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Reductio plenitude and contingency in evolutionary thought [PDF]

Belgrade Philosophical Annual
The principle of plenitude, which states that "no genuine potentiality of being can remain unfulfilled," was influential from antiquity to the early modern period.
Hunter Cornelius
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Microclimate mediates the strength and direction of avian biotic interactions

Ecography, EarlyView.
Theory predicts that the strength and direction of species interactions can shift from being competitive in benign environments toward being facilitative in stressful environments. However, the environmental context dependency of species interactions has rarely been tested in animal communities.
Sarah J. K. Frey, Brian D. Gerber, Adam S. Hadley, Hankyu Kim, Madison Sutton, Nina C. Ferrari, Matthew G. Betts   +6 more
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“A Criticism on Darwin.” [PDF]

Nature, 1892
I WRITE to protest against what appears to be a growing habit on the part of certain publishing firms of advertising their books in a most misleading manner, viz., by selecting any phrase from a notice of the book which may serve to indicate that the writer's opinion on the work as a whole is favourable, whereas, if quoted with its immediate context ...
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Genetic Algorithm‐Driven Analysis of Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plant Runner Performance: A Comparative Study Integrating Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This study integrates genetic algorithm optimization, CFD simulation, and experimental validation to identify the optimal runner geometry for a gravitational water vortex turbine. The combined approach enhances vortex stability and improves energy conversion efficiency, demonstrating strong agreement between predicted and measured performance ...
Zakaria. A. Mwakitwange, Adam Faraji
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Social Darwinism in the Anthropocene: Surviving Climate Change in America City

Momentdergi
Chris Beckett’s America City (2017) depicts a near-future USA devastated by climate change. Set during a presidential campaign, the novel delves into themes like climate change denial, climate refugee displacement, nationalism, political manipulation ...
Ayşe Şensoy
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The construction of a conceptual profile of adaptation: methodological implications to the research program on conceptual profiles and to evolution teaching [PDF]

Investigações em Ensino de Ciências, 2013
In this paper, we present the methodological path that resulted in the construction of a conceptual profile of adaptation. This was based on a dialogical examination of epistemological and historical sources, the literature on alternative conceptions ...
Claudia Sepulveda, Eduardo Fleury Mortimer , Charbel N. El-Hani   +2 more
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Two‐Way Learning Through Evaluation: The Story of an Innovative Australian Aboriginal‐Led Initiative Strengthening Good Governance at the Cultural Interface

New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article we share our story of using a developmental evaluation approach over seven years to facilitate two‐way learning between Yapa (Warlpiri language for Indigenous people from the Australian Western Desert region) and Kardiya (Warlpiri language for non‐Indigenous people).
Samantha Jayne Togni, Robyn Napurrurla Lawson, Roger Japaljarri Jurrah, Valerie Napaljarri Martin, Cyril Japanangka Tasman, Natalie Napurrurla Morton, David Japanangka McCormack, Belinda Napaljarri Wayne, Karina Menkhorst, Peter Marin   +9 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Foreword

Aisthesis, 2013
Evolutionary Aesthetics emerges today as a young and lively field of studies whose main aim is to rethink the traditional questions of philosophical Aesthetics in the light of biological theories, in particular in the light of Darwin's evolutionary ...
Lorenzo Bartalesi, Mariagrazia Portera
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Characterising City Scale Heat Climatology for Australian Climate Zones

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in Australian cities peaks at night, intensifying under dry conditions, clear skies, increased solar radiation, and low wind speeds. Long‐term observations show that nighttime temperatures in major cities have warmed faster than their rural surroundings and future climate projections fail to capture this disparity ...
Vihan C. N. Weeraratne, Nikhil Garg, Raymond C. Z. Cohen, Valentijn R. N. Pauwels, Mahesh Prakash   +4 more
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