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PHONETIC CHANGES CAUSED BY VOWEL HARMONY

open access: yesUluslararası Türk Lehçe Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2017
There are various reasons for vowel and consonant changes in languages. Some of these changes are related to ‘the external history’ of a language such as contacted languages, climate and geography. The other reasons are related to ‘internal history’ of
Ahmet Buran
doaj   +1 more source

Historical geography II: traces remain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The second report in this series turns to focus on the trace in relation to life-writing and biography in historical geography and beyond. Through attention to tracing journeys, located moments and listening to the presence of ghosts (Ogborn, 2005), this
Anderson J   +29 more
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A pipeline crisis or a sustainability crisis? Local and national succession planning for headteachers in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recruiting and retaining school leaders is a challenge in many systems worldwide. Previous research has identified three distinct ways in which succession planning can be conceptualised and approached: a ‘pipeline’ approach seeks to match supply and demand for the posts that need filling; a ‘pool’ strategy involves proactively identifying and ...
Toby Greany   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

open access: yesBritish 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   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spaces of the Past, Histories of the Present: An Interview with Stuart Elden and Derek Gregory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The ontologies of space and territory, our experience of them and the techniques we use to govern them, the very conception of the socio-spatial formations that we inhabit, are all historically specific: they depend on a genealogy of practices ...
Elden, Stuart   +2 more
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Comparing variation across European countries: building geographical areas to provide sounder estimates [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2015
Lau Caspar Thygesen   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape within‐ and between‐species social interactions. Given the role of social behaviour in reproductive fitness and survival, understanding how social
Avery L. Maune   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Catherine Raisin, a role-model professional geologist [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This is a PDF version of an article published in Geology Today© 2003. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com. The illustrations have been removed.This article discusses the life and career of British geologist Catherine Raisin ...
Burek, Cynthia V.
core  

A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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