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Reflecting Disaster Risk in Development Indicators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Disasters triggered by hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, droughts, and cyclones, pose significant impediments to sustainable development efforts in the most vulnerable and exposed countries.
Mochizuki, Junko, Naqvi, Syed Ali Asjad
core   +1 more source

Transforming conflict over natural resources: a socio-ecological systems analysis of agricultural drainage

open access: yesFACETS, 2020
Agricultural drainage is a complicated and often conflict-ridden natural resource management issue, impacting contested ecosystem services related to the retention of wetlands as well as the productivity of farmland.
Sarah Minnes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The projection of canadian wind energy potential in future scenarios using a convection-permitting regional climate model

open access: yesEnergy Reports, 2022
The distribution of wind resources in the future will be altered by climate change. The high-resolution regional climate model is a powerful tool for predicting wind power changes. We use a pair of 4-km convection-permitting Weather Research Forecasting (
Xiao Ma, Yanping Li, Zhenhua Li
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic diversity and structure of the portuguese pear (Pyrus communis L.) germplasm [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A rich heritage of traditional pear varieties is kept in national Portuguese collections. Out of these varieties, “Rocha” dominates national pear production.
Guimarães, Joana Bagoin   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Changing routinized household energy consumption using the example of washing, cooking, and standby: A randomized controlled field experiment of home energy advice

open access: yesCleaner and Responsible Consumption, 2022
Despite advances in understanding routines, there is little knowledge about which aspects of routinized behavior people adjust during interventions. In this study, we applied an adjusted social practice theory framework to disentangle routinized energy ...
Ann-Kathrin Hess   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bone Marrow Failure as an Underrecognized Feature of KAT6A Syndrome

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT KAT6A syndrome (Arboleda–Tham syndrome) is a rare disorder caused by heterozygous pathogenic variants in KAT6A, a histone acetyltransferase essential for chromatin remodeling and hematopoietic stem cell function. While neurodevelopmental features are well established, hematologic manifestations are underrecognized.
Ye Jee Shim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of nutrition on maternal mortality: Evidence from 19th-20th century Italy

open access: yesSSM: Population Health, 2020
The role of nutrition on maternal mortality has been long debated in the historical and scientific literature. Some scholars refute any role of nutrition and diet in the decline of maternal mortality, privileging other causes such as the diffusion of ...
Matteo Manfredini
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the impact of climate change and land use change scenarios on soil erosion at the Minab Dam Watershed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Climate and land use change can influence susceptibility to erosion and consequently land degradation. The aim of this study was to investigate in the baseline and a future period, the land use and climate change effects on soil erosion at an important ...
Bowman   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survival for Children Diagnosed With Wilms Tumour (2012–2022) Registered in the UK and Ireland Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of Childhood (IMPORT) Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of childhood (IMPORT) is a prospective clinical observational study capturing detailed demographic and outcome data on children and young people diagnosed with renal tumours in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Naomi Ssenyonga   +56 more
wiley   +1 more source

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