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Book Review| September 01 2023 The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature, 25th Anniversary Edition The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature, 25th Anniversary Edition. By David Suzuki. 2022. Greystone Books. (ISBN 978-1-77164-986-5). Paperback. 384 pp. $18.95. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Melissa M. Haswell Melissa M. Haswell associate dean of science and mathematics division Delta College, University Center, MI melissahaswell@delta.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar melissahaswell@delta.edu The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (7): 408–409. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.7.408 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Melissa M. Haswell; The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature, 25th Anniversary Edition. The American Biology Teacher 1 September 2023; 85 (7): 408–409. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.7.408 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search I don’t mean to be presumptuous, but might it be fair to assume that you’re glancing at the Book Reviews because you like to read books? Well, have I got an offer for you: Would you like to help write the Book Reviews? I don’t mean to subject you to too much peer pressure, but just take a gander at the articles below. Wouldn’t you want to be like these cool folks? Also, sometimes we request books from publishers because we feel certain that somebody is going to think that a particular book is awesome. For instance, an exceptionally nerdy book about the chemical composition and historical applications of every single plant ever used in beer making recently arrived at our house. I have a friend from graduate school who would’ve loved this, but he’s not a teacher, and given that I rarely imbibe anything stronger than SleepyTime tea, I’m... You do not currently have access to this content.

ABSTRACTThis article explores the evidence for diversity in the material culture of Late Iron Age sites situated in the semi-arid margins of west-central Jordan. Least-cost analysis (LCA) is used to model a hypothesized secondary north-south route along the eastern boundary of Moab. Sites found along this route are shown to exhibit a disproportionate level of cultural diversity compared to ‘core’ settlements. These effects are especially pronounced at sites with clear cultic associations. The results of this investigation are in line with the recent literature on the archaeology of boundaries and frontiers, confirming that these zones are characterized by heightened cultural diversity and interchange across a range of domains.

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between visionary leadership and the perception of organizational effectiveness in nonprofit organizations. Leaders with high levels of transformational leadership were predicted to be reported as having more effective organizations.Design/methodology/approach– Data from 135 executive organizational leaders and 221 of their subordinates were collected from 52 various nonprofit organizations across USA. Leaders completed measures of leadership behavior and perceived organizational effectiveness, while followers provided ratings of their perspective leaders’ leadership style, organizational effectiveness, and organizational change magnitude.Findings– Significant relationships were found between visionary leadership and perceived organizational effectiveness. Regression analysis also showed some significant correlations between high leadership behaviors and perceived organizational effectiveness. Visionary leaders with high leadership skills facilitated the greatest perceived organizational effectiveness in their respective organizations.Practical implications– Leaders wishing to improve their organization's effectiveness may wish to adopt a visionary leadership style. Visionary leaders develop practices through executive training and development that would hone their skills to significantly impact organizational effectiveness.Originality/value– This paper contributes to the existing literature focussed on the relationship between leadership styles and organizational effectiveness. Different aspects of these variables were tested in order to provide a wider and more comprehensive understanding of the factors affecting nonprofit organizations and their employees.

GANDHI AND STOICISM - R. Sorabji Gandhi and the Stoics. Modern Experiments on Ancient Values. Pp. xiv + 224, ills. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Cased, £20. ISBN: 978-0-19-964433-9. - Volume 63 Issue 2

The PhysicsBowl is a contest for high school students that was first introduced in 1985. In this article, we discuss both some of the history of the contest as well as the 25th contest occurring this year.

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In acute care facilities, the orientation period for new graduates has been lengthened to ensure that the new nurse can confidently care for patients. The resulting extension of precepted time places preceptors at a high risk for burnout. To address this issue, team preceptorships during a nurse residency program were implemented as an alternative to a single-preceptor approach. The development, implementation, and evaluation of the team preceptorship model are discussed.

In introductory physics the series RLC circuit usually is discussed in the context of the discharging underdamped circuit or the ac-driven circuit. The connection to a dc battery by a switch typically is neglected. A detailed investigation of the transient behavior of the dc-driven underdamped RLC circuit reveals a response with many interesting features, including a potential difference across the inductor that can have the same polarity as that of the battery and a potential difference across the capacitor that can exceed the magnitude of the potential difference from the battery. The circuit provides a wide range of laboratory problems, demonstrations, and theoretical and computational activities. A mechanical analogy using a mass-spring system to demonstrate the qualitative response of the capacitor’s potential difference is described.

Participatory research methods are being used internationally to gather data on complex social, cultural, and political concerns that effect the use of technology [4]. Researchers have found it difficult to include people with disabilities in these studies [5, 6, 7]. The Accessible Learning Through Text-to-Speech Project will utilize online focus groups as a method of integrating people with disabilities into a participatory research project. The Alt-Learning Project will have three primary target populations; users of screen readers with vision, users of screen readers who are blind, and professionals responsible for the delivery of assistive technology. The online focus groups will allow the observation and collection of data as a participant would normally utilize their screen reader applications at home, school, or workplace.