Results 201 to 210 of about 32,569,759 (313)

Child Welfare Workers Located in the Urban Periphery: on the Geography of Discretion in Street‐Level Bureaucracies

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The location of public services impacts children's living and service‐reception conditions, as well as the work of child welfare service providers. Against the background of growing inequality and segregation in Sweden, this article explores the work of child welfare services when located in the urban periphery.
Tobias Jansson, Kajsa Nolbeck
wiley   +1 more source

On centroidal voronoi tessellation—energy smoothness and fast computation

open access: yesTOGS, 2009
Yang Liu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Negotiating Caring and Education: A Small‐Scale Study of Young Carers and Their Transitions Towards Independence and Adulthood

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reports on findings from a pilot study with eight young carers, aged 15–21, in the Midlands region of England. The study looked at the impact of caring responsibilities on young carers' life worlds as they negotiated transitions towards independence and adulthood.
Michael Wyness   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of landscape context on avian specialist response to increased surface temperature in protected areas

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Human development is a driver of global change and a major threat to biodiversity. Protected areas maintain and support biodiversity, but outside stressors, such as climate change and land use change, can negatively influence natural resources within protected areas.
Leah J. Rudge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

1166. Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

open access: yesCurtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Helianthus occidentalis Riddell (Compositae: Heliantheae: Helianthinae) is described and illustrated. The species' placement in the genus is commented on, as are the differences in infrageneric placement of the other species Heiser originally grouped H. occidentalis with.
Nicholas Hind, Christabel King
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Female Mating Status on Male Courtship Behaviour in a Sexually Cannibalistic New Zealand Fishing Spider

open access: yesEthology, EarlyView.
Scoring of male courtship behaviour in Dolomedes minor revealed no effect of female mating status on courtship duration or sequence structure, but males delayed the initiation of courtship when encountering previously mated females. ABSTRACT The evolution of male courtship rituals has traditionally been attributed to female mate selection, but may also
Bastien E. Clémot   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy