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Socioenvironmental implications of Jatropha curcas cultivation for biodiesel supply in postmining communities

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The long‐term viability of Jatropha curcas as a biodiesel feedstock has been widely debated. Many early initiatives failed to deliver consistent economic returns despite promising environmental attributes. This study re‐evaluated J. curcas‐based systems within an integrated environmental–economic framework, focusing on their potential role in ...
Eduardo Sansão Sozinho Maurício, Ronaldo Carrion, Célio Bermann, Nildeir Silva   +3 more
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‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin, Kersty Hobson, Wouter Poortinga, Mark Stead, Julia Newth, Jonathan Reeves, Merideth Gattis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translation and popularization of science: weekly journals in the Spanish press [PDF]

, 2013
La traducción de reportajes de divulgación científica en la prensa española es un aspecto de la traducción periodística apenas estudiado, de tal modo que apenas existe bibliografía específica sobre este tema.
Hernández Guerrero, María José
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Form flows function: Learner‐centered game Re‐design in a STEM classroom

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Re‐designing games facilitates interest‐driven learning and immerses learners in systems thinking. However, there are limited studies exploring how the form and function of tabletop games influence learners' design decisions and learning experiences. To address this gap, we conducted a mixed‐methods study in a STEM classroom in western Canada.
Farzan Baradaran Rahimi, Beaumie Kim, Shima Dadkhahfard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

News from the Federations... [PDF]

, 2020
Last November marked the CHA’s first formail participation in the administrative council of the CFH since we joined the organization last summer. At this meeting, the CHA’s representative, Jean-Claude Robert was invited to take part in a new rite known ...
Robert, Jean-Claude
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Framing National Education in Hong Kong: A frame analysis of power dynamics in stakeholders' competing narratives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial differences in the influence of science popularization resources development on the energy consumption carbon footprint in provincial regions of China

Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2018
Background Science popularization resources development is an important means to improve public scientific literacy and has a crucial influence on the formation of public consumption habits, patterns and concepts, and ultimately on the energy consumption
Gang Ding, Yu Ding, Pingping Weng
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The study of conceptual metaphors in ESAP L2 writing: range and variability [PDF]

, 2016
The article presents the study of the influence of professional competence of EFL learners on their academic writing. The task was approached through analyzing learners’ competence in specific knowledge domains - knowledge of terms and specific concepts,
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From Capabilities to Competitive Greening: Managerial Commitment and Green Shared Vision as Serial Mediators in Energy‐Sector SMEs

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on dynamic capabilities view and upper echelons theory, this study shows how energy‐sector SMEs convert dynamic capabilities into green competitive advantage. We theorize that sensing–seizing–reconfiguring routines are associated with green competitive advantage only when top managers visibly prioritize environmental goals and foster a
Anna Chwiłkowska‐Kubala, Szymon Cyfert, Kamila Malewska, Michał Chomicki, Maciej Mitręga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Near to Far: Maria Short and the Places and Spaces of Science in Edinburgh from 1736 to 1850 [PDF]

, 2014
A relatively unknown woman named Maria Theresa Short opened a popular observatory in 1835 in Ed inburgh - a time and place where men of science and property had long failed to make a viable space for astronomy.
Loader, Alison Reiko
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