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Language ecology and photographic sound in the McWorld [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The unique sounds of the world’s small-scale languages are being extinguished at an alarming rate. This article explores links between acoustic ecology and language ecology and outlines an approach to the creation of archive material as both source for ...
Wynne, John
core   +1 more source

Who Deserves Scarce Health and Education Resources? How Policy Context Shapes Target Group Deservingness

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The social construction of target populations (SCTP) framework emphasizes the ways in which target populations' levels of political power and deservingness shape the allocation of policy benefits, but less attention has been devoted to the conditions under which the same target population may be considered deserving in one policy context but ...
Elizabeth Bell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impacts of biological invasions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovations in Herbal Functional Beverages: From Green Formulation and Bioactivity Preservation to Sensory Optimization and Regulatory Safety

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Herbal‐extract‐enriched beverages are emerging as promising functional foods that combine sensory appeal with health‐promoting bioactives. This review summarizes their formulation in hot and cold beverages, focusing on processing challenges, physicochemical stability, sensory quality, encapsulation strategies, health benefits, safety, and regulatory ...
Farhang Hameed Awlqadr   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Essential and toxic elements intake from botanical extracts: a probabilistic risk–benefit evaluation within the Italian dietary context

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 7, Page 4060-4072, May 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND Botanical extracts are widely consumed for their claimed health benefits, yet their safety profile with respect to chronic consumption remains poorly characterized. Understanding the potential health risks associated with their inorganic content is a crucial issue for ensuring safe use, along with a characterization of the ...
Giovanni Tommaso Lanza   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urtica dioica (Stinging Nettle): A Neglected Plant With Emerging Growth Promoter/Immunostimulant Properties for Farmed Fish

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2018
Urtica dioica (stinging nettle), is a perennial plant belonging to the family of Urticaceae, genus Urtica. Despite the use of nettle in folk veterinary medicine is well documented, U.
Gionata De Vico   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Risk or a Buffer? The Dual Role of Poverty in Community Perceptions of Child Protection Demand

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 869-880, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The relationship between poverty and child protection demand is complex. Using macro‐level data from 293 Finnish municipalities, this study applies hierarchical linear regression and mediation analysis to examine how poverty shapes community perceptions of child protection demand. The hierarchical linear regression findings reveal that poverty
Ning Zhu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Longitudinal Relations Among Theory of Mind, Advanced Theory of Mind, and Executive Function From Ages Four to Seven

open access: yesDevelopmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This longitudinal study examined the developmental relations between first‐order Theory of Mind (ToM), advanced ToM, and executive function (EF) from ages 4 to 7.5. Two‐hundred‐three German children were assessed at ages 4, 5.5, and 7.5 on measures of ToM, EF (working memory, inhibition, cognitive flexibility), general cognition, and language.
Christopher Osterhaus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floristic Inventory of Woollen’s Gardens Nature Preserve, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA, With Quantitative Vegetation Sampling of Permanent Plots in 2003 and 2016 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Urban forest fragments face challenges to habitat quality due to small size, isolation from larger natural areas, and close association with anthropogenic disturbance.
Dolan, Rebecca W., Moore, Marcia E.
core   +1 more source

The joint effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of nettle root and metformin on ovarian tissue of diabetic model of Wistar rat

open access: yesیافته‌های نوین در علوم زیستی, 2019
Diabetes mellitus is known to be resistant to insulin, to dysfunction of beta cells and to increase liver glucose production. Poor glucose control during hyperglycemia causes damage to the tissues and creates dangerous consequences, such as infertility ...
Hadiseh Esfade   +2 more
doaj  

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