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Multivariate Analysis of Hematological Stress Biomarkers and Welfare Domains in Organic and Intensive Pig Farming in Italy: A Pilot Study

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Intensive or organic farming systems may expose pigs to management or environmental challenges. Our preliminary results concluded that organic farming might enhance adaptive immune function, showing that improvements in welfare can translate into measurable immunological benefits, based on the correlation between welfare assessment and physiological ...
Dorotea Ippolito, Talal Hassan, Antonio Marco Maisano, Stefania Bergagna, Cecilia Guasco, Barbara Miniscalco, Martina Tarantola, Elena Colombino, Claudio Caruso, Ahsan Muhammad, Silvia Mioletti, Laura Tomassone, Massimiliano Tursi, Cristina Vercelli, Giovanni Loris Alborali, Maria Teresa Capucchio   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

An introduction to the constraints-led approach to learning in outdoor education

, 2010
Participation in outdoor education is underpinned by a learner's ability to acquire skills in activities such as canoeing, bushwalking and skiing and consequently the outdoor leader is often required to facilitate skill acquisition and motor learning. As
Brymer, Eric, Renshaw, Ian
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Chlorella vulgaris biorefineries: sustainable biofuels and high‐value carbon capture

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Global reliance on fossil fuels has created urgent economic and environmental challenges, yet large‐scale use of algal biomass remains limited by production costs. Industrial scaling is constrained by inefficient harvesting and the technical challenges of processing recalcitrant cell walls.
Sandyelle Ferreira Alcântara Araújo, Antonio Átila Menezes Ferreira, Lucia Andrea Sindeaux de Oliveira, Dayana Nascimento Dari, Devany Quintela Soares, Eliana Elisa Francelino Mavie, Francisco Leonardo Alves de Moraes Sousa, Jessica Lopes da Silva, João Vitor Gomes de Araújo Silva, Thiago Queiroz da Silva, Ana Karine Portela Vasconcelos, Kelma Maria dos Santos Pires Cavalcante, John Hebert da Silva Felix, José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pedagogy of connections : Findings of a collaborative action research project in outdoor and environmental education

, 2004
Improving human-nature relationships is often a stated aim of outdoor education, yet this aim is not always made explicit in practice. This paper reflects on a pedagogical intervention which aims to find ways to explicitly develop students' connections ...
Preston, Lou, Griffiths, Amma
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Meanings of 'the Outdoors': Shaping outdoor education in Aotearoa New Zealand

, 2014
The issue of human-nature relationships has become increasingly important given the environmental issues affecting the world. Thus, education which can encourage students to positively engage and connect with the world around them is vital.
Straker, Jo
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Outdoor education in rural primary schools in New Zealand: a narrative inquiry

, 2016
This research examines teaching outdoor education in two rural primary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim was to give ‘voice’ to how outdoor education is taught, programmed and understood.
Legge, Maureen, Remington, T
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Young children's right to be heard on the quality of their education: Addressing potential misunderstandings in the context of early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In early childhood education many researchers and professionals across the world have embraced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child's requirement to include young children in decision‐making. In the context of ongoing discussion about young children's capacity to share their views and opinions about matters affecting them ...
Laura Lundy, Colette Murray, Kylie Smith, Carmel Ward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Adventure Campaign, a National Initiative to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyles Among Finnish Families Through Early Childhood Education and Related Services

Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences
Purpose: The Finnish Government’s “Get Moving” programme aims to ensure physically active lifestyles for all ages and is supported by the national “On the Move” programme family, which is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Johanna Pekkanen, Nina Korhonen
doaj   +1 more source

Rethinking outdoor education leadership spaces : using catching features, hand rails, and bearings to help amplify lesser heard voices in the broad landscape of outdoor learning

, 2018
Recent lively dialogue among women in the outdoor education profession has led to the realization that more care and attention is needed to ensure that this profession receives the benefits of diverse voices and standpoints (Gray and Mitten, 2018). These
Allen-Craig, Sandy, Gray, Tonia (R16988), Loeffler, T. A., Cosgriff, Marg, Mitten, Denise, Socha, Teresa   +5 more
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Effects of a five-day Outward Bound course on female students in Singapore

, 2006
It is commonly claimed that outdoor adventure programmes produce positive changes in participants by exposing them to adventure activities designed to encourage self-discovery and character building.
Wang, John Chee Keng, Liu, Woon Chia, Abdul Kahlid   +2 more
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