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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

Is acquisition‐related foreign direct investment during an economic crisis detrimental for domestic innovation?

open access: yesThe Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study how acquisition‐related foreign direct investment during economic crises affects R&D investments and the direction of innovation of target firms, compared with acquisitions made during periods of strong economic growth. Using a panel of Spanish firms, we find that foreign multinationals cherry‐pick the best domestic firms ...
María García‐Vega   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Image of mathematics: A case study of two women's early mathematics experiences

open access: yesSchool Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
Abstract People often view mathematics as abstract, cold, and irrelevant to real life, and their school experiences likely influence such views. In this case study, we investigated the mathematics experiences of two women who participated in an afterschool girls‐only STEM club 30 years ago when they were in fifth and sixth grades.
Lili Zhou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining health and lifestyle characteristics of the age 50+ population: cluster analysis of data from the PROTECT study. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Kontaris E   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Function Art: Linking Mathematics, Technology, and Visual Arts

open access: yesSchool Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigated students' understanding of mathematical functions and strategies to create artwork using GeoGebra. It was framed by the principles of constructionism and examined how students use functions in creating artworks. We gathered data from students' artworks using the Algebra view and the Construction Protocol in the GeoGebra
Guillermo Bautista Jr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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