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Young children's right to be heard on the quality of their education: Addressing potential misunderstandings in the context of early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In early childhood education many researchers and professionals across the world have embraced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child's requirement to include young children in decision‐making. In the context of ongoing discussion about young children's capacity to share their views and opinions about matters affecting them ...
Laura Lundy, Colette Murray, Kylie Smith, Carmel Ward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of farmer management strategies on spatial variability of soil fertility and crop nutrient uptake in contrasting agro-ecological zones in Zimbabwe [PDF]

, 2010
Variability of soil fertility within, and across farms, poses a major challenge for increasing crop productivity in smallholder systems of sub-Saharan Africa.
Delve, R.J., Giller, K.E., Masvaya, E.N., Nyamangara, J., Nyawasha, R.W., Zingore, S.   +5 more
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Mindfulness and resilience: The experiences of global majority students in a mindfulness intervention Programme at a UK university

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Wellbeing in higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom has been increasingly prioritised for many institutions, with a growing demand for student support requests. There are various determinants in life that can influence mental health. As such, protected characteristics, including race, can indicate that students who are Black or Asian ...
Amy Bywater, Helen Keane
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of notillage on carbon sequestration and erosion in Brazil [PDF]

, 2004
Les sols constituent le plus gros réservoir superficiel de C (hors les roches carbonatées), environ 1500 Gt C, ce qui équivaut à presque trois fois la quantité stockée dans la biomasse terrestre, et deux fois celle de l'atmosphère.
Bernoux, Martial, Blavet, Didier, Cerri, Carlos Clemente, Cerri, Carlos Eduardo P., Metay, Aurélie, Perrin, Anne-Sophie, Piccolo, Marisa de Cassia, Scopel, Eric, Siqueira Neto, Marcos   +8 more
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Distinct responses of soil respiration to experimental litter manipulation in temperate woodland and tropical forest [PDF]

, 2018
Global change is affecting primary productivity in forests worldwide, and this, in turn, will alter long‐term carbon (C) sequestration in wooded ecosystems.
Allen, Billings, Bingeman, Boone, Cavelier, Crow, Dixon, Fenn, Graaff, Hamer, Hedges, Heijden, Hoosbeek, Jobbagy, Jones, Kicklighter, Kuzyakov, Kuzyakov, Lopez-Sangil, Malhi, Nottingham, Putten, Raich, Rasmussen, Sayer, Sayer, Sayer, Sayer, Schlesinger, Sulzman, Trueman, Vance, Vries, Windsor, Wright, Xu, Yavitt   +36 more
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Antarctic Soils Select Copiotroph-Dominated Bacteria

Microorganisms
The life strategies of bacterial communities determine their structure and function and are an important driver of biogeochemical cycling. However, the variations in these strategies under different soil resource conditions remain largely unknown.
Lujie Zhang, Xue Zhao, Jieying Wang, Liyuan He, Chengjie Ren, Jun Wang, Yaoxin Guo, Ninglian Wang, Fazhu Zhao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green manuring for tropical organic cropping – A comparative analysis [PDF]

, 2008
Green manuring is an essential component of tropical organic farming. Field studies evaluated the use of three legumes as in situ or ex situ green manures, along with a nonlegume green manure and a control to ascertain their impacts on soil properties ...
Freyer, Prof.Dr. Bernhard, Sangakkara, Dr. Ravi, Weerasekera, Mr. Danesh   +2 more
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Prospect and importance of green mulching on the soil status of tropical tasar plantation fields in India [PDF]

, 2011
The soils of tropical tasar plantation fields in general are sloppy and are primarily deficient of nutrition due to top soil erosion and constant leaf productivity exploitation to rear tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury.
Ramkumar -, Rangareddygari Manohar Reddy
core   +2 more sources

Multi-parameter geotechnical mapping of lateritic soils in the urban perimeter of Ngaoundal (Cameroon) for pavement and foundation design

Transportation Engineering
Lateritic soils are widely used in tropical regions for road construction and urban infrastructure, yet their geotechnical variability poses challenges for stability and durability. This study presents a multi-parameter geotechnical mapping of soils from
Abdoul Aboubakar, Blondel Thiery Talla Suffeu, Donald Eric Teikeu Ngueveu, Stephane Tagne Tchomtchoua, Rodrigue Toteu Talla, Bertol Ngouateu Nouwa, Yannick Langollo Tchedele, Quentin Marc Anaba Fotze, Ilalie Bertille Kentsa Manefouet, Thomas Tatietse Tamo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Critical evaluation of methods for determining total organic phosphorus in tropical soils [PDF]

, 1990
The determination of total organic phosphorus (TOP) in soils presents several methodological problems, particularly on strongly weathered and tropical soils.
Condron, Leo M., Moir, J. O., Stewart, J. W. B., Tiessen, H.   +3 more
core   +1 more source