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A Journey Between Science and the Arts: Templates for the Depiction of the Pineapple (Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

open access: yesRenaissance 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
wiley   +1 more source

Voices of Elementary Teachers: Why Science Instruction Is Nearing Extinction

open access: yesSchool 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
wiley   +1 more source

On language, (inter)disciplinarity, and collaboration with local scholars in Papua New Guinea environmental anthropology

open access: yesThe 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
wiley   +1 more source

The Hinges of On Certainty

open access: yesTheoria, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Friends are a Church

open access: yes, 1944
This subject is presented for consideration in view of the fact that a very general misunderstanding exists as to what Friends are from an organization view-point.
Mott, Edward
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The Tree of Heaven: An Invasive Species with Multifaceted Potential

open access: yes
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.
openaire   +1 more source

La Espiritualidad: Transmitting Peruvian Culturo‐Spiritual Elements into Occidental Systemic Spaces

open access: yesAustralian 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
wiley   +1 more source

Vanishing Treasures: Climate Change Steals Amazonian Coastal Livelihoods—A Cry from the Frontlines of Marajó Island

open access: yesClimate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
In our study, we demonstrate how climate change is degrading fisheries and forest resources in Marajó Island's coastal communities, where we found younger residents and urban‐proximate groups express the strongest concerns. We document how warming temperatures and erratic rainfall are threatening traditional livelihoods, food security, and cultural ...
Davison M. S. Assis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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