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The modality of historical thinking in the latest Greek primary school curriculum and the new challenges in history education

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper refers to the concept of ‘historical thinking’ as it appears in the three versions of the recent Greek History Curriculum for primary school. It is a comparative study of the discourse of the three versions of the recent history curriculum for primary school.
Kyriaki Fardi
wiley   +1 more source

Is It Ethical to Use Genealogy Data to Solve Crimes?

open access: yesAnnals of Internal Medicine, 2018
Authorities recently arrested the suspected Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer who terrorized California decades ago. Armed with DNA from several crime scenes, the police cracked this cold case using a new resource: online genealogy data ...
B. Berkman, W. K. Miller, C. Grady
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Truth‐telling in the Australian Curriculum

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Unlike Canada and South Africa, Australia has not completed a national Truth‐telling of First Nations histories. As a consequence, the curriculum is at risk of excluding Truth‐telling, leading to indoctrination of past injustices as part of school learning.
Glenn Auld   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data Mining of Online Genealogy Datasets for Revealing Lifespan Patterns in Human Population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Online genealogy datasets contain extensive information about millions of people and their past and present family connections. This vast amount of data can assist in identifying various patterns in human population. In this study, we present methods and
Elovici, Yuval, Fire, Michael
core  

Statistical properties of genealogical trees [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
We analyse the statistical properties of genealogical trees in a neutral model of a closed population with sexual reproduction and non-overlapping generations. By reconstructing the genealogy of an individual from the population evolution, we measure the
B. Derrida   +18 more
core   +3 more sources

Investigating the bHLH transcription factor TSARL1 as marker and regulator of saponin biosynthesis in Chenopodium quinoa

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is valued for its nutritional benefits and resilience to abiotic stresses. However, its commercial use is limited by bitter‐tasting saponins on the seeds, necessitating resource‐intensive removal processes.
Marius Kollmar   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building the Brazilian Academic Genealogy Tree

open access: yes, 2017
Along the history, many researchers provided remarkable contributions to science, not only advancing knowledge but also in terms of mentoring new scientists. Currently, identifying and studying the formation of researchers over the years is a challenging
A Jackson   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Digitization connects scattered specimens and enables new historical research: Plants from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884)

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Widespread museum digitization initiatives have made the world's herbaria more accessible than ever, launching a renaissance of specimen use. We highlight the value of digitization to bolster both scientific and historical research using the specimens from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884) to the Canadian arctic, remembered for its tragedy ...
J. Mason Heberling, Jackson P. Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Genealogy of traffic flow models

open access: yesEURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, 2015
An historical overview of the development of traffic flow models is proposed in the form of a model tree. The model tree shows the genealogy of four families: the fundamental relation, microscopic, mesoscopic and macroscopic models.
F. Wageningen-Kessels   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Emotional Valence of Hyperrationality in STEM Learning: Reinscriptions and Contestations of Coloniality

open access: yesScience Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the special issue Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education, this paper examines the emergence and performance of hyperrationality in STEM classrooms. Hyperrationality describes verbal and embodied expressions whereby learners try to maintain an appearance of neutrality and emotional distance to ...
Natalie R. Davis, Thomas M. Philip
wiley   +1 more source

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