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Curiouser and Curiouser: Development and Validation of the Foreign Language Curiosity Scale (FLCS)

open access: yesThe Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a catalyst for exploration and intellectual growth, curiosity is vital for successfully navigating the language acquisition journey. Although the role of curiosity in language learning has recently received attention, its complex nature warrants further exploration. The present study is an attempt to deepen our understanding of curiosity in
Nazila Fattahi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Strange can be quite normal”: How the environmental crisis becomes present in Han Kang's and Samanta Schweblin's “constructively alienating” environmental fiction

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents the concept “constructive alienation” as a response to the oversaturation of apocalyptic environmental fiction that has contributed to deep‐seated desensitization toward the climate crisis, resulting in crisis of imagination (Ghosh, The Great Derangement: Climate change and the unthinkable, 2016; Solnit, If you win the ...
Agnethe Brounbjerg Bennedsgaard
wiley   +1 more source

Orthodontic Mini‐Implants in Practice: Insights from Iranian Specialist Orthodontists

open access: yesOral Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the usage of orthodontic mini‐implants or temporary anchorage devices (TADs) among specialist orthodontists in Iran. Methodology A web‐based 17‐question, cross‐sectional survey was conducted from October 2025 to January 2026.
Ali Borzabadi‐Farahani
wiley   +1 more source

Equity How and Equity for Whom? Incorporating Equity Into Local Government Budgeting Processes

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social equity is politically polarized, with advocates contending that it is a governance mandate and opponents claiming that it promotes reverse discrimination and inefficiencies. When implementing policies and programs, local bureaucrats must maneuver within this legal, ethical, normative, and political battlefield.
Alexis R. Kennedy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Metabolomics and Selection Signal Analysis Provide Insights Into the Selection for Flavonol Biosynthesis Associated With Lettuce Quality Improvement

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lettuce is a critical leafy vegetable consumed worldwide and is a substantial dietary source of health‐promoting compounds. Exploring changes in metabolism during lettuce domestication under artificial selection conditions is important to facilitate further breeding and cultivation for quality improvement.
Xiao Yang   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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