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Does entomophobia influence consumer preferences for organic vegetables and support for pesticide‐free farming?

People and Nature
Fostering pro‐conservation attitudes and behaviour is essential to mitigating biodiversity decline. Biophobia—negative emotional responses, such as fear and disgust, towards living organisms—can shape these attitudes, but its effects remain poorly ...
Masari Date, Yuya Fukano, Masashi Soga
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Duck Orbivirus and Egg Production: A Newly Identified Duck Orbivirus Is the Etiological Agent of Egg Production Decline in Chinese Breeder Ducks

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Field samples from breeder duck farms with egg‐production decline were subjected to viral detection, genome sequencing, and virus isolation. Experimental infection demonstrated that duck orbivirus (DORV) causes a significant and persistent reduction in egg production in breeder ducks.
Bing Li, Jianhua Wang, Xuezhi Cui, Xinxing Chu, You Wang, Dongmin Hao, Mingqing Xu, Haixia Chang, Huihui Li, Mingtian Mao, Mian Wu, Chengguang Lu, Jing Tang, Suyun Liang, Zhanbao Guo, Zhengkui Zhou, Youxiang Diao, Shuisheng Hou, Yi Tang   +18 more
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Medical Jargon: A game‐based anatomy and physiology review for high school students in a summer pathway program

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Active learning strategies, particularly game‐based learning (GBL), have been shown to enhance student engagement and knowledge acquisition across various educational contexts. This study investigates the impact of a GBL activity, “Medical Jargon,” for high school students learning anatomy and physiology while participating in the 2024 Summer ...
Andrew Bloh, Juan Riesta, Adedayo Adepoju, Maria Soto‐Greene, Jeremy J. Grachan   +4 more
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Technological relatedness and regional branching [PDF]

The relatedness between the technologies used among firms in a region is thought to affect the nature and scope of knowledge spillovers. In this paper, we set out how the concepts of technological relatedness and related variety have enriched recent ...
Koen Frenken, Ron Boschma
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Novel application of gamification to support undergraduate anatomy: Student perceptions and performance

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Anatomy is a foundational component of various medical and paramedical disciplines. Existing research has suggested that games or game elements can improve student interest in musculoskeletal (MSK) anatomy. This project builds on previous gamification and serious game work and incorporates new anatomy‐based games into undergraduate anatomy ...
Emmeline Berger, Jacqueline Carnegie, Christopher J. Ramnanan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pawsitive impact: exploring associations between pet keeping and connection to nature

Scientific Reports
People spend less time in nature, contributing to a decline in connection with nature. Pets or companion animals play a prominent role in many people’s lives, yet quantitative empirical evidence on the relationship between pet keeping and connection to ...
Matthias Winfried Kleespies, Sebastian Schneider, Julia Delic, Lena Fauerbach, Vanessa Hama-Ali, Fiona Jennifer Herrmann, Isabel Kaiser, Melina Kurzawe, Elena Maria Mathes, Hannah Sandra Neuschwander, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes   +10 more
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Environment or behavior: Which childhood nature experiences predict nature relatedness in early adulthood?

Landscape and Urban Planning
Chen Gong
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NeuroTwister: Gamified learning to teach cross‐sectional neuroanatomy to medical students

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuroscience is a required course in many health professions curricula, but with it often comes neurophobia, the fear or difficulty that students experience when attempting to learn neuroscience. Traditional teaching methods in neuroanatomy may contribute to cognitive overload and stress, reinforcing the notion that neuroanatomy is ...
Cameron B. Jeter, Kiley M. Gagain, Shannon N. Curran, Natalia S. Rozas   +3 more
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Exploring the Influence of Nature Relatedness and Perceived Science Knowledge on Proenvironmental Behavior

Education Sciences, 2017
This study was undertaken to investigate the factors influencing proenvironmental behavior of individuals residing in the Northern Rocky Mountains (N = 267).
Amanda Obery, Arthur Bangert
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"Rational Animal" in Heidegger and Aquinas [PDF]

, 2018
Martin Heidegger rejects the traditional definition of the human being as the “rational animal” in part because he thinks it fits us into a genus that obscures our difference in kind.
Engelland, Chad
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