Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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, 1998 A very conservative Islamic country, Afghanistan lies on the eastern edge of the Middle East, to the west of Pakistan and India. Afghanistan is at the confluence of Iranian, Central Asian, and Indian cultural currents, and most groups within Afghanistan ...
Shay, Anthony
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Differences in cynomolgus macaque populations used for infectious disease research
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.Cynomolgus macaques, a species of Old World primate native to southeastern and eastern Asia and the island of Mauritius, are one of the most important nonhuman primate models for infectious disease. Research into the population genetics of cynomolgus macaques has found significant differences between macaques native to different areas, particularly ...
Darcy Quist +4 more
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Journal of PharmacyIntroduction: The overuse and misuse of antibiotics have led to rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health concern. A primary driver of AMR is excessive and inappropriate antibiotic use, often stemming from insufficient public ...
Mirwais Zazai +5 more
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Minerals in Afghanistan : gemstones of Afghanistan [PDF]
, 2007 Afghanistan and gemstones have been inextricably linked for 6500 years and the country remains rich in precious and semiprecious gemstone deposits (Figure 1). Lapis lazuli, mined in the Hindu Kush since the Neolithic Period, was transported along the
Benham, Antony John, McIntosh, Robert
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Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. Although smoking is a well‐established risk factor for RA, the role of occupational inhalants in RA development is less well recognized.
Qianwen Liu +7 more
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How have women been empowered by gender-focussed development projects in post-Taliban Afghanistan? : reviewing the literature which incorporates the critical consideration of two gender focussed development projects : a research report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development in Development Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2014 This research report examines the empowerment approach within the Gender and Development (GAD) discussion, providing an emphasis on women’s empowerment as an instrument of post-conflict reconstruction in post-Taliban Afghanistan.
McMillan, Robert Melville
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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RHINOLARYNGOLOGICAL AND SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF HALITOSIS: A MINI-REVIEW
Interdisciplinary Approaches to MedicineBad breath, or halitosis, is a common medical condition that affects a significant portion of people worldwide. The cause of it is volatile molecules that might come from extra-oral or oral sources, both diseased and non-pathological.
Abdul Azeem Rasouli +3 more
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Polio Eradication: How the War on Terror Has Led to the Persistence of Polio in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria [PDF]
, 2013 In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a campaign to eradicate the polio virus from the world population (Bari 2006). Since 1988, the WHO has used polio vaccines to successfully interrupt transmission of the disease to new individuals in ...
Rouhana, John Michel
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