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Spesifieke taalgestremdheid en taalwetenskaplike teorie : 'n evaluerende oorsig

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2003
Alhoewel spesifieke taalgestremdheid (STG) nie 'n nuwe studieveld is nie, is die ontwikkeling van teoretiese verklarings vir STG wel 'n relatief onlangse fokus binne hierdie veld.
Southwood, Frenette
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Demystifying Non‐Western Administrative Traditions: An Empirical Comparison of Administrative Systems in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes public administration systems in 29 non‐Western countries. Country‐level data is presented for 10 core aspects of administrative systems: managerialism versus legalism, politicization, personnel system, civil society participation, accountability, service orientation, public expenditure share, decentralization, legal ...
Marlene Jugl
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L1 influence in the L2 acquisition of isiXhosa verb placement by English and Afrikaans adolescents

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2009
This paper reports on an investigation into the possibility of first language (L1) transfer in the initial stages of the second language (L2) acquisition of isiXhosa by adolescent L1 speakers of Afrikaans and English, respectively.
Lombard, Shona , Conradie, Simone
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Detecting social‐ecological fit in Natura 2000 governance and management: Evidence from LIFE projects focused on forest protected habitat types

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Protected areas represent complex social‐ecological systems that require governance and management approaches that valorise and enhance positive relationships between people and nature. This study analyses the alignment between social and ecological systems to detect the social‐ecological fit of projects focused on biodiversity conservation ...
Elena Andriollo, Elena Pisani, Mauro Masiero, Tommaso Sitzia, Thomas Campagnaro   +4 more
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Language and status: on the limits of language planning

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2010
'Language status' is a concept that has been central to South African language policy debates since the early days of the negotiated transition, which culminated in the 1996 Constitutional commitment to developing eleven official languages.
Hill, Lloyd
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Communities actively seek nature for well‐being despite constraints: (Re)representation of nature experiences through composite narratives

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract While the physical and mental health benefits of greenspace exposure are well documented, ethnic minority communities in the United Kingdom continue to engage with these environments at disproportionately lower rates. This persistent disparity points to an oversight in existing literature, specifically regarding how these communities navigate ...
Andrew K. Palmer, Mark Riley, Beth F. T. Brockett, Laurence Jones, Sarah Clement, Karl L. Evans   +5 more
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Mapping arboretum research: Trends, gaps, and opportunities for biodiversity conservation, society, and climate resilience

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Arboreta bridge people and nature while conserving tree biodiversity, supporting climate resilience, and advancing environmental education. This study maps over a century of available and indexed arboretum research, uncovering trends, knowledge gaps, and opportunities for collaboration.
Catarina Patoilo Teixeira, Vítor Ramalhosa Ferreira   +1 more
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A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
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“Taking Off the Rose‐Colored Glasses”: How Justice‐Centered Science Curricula Engages Prehealth Undergraduates' in Critical Consciousness

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Health disparities rooted in systemic oppression and perpetuated by implicit bias among medical professionals remain pervasive across North America. These inequities are often sustained by providers' limited awareness of social realities that shape the lives of people from marginalized communities.
Sabah K. Elias, Francisca Dogbe, Ashley R. Acosta‐Parra, Arsema Alemayehu, Faizah Asif, Yajing Feng, Jacob Francisco Gomez, Isabella Morimoto, Ofelia Preciado, Dathan Tran, Ross Wohlgemuth, Lucas R. Smith, Eric J. Crossen, Brie Tripp   +13 more
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