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‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
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Fractional radial-cylindrical diffusivity model for levels of heterogeneity in petroleum reservoirs
Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2017 The generalized Taylor’s Formula is used to derive a fractional radial-cylindrical diffusivity model via a fractional conservation of mass in radial geometry in a petroleum reservoir.
George Parker-Lamptey +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using linked administrative data, the analysis focuses on secondary school stages S1–S6 in three academic years.
Silvia Behrens +6 more
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Fiber‐type soft bioelectronics for wearable and implantable sensing and therapy
BMEMat, EarlyView.Fiber‐type soft bioelectronics are emerging as versatile platforms for wearable and implantable health monitoring and therapeutic applications. These bioelectronics use organic and inorganic matrices combined with advanced fillers, which feature high conductivity, electrochemical sensitivity, softness, and biocompatibility.
Haneul Kim +5 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigated whether superior environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices enhance corporate value and market efficiency under various economic theories. Using a multi‐country panel of 31 economies from 2015 to 2022, we find that both ESG performance and disclosure improve intrinsic value and mitigate equity misvaluation ...
Xinyu Wang +5 more
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Karyotypic Study of Taylor’s Stream Frog (Limnonectes taylori) in Chiang Mai, Thailand [PDF]
Warasan Witthayasat Lae Theknoloyi Mahawitthayalai Mahasarakham, 2020 This study analyzed the karyotype and idiogram of Taylor’s stream frog (Limnonectes taylori) collected from Chiang Mai Province in Northern Thailand. A mitotic chromosome preparation from bone marrow was obtained by direct method.
Pronwadee Chaithiangtham
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Symbolic or Substantive Action: Intent, Effort, and Results
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Many firms have made ambitious climate pledges since the Paris Agreement of 2015. These pledges may be symbolic or substantive, but the literature is fragmented in defining these two terms. We propose a conceptual framework with three frames to delineate symbolic from substantive action: Intent—underlying motivations for engaging in climate ...
Vincent Xinyi Gu +1 more
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Advances in Difference Equations, 2019 For the boundary value problem (BVP) of a second-order partial differential equation on a plane triangle area, we propose a new algorithm based on the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) combined with a segmented technique.
Yin-shan Yun +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores how sustainability is perceived and prioritized by consumers within full‐service restaurants and rural agritourism settings in Italy, examining the socio‐cultural and economic role of the HoReCa sector in promoting sustainable practices and analyzing gender and generational differences in consumer behavior.
Roberta Minazzi +3 more
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Approximations and inequalities for the exponential beta function
Journal of Inequalities and Applications, 2019 In this paper, motivated by interest in simulating the expenditure patterns of construction projects, we introduce the mathematical concept of Exponential-Beta function by F(α,β):=∫01exp[xα(1−x)β]dx, $$ F ( \alpha ,\beta ) := \int _{0}^{1}\exp \bigl[ x^{\
Silvestru Sever Dragomir +1 more
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