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Assessing the Corn Belt as an anthropogenic barrier to migrating landbirds in the United States

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Migrating landbirds adjust their flight and stopover behaviors to efficiently cross inhospitable geographies, such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Sahara Desert. In addition to these natural barriers, birds may increasingly encounter anthropogenic barriers created by large‐scale changes in land use. One such barrier could be the Corn Belt in the
Fengyi Guo, Jeffrey J. Buler, Adriaan M. Dokter, Kyle G. Horton, Emily B. Cohen, Daniel Sheldon, Jaclyn A. Smolinsky, David S. Wilcove   +7 more
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Insights from equitable governance assessments in conservation areas around the world

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Global policy commitments to ensure that protected and conserved areas (PCAs) are equitably governed have increased interest in empirically assessing and analyzing social equity. Although numerous assessments have been conducted in individual PCAs, there is limited empirical insight into equity as a multidimensional concept beyond the site ...
Naira Dehmel, Kate Schreckenberg, Phil Franks, Nikoleta Jones, Francesca Booker, Cosmas Lambini, Ruth Pinto, Alejandra Cely‐Gómez, Ishmael Chaukura, Donald Chilengwe Chikumbi, Phanith Chou, Ioli Christopoulou, Retche P. Colegado, Juliana Echeverri, Emelda Miyanda Hachoofwe, Kalyan Hou, Corinne Samantha Julie, Reuben Lendira, Rodgers Lubilo, Bertille Mayen, Joyce Nyaruai Mbataru, Teresa Morales, Nguyen Viet Dung, Vincent Oduka Oluoch, Jean‐Aimé Razafindra‐Paul, Natalie J. Robinson, Constance M. Schéré, Samwel Shaba, Medard Twinamatsiko   +28 more
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Herbal Medicine for Colorectal Cancer Treatment: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Colorectal cancer is a prevalent gastrointestinal tumour and the second deadliest cancer worldwide, affecting approximately 10% of all cancers and cancer‐related deaths. Current clinical methods for treating CRC cause gastrointestinal abnormalities and myelosuppression.
Zuqing Su, Yanlin Li, Zihao Zhou, Bing Feng, Haiming Chen, Guangjuan Zheng   +5 more
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Ten relevant questions for applying biodiversity offsetting in the Pantanal wetland

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Here, we formulated 10 questions that discuss and illustrate how offsetting can be applied to maintain wetland integrity, economic fairness, and biodiversity conservation in the Pantanal and Upper Paraguay River basin (UPRB) We provided examples of offsetting implementation opportunities, analyze spatial compliance deficits, and illustrate requirements
Reinaldo Francisco Ferreira Lourival, Fabio de Oliveira de Roque, Fábio Padilha Bolzan, Angélica Guerra, Alessandro Pacheco Nunes, Ana Cristyna Reis Lacerda, André Valle Nunes, Amanda Alves, Antônio Conceição Paranhos Filho, Danilo Bandini Ribeiro, Donald P. Eaton, Elizângela Silva Brito, Erich Fischer, Francisco Valente Neto, Grasiela Porfirio, Gláucia Helena Fernandes Seixas, João Onofre Pereira Pinto, Jose Manuel Ochoa Quintero, José Sabino, Larissa Sayuri Moreira Sugai, Leticia Couto Garcia, Marcelo H. Matsumoto, Mariza Silva, Mauricio Almeida‐Gomes, Mauricio Stefanes, Morena Mills, Olivier Pays, Pierre Cyril Renaud, Rafael Dias Loyola, Rafael Dettogni Guariento, Renato Crouzeilles, Rafael Morais Chiaravalloti, Ronaldo Gonsalves Morato, Sandra Aparecida Santos, Solange Ikeda‐Castrillon, Thiago Izzo, Thiago Borges Fernandes Semedo, Walfrido Moraes Tomas   +37 more
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A closer look at Doleac and Mukherjee (2022) and the effects of naloxone access laws on opioid ER admissions

Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract In their 2022 study, ‘The Effects of Naloxone Access Laws on Opioid Abuse, Mortality, and Crime,’ Doleac and Mukherjee conclude that broadening access to a life‐saving drug—naloxone—does not reduce opioid‐related mortality as the drug simultaneously encourages riskier drug use. I show issues with their data, design, and estimation methods. For
Sergey Alexeev
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The far side of capitalism: Institutions and trade financing in Manila during the long eighteenth century

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Sustained long‐distance trade in the early modern era necessitated institutional mechanisms capable of solving three interrelated challenges: the need to mobilize an unprecedented volume of capital and to lock it in for long periods of time, ways of mitigating the principal–agent problem across continents, and methods to internalize and ...
Juan José Rivas Moreno
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A century of art dealing in New York. The rise of American art

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We study art trade in New York between 1870 and 1970, analysing returns on investment by the renowned Knoedler gallery to shed light on the evolution of the American art market. A generalist art gallery should allocate investments to equalize expected returns, with differences in effective returns depending on purchase prices, number of traded
Federico Etro, Elena Stepanova
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Deep brain stimulation of the centromedian nucleus for drug‐resistant epilepsy in children: Quality‐of‐life and functional outcomes from the CHILD‐DBS registry

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Deep brain stimulation of the centromedian nucleus of the thalamus (CM‐DBS) is an investigational, off‐label treatment for drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) in children. Although emerging evidence supports its safety and efficacy for select indications, the effect of CM‐DBS on quality of life and functional outcomes such as school ...
Karim Mithani, Farbod Niazi, Hrishikesh Suresh, Yousof Alrumayyan, Eriberto R. Rayco, Ayako Ochi, Hiroshi Otsubo, Elizabeth Kerr, Sara Breitbart, Andrea LeBlanc‐Millar, Nisha Gadgil, Jeffrey S. Raskin, Alexander G. Weil, Aristides Hadjinicolaou, Christian Iorio‐Morin, Shelly Weiss, Puneet Jain, Lauren Sham, Elizabeth Donner, Alfonso Fasano, Carolina Gorodetsky, George M. Ibrahim   +21 more
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What defines response to vagus nerve stimulation in children with drug‐resistant epilepsy? A prospective cohort study from the CONNECTiVOS collaboration

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Responsiveness to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in children with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) is often defined based on reduction in seizure frequency, typically at the 50% threshold, with limited consideration to the effects of therapy on seizure severity and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). In the current report, we sought
Farbod Niazi, Karim Mithani, Hrishikesh Suresh, Simeon M. Wong, Ivanna Yau, Lyndsey McRae, Thiemo F. Dinger, James T. Rutka, Ayako Ochi, Hiroshi Otsubo, Shelly Weiss, Lauren Sham, Elizabeth Donner, Vann Chau, Aristides Hadjinicolaou, Philippe Major, Alexander G. Weil, Jignesh Tailor, Taylor J. Abel, Madison Remick, Emefa Akwayena, Dewi Schrader, Robert J. Bollo, Matthew D. Smyth, Diana Aum, Sean Lew, Shelly Wang, Toba Niazi, Jeffrey S. Raskin, Elysa Widjaja, Howard L. Weiner, Nisha Gadgil, Melissa A. LoPresti, Gregory W. Albert, Aria Fallah, Elizabeth Kerr, Mary Lou Smith, Puneet Jain, George M. Ibrahim   +38 more
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Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
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