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Erwin Schrödinger und die Versuchungen der (Wissenschafts‐)Biografik: Vorurteilsgefüge und Mechanismen der Skandalisierung

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
Since late 2021, serious allegations have been made against physicist Erwin Schrödinger, ranging from pedophilia to serial sexual abuse. These accusations have significantly tarnished the Nobel Prize winner's public reputation. The ongoing debate has repeatedly raised the question of whether, and to what extent, these grave allegations are justified ...
Magdalena Gronau, Martin Gronau
wiley   +1 more source

Calculus of the Impossible: Review of The Improbability Principle (2014) by David Hand and The Logic of Miracles (2018) by Lásló Mérő

open access: yesNumeracy, 2018
David J. Hand. 2014. The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day (New York, NY: Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 288 pp. ISBN: 978-0374175344. Lásló Mérő. 2018.
Samuel L. Tunstall
doaj   +1 more source

Popular political oratory and itinerant lecturing in Yorkshire and the North East in the age of Chartism, c. 1837-60 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Itinerant lecturers declaiming upon free trade, Chartism, temperance, or anti-slavery could be heard in market places and halls across the country during the years 1837-60.
Martin, Janette Lisa, Martin, J L
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Female, Mosher, Transgressor: A 'Moshography' of Transgressive Practices within the Leeds Extreme Metal Scene [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper examines and reconceptualises transgression in the Leeds extreme metal music subculture through theories of performance, embodiment and spectacle. The spectacle, for Debord (1967), is a social relation that is alienating and mediated by images,
Spracklen, K, Riches, G, Lashua, B
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Intertwining HR Practices and Sustainability: A Cross‐Systematization of the Current Literature

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nowadays, organizations are experiencing a reorientation of their corporate strategies to pursue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here, not only can the concept of sustainability be interpreted in several ways but even each human resource (HR) practice seems to contribute to sustainable business performance differently.
Silvia Barghini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a Popular Scientific Book about Sungkai Population Structure (Peronema canescens Jack.)

open access: yesJournal Of Biology Education Research (JBER)
Science always follows changing times that have an impact on everyday life, including in the field of education. Therefore, education must be carried out effectively in order to create quality education and improve the quality of human resources. A quality education process requires the support of learning media. Based on the results of observations in
Heni Wahyu Anggraini   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Reading children's books in late eighteenth-century dissenting families [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The eighteenth-century commodifications of childhood and the sciences overlapped in the production of science books for children. This article examines a children's book written by two members of the Unitarian circle around Warrington Academy in the ...
Fyfe, Aileen
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The Cosmos Project: a journey to the stars [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
There seems to be some agreement that ‘science for all’ does not necessarily mean ‘one size fits all’ (Lynch, 2001). Teaching scientific disciplines in schools has been traditionally concerned with delivering science as a product with a main focus on its
Iryna Kuksa   +5 more
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Can Private Equity Deliver on Its Societal Ambitions? What We Know and Don't Know About Environmental, Social, and Governance Factor Integration in Private Equity

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Private equity (PE) firms increasingly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and raise impact funds to address sustainability challenges. We review and integrate the growing body of literature on why, when, and how PE fund managers incorporate ESG factors into their investment strategies and ...
Tjarda Molenaar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development of SMEs: A Systematic Review of ‘How We Know,’ ‘What We Know’ and Research Agenda

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to contribute more significantly to the sustainability agenda. Digital transformation (DT) has the potential to enable SMEs to fulfil their sustainable development goals. However, SMEs encounter unique challenges in leveraging DT for sustainability due to their size, limited resources and
Phuc G. Le   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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