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Analysing Higher Education Institutions' Role in Sustainable Development Goals: A Systematic Literature Review Analysis and Future Directions

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the current state of the art regarding the contribution of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We conducted a Systematic Literature Review Analysis (SLRA), which integrates a traditional Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with Bibliographic Analysis (BA), on a
Pasquale Latella, Stefania Veltri
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Optimal Timing of Term Births by Maternal Region of Birth: Elective Induction of Labor Compared to Expectant Management in Victoria, Australia

Birth, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Induction of labor (IOL) has been suggested to mitigate the elevated risks of perinatal mortality in migrant women. The aim was to estimate the rates of perinatal mortality, cesarean, instrumental birth, and admission to the special care nursery or neonatal intensive care unit (SCN/NICU) for births following IOL compared to ...
Sharon D. Weerasingha, Roshan J. Selvaratnam, Mary‐Ann Davey, Sarah E. Butler, Kirsten R. Palmer, Miranda L. Davies‐Tuck   +5 more
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Ambient heat and early childhood development: a cross‐national analysis

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Background Increasing evidence suggests that climate change, along with its cascading impacts on ecosystems, societies, and communities, has significant effects on both physical and mental health. However, less is known about how exposure to excessive heat early in life may influence the development of foundational skills that shape lifelong ...
Jorge Cuartas, Lenin H. Balza, Andrés Camacho, Nicolás Gómez‐Parra   +3 more
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Bringing Ocean Science News To the Classroom [PDF]

One of the goals of COSEE-Ocean Systems and its partners is to work toward bridging the gap between "school science" and "scientist science," in the context of using ocean examples to guide science inquiry.

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Undergraduate Education Abroad in Community Settings: Pedagogical Opportunities for Librarians [PDF]

, 2019
As undergraduate possibilities for study and service abroad increase and develop strategically to address local community needs in settings in the Global South, there is greater opportunity for academic librarians to contribute expertise in supporting ...
Kutner, Laurie
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Energy, climate and water in the 21st century – Texas and Florida share a strong connection with future challenges in the Earth sciences [PDF]

, 2012
Bureau of Economic ...
Ellins, K., Olson, H. C., Olson, J., Romanak, K. D.   +3 more
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Cut Off by the Tide: How Ocean Literacy Can Help Save Lives

Ocean and Society
The UN Agenda 2030 promotes safe access to green spaces, and the Ocean Decade aims to enhance humanity’s preparedness for ocean hazards and its relationship with the ocean.
Elisabeth S. Morris‐Webb, Martin Austin, Chris Cousens, Naomi Kent, Kat Gosney, Thora Tenbrink   +5 more
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Cultivating Climate Precarity: Mechanisms of Surplus Capture and Immiserizing Growth in Guatemala's Horticultural Export Sector

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, prominent development organizations have promoted market inclusion and agricultural value chain integration as pathways to rural prosperity in the Global South. Focusing upon the experiences of Indigenous Kaqchikel peasants in Guatemala's horticultural export sector, this paper offers a cautionary tale.
S. Ryan Isakson
wiley   +1 more source

The Interplay between Metacognitive Knowledge, L2 Language Proficiency, and Question Formats in Predicting L2 Reading Test Scores

Education Sciences
In the context of L2 academic reading, teachers tend to use a variety of question formats to assess students’ reading comprehension. Studies have revealed that not only question formats but also L2 language proficiency might affect how students use ...
Ray J. T. Liao, Kwangmin Lee
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Koolungar (Children) Moorditj (Strong) Healthy Skin Project Part II: Skin Health in Urban‐Living Australian Aboriginal Children

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although essential for overall health and wellbeing, little is known about skin health in urban‐living Australian Aboriginal children. This co‐designed, research‐service project aimed to describe skin health and document skin disease frequency in urban‐living Aboriginal children and young people (CYP, i.e., 0–18 years) in Western ...
Bernadette M. Ricciardo, Heather‐Lynn Kessaris, Noel Nannup, Dale Tilbrook, Jacinta Walton, Carol Michie, Brad Farrant, Ainslie Poore, Ingrid Amgarth‐Duff, Nadia Rind, Richelle Douglas, Jodie Ingrey, Hannah Thomas, S. Prasad Kumarasinghe, Jonathan R. Carapetis, Asha C. Bowen   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source