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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Amphibians from Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, Brazilian Amazonia
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2017 A species list of amphibians from Santa Isabel do Rio Negro in Brazilian Amazonia is provided. Collections were made from March–April 2012 along each of two 3-km trails with the following sampling methods: (1) pitfall traps with drift fences; (2) visual ...
Marcelo Menin +7 more
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Factors influencing the distribution patterns of bird endemism in China
Avian ResearchDistribution of geographically restricted and evolutionarily unique species and its underlying drivers is key to understand evolutionary patterns and conserve biodiversity.
Wenjing Li, Gang Feng
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A rare case of paralysis in an endemic area
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015 Thyrotoxicosis mostly presents with tachycardia, tremor, weight loss and other hypermetabolism signs. However, there are other unusual signs of thyrotoxicosis such as paralysis. This unusual clinical presentation may postpone prompt diagnosis and treatment.
YARDIMCI, Bulent, KAZANCIOĞLU, RÜMEYZA
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn +3 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Global Ecology and ConservationDespite their limitations, it is generally accepted that area-based conservation targets are essential. We explored the potential gains in biodiversity representation if the Kunming-Montreal 30 % target was implemented to optimal benefit in the Hengduan ...
Bin Li +10 more
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The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
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Zoologia (Curitiba), 2014 Serracutisoma gnaspinii sp. nov. is described from the coastal Ombrophylous Dense Atlantic Rain Forest of Paraná and São Paulo states. It differs from other Serracutisoma by having a retrolateral row of spines on femur IV, a rounded white-mark on the ...
Marcio B. DaSilva
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Current Status and Future Perspectives of Robotic Surgery for Esophagogastric Cancer in Asia
Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Robotic‐assisted surgery (RAS) has moved from an experimental adjunct to an increasingly established component of gastrointestinal (GI) oncological practice in parts of Asia, a region that carries a disproportionately high burden of gastric and esophageal cancer. Asian surgeons have been among the earliest and most prolific contributors to the
Jia Jun Ang, Jimmy Bok Yan So
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