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Mediterranean farmers’ understandings of ‘good soil management’ and ‘good farmer’ identity in the context of conservation agriculture

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Mediterranean agriculture is increasingly threatened by soil degradation and climate change. Conservation agriculture (CA) is a farming approach characterized by reduced soil disturbance, soil cover, and crop rotation that provides agronomic, economic ...
Emmeline Topp, Ana Stephan, Elsa Varela, Harun Cicek, Tobias Plieninger   +4 more
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Expert and Lay Mental Models of Ecosystems: Inferences for Risk Communication [PDF]

, 1999
The authors evaluate a mental modeling approach to studying differences between lay and expert comprehension of ...
Bussa, Toby, Collamer, Nathan, Fisher, Ann, Kinnell, Jason, Lazo, Jeffrey K.   +4 more
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Teaching statistical physics by thinking about models and algorithms

, 2007
We discuss several ways of illustrating fundamental concepts in statistical and thermal physics by considering various models and algorithms. We emphasize the importance of replacing students' incomplete mental images by models that are physically ...
Eisberg R. M., Eisberg R. M., Gould H., Harvey Gould, Jan Tobochnik   +4 more
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CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

ROLE OF MENTAL MODELS IN COMMAND AND CONTROL

Sučasnì Informacìjnì Tehnologìï u Sferì Bezpeki ta Oboroni, 2014
The article describes and analyzes the main approaches to command and control. Their positive and negative sides were determined. The most effective command and control approach is offered based on the analysis.
Victor E. Bobylov, Serhii M. Kononenko
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Improving Community Adaptation Outcomes for Youth Graduating from Residential Mental Health Programs: A Synthesis Review (SUMMARY) [PDF]

, 2012
The focus of this synthesis review was to understand the capacity of systems of care and integrated program models to foster successful community adaptation for children and youth graduating from children\u27s residential mental health ...
Cameron, Gary, Frensch, Karen, Smit-Quosai, T.   +2 more
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A 73‐Year‐Old Man With Several Years of Difficulty Climbing Stairs and Frequent Tripping

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 73‐year‐old man presented with progressive weakness and atrophy predominantly affecting the distal finger flexors and quadriceps muscles. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated mixed myogenic and neurogenic features. Muscle MRI showed inflammatory changes, and muscle biopsy revealed granulomatous myositis with histologic features ...
Mehmet Can Sari, Arens Taga, Sonya Ulrike Steele, Ahmet Hoke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paradoxical versus modulated conditional inferences: An explanation from the Stoicism

Manuscrito
According to standard propositional logic, the inferences in which the conditional introduction rule is used are absolutely correct. However, people do not always accept inferences of that kind.
Miguel López-Astorga
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Food Safety Information Processing and Teaching Behavior of Dietitians: A Mental Model Approach

Agriculture, 2015
Health professionals play an important role in educating the public about food safety risks. However, the ways this important group of educators remains up-to-date on these topics are not well defined.
Lydia C. Medeiros, Jeffrey T. LeJeune
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Value of MRI Outcomes for Preventive and Early‐Stage Trials in Spinocerebellar Ataxias 1 and 3

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the value of MRI outcomes as endpoints for preventive and early‐stage trials of two polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). Methods A cohort of 100 participants (23 SCA1, 63 SCA3, median Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) score = 5, 42% preataxic, and 14 gene‐negative controls) was scanned at 3T up ...
Thiago J. R. Rezende, Emilien Petit, Young Woo Park, Sophie Tezenas du Montcel, James M. Joers, Jonathan M. DuBois, H. Moore Arnold, Michal Povazan, Ipek Özdemir, Guita Banan, Romain Valabregue, Philipp Ehses, Jennifer Faber, Chiadi U. Onyike, Peter B. Barker, Jeremy D. Schmahmann, Eva‐Maria Ratai, Sub H. Subramony, Thomas H. Mareci, Khalaf O. Bushara, Henry Paulson, Thomas Klockgether, Alexandra Durr, Tetsuo Ashizawa, Christophe Lenglet, Gülin Öz, READISCA Investigators   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source