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Four-dimensional polymer collapse II: Pseudo-First-Order Transition in Interacting Self-avoiding Walks

open access: yes, 1999
In earlier work we provided the first evidence that the collapse, or coil-globule, transition of an isolated polymer in solution can be seen in a four-dimensional model.
A. D. Sokal   +36 more
core   +1 more source

Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
wiley   +1 more source

THE PROFILE AND THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL BETWEEN 1996 AND 2010

open access: yesRedes, 2015
This paper analyzes the profile and the agricultural economic growth in Southern Brazil, in the beginning of the XXI century. For this, the article applies indicators for the agricultural sector, such as the location quotient (QL), the index level of ...
Isabela Barchet, Jandir Ferreira de Lima
doaj   +1 more source

Agglomeration externalities, innovation and regional growth: Theoretical perspectives and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Technological change and innovation and are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally-connected knowledge-driven economy, the relevance of agglomeration forces that rely on proximity continues to increase, paradoxically despite ...
de Groot, Henri L. F.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Hypervision Proton Surgery: The Future Direction of Proton Therapy

open access: yesiNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proton beams provide unique physical advantages characterized by a low entrance dose, negligible exit dose, and a sharp Bragg peak, which enable superior sparing of normal tissues and support safe dose escalation for improved tumor control. However, conventional photon‐based fractionation remains widely used in proton therapy, where prolonged ...
Li Li, Shuanghu Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanistic trials, therapy and developmental science—An exemplar from early autism care

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Mechanistic design and analysis in clinical trials remains relatively rare in child mental health and autism, despite the considerable value that it could have in developing therapy practice and in illuminating basic science. Clinical trials themselves continue to have insufficient influence on actual clinical practice in child ...
Jonathan Green
wiley   +1 more source

Selecting Promising Soil Quality Indicators for Monitoring Soil Management Effects Based on 10 European Long‐Term Field Experiments

open access: yesJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background: Soil quality can be measured through soil quality indicators that reflect soil processes. Aim: The aim of this study was to (1) identify a limited set of soil quality indicators that are most sensitive to agricultural soil management and that are widely applicable regardless of pedo‐climatic conditions, and (2) link common ...
Giulia Bongiorno   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Entrepreneurs' Grit Predict Effectual Decision‐Making?

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Entrepreneurs' grit is one of the most relevant predictors of new venture performance. We investigate whether the “stubbornness” of entrepreneurs' grit negatively relates to their effectual decision‐making abilities. Understanding the underlying mechanisms is relevant because the effectual decision‐making abilities of founders are crucial for ...
Kris Gericke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping The Transformation of Economic Structure in Solo Raya in 2014-2023: Geospatial Approach

open access: yesJurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan: Kajian Masalah Ekonomi dan Pembangunan
Indonesia has a variety of geographical landscapes that can affect the economic structure in each of its regions. This study aims to understand changes in the contribution and growth of economic sectors in the Solo Raya region, as well as to identify ...
Habib Bahtiar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Automated Feedback for 'Fill in the Gap' Programming Exercises [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Timely feedback is a vital component in the learning process. It is especially important for beginner students in Information Technology since many have not yet formed an effective internal model of a computer that they can use to construct viable ...
Bancroft, Peter, Roe, Paul, Truong, Dinh
core   +1 more source

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