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Oaks grown from nursery stock have better survival rate
California Agriculture, 1997 Studies comparing the performance of blue and valley oak seedlings developing from directly planted acorns and 2-to-3-month-old nursery stock were conducted at several locations in California.
Theodore E. Adams +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT External stakeholders are critical in enabling SMEs to achieve environmental sustainability. Yet, despite the growing availability of sustainability support, SME engagement remains limited. This article addresses significant gaps in the SME sustainability literature by mapping the support ecosystem and explaining why available sustainability ...
Cristina Fona +2 more
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The Impact of Economic Growth on Insurance (Growth)
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of economic growth on insurance (growth), focusing on the outflow side of the insurance activity, as captured by benefits (including commissions and expenses). The findings provide evidence that economic growth does exert a positive, statistically significant impact on the benefit side of insurance (growth ...
Nicholas Apergis +2 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Large‐scale land restoration is widely expected to improve environmental quality, yet causal evidence on its local economic returns remains limited. This gap is especially important in urban–rural transition zones, where development pressure and ecological damage overlap.
Rui Sun +4 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.Climatic conditions shape phenotypic evolution by driving adaptations that optimise organismal function. Invasive species provide valuable systems to study these processes, as they often encounter novel climatic conditions in their introduced ranges. The European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, native to the Iberian Peninsula, has established populations
Rishab Pillai +11 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Conservation decisions often require navigating tensions among ecological, cultural, economic and social priorities. While debates frequently centre on single‐species outcomes, less is known about how care for landscapes may contribute to co‐stewardship.
Diana S. Macias +22 more
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The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019 This is a German-to-English translation of a report describing several Amish schisms where the main dispute concerned the Bann (excommunication), Meidung (shunning), and the full council of the brotherhood prior to these actions.
Gregory Sheets, Dan Raber, Cory Anderson
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Crop landrace conservation, status, challenges and motivations in Great Britain
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Recent agricultural intensification has led to the widespread replacement of genetically diverse crop landraces with high‐yielding but genetically uniform modern cultivars, reducing the adaptive resilience of farming systems. In the United Kingdom, where large‐scale agriculture dominates, landraces require urgent conservation action.
Gabrielle Clarke +6 more
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BMJ Open, 2019 Objectives To perform the first direct comparison of the facial injuries sustained and treatment performed at USA and UK deployed medical treatment facilities (MTFs) in support of the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.Setting The US and UK Joint
Douglas M Bowley +6 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Pollen allergies are a primary cause of seasonal allergic rhinitis, which affects over 500 million people globally, damaging quality of life and incurring significant costs in medical treatment and reduced work productivity. Many countries monitor pollen to inform allergy sufferers about seasonal pollen levels.
David R. Williamson +6 more
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