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How a Traveling Exhibition on Wasps Altered Public Perceptions

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Media portrays a caricature of the “evil” wasp (a flying insect), perpetuating fears developed at a young age or from individual negative experiences. Because wasps are critically important to nature and our agriculture, it is important to provide some form of education to lessen this fear.
Brenna L. Decker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons Learned from Air Quality Assessments in Communities Living near Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Environ Res Public Health
Muianga C   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Foundation governance for the purposeful ownership of enterprise

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Foundation‐owned companies are regarded as real‐world examples of commitment to a company purpose, and several world‐class companies have this ownership structure. They have been found to perform surprisingly well, given the accountability and incentive problems anticipated by conventional economic theories when nonprofit organizations own ...
Terry McNulty, Steen Thomsen
wiley   +1 more source

Using the Transition Assessment Teaching Assistant to Evaluate a Transition from Pump and Treat to MNA

open access: yesGroundwater Monitoring &Remediation, EarlyView.
Abstract At many sites, chlorinated ethenes in some of the monitoring wells remain above cleanup goals, even though the water produced by the pumped wells of the pump‐and‐treat system meets the goals. Regulators and site risk managers need tools to determine whether it is appropriate to shut‐down the pump‐and‐treat system and transition to monitored ...
John T. Wilson   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I Stayed, Because… I Needed to Have a Plan”: Nigerian Migrant Women's Experiences of Gender‐Based Violence, Resilience and Resistance

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article critiques gendered, cultural and racial stereotypes of Nigerian migrant women as passive victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the United Kingdom. Based on 14 semi‐structured interviews, it reveals how spouse visa restrictions limit access to welfare and constrain women's ability to escape abuse.
Yemisi L. Sloane, Aisha K. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

Stretching inhibits tumor growth in MMTV-PYMT via a direct mechanical effect. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Biol
Berrueta L   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Epistemic Harms of Botched Apologies for Past Wrongs

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Apologies often create expectations of meaningful change and repair. Yet when institutions or states deliver apologies for past wrongs that lack substantive reparative action, they risk deepening, rather than redressing, the harms they acknowledge.
Abraham Tobi
wiley   +1 more source

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