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“We Are Willing to Change, If…”: Potential Impacts of Citizens' Assemblies on the Willingness to Change for Sustainability in Rural East German Municipalities

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In light of the democratic and social‐ecological crises, deliberative minipublics such as citizens' assemblies are increasingly implemented and discussed by scholars as a means for sound decision‐making and to enhance public support for sustainability transformations.
Lea Findeis, Nicolas Jager
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The relationship between personality traits and WTC in EFL context [PDF]

Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2016
Willingness to communicate (WTC) in second language has recently become an important concept across disciplines of second language acquisition (SLA).WTC in a foreign language which refers to the tendency to orally communicate may be caused by situational
Maryam Adelifar, Email: maryam_adelifar@yahoo.com, Zahra Jafarzadeh Sama , Gholamreza Abbasnejhad , Ahmadreza Shoa Hasani   +3 more
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Transdiagnostic profiles of socio‐affective functioning in adolescents at‐risk of poor mental health

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Adolescence is a developmental period during which many mental health problems emerge or worsen. Recently, there has been a shift towards identifying risk factors that predict psychopathology across a range of diagnostic boundaries—known as ‘transdiagnostic’ approaches.
Alex Lloyd, Duncan Astle, Tom (Chin‐Han) Wu, Nikolaus Steinbeis, Ritika Chokhani, Laura Lucas, Pasco Fearon, Essi Viding   +7 more
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Dynamics of classroom WTC: Results of a semester study [PDF]

, 2016
The fact that L2 willingness to communicate (WTC) can fluctuate over different time scales is no longer disputed as numerous studies have proved a dynamic rather than trait-like character of the concept (cf. MacIntyre & Legatto, 2011; MacIntyre, Burns, &
Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Anna   +1 more
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Is Willingness to Communicate a Reliable Predictor of Learner Autonomy in an EFL Context?

Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2019
The present quantitative study investigated the relationship between willingness to communicate (WTC) and learner autonomy in an EFL context. In addition, it explored the probable effect of gender on the relationship between learner autonomy and WTC ...
Mohammad Mohammadi, Ziba Mahdivand
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Frequent, Intense and Prolonged Human‐Perceived Heat Waves Over the Arabian Peninsula in Recent Decades

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
The spatial distribution of WBGT exhibits a widespread and significant warming trend across the Arabian Peninsula (AP), with, particularly, strong increases observed over the central and northern inland and eastern coastal regions of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, where trends exceed ~0.25°C decade−1.
Safi Ullah, Vinodhkumar Buri, Salah Basem Ajjur, Azfar Hussain, Waheed Ullah, Amal Abdullah Al‐Ghafri, Tareq Al‐Ansari, Sami G. Al‐Ghamdi   +7 more
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Unveiling the chain mediating effect of emotional intelligence and foreign language enjoyment on the impact of teacher support on willingness to communicate among Chinese EFL students

Acta Psychologica
Willingness to communicate (WTC) constitutes a crucial indicator for evaluating the success of second language (L2) acquisition. Given its significance, identifying the antecedents of WTC is vital.
Fang Wang, Zihan Yuan, Xiaoquan Pan
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Coupled ethanol–trehalose processing accelerates thawing of rapid‐frozen cooked rice through water‐state modulation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Freezing preserves cooked rice, but ice formation and water redistribution can cause structural and textural deterioration. The individual and combined effects of ethanol soaking and trehalose‐assisted cooking on freeze–thaw behaviour, water state, texture, and microstructure were investigated. Rice was soaked in water or an aqueous
Mingyo Ha, Dong‐Hwa Cho, Felicia Irawan, Hyun‐Jung Chung   +3 more
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Do Forest Fires and Land Degradation Undermine Environmental Sustainability? Evidence From China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest fires (FFs), land degradation (LD), and ineffective land use reduce carbon sinks, disrupt ecosystems, and increase greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, creating challenges for environmental sustainability (ES). Addressing these challenges through targeted green investments (GIs) and effective land reforms (LRs) aligns with sustainable ...
Ying Yang, Yan Zhang
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Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
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