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Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Patterns of biological diversity have been shaped by cultural practices in the past, while in turn, cultures and languages have evolved in close interaction with local species and ecosystems. However, in the Anthropocene, human activities are putting increasingly diverse pressures on ecosystems and cultures, resulting in accelerating threat ...
Bernd Lenzner +4 more
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Newcomer: guidelines for schools: criteria for designating a pupil as a newcomer and sharing good practice [PDF]
, 2010 "These guidelines have been developed by the ‘Newcomer Working Group’ commissioned by the Department... They should be read in conjunction with the policy document “Every School a Good School - Supporting Newcomer Pupils” as they are intended to ...
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Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.Temperate fens with only incipient, subtle signs of deterioration can be reliably identified using Sentinel‐2 and aerial imagery, which sensitively detect early productivity‐related structural changes. Abstract Small temperate fens rank among the most endangered habitats in temperate Europe.
Lubomír Tichý +9 more
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Valuing All Languages in Europe [PDF]
, 2007 The VALEUR project (2004-2007) took as its focus the 'additional' languages of Europe. These are defined as all languages in use in contexts where they are not 'national', 'official', or 'dominant' languages.
Broeder, Peter +7 more
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Assessment of Soft Power Strategies: Towards an Aggregative Analytical Model for Country-Focused Case Study Research [PDF]
, 2016 The paper advances a realist analytical model for case studies of national soft power policies. First, it argues that for the purposes of realist analysis, a soft power policy must be considered as a rational strategy pursued under the conditions of ...
Patalakh, Artem
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary We extend ecosystem theory to cases in which platforms are complementors to each other: inter‐platform ecosystems. Analyzing web traffic data on 241 European platforms, we identify and characterize demand‐side inter‐platform ecosystems, and propose a theory of why they emerge.
Bruno Carballa‐Smichowski +3 more
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background This study describes the development of a data landscape analysis protocol that identifies and characterises animal health data sources to support key regulatory activities throughout the life cycle of veterinary medicines. Methods The protocol included: development of criteria to identify data sources; selection of variables to ...
Ewa Pacholewicz +4 more
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The Reflexive Properties of Corporate Governance Codes: The Reception of the 'Comply or Explain' Approach in Slovenia [PDF]
The Slovenian Corporate Governance Code for Public Joint-Stock Companies was adopted in March 2004. Using a systems-theoretical approach, we examine the extent to which the implementation of the Code has resulted in the kinds of 'reflexive' learning ...
Marko Simoneti +2 more
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Trade costs, openness and productivity: market access at home and abroad [PDF]
, 2009 This paper discusses the channels between openness and productivity and trade hampering factors. The stylized facts from the heterogeneous firms literature suggests that firms face market entry costs for each new product they export and to each new ...
Lejour, Arjan +4 more
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Taking Stock: Elite Studies and Social Change
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides a systematic synthesis of contemporary elite sociology through the analytical lens of change and stability. We distinguish between two types of change: change within elites, referring to transformations in elite composition, circulation, or internal characteristics; and change by elites, designating processes whereby ...
Lena Ajdacic +13 more
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