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The Long Trajectory of Rubber Physics: 3500+ Years and Counting

Journal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Natural rubber's trajectory is traced from Mesoamerican use of Castilla elastica through vulcanization and the pneumatic tire to macromolecular physics and modern solid‐state refrigeration. Illustrations of C. elastica and an H. brasiliensis plantation frame the historical progression from indigenous material, then industrial crop and on to advanced ...
Gregory B. McKenna
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond forests: Harnessing conservation gardening for open biomes in Brazil

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Urban gardening offers an innovative conservation strategy by integrating native ornamental species into urban landscapes. We evaluated the ornamental potential of the Brazilian flora by comparing the representation of species from forests versus open biomes (focusing on campo rupestre grasslands) and introduced and validated the Index of Ornamental ...
Flávia Santos Faria, Luciane Vilela Resende, Fernando A. O. Silveira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flood myths

, 2007
Those who disobey to the rules of God or Gods, the human communities having misbehaviors are punished by Gods through flood myths. We can see all these stories in mythology, in the religious books and legends.
Seyidoglu, Bilge
core  

Who Can Afford to Fail? Investigating Science Students' Perceptions of Failure Through the Lens of Their Identities

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scientists agree that learning to cope with failures is an important skill for science students to develop, and students who participate in science research often have positive outcomes after coping with science failures. However, the experience of failure in undergraduate science education more broadly seems to have an overall negative impact
Sandhya Krishnan, Isobel D. Cobb, Joseph A. Harsh, Manuela Mejia, Lisa Corwin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

National communism as pseudo-hegemonic political project. Functions and objectives

Sfera Politicii, 2014
At a first glance, nationalism and communism seem to be two radically incompatible political ideologies. But the idea of empowering the state ties them together in an unique manner.
Emanuel Copilaș
doaj  

A Hero's Journey to Systemic Change: Developing Expertise in Agricultural Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Experts in rural development and agrarian change wield considerable influence over programme design and delivery, directing resources and shaping trajectories towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet the pathways through which such expertise develops remain under‐examined. This study examines the journey to expertise among experts
Kirt Hainzer, Caitlin Finlayson, Nicholas Harrigan, Andrew McGregor, Katharine McKinnon, Van Touch, Ariane Utomo, Brian R. Cook   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives on Climate Change in Education for Sustainability: Linking Concepts and Skills for a Practical Ecological Transition

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Hard’ natural sciences have extensively been used to provide evidence that climate change is happening and climate action is needed. If the contribution of our economic activities to disturbing our climate systems is now largely accepted, the way in which we design and operationalise ‘climate action’—how we transition to more sustainable ...
Sandrine Simon
wiley   +1 more source

Reforming pensions : myths, truths, and policy choices. [PDF]

This paper discusses the building blocks of pension reform in the light of economic theory, and their application to different types of economy. The opening section sets out the simple economics of pensions. The second section discusses a series of myths
Barr, Nicholas
core  

RETRACE Project: How to Enhance Resilience to Climate Risks in Pacific and Arctic Indigenous Communities?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk management has evolved to analyze risks in a systemic way, integrating local knowledge with the abstract concept of resilience, which is now an imperative for vulnerable and exposed communities. However, existing decision‐support tools are mainly focused on technical‐functional aspects and, although based on rigorous and scientific ...
Pascal Emanuel Egli, Guangqing Chi, Hugo Comes, Erika Gavenus, Emma Lea Wheeler, Martina Calovi, Jeanne Gherardi, Tomasz Opach, Sabrina Scherzer, Damien Serre, Charlotte Heinzlef   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Myth of Decarbonized Oil: Technological Fixes, Climate Delay, and the Politics of Low‐Carbon Fossil Fuels

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The idea of “decarbonized oil” has become increasingly visible in climate, energy, and corporate transition debates as oil and gas actors seek to reconcile continued fossil fuel production with net‐zero commitments. This article offers a critical narrative review of the concept, asking what political work the idea of decarbonized oil performs ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source