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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of 75 mm Sherman Tank Casualties Suffered Between 6th June and 10th July 1944: Report No. 12 [PDF]

, 2012
Long before the war it was evident that science would have much to contribute to the development of military equipment, and it was no surprise that research found such wide applications to the technically difficult but fundamentally amenable problems of ...

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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of Projectile Interception Point and Interception Time Based on Harris Hawk Optimization–Convolutional Neural Network–Support Vector Regression Algorithm

Mathematics
In modern warfare, the accurate prediction of the intercept time and intercept point of the interceptor is the key to achieving penetration. Aiming at this problem, firstly, a convolutional neural network (CNN) is used to automatically extract high-level
Zhanpeng Gao, Wenjun Yi
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The Case of Microsoft\u27s Surface Tablet: Going Behind the Strategy with SWOT [PDF]

, 2013
Following its development at Harvard Business School in the 1950s, the SWOT framework became a frequently used decision tool. While the complexity organizations confront in the modern business world has increased, SWOT provides an intuitive way to ...
King, David R., Peterson, Todd
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'Ibadan - a model of historical facts': militarism and civic culture in a Yoruba city [PDF]

, 1999
The article focuses on an historical relationship between the political institution of chieftaincy and civic pride in Ibadan, a Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria.
Watson, Ruth
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Beyond the phonics debate: Blending code and context in classroom reading instruction

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This mixed‐methods study adds to the body of knowledge around current reported practices of teachers of reading in the early years of schooling in Australia. It provides a comprehensive analysis of 254 teachers' practices and perspectives as reported by the study participants.
Rachelle Naidu, Stacey Campbell, Sue Walker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some Observations Along the Road to “National Information Power” [PDF]

, 1999
This thesis consist of the following three papers. Convex hull of face vectors of colored complexes. In this paper we verify a conjecture by Kozlov (Discrete ComputGeom18(1997) 421–431), which describes the convex hull of theset of face vectors ofr ...
Gravell, William
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Marine silicon for biomedical sustainability

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustrating marine silicon for biomedical engineering. Abstract Despite momentous divergence from oceanic origin, human beings and marine organisms exhibit elemental homology through silicon utilization. Notably, silicon serves as a critical constituent in multiple biomedical processes.
Yahui Han, Zhibo Yang, Wei Xia, Chengtie Wu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cooperative jamming resource allocation method based on PSO-SSNOA

AIP Advances
A critical challenge degrading the survival probability of penetrators in air penetration missions against networked radar systems stems from inefficient jamming resource allocation, particularly in decision-making quality and real-time responsiveness ...
Wei Liu, You Chen, Xiaohong Zhao, Dejiang Lu, Tianjian Yang   +4 more
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