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What Are Traits?
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Some birds are red. Other birds are black. The leaves of an oak tree are a different shape from the leaves of a maple tree.Colour and shape are just a few types of traits in nature.Let’s investigate traits to learn more!
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The Writer's Guide to Character Traits
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From Sex to Schizophrenia: Everything You Need to Develop Your Characters!What makes a person commit a white-collar crime? Who is a likely candidate to join a cult? Why do children have imaginary friends? How does birth order affect whether or not a person gets married?When does mind over matter become a crippling problem?Writer's Guide to Character Traits, 2nd edition answers all of these questions and many others.With more than 400 easy-to-reference lists of traits blended from a variety of behaviors and influences, you'll gain the knowledge you need to create distinctive characters whose personalities correspond to their thoughts and actions - no matter how normal or psychotic they might be.In this updated and expanded edition, you'll also find:Comprehensive instruction on how to use this bookNew statistical information to help you create true-to-life charactersCorresponding exercises that show you how to put the material to work in your storiesA quick-reference index to make cross-referencing a snapIdea sparkers to get your thoughts out of your head and onto the pagePlus, you'll learn about common - and not so common - psychological, physical, and relationship disorders; delve into the minds of criminals; find out what it takes to be a professional athlete, scientist, and truck driver; discover what life is like for a gang member, suicidal teen, and alcoholic; and more.In Writer's Guide to Character Traits, 2nd edition, note psychologist and author Dr. Linda Edelstein takes you beyond generic personality types and into the depths of the human psyche where you're sure to find the resources you need to make your characters stand out from the crowd.
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Sell More with Science : The Mindsets, Traits and Behaviours That Create Sales Success
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The groundbreaking system scientifically proven to increase your performance and launch you to unprecedented levels of success. In sales, you need every advantage you can get. In SELL MORE WITH SCIENCE, world-leading expert, David Hoffeld, applies science to selling, sharing his revolutionary three-part system for sure-fire sales success at home, at work, and out in the world. SELL MORE WITH SCIENCE utilizes research studies from social psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics to reveal actionable insights you can use to grow your sales, achieve more, and stay ahead of the competition.You'll discover: - Two evidence-based mindsets that will help you earn more sales - Seven strategies that will boost your chances of reaching any goal - Powerful principles that will enhance your ability to guide potential clients into positive buying decisions - Ways to win day-to-day interactions - in business and beyond - How to reframe any idea or situation - What it means to sell with integrity - A science-backed formula you can follow to create positive career change - And much more Filled with practical insights and exercises, SELL MORE WITH SCIENCE is a game-changing guide for anyone who wants to take their influence, sales, or career to new heights.
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Life History Evolution : Traits, Interactions, and Applications
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Provides a timely and authoritative account of Life History Evolution by a multidisciplinary team of scholars and researchers from around the world Life History Evolution: Traits, Interactions, and Applications presents a cutting-edge synthesis of the mechanisms driving life history strategies that span the breadth of taxa, from bacteria to humans.Integrating classical and contemporary perspectives, this comprehensive volume addresses how organisms evolve traits in response to diverse ecological pressures.Editors Michal Segoli and Eric Wajnberg bring together leading experts to explore the intersection of evolutionary biology, ecology, and applied research, focusing on the evolving complexity of life history traits and their implications.In-depth yet accessible chapters cover a broad spectrum of life history traits, from classical traits of lifespan and reproduction to more complex interactions like social behaviour, predator-prey dynamics, and human-induced evolutionary processes.The contributing authors explain essential concepts, identify critical knowledge gaps, discuss future research directions, and demonstrate the relevance of life history evolution in addressing climate change, species invasion, pollution, and more.Providing a well-balanced understanding of life history traits and their implications, Life History Evolution: Incorporates recent advances in evolutionary theory, including eco-evolutionary feedback loops and anthropogenic impactsOffers diverse perspectives and original research from leading experts in fields such as evolutionary biology, ecology, entomology, zoology, agriculture, and veterinary medicineDiscusses life history evolution in the context of co-evolved interactions such as predator-prey, parasite-host, plant-herbivore, and endosymbiont-host relationshipsProvides an overview of the foundational theory, recent developments, and current thinking in the fieldFeatures numerous case studies that highlight real-world applications in biological control, wildlife management, climate change adaptation, and others Revealing how life history traits shape the evolutionary strategies of organisms, Life History Evolution: Traits, Interactions, and Applications is an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers in ecological science.It is an ideal textbook for courses in evolutionary ecology, evolutionary biology, conservation biology, environmental science, and environmental management.
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Vampires of Lore : Traits and Modern Misconceptions
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A modern understanding of vampires through traits rooted in historical folklore and the modern misconceptions that result. Vampire . . . the word immediately conjures up bloodstained fangs, an aversion to sunlight, bats, garlic, and wooden stakes.These undead immortals have haunted our favorite books, television shows, and movies for decades.This exploration of a seemingly supernatural topic delves into past traditions around the world and how those traditions have affected our pop-culture modern-day monster. Explore belief systems as well as origins of various notions we all seem to have about vampires, and unearth the bloody dirt about this mystical creature.Discover differences and similarities between the realm of folklore and what modern media has taught us.Did villagers really use wooden stakes, garlic, and mirrors?What about vampires turning into bats or hypnotizing victims?Did they really cause disease, turn into dogs, and sleep in coffins? Topics are arranged by trait so that the reader can consider each characteristic before believing or dismissing it.So . . . if you’re ready, let’s hunt some vampires.
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Plant Functional Traits : Linking Climate and Ecosystem Functioning
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Plant Function Traits: Linking Climate and Ecosystem Functioning, part of the Plant Biology, Sustainability and Climate Change series, presents a wholistic understanding of Plant Functional Traits.As global climate change advances, natural resources are facing increasing survival challenges, hence this book directly addresses that need, exploring the morphological, physiological, and phenological properties of a plant that can be used as a proxy to understand plant environment interactions.Users will find great illustrations throughout individual chapters, along with case studies that demonstrate applications of functional traits in classifying vegetation of a region into distinct type groups as Plant Functional Types (PFTs). Additional information includes applications in the development of new generation of Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (DGVM) and an understanding of the response of vegetation to changing environments.
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Traits of American-Indian Life and Character [microform]
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Handbook of Research on Science Teacher Education
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This groundbreaking handbook offers a contemporary and thorough review of research relating directly to the preparation, induction, and career long professional learning of K–12 science teachers. Through critical and concise chapters, this volume provides essential insights into science teacher education that range from their learning as individuals to the programs that cultivate their knowledge and practices.Each chapter is a current review of research that depicts the area, and then points to empirically based conclusions or suggestions for science teacher educators or educational researchers.Issues associated with equity are embedded within each chapter.Drawing on the work of over one hundred contributors from across the globe, this handbook has 35 chapters that cover established, emergent, diverse, and pioneering areas of research, including: Research methods and methodologies in science teacher education, including discussions of the purpose of science teacher education research and equitable perspectives; Formal and informal teacher education programs that span from early childhood educators to the complexity of preparation, to the role of informal settings such as museums; Continuous professional learning of science teachers that supports building cultural responsiveness and teacher leadership; Core topics in science teacher education that focus on teacher knowledge, educative curricula, and working with all students; and Emerging areas in science teacher education such as STEM education, global education, and identity development. This comprehensive, in-depth text will be central to the work of science teacher educators, researchers in the field of science education, and all those who work closely with science teachers.
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