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  • Instructional Manuals of Boundary-Work: Psychology Textbooks, Student Subjectivities, and Disciplinary Historiographies

    Ivan Flis This article aims to provide an overview of the historiography of psychology textbooks. In the overview, I identify and describe in detail two strands of writing histories of introductory textbooks of psychology and juxtapose them to provide an integrated historiography of textbooks in psychology. One strand is developed by teachers of psychology—first as…

  • Conservation and Natural Resource Management

    Conservation and natural resource management are critical approaches aimed at preserving and sustainably managing the Earth’s natural resources, including forests, freshwater, wildlife, fisheries, and other ecosystems. These practices seek to balance human needs and development with the long-term health and sustainability of the environment. Key Principles of Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Sustainable Use: Conservation…

  • Environmental Pollution

    Environmental pollution refers to the introduction of harmful substances or pollutants into the environment, which can cause adverse effects on the natural environment, ecosystems, and human health. It occurs as a result of human activities, such as industrial processes, transportation, agriculture, and improper waste disposal. Pollution can affect air, water, soil, and other components of…

  • Ecology

    Ecology is the scientific study of the relationships between organisms and their environment. It focuses on understanding how organisms interact with each other and with their physical surroundings, and how these interactions shape the distribution, abundance, and diversity of life on Earth. Ecology encompasses a wide range of scales, from individual organisms to populations, communities,…

  • Environmental Systems

    Environmental systems refer to the complex interactions and interdependencies between the physical, biological, and social components of the Earth’s environment. These systems are composed of various subsystems, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, which interact and influence one another. Key Components of Environmental Systems: Atmosphere: The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding the…

  • Monetary Policy across the Wealth Distribution

    Alessandro Franconi, Giacomo Rella Using vector autoregression and the Distributional Financial Accounts of the United States, we show that monetary policy has unequal effects across the wealth distribution. The direction and persistence of these effects depend on the policy instrument and the wealth group. Interest rate cuts initially reduce wealth inequality but increase it in…

  • Magnetic braking during direct collapse black hole formation

    Muhammad A. Latif, Dominik R. G. Schleicher Magnetic fields are expected to be efficiently amplified during the formation of the first massive black holes via the small-scale dynamo and in the presence of strong accretion shocks occurring during gravitational collapse. Here, we analyze high-resolution cosmological magneto-hydrodynamical simulations of gravitational collapse in atomic cooling halos, exploring…

  • VINTERGATAN-GM: How do mergers affect the satellite populations of MW-like galaxies?

    Gandhali D. Joshi, Andrew Pontzen, Oscar Agertz, Martin P. Rey, Justin Read, Florent Renaud We investigate the impact of a galaxy’s merger history on its system of satellites using the new \textsc{vintergatan-gm} suite of zoom-in hydrodynamical simulations of Milky Way-mass systems. The suite simulates five realizations of the same halo with targeted `genetic modifications’ (GMs)…

  • Environmental Science

    Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the study of the environment, including the physical, biological, and social aspects of the Earth’s systems. It explores the interactions between humans and the environment, and aims to understand and address the complex environmental challenges we face. Key Areas of Environmental Science: Environmental Systems: Environmental science…

  • Astronomy

    Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects, such as stars, planets, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. It explores their formation, evolution, composition, and behavior through observation and theoretical models. Astronomers utilize advanced instruments and techniques to observe celestial phenomena and seek to understand the fundamental principles that govern the universe. Key Areas…

  • Earth Sciences

    Earth sciences, also known as geosciences or geology, is a field of scientific study that explores various aspects of the Earth. It encompasses several disciplines, including geology, geophysics, atmospheric science, oceanography, and environmental science. Earth scientists investigate the physical, chemical, and biological processes that shape the Earth’s structure, dynamics, and environments. Key Areas of Earth…

  • Formal Sciences

    Formal sciences are disciplines that study formal systems, logical reasoning, and abstract concepts. Unlike the natural or social sciences, formal sciences focus on the development and analysis of formal structures rather than the study of the physical or social world. They use deductive reasoning, mathematical models, and formal languages to describe and analyze complex systems.…