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What does it mean? Translating anatomical language to engage public audiences

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The language of anatomy, with its roots in Ancient Greek and Roman languages, is complex and unfamiliar to many. Its complexity creates a significant barrier to public knowledge and understanding of anatomy—many members of the public find themselves asking “what does it mean?”, and this can manifest as poor health literacy and outcomes.
Kat A. Sanders, Adam M. Taylor
wiley   +1 more source

It's time to manage mountain lions in Texas

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 46, Issue 5, December 2022., 2022
We summarize historical research on mountain lions in Texas, human perceptions about the species, and historical discussions within Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) about mountain lion management, to argue that the evidence makes clear that it is time to actively manage mountain lions in Texas.
L. Mark Elbroch, Patricia M. Harveson
wiley   +1 more source

Separare letto e tavola. La separazione coniugale in una città moderna (Livorno, XVIII sec.)

open access: yesStoricamente, 2010
In the modern age, marriages were not interrupted only by the death of a spouse. Some evidence suggests that marital separation was not unknown.
Chiara La Rocca
doaj   +1 more source

\u3ci\u3eThe story of the frontier province\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]

open access: yes, 1922
The history of North-west Frontier is closely connected to Afghanistan. During the 18th century the area was ruled by Afghans. Between 1818 and 1834 the Sikhs occupied Peshawar with the help of the British government in India. The book covers the history
J.M.E.,
core   +1 more source

Spiritual and religious information experiences: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This chapter examines the contours of the religious and spiritual information experiences subfield through a review and content analysis of selected contributions from the past two decades in both information science and related fields. The research question that guides this review is: How have spirituality and religion been conceptualized in ...
Nadia Caidi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Matilda Effect and Women's Representation in Biology

open access: yesThe Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract The undervaluing of minorities and their researcher contributions reduces when a threshold level of minority representation (between 15 and 30%) is reached in a group or community. Botany is celebrated as a discipline in which women have been able to make important contributions, especially in the past.
Jani Raerinne
wiley   +1 more source

Contraband, free ports, and British merchants in the Caribbean world, 1739-1772

open access: yesDiacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea, 2013
This article examines the evolution of contraband to legitimate trade in the eighteenth century Caribbean world during the War of Jenkins’ Ear and Seven Years’ War.
Nadine Hunt teaches African History at York University, Canada. She is co-editor, with Olatunji Ojo of Slavery in Africa and the Caribbean: a history of enslavement and identity since the 18th century, London, I.B. Tauris, 2012.
doaj  

El Concepte de naturalesa a Barcelona al tombant dels segles XVIII i XIX : linneans o buffonians? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Carl von Linné and George-Louis Leclerc, the count of Buffon, can be considered as the two most important representatives of natural history in the 18th century.
Sucarrats i Riera, Raimon
core   +2 more sources

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