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Interdisciplinary research on the lynx that inhabited the Japanese archipelago 对居住在日本群岛的山猫的跨学科研究

IMPACT magazine Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2023.1.60

Takao Sato

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Development and demonstration of a method for assessing learners' English speaking ability 开发和示范一种评估学习者英语口语能力的方法

IMPACT magazine Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2023.1.44

Natsumi Onaka, Daniel Newbury, Jacob B Petersen

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Contextualisation of CEFR and its application to the study of Japanese language and Japanese language teaching CEFR的语境化及其在日语研究和日语教学中的应用

IMPACT magazine Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2023.1.38

Masaki Ono

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Planning GSK’S Factories to Meet the Growing Demand for Medications 规划GSK的工厂以满足日益增长的药品需求

IMPACT magazine Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/2058802x.2023.2198292

G. Giorgio, Natasha Zheltovskaya, Peter Riley, Jacob Whyte

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Changing the Role of Logistics 改变物流的角色

IMPACT magazine Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/2058802x.2023.2174336

B. Clegg

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Operational Research Supporting Sport 运筹学支援运动

IMPACT magazine Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/2058802x.2023.2198463

N. Morrill