ABSTRACT Globally, rivers receive a diverse range of chemicals, including metals, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, petrochemicals, human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and personal care products. However, the extent to which these different chemical groups affect riverine invertebrate communities is not well defined.
Imogen P. Poyntz‐Wright +2 more
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Community-engaged ancient DNA project reveals diverse origins of 18th-century African descendants in Charleston, South Carolina. [PDF]
Fleskes RE +8 more
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Re‐theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet: Evidence From Queer South Asian Women
ABSTRACT Scholarship generally assumes the closet is a place of safety from the perceived risks associated with coming out. However, this overlooks its function as a source of violence, particularly for those belonging to multiple marginalized communities.
Sonali Patel
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Diversity in radiology: the right thing to do, the smart thing to do. [PDF]
Hall TR, Brown K.
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The construction of biodiversity in conservation policy discourse: A multiscalar analysis
This article examines how biodiversity is constructed in conservation policy discourses globally and in biodiversity priority countries, using Africa and Zambia as a case study, through critical discourse analysis and critical insights from political ecology.
Tiza I. Mfuni +3 more
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Codification and Prospect of China's Codification of Environmental Law from the Perspective of Global Environmental Governance. [PDF]
Xu K, Tian G.
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Provision of An Equitable Public School Finance Structure in Georgia [PDF]
This report presents options for reducing inequities in the funding of Georgia's public school ...
Ross Rubenstein
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This study assessed the industrial hemp value web resilience in the Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, where regional implementation remains limited despite hemp's bioeconomy potential. Using an indicator framework and stakeholder interviews, the research found the small, fluctuating cultivation area (e.g., 25 ha in 2024) focuses on hemp seed valorisation;
Lena‐Sophie Loew, Moritz von Cossel
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Material Aspirations, Cultural Change, and the Transition Toward Sustained Growth
ABSTRACT We highlight the role of economic materialism as a cultural phenomenon of significance in relation to economic transformation and development. By inducing material aspirations, an endogenous cultural change toward more widespread adherence to materialistic values is both a cause and an effect of productivity growth.
Evangelos V. Dioikitopoulos +1 more
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California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH): Early Findings from the Child Welfare Worker Survey [PDF]
This report presents findings from the Child Welfare Worker Survey, an on-line survey of 235 California child welfare workers and their perceptions of key characteristics of the service delivery context of extended foster care, including: the ...
Katherine Halsted +3 more
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