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Leaf micromorphology and genetic diversity analysis of Iranian Hordeum species using ISSR and SCoT markers

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
The genus Hordeum (Poaceae), of the tribe Triticeae, comprises approximately 32 species with substantial potential for barley improvement. Hordeum vulgare is an economically important cereal widely cultivated across diverse environments, from the Arctic to desert and humid regions.
Maryam Keshavarzi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing ChatGPT for taxonomic and floristic studies

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
The advancement of biological sciences has long been closely linked to technological progress. ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot capable of producing human‐like conversational responses, has recently attracted attention as a potential support tool for scientific research.
Mykyta Peregrym   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

PARliament Engagement: Applying Participatory Action Research & creative approaches to the committee scrutiny process within the Scottish Parliament [PDF]

open access: yes
This report is the result of a SPICe Academic Fellowship in which Dr Cara Broadley, Research Fellow at the School of Innovation and Technology at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA), explored how to gather evidence in diverse and creative formats from ...
Burn-Murdoch, Ailsa   +2 more
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Submission to the Scottish European and External Affairs Committee on implications of repeal of Human Rights Act in Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The European and External Relations Committee issued a call for written evidence on the potential implications for Scotland of the repeal of the Human Rights Act and its replacement with a British Bill of Rights.
Boyle, Katie
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A Modern Metrical Baseline for Sexing Sheep Horn‐Cores

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sex determination is essential for reconstructing past livestock management, yet the limited skeletal sexual dimorphism of sheep hinders the identification of ewes, rams, and wethers in archaeological assemblages. Horn‐cores are the most sexually dimorphic element of the sheep skeleton, and here, we establish a new metrical baseline for ...
Julia Cussans   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Civil society in Scotland

open access: yes, 2006
The outcome of the 2003 Scottish Parliament elections brings to mind the civil society equivalent of the patients taking over the asylum! 'Taking over' is an exaggeration but there has certainly been a minor invasion of groups who have been more commonly
Lindsay, Isobel
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Parliament Lost - Parliament Regained? The Three Estates in the Reign of David II, 1329-1371 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
First paragraph: Perhaps like no other king of Scots’ reign, the long rule of the second and last Bruce monarch, David II (1329-71), has left striking proof that parliament or general council could be an extremely difficult and disputatious arena for the
Penman, Michael A
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Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source

Output measurement in the Scottish budget

open access: yes, 2005
The publication of the new spending plans for Scotland (Scottish Executive 2004a) after the debate on Spending Review 2004 was greeted in journalistic and political circles as but the latest exercise in government spin.
Midwinter, Arthur, Ashcroft, Brian
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The Identification and Support of Child Victims of Trafficking in Scotland: A Child Protection Model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In February 2013 an earlier version of this paper was presented to a stakeholder group, proposing a child-rights approach to the identification and protection of child victims of trafficking in Scotland; an approach that sought to prioritise the ...
Thomson, Kirsty   +3 more
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