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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Widespread museum digitization initiatives have made the world's herbaria more accessible than ever, launching a renaissance of specimen use. We highlight the value of digitization to bolster both scientific and historical research using the specimens from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884) to the Canadian arctic, remembered for its tragedy ...
J. Mason Heberling, Jackson P. Wright
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Home Front to War Front: The Navy Nurse Corps During World War II [PDF]
, 2016 The Navy Nurse Corps was created in 1908, when President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Naval Appropriations Bill. Twenty women were selected to become the corps’ first members. These women were referred to as the “The Sacred Twenty.” On December 7, 1941,
Thibault, Amanda L.
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how construction waste intensity affects greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe), analyzing data from 345 buildings constructed between 2007 and 2025. Using material waste rates (MWR) from previous cases, it predicts climate impacts based on typical material compositions.
Lea Hasselsteen +3 more
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Their Duty Twice Over: Canadians in the Great Escape [PDF]
, 2012 The Great Escape of March 1944 was the culmination of over a year’s planning and preparation by Allied airmen detained in Stalag Luft 3, a large prison camp in eastern Germany. The brainchild of a South African pilot, the plan called for the construction
Vance, Jonathan F.
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho +2 more
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Soldier Experiences in Elmira Prison Camp: A Common Captivity
, 2014 Elmira’s history is very similar to that of Camp Chase. Before it was a prison camp, Elmira had been a military depot for training. The Elmira Depot in Elmira, New York, was a great place for a military training camp because of the railroad junctions ...
Sutter, Megan A.
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The Corps of Guides, 1903–1914 [PDF]
, 2012 The Canadian Corps of Guides was created in April 1903 by General Order 61, and fell under the purview of the Intelligence Department at Militia Headquarters in Ottawa. However, as the Guides were a service of the Active Militia, and not of the Permanent
Jenkins, Dan
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Toward Real‐Life Applications of Fiber Lithium‐Ion Batteries
Small, EarlyView.Fiber‐shaped lithium‐ion batteries require effective encapsulation to achieve long‐term stability in wearable applications. This work discusses different encapsulation strategies and technologies, and summarizes how encapsulation affects capacity retention, efficiency, and internal resistance.
Mengli Wei +4 more
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Jefferson Institute's Military Archives Project in Serbia: From Ruins of War, a Nation's History Preserved [PDF]
, 2011 Analyzes the impact and challenges of a project supported by Knight to digitize Serbia's military documents and make them publicly available in a searchable archive, including evidence for prosecuting war criminals and locating secret mass ...
Djordje Padejski, Joan McQueeney Mitric
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Teaching Through Trauma: English Teachers Navigating Affective Regimes in Post‐Earthquake Türkiye
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in post‐earthquake Türkiye narrated their experiences of loss, survival, and teaching within state‐imposed affective regimes. Drawing on an affective–discursive analysis of Ministry of National Education (MoNE) documents and media texts, the study first investigates how ...
Merve Özçelik
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