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Enquiry-Based Approach in Mobile-Supported Classroom to Develop Language Skills

Journal of Language and Education, 2017
This article investigates the pedagogical impact of both the mobile-testing system PeLe and an enquiry-based approach to language skills development in the context of mobile-assisted language learning.
Svetlana Titova, Olga Samoylenko
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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Exploring learners’ grammatical development in mobile assisted language learning

Cogent Education, 2020
This study reports the results of a mixed methods approach to investigate the impact of instructor feedback in mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) on the grammatical development of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners.
Negin Ghorbani, Saman Ebadi
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Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief, Sandra Bouwhuis, Anja Globig, Anne Günther, Wouter Courtens   +4 more
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Reporting What Matters, or Reporting What Looks Good? Materiality and Balance in Post–Rana Plaza Apparel Sustainability Disclosure

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reports (SRs) are widely criticized for vague disclosures and selective emphasis on positive outcomes, yet systematic research on two core SR challenges remains limited: materiality (whether disclosed content is relevant) and balance (whether both achievements and challenges are reported).
Mahsa Mohammadrezaei, José Carlos Marques   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

EL CONSUMO COMO INVERSIÓN IDENTITARIA EN LA CIUDAD: ENTREVISTA CON JOEL STILLERMAN

Materia Arquitectura
Joel Stillerman es profesor de Sociología en la Grand Valley State University. Autor de The Sociology of Consumption: A Global Approach (Polity, 2015) e Identity Investments: Middle-Class Responses to Precarious Privilege in Neoliberal Chile (Stanford ...
Liliana De Simone
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ESG Controversies in Global Firms: A Black Mark?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite increasing attention paid by companies to sustainability, there is still evidence of environmental, social and governance (commonly referred to as ESG) scandals. As research on this topic is scant, this paper aims to analyse the impact of ESG controversies on firms' sustainability practices, that is, ESG policies, as well as ...
Beatrice Bais, Guido Orzes, Marco Sartor
wiley   +1 more source

Perbandingan Metode K-Medoids dan Metode K-Means Dalam Analisis Segmentasi Pelanggan Mall

SINTECH (Science and Information Technology) Journal
Memahami pelanggan sangat penting untuk mengelola operasi perusahaan. Dengan mengetahui dan memahami setiap pelanggan, dapat meningkatkan komunikasi layanan produk dengan menyesuaikan kebutuhan dan layanan kepada setiap pelanggan.
Nur Rohman, Arief Wibowo
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Fueling Tomorrow: Scenario Planning for the Future of Gas Stations

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transport electrification is reshaping the service infrastructures that mediate everyday mobility, yet most electrification scenario studies remain macrolevel and offer limited insight into how incumbent forecourt (gas‐station) networks can adapt under deep uncertainty.
Joao Gabriel Rosa, Fabiano Armellini, Jean‐Marc Robert   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Strategic Action Plan to Advance Circular Economy Practices in the Automotive Industry Based on Sector Insights to Support Sustainable Development

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The circular economy is gaining traction as a transformative approach to address climate change and the shortcomings of the linear economic model, which is defined by unsustainable production and consumption patterns. This study explores the implementation of circularity principles in the Spanish automotive industry, with particular attention ...
Salvador Perez‐Canto, Alvaro Ramos‐Garcia, Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas   +2 more
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