Many of these periods occur during the first years of life and – if not suitably nurtured – will lead to a child falling behind. This gives rise to the substantial socio-economic gaps in children’s outcomes when they start school (Bradbury et al., 2019). It is then both challenging ...
A comparatively intuitive measure of wage inequality, closer perhaps to lived reality than the OGC, is the Palma Ratio. This was conceived by and is named after Gabriel Palma. The ratio focuses on extremes by comparing (dividing) the total income of the top 10 % of earners with that of...
How long is summer in Antarctica? Antarctica only has two seasons: summer and winter. Because it's located in the southern hemisphere, Antarctica's summer is fromOctober to February. Is anyone born in Antarctica? Antarctica has no permanent residents. ... The first was Emilio Marcos Palma, ...
(2016). The role of traditional ecological knowledge in ecosystem services management: The case of four rural communities in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 12(1–2), 24–38. Google Scholar Boakye-Danquah, J., Antwi, E. K., ...
It is based on a comprehensive study of scientific associations in Portugal, relying on a multi-method, quantitative and qualitative approach. After a brief review of the (scarce) literature on associations in the social studies of science, we provide an outline of the expanding field of ...
This is Hull country. This is Middlebrook, Virginia. German Holls/Hohls got here from the Palatine via Rotterdam and Philadelphia around 1750. They are still there as Hulls. I first saw Middlebrook 10 years ago. In 1858, part of the Hull tribe left here on two wagons and a bunch of ...
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By studying the density of matter on the cosmic microwave background (snapshots of which we can see in the squares), astronomers can determine whether the universe is open (not enough matter), flat (just enough matter), or closed (too much matter).(Image credit: NASA/WMAP Science Team) ...
modern port area, Valencia has changed for the better in recent years with the spectacular redevelopment of the old river bed which is now a huge, green park perfect for exercising, relaxing or visiting attractions such as the outstanding Science Museum and Aquarium, one of the best in the ...
Earlier research and expert commentary within New Zealand recognised a gap in knowledge about public perspectives of forestry and forest management practices (Edwards et al., 2016;Palma, 2008), as well as growing awareness of the cost of losing social licence or acceptability of forestry developments...