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Global Agricultural Market and Land‐Use Implications of Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Second Crop Corn Ethanol in Brazil

Agricultural Economics, Volume 57, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Ethanol can potentially serve as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. This study evaluates the global land use and associated carbon implications of expanding Brazilian corn ethanol production using second crop corn.
Amani Elobeid, Miguel Carriquiry, Luciane Chiodi Bachion, Sofia Marques Arantes, Jerome Dumortier   +4 more
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Impacto de las inversiones en TI en la eficiencia de los bancos argentinos Impacto dos investimentos em TI na eficiência dos bancos argentinos Impact of IT investments on efficiency in Argentinean banks

RAUSP: Revista de Administração da Universidade de São Paulo, 2013
Las tecnologías de información (TI) constituyen en la actualidad una herramienta fundamental para el logro de ventajas competitivas en un contexto sumamente cambiante.
Ángel Agustín Argañaraz, Antônio Carlos Gastaud Maçada, Diana Ester Albanese, María de los Ángeles López   +3 more
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Weaponizing Nature, Naturalizing Violence: Anthropologies of Ecofascism

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 224-236, March 2026.
ABSTRACT After decades of denial and obstruction, the global Right is increasingly willing to acknowledge that climate change is a threat to lives and lifeways everywhere. Moreover, some seize on the specter of ecological collapse to advance fascistic politics.
Chloe Ahmann, Mona Bhan, Alexandra Coțofană, Radhika Govindrajan, Julia Leser, Zeynep Oguz, Yuka Suzuki, Noah Theriault   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Business of Belonging: Homocapitalism, Homonormativity and Cu/Queer Economic Geographies in São Paulo, Brazil

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract This paper examines corporate LGBTQ+ activism and the productive incorporation of queers into capitalism in Brazil. Mobilising transnational queer materialist critiques in tandem with critical perspectives from teoria do cu, the paper sheds light on how homonormativity operates not simply as a set of cultural norms or representational tropes ...
Olimpia Burchiellaro
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Beyond Ecology: How Environmental and Social Landscapes Shape Tropical Forest Restoration in Southeast Brazil

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Restoration was more associated with environmental variables than socioeconomics. Active restoration was utilized in degraded areas and pasture abandonment favored natural regeneration. Successful tropical restoration is dependent on a complex interdependent mix of factors.
Érica Rodrigues da Silva, João Vitor Mariano Ribeiro, Paulo Guilherme Molin, Klécia Gili Massi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Professional Face: Gendered Executive Facial Cues and Follower Growth on LinkedIn

International Journal of Consumer Studies, Volume 50, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how gendered facial cues shape the visibility of executives personal brands on LinkedIn. Building on signaling theory, we analyze 5575 public executive profiles, extract facial metrics through machine‐learning landmark detection, and model direct and indirect pathways to digital visibility outcomes proxied by follower ...
Marina Zavertiaeva, Ruth Mateos de Cabo, Ricardo Gimeno, Gabriela Contreras   +3 more
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THE IMPACT OF DE-REGULAMENTATION ON THE BRAZILIAN BANKING INDUSTRY: A PRODUCTION METAFRONTIER APPROACH [PDF]

This paper analyzes the impact after the entry and the increase in the capital participation of foreign banks in the Brazilian financial institutions.
Emerson Marinho, Luiz Chabalgoity, Mauricio Benegas, Paulo de M. Jorge Neto   +3 more
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The Contingent Payoff of Transparency: The Mediating Roles of Citizen Participation and Enforcement in Health Service Delivery Improvement

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background How transparency reforms affect frontline health service delivery remains uncertain. Research presents a transparency paradox, where some studies report service improvements when transparency is combined with oversight, while others find minimal impact on outcomes such as staff absence or medicine availability.
Samuel Atiku, Alfred Okoh, Olufisayo Olakotan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indústria Brasileira e o Racionamento de Crédito: Uma Análise do Comportamento dos Bancos sob Informações Assimétricas [PDF]

A partir da concepção mais ampla de moeda discutida por Stiglitz e Weiss (1981) e de Meza (1987), desenvolvendo os aspectos microeconômicos do problema de racionamento de crédito e levando em consideração as reformas estruturais no Sistema de Pagamentos ...
Bruno Ferreira Frascaroli, Francisco de Sousa Ramos, Nelson Leitão Paes   +2 more
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Development and Psychometric Testing of the Breastfeeding Knowledge Scale (BKS) in Brazilian Healthcare Students

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Rationale Breastfeeding is recognized as a cornerstone of maternal and child health, yet health professionals frequently report insufficient knowledge to provide effective support. Strengthening the evaluation of educational outcomes in health professions training is therefore essential to improve clinical practice and patient care. This study
Patrícia Lima Pereira Peres, Rachele Simeon, Maria Helena do Nascimento Souza, Giovanni Galeoto, Thaís Emanuele da Conceição, Anna Berardi, Donatella Valente, Rosane Harter Griep   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source