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But does it taste good? A plea to consider the importance of flavor in managing plant genetic resources

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Crop genetic resources, particularly seeds held in ex situ germplasm collections, have enormous value in breeding climate‐resilient crops. Much of this value accrues from information associated with germplasm accessions. Here, we argue that flavor, culinary attributes, and other traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) are important characteristics ...
Eric J. B. von Wettberg   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Erving Goffman at 100: A Chameleon Seen as a Rorschach Test within a Kaleidoscope

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
The 100th anniversary of Erving Goffman's birth was in 2022. Drawing on his work, the Goffman archives, the secondary literature, and personal experiences with him and those in his university of Chicago cohort, I reflect on some implications of his work and life, and the inseparable issues of understanding society.
Gary T. Marx
wiley   +1 more source

“Excluded Participation”: Some Observations of Non‐Reciprocal Interaction in a Danish Fifth Grade Classroom

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article introduces the concept of excluded participation to examine how inclusion and exclusion are negotiated in real time within a Danish fifth‐grade classroom. Using a micro‐sociological framework, particularly the work of Erving Goffman, the study focuses on the case of Anders, a student whose participation is symbolically recognized yet ...
Jørn Bjerre
wiley   +1 more source

Science Triggers and Situational Interest in Everyday Family Life

open access: yesJournal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interest in science is critical for science learning. The family plays a major role in supporting the development of children's interest in science by eliciting and fostering interest and engagement with science content and practice. This study characterizes triggers for interest in science in everyday family life and measures the duration of ...
Irit Vivante, Dana Vedder‐Weiss
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling Implied Volatility Surface Using B-Splines with Time-Dependent Coefficients Predicted by Tree-Based Machine Learning Methods

open access: yesMathematics
Implied volatility is known to have a string structure (smile curve) for a given time to maturity and can be captured by the B-spline. The parameters characterizing the curves can change over time, which complicates the modeling of the implied volatility
Zihao Chen, Yuyang Li, Cindy Long Yu
doaj   +1 more source

TBLT, Engagement, and Group Synchronicity: Exploring the Relationships between Affective, Social, and Cognitive Aspects of Task‐Based Performance

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This classroom‐based exploratory study examined the relationships between affective, social, and cognitive aspects of second language (L2) learners' task‐based performance. In responding to practical challenges when TBLT is implemented in the real‐world context, we collected observational data from multiple sources.
Masatoshi Sato   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Where do nomads bury their dead? Necro‐ostracism, statelessness, and the pastoral/ peripatetic divide in Afghanistan

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article proposes that stigmas connected to social categories of exclusion prevalent during life extend into dealings with the dead, here referred to as ‘necro‐ostracism’, in the context of death and burial of Muslim nomadic populations in urban Afghanistan. Based on qualitative fieldwork carried out in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar‐e Sharif, it explores
Annika Schmeding
wiley   +1 more source

Breaking Barriers: Exploring Patient Satisfaction With the U.S. Healthcare System Among Iranian and Afghan Immigrants With Limited English Proficiency

open access: yesHealth Services Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the satisfaction of limited English proficiency (LEP) Farsi‐ and Dari‐speaking patients with the U.S. healthcare system using a qualitative approach. Study Setting and Design We employed a grounded theory approach to analyze qualitative data collected from five focus groups involving 25 Farsi‐ and Dari‐speaking immigrants ...
Sara Imanpour   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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