Why flying insects gather at artificial light
Nature CommunicationsExplanations of why nocturnal insects fly erratically around fires and lamps have included theories of “lunar navigation” and “escape to the light”. However, without three-dimensional flight data to test them rigorously, the cause for this odd behaviour ...
Samuel T. Fabian +4 more
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The Use of Educational Exchange and International Education to Improve U.S.-Sino Relationship
Journal of Student Research, 2021 As political scientist Graham Allison argues in his book, Destined for War, the United States and China “are currently on a collision course for war” (Allison, 2017, p. vii). Drawing on government reports and academic global education studies, this paper evaluates whether educational exchange and global education are plausible ways to de-escalate ...
Eva Liu, Ethan Hutt
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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsInternational altruism is crucial for promoting global stability and peaceful development. Thus, it is vital to identify factors that can enhance international altruism.
Mengyun Wang, Quan Xu
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Virtual reality in theatre education and design practice - new developments and applications [PDF]
, 2009 The global use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has already established new approaches to theatre education and research, shifting traditional methods of knowledge delivery towards a more visually enhanced experience, which is ...
Beardon C. +3 more
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Main Aspects of Education Internationalization: Case of Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Ukraine [PDF]
, 2019 In recognising the strategic position of the higher education sector in terms of thr international competitiveness in the globalised economy, many countries have begun to internationalise their educational systems.
Kramar, Iryna +2 more
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International Business Students’ Cross-Cultural Competence Development
SAGE Open, 2014 This study explores the role of educational programs in promoting students’ cross-cultural competence (CCC) development in international business education.
Natalie S. Mikhaylov
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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA
Статистика и экономика, 2016 The main objective of this paper is to study and evaluate the use of andprospects for the development of open educational resources in Russia andin the international context of the historical and legal point of view, and presentthe example of the ...
Tatiana S. Arefyeva +4 more
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Regards sur le syndicalisme international en éducation
Revue Internationale d’Éducation de Sèvres, 2022 The first international teachers’ organisations were of a «professional» type, with the primary concern being the exchange of thoughts and experiences on education.
Louis Weber
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EU-NICE, Eurasian University Network for International Cooperation in Earthquakes [PDF]
, 2012 Despite the remarkable scientific advancements of earthquake engineering and seismology in many countries, seismic risk is still growing at a high rate in the world’s most vulnerable communities.
Braga, F. +20 more
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Fear of the unknown: a pre-departure qualitative study of Turkish international students [PDF]
, 2011 This paper presents findings from eleven in-depth interviews with Turkish undergraduate students, who were, by the time of data collection, about to spend a semester at a European university under the Erasmus exchange scheme.
Aktas, Gurhan, Brown, Lorraine
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