Overview: This issue of Babylonia explores the theme “The Text as Question”, focusing on how working with texts in second language (L2) education can foster interpretative thinking, intercultural understanding, and learner autonomy.
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Cryptic diversity of Synchaeta spp. (Rotifera, Monogononta) in mountain lakes: relationships with environmental parameters [PDF]
Cryptic species (i.e. distinct species that are morphologically similar) may have different ecological requirements and their merging into one species can bias the assessment of the main ecological drivers of biodiversity.
Flaim, Giovanna +2 more
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Seasonality of birth in nineteenth and twentieth century Austria: steps toward a unified theory of human reproductive seasonality [PDF]
We present an analysis of birth seasonality in nine geographical regions within Austria for two time periods, 1881-1912 and 1947-1959. In the early period, geography, climate, and agricultural patterns were related to birth seasonality. By the later time
Gabriele Doblhammer +2 more
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Tourism and Landscape in South Tyrol
An increasing number of the people responsible for promoting tourism understand the necessity of landscape conservation and sustainable development. Sustainability and the maintenance of regional identity depend on the kind of tourism that takes account of the landscape and stops short of a blind modification of it, for instance through the ...
Kreisel, Werner A., Reeh, Tobias
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Globalisation as a challenge or opportunity for organic farming [PDF]
During one intensive week in October 2005, the authors were gathered to discuss the impact that globalisation has on the Organic Food Systems and the opportunities that globalisation opens up for developing these systems. The meeting took place as a Ph.D.
Abraityté, Gerda +24 more
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Thinning of Organic Apple Production with Potassic Soap and Calcium Polysulfide at the North of Spain. [PDF]
Asturias, in the North West coast of Spain, is a region with old tradition at cultivation of apple and its transformation to cider. The production of apple is mainly done under traditional uses and semi-extensive or semi-intensive system and with local
Dapena de la Fuente, Enrique +1 more
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Farming initiatives: A base in rural development? [PDF]
38th European Regional Science Association ? Congress 1998 August 28th ? September 1st Topic H: Services, Small Firms, Employment Creation and Regional Development A b s t r a c t Farming Initiatives ? A base in Rural Development?
Elisabeth Loibl
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Mountain farming in South Tyrol
Since the return of large carnivores and particularly wolves in the Alps, the analysis of the mountain faming system can be applied to the assessment of the exposure to predation risk on pastures. On one hand, the regional mountain faming system has to be examined in detail to assess the risk encountered by grazing livestock to be preyed upon by wolves
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Autonomy Over Independence: Self-Determination in Catalonia, Flanders and South Tyrol in the Aftermath of the Great War. [PDF]
Dalle Mulle E, Bieling M.
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Perceived Financial Strain and Adolescent Mental Health: Evidence from a Population-Based Study in South Tyrol, Italy. [PDF]
Wiedermann CJ +5 more
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