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Changes in summertime ozone in Colorado during 2000–2015

open access: yesElementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2018
In 2016, the Denver Metro Area (DMA)/Northern Colorado Front Range (NCFR) was reclassified from a Marginal to a Moderate O3 Non-Attainment Area due to the prevalence of high summer ozone (O3) occurrences. Hourly surface O3 data collected during 2000–2015
Tanja Bien, Detlev Helmig
doaj   +1 more source

Do robots boost productivity? A quantitative meta‐study

open access: yesJournal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This meta‐study analyzes the productivity effects of industrial robots. More than 1800 estimates from 85 primary studies are collected. The meta‐analytic evidence suggests that robotization has so far provided, at best, a small boost to productivity. There is strong evidence of publication bias in the positive direction.
Florian Schneider
wiley   +1 more source

Stochastic Simulation Model for Forecasting Index‐Linked Public Expenditure

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper introduces a system dynamics (SD) model for analyzing public sector cost growth, where costs are tied to indices. The SD model isolates the effects of automatic indexation, providing probabilistic projections of expenditure growth. It enables testing of alternative indexation strategies and cost‐reduction measures. Findings show how
Miia Rissanen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Magnificent and Beggar Land: Angola since the Civil War (2015)

open access: yesAfrica Spectrum, 2015
Review of the monograph: Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Magnificent and Beggar Land: Angola since the Civil War, London: Hurst, 2015, ISBN 9781849042840, 288 ...
Jon Schubert
doaj  

Precarious agency: The role of uptake

open access: yesThe Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract How do we overcome the agency dilemma, that is, account for the fact that power relations heavily affect our agency without neglecting the many ways in which oppressed people act meaningfully? This article offers a solution by paying special attention to socially complex uptake in a framework of communities of practice. In order to explain the
Deborah Mühlebach
wiley   +1 more source

NGOs, International Donors, and the Postmaterial Disjuncture in Latin America

open access: yesJournal of Politics in Latin America, 2015
NGOs have proliferated in the developing world, assuming key political roles as intermediary organizations representing public interests. Yet at least in the three Latin American countries examined here, the proportion of the NGO sector focused on ...
Samuel Handlin
doaj  

Mycochemical Diversity and Therapeutic Potential of Hymenochaetoid Fungi from Central Asia: Regional and Global Perspectives

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 1, March 2026.
Central Asia harbors a rich yet understudied assemblage of wood‐inhabiting Hymenochaetoid fungi. This review delivers the first comprehensive synthesis of 43 poroid species representing 18 genera documented across montane forests, steppes, and xeric habitats.
Yusufjon Gafforov   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Japan’s Development Ambitions for Myanmar: The Problem of “Economics before Politics”

open access: yesJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2015
Myanmar and Japan have had an important shared history since the Pacific War, when Japan occupied the British colony of Burma and established the country’s first postcolonial state and army.
Donald M. Seekins
doaj  

Evidence on the Reasons and Factors Influencing Contraceptive Nonutilization Among Women of Childbearing Age in Suburban Setting in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

open access: yesNursing &Health Sciences, Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Family planning and the use of modern contraceptives are pivotal in promoting women's health, enhancing gender equality, and supporting socioeconomic development. However, in many regions, including sub‐Saharan Africa, a substantial gap remains in the utilization of modern contraceptives.
Tinyiko Violet Baloyi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in hospitalization for acute bronchiolitis in Portugal: 2000–2015

open access: yesPulmonology, 2019
Background: Recent studies show contradictory data on the incidence of hospitalizations for acute bronchiolitis (AB) and an escalating increase in public health burden.
A. Mendes-da-Silva   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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