Thresholds: The metaphorical foundations of powerful knowledge
The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper advances a theoretical account of threshold concepts as metaphorical‐relational structures that reorganise meaning across contexts. Building on conceptual metaphor theory, we propose that threshold concepts can be understood as sites of schema‐level reorganisation: deep, embodied patterns of relational logic that scaffold abstract ...
Maria Karrol +1 more
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Uncertainty of Reported Behavior Dynamics and Its Relationship to Socio-Political Ideologies and Affiliation. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel)Nordbeck PC, Shi C, Dutt A.
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International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The US federal government has enacted sweeping policy changes since January 2025 that imperil public health, with important implications for the eating disorders field—a field that is already disproportionately under‐resourced. This paper examines the pathways through which these recent policy changes threaten progress in eating disorder ...
Ariel L. Beccia +3 more
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How latent and prompting biases in AI-generated historical narratives influence opinions. [PDF]
PNAS NexusShu M, Karell D, Okura K, Davidson TR.
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Constructing Policy (In)coherence in Germany's Energy Transition and Impacts on (In)equality
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Policy coherence is widely regarded as essential for achieving sustainable development, climate targets, and reducing inequality, as reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Recent scholarship has moved beyond technocratic approaches, drawing on comparative politics, particularly the “3 I's” of ideas, interests, and ...
Alexia Faus Onbargi, Ines Dombrowsky
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how farmers perceive and respond to climate policy risk in the context of drought and argues that understanding such responses is as important as understanding farmer reactions to the biophysical impacts of climate change.
M. Anne Visser +3 more
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Prevalence, correlates, and patterns of leaving firearms unattended in vehicles among US firearm owners. [PDF]
Inj EpidemiolTesta A +5 more
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Learning Networks Drive Environmental Innovation: Evidence From Fourth‐Stage Purification Diffusion
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contaminants of emerging concern, including pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals, threaten water quality globally. In the European Union (EU), until the adoption of the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive in 2024, a regulatory gap had left the member states and the municipalities in them without binding removal standards ...
Simon Bulian +3 more
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Sunscreen use and adherence to traditional masculinity ideologies among young adult males: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Sci RepTaha S, Hamad S, Hanani A, Zyoud SH.
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Steering Industrial Decarbonisation: Explaining OECD Policy Variation
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ongoing rise in CO2 emissions driven by energy‐intensive industries highlights the urgent need for targeted policy interventions, with national strategies playing a crucial role in the low‐carbon transition. However, the factors that shape the ambition of industrial decarbonisation policies remain poorly understood.
Ebba Minas
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