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How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 1: Old English to the Age of Discovery

Weather, EarlyView.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
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Shifting attitudes toward brown bears in Bulgaria: a longitudinal and regional analysis

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Longitudinal research on public attitudes toward large carnivores is scarce, limiting our understanding of how human–wildlife coexistence evolves. This study aimed to bridge this gap by replicating a 2012 survey on attitudes toward brown bears Ursus arctos in four bear‐populated regions of Bulgaria.
Nikola Ganchev, Vladimir Todorov, Sabrina Dressel   +2 more
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Politics of knowledge and policy uptake

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the intersection of knowledge politics and policy uptake, drawing on over a decade of collaborative work between the authors at the Tangentyere Council Research Hub. The authors, representing different knowledge systems, have developed a practice that respects both political and epistemic dimensions of their work.
Matthew Campbell, Vanessa Davis
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Social Power and Mate Attraction in Short-Term and Long-Term Relationships

Sexes
Social power can activate behavior toward goal attainment. In the context of romantic and sexual relationships, social power may facilitate competitor derogation tactics and self-promotion tactics to attract a partner.
Tyler N. Livingston, Anthony M. Burns
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Barichneumon derogator

, 2008
Barichneumon derogator (WESMAEL 1845) Ichneumon derogator WESMAEL 1845. Nouv. Mem. Acad. Sc. Brux. 18: 93. Barichneumon derogator: CONSTANTINEANU 1959: 761. D i s t r i b u t i o n:Europe.
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‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
wiley   +1 more source

Rural but not radical right: The rural‐urban cleavage in Norway

Scandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Conventional wisdom claims that rural voters are politically mobilized by right‐wing and culturally conservative forces, while urban voters are left‐leaning and have progressive cultural views. Leveraging original survey data from Norway, our work challenges this dichotomy.
Kiran R. Auerbach, Marta R. Eidheim, Anne L. Fimreite   +2 more
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‘Pro‐Germans in the Pulpits’: The Queensland Presbyterian Church and the Great War

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
During World War I, Protestant churches in Australia, on the whole, enthusiastically supported the war effort. The Queensland Presbyterian Church was a significant exception. This study analyses discord and tensions among its clergymen about what constituted an appropriate response to the war.
Mark Cryle
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Putting the Femme in Feminist: Trans Feminism and the ‘Male Lesbian’ in the American Second Wave

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A slur, a joke or a post‐structuralist case of mistaken identity. To the extent that the male lesbian has been discussed, she has figured dismissively. Yet throughout the period historicised as American feminism's second wave, potentially thousands of trans femmes organised under this identity. Despite being entirely overlooked in scholarship,
Aino Pihlak, Emily Cousens
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The right to derogation*

NORTH CAUCASUS LEGAL VESTNIK
The article systematically outlines possible conventional and other normative cases and conditions for the application of derogatory measures provided for by the main international human rights treaties and the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
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