operations Teams (MIT) and transfer of teams, in composition of the Croatian Navy. The paper presents the key topics and
Mihael Dedo +2 more
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The analysis of the flysch badlands inventory in central Istria, Croatia
Geologia Croatica, 2014 The south-western part of Croatia, i.e. the area of central Istria (the research area, approximately 500 km2) is characterized by flysch complex with a great number of isolated relief landforms – badlands.
Vlatko Gulam +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the role of managerial ability in driving environmental performance and overall environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings in the context of the European Union sustainability reporting regulations. Using a sample of 7242 firm‐year observations over the period 2015–2023, our results indicate a structural change in ...
Mihaela Ionașcu +2 more
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Hydrodynamic characteristics of Mt. Biokovo foothill springs in Croatia
Geologia Croatica, 2012 Spring hydrographs and thermographs are a direct reflection of all processes that occur within aquifer systems. Therefore, they contain significant information about the hydrogeological characteristics of such systems.
Mladen Kuhta +2 more
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