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‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin, Kersty Hobson, Wouter Poortinga, Mark Stead, Julia Newth, Jonathan Reeves, Merideth Gattis   +6 more
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Parental involvement and engagement during COVID‐19 lockdowns: School staff and parents' reflections about children's learning at home

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Valuing parental engagement, as part of home–school collaboration, can benefit children's learning. This article focuses on parents and school‐based staff's (N = 120) experiences of children's learning occurring at home during the COVID‐19 lockdowns (2020–2021), both school‐mandated and other learning activities.
Ashley Brett, Bonny L. Hartley, Deborah Wallace, Adewale Magaji, Lorraine Smith, Rachel Wolfendale   +5 more
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Circular 109 [PDF]

, 1996
Introduction -- Explanation of Plant Evaluation Tables -- Table 1. Weather records for the test years -- Table 2. All plant materials evaluated in 1996 -- Table 3. All plants that have been evaluated but did not survive the minimum number of test years --
Holloway, Patricia S., MacDonald, Theresa, Matheke, Grant E. M., Van Wyhe, Eileen, Wagner, Patricia J.   +4 more
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Comparative analysis of complete chloroplast genomes of Flemingia prostrata and Flemingia macrophylla, two commonly used medicinal plants in southern China

Frontiers in Plant Science
Flemingia prostrata and Flemingia macrophylla, belonging to the genus Flemingia, are ethnomedicinal plants that contain valuable medicinal and nutritional compounds.
Fan Wei, Fan Wei, Yang Lin, Danfeng Tang, Danfeng Tang, Ying Liang, Shuangshuang Qin   +6 more
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Garden as Symbol: Nature/City [PDF]

, 2013
My approach .to environmental aesthetics here begins with reflections on previous encounters with the subject, focusing initially on aesthetics of the city.
Carter, Curtis
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Multi-omics analysis reveals insights into the key genes involved in polysaccharide biosynthesis induced by red light intensity in Platostoma palustre

BMC Plant Biology
Background  Platostoma palustre (Blume) A. J. Paton is a medicinal and edible plant in China, and polysaccharide is its main functional component, composed of various monosaccharides.
Fan Wei, Changqian Quan, Meihua Xu, Danfeng Tang   +3 more
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Exotic garden plants partly substitute for native plants as resources for pollinators when native plants become seasonally scarce. [PDF]

Oecologia, 2020
Staab M, Pereira-Peixoto MH, Klein AM.
europepmc   +1 more source

first results from an experiment on on-farm planting material production in Cameroon [PDF]

, 2006
Rubber smallholdings have yet to be widely developed in Cameroon and, in the absence of a support programme for that sector, small and medium-sized farms are encountering numerous difficulties.
Chambon, Bénédicte, Eschbach, Jean-Marie, Monono, Samuel, Owona Ndongo, Pierre André   +3 more
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Mapping molluscan endocrinology: a systematic and critical appraisal

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Historically, a vertebrate‐centric paradigm has framed our interpretation of molluscan endocrinology, with considerable research focusing on vertebrate‐type steroid hormones (e.g. oestrogens, testosterone). However, contradictory evidence on the occurrence of vertebrate‐type steroid hormones in molluscan tissues, and a lack of the specific ...
Konstantinos Panagiotidis, Thomas H. Miller, Olwenn V. Martin, Alice Baynes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape within‐ and between‐species social interactions. Given the role of social behaviour in reproductive fitness and survival, understanding how social
Avery L. Maune, Barbara A. Caspers, Isabel Damas‐Moreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source