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Remote Coastal Weed Infestation Management Using Bayesian Networks
DiversityThe increasing prevalence of species that are detrimental to biodiversity is a major concern, particularly for managers of national parks. To develop effective programmes for controlling weeds, it is essential to have a thorough understanding of the ...
Stuart Kininmonth +4 more
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Sloth: America\u27s Ironic Structural Vice [PDF]
, 2017 Individualism is a popular cultural trope in the United States, often touted for its promotion of industriousness and rejection of laziness. This essay argues that, ironically, America\u27s brand of individualism actually promotes a more fundamental form
Jones, Christopher D., Kelly, Conor M.
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Towards a politics for human rights: Ambiguous humanity and democratizing rights [PDF]
, 2013 Human rights are a suspect project – this seems the only sensible starting point today. This suspicion, however, is not absolute and the desire to preserve and reform human rights persists for many of us.
Hoover, J.
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Strategies to Support Equity‐Driven Practices in Rural Colleges
New Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rural Community Colleges serve as community hubs for their regions and often times provide the only access to higher education for miles around. Like community colleges around the country, rural community colleges also provide access to Students of Color at greater rates than their 4‐year university peers. Yet, equity‐driven practices in rural
Pamela L. Eddy +3 more
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New Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using data from the 2019 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) 3‐year cohort, this article presents a validation study of the 2017 version of CCSSE. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were implemented to investigate the psychometric properties and construct validity with strategies to address missing data.
Yi Wang +2 more
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Hypotheses and ethos of publication [PDF]
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014 Science is about verifying or falsifying hypotheses. But why do we need a hypothesis? A hypothesis lays the groundwork for a specific research question. Based on a hypothesis, this research question leads up to defining the primary end point of a study. For all studies, a primary end point needs to be defined, as a basis for a case estimate in order to
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The Appeal of Protest Rhetoric: How Moral Entrepreneurs Recruit the Media into Moral Struggles [PDF]
, 2019 Whenever the news media feature brand-related moral struggles over issues such as ethicality, fairness, or sustainability, brands often find themselves in the position of the culprit.
Hemetsberger, A. +2 more
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ChemCatChem, EarlyView.AuPdFe catalysts offer highly efficient degradation of phenol through the in situ synthesis of ROS from H2 and O2. Through tuning of the AuPd/Fe ratio, a tenfold increase in phenol degradation compared to the bimetallic parent system may be achieved.
Rong‐Jian Li +5 more
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The Ethos of Science in Contemporary Poland
Minerva, 2018 Modern science is moving away from Michael Polanyi’s vision of ‘the Republic of Science’ and gradually becoming subordinate to political and economic social institutions.
Jacek Bieliński, Aldona Tomczyńska
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Successful teachers in schools in challenging circumstances [PDF]
, 2004 Full report of research project - August 2004 (49 pages). The project aim was to find out what makes a teacher successful and effective in schools in challenging circumstances, and what teachers thought constitutes challenging ...
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