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More Science Than Art: The First Botanical Garden in Portugal (c. 1650)
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gabriel Grisley, a German physician, came to Portugal and founded a garden near the Xabregas River in Lisbon, during the 1610s under the Spanish kings' rule. In view of the utility a botanic garden represented for the kingdom, he was able to obtain a royal privilege from King João IV during the Restauration War against the Spanish (1640–1668).
Ana Duarte Rodrigues
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native to America, the pineapple—Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.—delighted the Europeans who came across it. The fruit was mentioned by the voyagers and missionaries who observed and tasted it in the Americas and, from the 1500s onwards, infused reports, chronicles and natural history treatises with colour and flavour.
Teresa Nobre de Carvalho
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Voices of Elementary Teachers: Why Science Instruction Is Nearing Extinction
School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT National survey data dating to the 1980 has pointed to a lack of science instruction provided to United States elementary students. With changing social, technical, and political landscapes, more research is warranted. This study utilized qualitative methods to drill deeper into the decision making of late first‐quarter 21st century elementary
Molly Weinburgh
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The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract How can anthropologists ensure the accuracy of the statements they make in their publications, especially in an era of ever increasing budgetary and bureaucratic pressures that limit the duration of fieldwork? What should the role of language abilities be in this context and to what degree is it necessary to learn the language of the place ...
Mark Collins, Tukul Walla Kaiku
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Tree of heaven or hell? On the ecology of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
, 2019 Forests provide a multitude of ecosystem services for society. Their provisioning is increasingly challenged by rapid changes in climate and socio-economy, and the spread of non-native tree species. To ensure the continuous provision of ecosystem services, sound scientific knowledge on the potential of tree species to cope with and adapt to these ...
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The Tree of Heaven: An Invasive Species with Multifaceted Potential
Ailanthus altissima, also known as the "Tree of Heaven," is native to regions such as China, North Vietnam, and Kashmir, and belongs to the Simaroubaceae family and Ailanthus genus. This review explores the therapeutic potential of Ailanthus altissima, focusing on its bioactive compounds and their pharmacological effects.
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Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Some commentators argue that the notes collected as Wittgenstein's On Certainty provide the basis for a groundbreaking epistemological theory and response to scepticism. This theory pertains to the role of what some have called the hinge propositions of our inquiry, following Wittgenstein's metaphor of hinges of a door. This paper examines one
David Veldran
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The Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) (Sapindales: Simaroubaceae), an Important Pantropical Tree. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2018 Saina JK, Li ZZ, Gichira AW, Liao YY.
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La Espiritualidad: Transmitting Peruvian Culturo‐Spiritual Elements into Occidental Systemic Spaces
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 47, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT This paper is a decolonising, Indigenous qualitative inquiry that integrates elements of critical autoethnography, narrative methods and conceptual analysis to explore how Peruvian Andean cosmology can inform contemporary systems thinking and family therapy practice.
Deisy Amorin Woods
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