Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits
ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni +4 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini +13 more
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Tracking Climate and Environmental Attention: A News‐Based Composite Index
ABSTRACT This study introduces the Climate and Environmental Attention Index, a composite indicator that tracks media attention to climate and environmental issues. Based on the Semantic Brand Score, the proposed index extracts significant signals from unstructured text, going beyond traditional measures of word frequency and sentiment.
Gianna Figà‐Talamanca +3 more
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Defining Advanced Generalist social work practice knowledge, skills, and values
Social work education at the baccalaureate and foundation level of master programs is structured around a generalist practice perspective. Advance practice in social work education is defined and conceptualized through the curriculums of master of social
Bolin, Brien L.
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Breadth at the Helm: Generalist CEOs and Corporate ESG Performance‐Evidence From China
ABSTRACT Drawing on the Upper Echelons Theory and the Imprinting Theory, this study conjectures that generalist CEOs may have a stronger tendency to pursue environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. We perform multiple regression analyses with observations of Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share listed companies from 2010 to 2023 in order to explore ...
Shanmei Luo +4 more
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE DURING THE FIRST YEARS OF TURKISH REPUBLIC
Bu çalışma, Cumhuriyeti’nin ilk yıllarında kırsal kalkınma pratiğine odaklanmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda kırsal alan ve kırsal kalkınma olguları tartışılmakta, kırsal kalkınma sürecinde bütüncül ve çok boyutlu müdahale ihtiyacına cevap veren genelci sosyal hizmet uygulamasına ve bir uygulama örneği olarak köy enstitülerine değinilmektedir.
Murat BAYAR, Esra SOĞANCI
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Practice experience and the new social work professor: implications for Advanced Generalist programs
The need for social work practice experience to become more effective social work instructors has been the subject of much controversy for several years.
Nedegaard, Randall C.
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Empowering teachers and fostering pupil climate action in Welsh primary schools
Abstract The Curriculum for Wales intends to help students understand and address climate change, but relies on teachers' knowledge and implementation thereof. This article focuses on “The Lifecycle of My Clothes”, a unit of work (UoW) developed by academics and practitioners. The UoW aimed to increase students' awareness of the environmental impact of
Jennifer A. Rudd +2 more
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Advanced Generalist practice and research
Social work practitioners are required to have the competence of advanced generalist practice skills to provide appropriate social services to clients with various problems in a current complex society. For the competence of advanced generalist practice,
Lee, Kyoung Hag
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Classroom boundaries and teacher agency: Challenges of implementing Ireland's new primary curriculum
Abstract This article reports on a doctoral study examining teacher agency in one Irish primary school at a timely moment ahead of the implementation of the new Primary Curriculum Framework in September 2025. The framework embeds teacher agency as a central professional principle, yet findings from this study reveal a more cautious and bounded reality.
Máiréad Nally +2 more
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