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Dry intrusions and warm‐core development in Medicanes: Insights from a multi‐case analysis and the peculiar evolution of Ianos

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
Mediterranean tropical‐like cyclones show a clear seasonality, with September cyclones exhibiting the deepest convection and Ianos representing the most extreme case. While one or more dry intrusions are typically detected during the cyclone life cycle, Ianos instead features two much weaker descending airflows.
Daniele Nigro, Lorenzo Giovannini, Simona Bordoni, Stavros Dafis, Mario Marcello Miglietta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hands‐on and Minds‐on? Findings on the Instructional Support of Preschool Teachers to Foster Children's Understanding of Scientific Practices

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To participate effectively in modern society, it is essential to have both knowledge of scientific concepts and an understanding of scientific practices. Children develop initial knowledge and skills to engage in scientific practices, such as identifying patterns, long before entering school.
Ada Cecil Haen, Henrik Saalbach, Ilonca Hardy, Miriam Leuchter, Mirjam Steffensky   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Awareness in Sustainable Construction Materials Uptake in Developing Economies: Evidence From Nigeria

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Construction Materials (SCM) are crucial for reducing lifecycle emissions in the built environment, yet their adoption remains limited in many developing economies, such as Nigeria. This study investigates how awareness influences the adoption of SCM among professionals in Nigeria's Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)
Mumini Damilola Osuolale, Tajudeen Ajisomo, Juliana Felkner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Components of Sustainable Leadership in Universities: Systematic Review of the Literature and Proposal of a Taxonomy

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Universities play a pivotal role in promoting sustainable development by adopting sustainable management practices and preparing future leaders with a focus on sustainability. This study investigates the interplay between sustainable leadership, pro‐environmental behaviour and organisational commitment at universities, with a particular focus ...
Greice Kely Aragão Ribeiro, João Carlos Correia Leitão   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

ESG investing and pollution outsourcing

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Can environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investors hold businesses accountable for their environmental impact? Extending institutional theory and analyzing a global sample of firms from 2006 to 2019, we argue that, in response to ESG investors' institutional pressures, firms may intensify pollution outsourcing to ...
Shipeng Yan, Fan Zhang, Zhengyu Li
wiley   +1 more source

What Program for Love in the 21st Century? Thinking With and Beyond Luhmann

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From a sociological perspective, the paper examines how normative frameworks for intimate relationships have changed since the publication of Luhmann's Love as Passion (1982). Building on Luhmann's notion of a program for love, we discuss his claim that late 20th century love semantics were organized around a program of understanding. We argue
Chiara Piazzesi, Martin Blais
wiley   +1 more source

Refinements and generalizations of some inequalities of Shafer-Fink’s type for the inverse sine function

, 2017
In this paper, we give some sharper refinements and generalizations of inequalities related to Shafer-Fink’s inequality for the inverse sine function stated in Theorems 1, 2, and 3 of Bercu (Math. Probl. Eng. 2017: Article ID 9237932, 2017)
Marija Rašajski, Tatjana Lutovac, Branko Malešević   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Beyond Symbolic Recognition: Examining Access, Fidelity, and Student Outcomes in the Seal of Biliteracy

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Originating in California in 2011, the Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) has become a rapidly diffused K–12 language education credential, now established in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Yet the research base offers only limited verification of the SoBL's real‐world results: the credential appears to have produced some pedagogical gains
Peyman Jahanbin, Adam M. Brazil, Sarah C. Swyers, Meghan Ecker‐Lyster, Michael Klein‐Thibodeau   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identity work: processes and dynamics of identity formations [PDF]

, 2008
Our aim is to elucidate a position that takes identity to be dynamic and changeable over time and to propose a conceptualisation that provides a way of mapping alternative imperatives and opportunities for identity work.
McInnes, P, Beech, N., McInnes, P., Beech, P.N.H., McInnes, P.A., MacIntosh, R, Macintosh, Robert, Mcinnes, Peter, MacIntosh, R., Beech, Nic   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Measuring Agricultural Wages Amidst Conflict: Evidence From Myanmar

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Violent conflict is globally on the rise, and an increasing body of literature analyses its impacts on agricultural production and food security. Yet the quality of data collected in conflict zones is sometimes questioned and remains underexplored. This paper addresses this gap by examining two types of reporting bias—recall and question order
Andrew Laitha, Bart Minten, Henry Stemmler, Eva‐Marie Meemken   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source