Cognitive constraints and island effects [PDF]
, 2010 Competence-based theories of island effects play a central role in generative grammar, yet the graded nature of many syntactic islands has never been properly accounted for.
Ivan A. Sag,, Philip Hofmeister,
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Island Studies Journal, 2017 This two-part paper, co-authored by the members of the Island Poetics Research Group, introduces a larger project on the poetic construction of islands in island fictions across media, genres, and geographical regions.
Daniel Graziadei +4 more
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The effect of magnetic islands on ITG turbulence driven transport
, 2015 In this work, we address the question of the influence of magnetic islands on the perpendicular transport due to steady-state ITG turbulence on the energy transport time scale.
Hariri, F., Hill, P., Ottaviani, M.
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Netting the maroro : an exploration of Cook Islands teachers' beliefs about language learning and teaching : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Second Language Teaching at Massey University [PDF]
, 2003 Teachers' beliefs play an important role in teachers' decision making processes and affect their practice. Beliefs are situated within specific contexts. Little work has been done to investigate the beliefs of language teachers in the South Pacific. This
Clara Palupi, Darwanto Darwanto
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Good work? Scottish cultural workers’ narratives about working and living on islands [PDF]
Island Studies Journal, 2016 This paper sets out to ask how cultural workers on Scottish islands come to narrate their work and everyday life experiences. We ask this question in the context of two dominant doctrines that can influence whether or not these experiences are “good or ...
Lynda Harling Stalker +1 more
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Genomic islands of divergence in the Yellow Tang and the Brushtail Tang Surgeonfishes. [PDF]
, 2018 The current ease of obtaining thousands of molecular markers challenges the notion that full phylogenetic concordance, as proposed by phylogenetic species concepts, is a requirement for defining species delimitations.
Avise J. C. +8 more
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The influence of surface stress on the equilibrium shape of strained quantum dots
, 1998 The equilibrium shapes of InAs quantum dots (i.e., dislocation-free, strained islands with sizes >= 10,000 atoms) grown on a GaAs (001) substrate are studied using a hybrid approach which combines density functional theory (DFT) calculations of ...
A. García +32 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Mitochondrial remodeling shapes neural and glial lineage progression by matching metabolic supply with demand. Elevated OXPHOS supports differentiation and myelin formation, while myelin compaction lowers mitochondrial dependence, revealing mitochondria as key drivers of developmental energy adaptation.
Sahitya Ranjan Biswas +3 more
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Relationality and island studies in the Anthropocene
Island Studies Journal, 2018 The island has become arguably one of the most emblematic figures of the Anthropocene. It is regularly invoked as exemplary of the changing stakes of our planet. This generates a crucially important role for island studies scholars; to explore, question,
Jonathan Pugh
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Long live RAMSI? Peace‐building, anti‐corruption and political will in Solomon Islands
Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 2022 Donor‐led post‐conflict interventions often involve the transfer of anti‐corruption institutions and approaches. However, some question the sustainability of these efforts.
Grant W. Walton, Husnia Hushang
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