HIDING OR OUT? LESBIAN AND GAY EDUCATORS REVEAL THEIR EXPERIENCES ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITIES IN THEIR K-12 SCHOOLS

Hiding or out? Lesbian and gay educators reveal their experiences about their sexual identities in their K-12 schools

This qualitative study explored the ways in which lesbian and gay educators, in the Midwest part of the country, negotiate their sexual identities in their school settings.Ten gay and magic colors bubble gum crayons lesbian public and Catholic school educators from rural, suburban, and urban schools were interviewed.The purpose of this study was to

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Optimization Design of New Bionic Propeller

A novel method for optimal design of hydrodynamic performance of bionic propeller with a deformable leading edge is proposed.Based on the bionics principle and method of parameterized modeling, the fore-fin concave-convex structure of humpback whales is applied to the propeller leading edge, the leading edge in the propeller to meet flow region acc

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Risk and protective factors for self-harm and suicide behaviours among serving and ex-serving personnel of the UK Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force: A systematic review.

BackgroundSelf-harm and suicide behaviours are a major public health concern.Several factors are associated with these behaviours among military communities.Identifying these factors may have important implications for policy and clinical services.The aim of this review was to identify the risk and protective factors associated with self-harm and s

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Isolation-by-distance and outbreeding depression are sufficient to drive parapatric speciation in the absence of environmental influences.

A commonly held view in evolutionary biology is that speciation (the emergence of genetically distinct and quadruple topical ointment for dogs reproductively incompatible subpopulations) is driven by external environmental constraints, such as localized barriers to dispersal or habitat-based variation in selection pressures.We have developed a spat

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