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Map and Archival Evidence of the Historical Avulsion of the Brahmaputra River

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, Volume 192, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract One of the world's great rivers, the Brahmaputra, avulsed—changed course—significantly sometime between the dates of 1765 and 1830. These are the dates of surveys by James Rennell (grey) and Richard Wilcox (black), both under the direction of the East India Company; no other surveys between these dates can refine the estimate of the ...
Keith Richards   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Partial Entrance Restriction as a Potential Tidal Flood Mitigation Strategy in a Large Urban Estuary

open access: yesJournal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Tidal flooding in estuaries is expected to worsen as sea‐level rise (SLR) continues to accelerate and increases storm surge height. Conventional structural defences are often unsustainable, while nature‐based solutions like managed realignment require extensive land to be repurposed.
Octria A. Prasojo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citizen science reveals host‐switching in louse flies and keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) during a period of anthropogenic change

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 305-322, June 2026.
A study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies were found on aquatic species of birds. Host‐switching to gulls (Laridae) has occurred during a period in which these species have started relying on ...
Denise C. Wawman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reasons, rationality, and opaque sweetening: Hare's “No Reason” argument for taking the sugar

open access: yesNoûs, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 328-350, June 2026.
Abstract Caspar Hare presents a compelling argument for “taking the sugar” in cases of opaque sweetening: you have no reason to take the unsweetened option, and you have some reason to take the sweetened one. I argue that this argument fails—there is a perfectly good sense in which you do have a reason to take the unsweetened option. I suggest a way to
Ryan Doody
wiley   +1 more source

Outsourcing Love

open access: yesAnalytic Philosophy, Volume 67, Issue 2, Page 130-144, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper responds to recent arguments for the outsourcing of parental obligations and shows why such proposals are morally problematic. After outlining why it is impermissible for the parent–child attachment to be outsourced, and prior to Section 4, I explain the meaning of the duty of love.
Danielle Levitan
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse Educators’ Perceptions of the Meaning of Nursing Theories in Norwegian Bachelor's Nursing Programmes: A Focus Group Study

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Volume 40, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT To explore how nurse educators in bachelor's nursing programmes perceive the meaning of nursing theories in nursing education. Background Nursing is situated between a professional discipline and an academic discipline. Nurses' professional values significantly influence nursing practice, playing a key role in shaping their behaviour and ...
Monica Evelyn Kvande   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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