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Neural Networks and Multivariate Analysis Based on Geochemical Data to Determine Stone Provenance From Ancient Calabrian Quarries (Southern Italy)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study shows an innovative approach to determine the origin of some Calabrian rocks quarried used in ancient times. Twenty‐five quarries, distributed in all the Calabrian provinces (Southern Italy), were studied and sampled. Ten samples were taken from each quarry, for a total of 250 samples.
Domenico Miriello, Stefano Columbu, Raffaella De Luca, Marco Lezzerini, Mirco Taranto, Fabrizio Antonelli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Massif Central as a Centre of Roman Brass Production? New Geochemical Data of the So‐Called Hemmoor Buckets

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT New analytical data of the so‐called Hemmoor buckets, a group of brass vessels from the Roman period of the 2nd to 3rd century ad that are widespread throughout central and eastern Europe, show considerable similarities with the polymetallic Cévennes ore deposits in south‐eastern France in terms of their geochemical characteristics and lead ...
Tobias B. Skowronek, Michael Bode, Norbert Hanel, Daniel Neumann, Moritz Jansen, Karl Schmeer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some culture is hiding in plain sight in research on child development

British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Child development is cultural in nature, yet a divide persists between a (cross‐)cultural developmental science niche alongside a seemingly a‐cultural mainstream. In particular, childhood research relying on convenience sampling in often Western, post‐industrial (i.e., WEIRD) societies rarely ventures into issues of culture and context ...
Roman Stengelin
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting adolescent conduct problems: A machine learning approach using early family and child predictors

British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Early recognition of predictors of adolescents' conduct problems is crucial for timely intervention. The use of traditional regression models, however, is limited in the ability to identify non‐linear relationships between predictor variables. This study employed multiple machine learning algorithms to predict adolescent conduct problems from ...
Reyhaneh S. Razavi, Patrick T. Davies, E. Mark Cummings   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participation in extracurricular activities predicts academic growth and mediates socioeconomic inequalities in primary school

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Inequalities in achievement related to family socioeconomic status (SES) emerge early and often widen during out‐of‐school periods, partly due to disparities in access to educational resources such as extracurricular activities (ECA).
Lys‐Andréa Brunet, Margot Rémeau, Olivier Houdé, Grégoire Borst   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attention and vigilance advantages related to formal musical training across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Attention and vigilance are fundamental cognitive abilities that develop throughout childhood and adolescence and have been associated with cognitively demanding activities such as formal musical training. This cross‐sectional study examined whether individuals engaged in long‐term musical training show superior attention and vigilance ...
Rafael Román‐Caballero, Laura Trujillo, Paulina del Carmen Martín‐Sánchez, Elisa Martín‐Arévalo, Juan Lupiáñez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in land‐snail communities and steppe environments in the lower Rhône valley during the Lateglacial–Holocene transition

Boreas, EarlyView.
Land snail successions in the lower Rhône valley allow us to reconstruct the postglacial recolonization. From the Lateglacial period onwards, Mediterranean steppe communities appeared. The arrival of forest taxa was significantly delayed by aridity. The question of glacial refugia, both local and distant, primarily concerned Mediterranean species of ...
Frédéric Magnin
wiley   +1 more source

Manoeuvring Among Institutions and Pandemic Restrictions: When the Fantasy of Parenting After Divorce or Breakup and the Respective Emotions Matter

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding social factors that affected how people interpreted the meanings of COVID‐19 measures is important in postpandemic times. This study applies perspectives from research on emotions as one of the possible explanations and focuses on how institutions and their measures are perceived in the context of individual emotional situations.
Eva M. Hejzlarová
wiley   +1 more source

Negotiating Permanence for Young People in Long‐Term Foster Care: A Process of Co‐Creation Between Young People and Their Foster Carers

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Establishing permanence for young people growing up in care is widely recognized as central to promoting stability and positive outcomes. Historically, permanence has been understood primarily as a legal status; however, contemporary scholarship increasingly emphasizes relational permanence, highlighting the importance of enduring, supportive ...
Sinead Whiting
wiley   +1 more source

‘They Are So Tall They Almost Reach the Sun’: Children's Experiences, Perceptions and Agency in Early Childhood School Spaces Through Participatory Research

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article studies how children between the ages of three and five perceive, inhabit, and assign meaning to school environments through a collaborative qualitative research design that emphasises children's agency and diverse forms of expression.
Katia Álvarez Díaz, Inmaculada González Falcón, Cinta Pilar Báez García   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source