Expanding the green gaming horizon: a conceptual analysis of and proposed guidelines for upscaling environmental game usage in climate education by Kristoffer Skomsøy Fjællingsdal

“…This also applies to the field of environmental gaming, which has become more popular in the recent decade. Despite this increasing popularity, however, most environmental gaming studies exist as small-scale pilot studies that often result in generating limited, albeit promising results in terms of increasing awareness and knowledge around environmental topics. …”
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Die Frage des Strafvollzugs in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Spiegel des Spiegels (1947-1979) by Grégory Salle

“…Founded in 1947, Der Spiegel has occupied a unique position within the German journalistic field (and more broadly in Europe) during the following decades. Read by millions of Germans, this renowned news weekly was not only synonymous with quality and editorial independence, but also with a critical journalism that showed no leniency towards the social elites. …”
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An Overview of Global Papaya Production, Trade, and Consumption by Edward A. Evans, Fredy H. Ballen

“…The market demand for tropical fruits has been growing steadily over the past two decades. Global papaya production has grown significantly over the last few years, mainly as a result of increased production in India. …”
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Insecurity and generalized political crises by Lawali Dambo, Maman Waziri Mato, Département de Géographie, Université de Zinder, Niger, Elhadji Maman Moutari

“…The tourism model adopted by the Agadez region in Niger, which is built around a series of pioneering and sometimes unique products, has had a rough ride for two decades and today is in crisis.The region has reached an impasse as a result of a situation of generalized insecurity in the Sahel-Saharan sub-region and in northern Niger in particular. …”
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Migratory trajectory and recomposing of Alpine societies by Thierry Amrein

“…On the one hand, we questioned the motivations behind the ever-increasing number of migrants settling over the past two or three decades in 14 villages situated in the Bagnes and Entremont valleys, as well as a commune in the Rhône plain, and the way in which they have managed to become “social actors” and put down roots in their respective communities. …”
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Neutrino Emission from Magnetized Microquasar Jets by Theodoros Smponias, Odysseas Kosmas

“…As a concrete example, we consider the SS-433 X-ray binary system for which several observations have been made the last decades. In contrast to the preset distribution of the fast protons along the jet employed in our previous works, in the present paper, we simulated it by using a power-law fast proton distribution along the PLUTO hydrocode. …”
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Emerging roles of checkpoint molecules on B cells by Hiromitsu Asashima, Satoshi Akao, Isao Matsumoto

“…Immune checkpoint molecules, including both co-inhibitory molecules and co-stimulatory molecules, are known to play critical roles in regulating T-cell responses. During the last decades, immunotherapies targeting these molecules (such as programmed cell death 1 (PD-1), and lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG-3)) have provided clinical benefits in many cancers. …”
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Advanced imaging techniques in crystal arthritis by Victor Laurent, Georgios Filippou, Silvia Sirotti, Tristan Pascart

“…Conventional radiography has been for decades the only imaging technique used, with its very restricted sensitivity in both diseases. …”
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Les changements climatiques et les critères et indicateurs d’aménagement durable des forêts : plaidoyer pour une vision élargie des relations communauté-forêt au Canada by Annie Montpetit, Solange Nadeau, Guy Chiasson, Frédérik Doyon

“…The forest-dependent communities in a Canadian context have been studied for several decades. However, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Canada's so-called "forest-dependent" communities became the focus of several studies in the context of the implementation of sustainable development and the criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management. …”
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A fronteira Brasil-França by Gutemberg de V. Silva, Aldomar A. Rückert

“…Next, it is identified elements that indicate the incorporation of new senses attributed to political frontiers in the context of international relations among Brazil and France, which basis is settled on many terms of institutionalized cooperation, which is a novelty in the 1990 decade if one consider that the focus is the frontier and that actions are for its development. …”
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Plant cell wall chemistry: implications for ruminant utilisation by X. Li

“…Increasing the efficiency of fibre degradation in the rumen has been the subject of extensive research for many decades. This review summarises current knowledge of forage chemistry in order to develop strategies to increase efficiency of forage utilisation by ruminants.…”
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Localized wrinkling of metal films on elastic and liquid substrates by Yi Sun, Liping Yan, Benyong Chen, Wei Song, Filippo Berto

“…Global and localized wrinkling phenomena in films/substrates have been widely studied by means of experiment and theoretical analyses in the past two decades. They have shown broad application prospect in microstructure manufacture. …”
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Towards Cognitive Cultural Didactics in foreign language education by Wirag Andreas

“…Despite significant advances in the conception of cultural teaching and learning in recent decades, some unresolved problems remain. In Intercultural Learning, the cultures between which learners mediate still appear as bounded, nation-type cultures. …”
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The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 – Proposed Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food by Soohyoun Ahn, Keith R. Schneider, Michelle D. Danyluk, Renee Goodrich-Schneider

“…High-profile foodborne outbreaks in the last decade and their impact on public health and the economy have exposed the need for a new, modern food safety system. …”
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Leadership in rural congregations and communities: an exploration in the North-Eastern Free State by P. C. J. Nel, W. J. Schoeman

“…Communities in the north-eastern Free State are typical rural towns with a strong emphasis on agricultural activities and less emphasis in terms of processing products and other activities. Over the past few decades, rural communities have experienced many changes in terms of depopulation, the decline of the rural economy, poverty, and unemployment. …”
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Analysis of structure of a public debt of the countries of Latin America by F. A. Ahmed Abu Bakr

“…The article addresses the problem of public debt restructuring in seven largest countries of Latin America. Over the last decade there has been a steady decline in nations’ external debt liabilities. …”
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Revisiting Angular Momentum Quantization in Bohr's Atomic Model by Jorge Henrique de Oliveira Sales, Alfredo Takashi Suzuki

“…Modern day view of matter constituents and present understanding of atomic structure basic to quantum chemistry arose in those first decades of last century. In this line, a key feature for the understanding of microscopic atomic structures and their stability was the concept of angular momentum quantization. …”
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New Environmental Protection Taxes in China from the Perspective of Environmental Economics by Qianyang Tu, Ying Wang

“…In recent decades, most countries have implemented environmental protection by formulating relevant environmental regulations to reduce environmental pollution and improve environmental quality. …”
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Distinct patterns of volcano deformation for hot and cold magmatic systems by Gregor Weber, Juliet Biggs, Catherine Annen

“…Abstract Volcano deformation can be detected over timescales from seconds to decades, offering valuable insights for magma dynamics. …”
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Urban strategic foresight in European territories – Lessons from Geneva and Luxembourg by Panos Mantziaras

“… The contribution offers an overview of the international consultations held over the past decade in Geneva and Luxembourg as part of the ecological transition process initiated in their territories. …”
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