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Visual Artist, Craftsperson, Entrepreneur or … All in One? Identity Struggles and Juggles in Creative Crafts

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social identity theories explain how identities intertwine with individuals' choices and behaviours. Simultaneously, an institutional context imposes constraints on people's agency due to the norms, habits and expectations it engrains. This is the case in the artistic realm, where numerous categorization norms remain implicit.
Anne‐Sophie V. Radermecker   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the normative roles of biodiversity and naturalness in conservation

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Nature is an opaque concept. Consequently, the term biodiversity conservation has replaced nature conservation in most conservation contexts. We review the conceptual indeterminacies that plague the terms nature and natural but then show that comparable difficulties plague biodiversity.
David Saltz, Shlomo Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Investment in Space Programs: A Case for Theoretical Pluralism

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A perennial question repeatedly asked since the early Mercury (USA) and Salyut (then Soviet Union) space programs has been variations on the theme of “how can the cost of space exploration be justified?” This question—which in broad terms constitutes the research question considered in this paper—continues to be directed toward space agencies ...
Basil P. Tucker, Hank C. Alewine
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Two Methods for Determination of Rhenium and Platinum‐Group Elements in Meteorites Using On‐Line and Off‐Line Matrix Separation Modes

open access: yesGeostandards and Geoanalytical Research, EarlyView.
Key Points PEEK tubing has been observed to adsorb Pd and Pt ions, resulting in significantly reduced recoveries of Pd and Pt elements. HPA‐S provides a more effective dissolution for meteorite samples than Carius tube digestion, resulting in higher mass fractions for PGE.
Yuling Zeng   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proto-Planetary Nebulae [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1993
The progress in the search for proto-planetary nebulae (PPN) in the last 5 years is reviewed. An observational definition of PPN is developed and a list of current PPN candidates is given. The optical, infrared, and radio properties of PPN are summarized and compared with theoretical models.
openaire   +3 more sources

MIGRATION, MOBILITY, AND BEING IN TRANSLATION

open access: yesHistory and Theory, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on an expanded concept of translation as process and practice, this contribution to the “Translation, Migration, Narrative” forum explores how migrants, as described by scholars such as Paul F. Bandia, embody “translated beings” who are marked both by agency and by constraint.
PETER SCHNECK, JULIE M. WEISE
wiley   +1 more source

Planetary nebulae

open access: yes
37 pages, 25 figures; this is a pre-print of a chapter for the Encyclopedia of Astrophysics (edited by I. Mandel, section editor F.R.N.
De Marco, Orsola   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Application of Classic Grounded Theory in Nursing Studies: A Qualitative Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) To explore the application of Classic Grounded Theory (GT) methodology in nursing research and critically appraise studies employing Classic GT against the validated framework Guideline for Reporting and Evaluating Grounded Theory (GUREGT) research studies.
Justine Connor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Survey of Nurses' Views of the Current and Future Role of Community Registered General Nurses (CRGN)

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore the views of community registered general nurses and directors of public health nursing on the current and future role of the community registered general nurse in the Republic of Ireland. Design Anonymous cross‐sectional descriptive survey.
Gobnait Byrne   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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