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Hunting Strategies and Game Exploitation Organization in the Magdalenian: An Integrated Approach Based on Mortality Profiles and Stable Isotopes at Chaves Cave (Huesca, Spain)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding hunting strategies in Upper Paleolithic contexts remains challenging due to the complex relationships between prey behavior, environmental conditions, and human decision‐making. Addressing these dynamics requires integrating archeozoological, geospatial, and geochemical proxies capable of capturing demographic patterns, landscape
Alejandro Sierra, Marie Balasse, Luis Jiménez, Rafael Domingo, Lourdes Montes, Denis Fiorillo, Pilar Utrilla   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

“THE MAN CAN USE THAT POWER”, “SHE GOT COURAGE” AND “INIMBA”: DISCURSIVE RESOURCES IN COUNSELLORS’ TALK OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2017
Given the high rate of intimate partner violence (IPV), understanding how counsellors talk about IPV and their interventions is important. The authors conducted narrative interviews with eight counsellors from non-governmental organisations (NGOs ...
Fleischack, Annie , Macleod, Catriona Ida , Bohmke, Werner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Where Have I Seen You Before? Networks, Trust and Reciprocity as a Source of Collaboration in the Public Service

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although some studies focus on how bureaucrats' interactions with one another affect performance, they rarely focus on why these public servants collaborate. Bureaucrats' collaboration matters because it can significantly contribute to achieving policy goals.
Nathalie Mendez
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Evaluation of Bulk Data Transfer Extensions for the NFComms Framework

South African Computer Journal, 2019
We present the design and implementation of an indirect messaging extension for the existing NFComms framework that provides communication between a network flow processor and host CPU.
Sean Pennefather, Karen Bradshaw, Barry Irwin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma, Nick Kirsop‐Taylor, David Benson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Our Degrading System Perform?

Quality and Reliability Engineering International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We discuss the quality of performance of degrading systems when degradation is modeled by a stochastic process with independent increments and increasing sample paths. As an example, the gamma process is considered. First, for the continuously observed degradation, by comparing with the black‐box scenario (without observing degradation), the ...
Maxim Finkelstein, Ji Hwan Cha, Amy Langston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating land–sea linkages using land cover change and coral reef monitoring data: A case study from northeastern Puerto Rico

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Land cover change that leads to increased nutrient and sediment runoff is an important driver of change in coral reef ecosystems. In this study, we combined satellite remote sensing and field monitoring to assess concomitant changes in watershed land cover and coral cover in northeastern Puerto Rico in 2000–2015.
Pirta Palola, Sasha Hills, Simon J. Pittman, Edwin A. Hernández‐Delgado, Antoine Collin, Lisa M. Wedding   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of sustainability reporting practices of listed companies on established and emerging stock exchanges

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2013
The business sector has a substantial role in addressing current environmental issues and concerns. Consequently, there is a growing adoption of corporate sustainability principles and practices across all market sectors.
Brendan K. Turk, Charlie Shackleton, Kevin Whittington-Jones   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hands‐on and Minds‐on? Findings on the Instructional Support of Preschool Teachers to Foster Children's Understanding of Scientific Practices

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To participate effectively in modern society, it is essential to have both knowledge of scientific concepts and an understanding of scientific practices. Children develop initial knowledge and skills to engage in scientific practices, such as identifying patterns, long before entering school.
Ada Cecil Haen, Henrik Saalbach, Ilonca Hardy, Miriam Leuchter, Mirjam Steffensky   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence in Literature Review Synthesis: A Step-by-Step Methodological Approach for Researchers and Academics

Informatics
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in literature reviews aims to transform research by potentially automating processes, enhancing rigour, and improving quality.
Matolwandile M. Mtotywa, Jeri-Lee J. Mowers, Wavhudi Ndou, Thabang V. Q. Moleko, Matsobane J. Ledwaba   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source