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Technical Efficiency of Taff Production in Northern Ethiopia: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej
Tigray's agriculture sector is greatly faced with challenges, so much so that productivity levels are beneath the national level. This is largely due to primitive farming practices and high input costs.
Hailu Alem, Hadush Muuz, Gebrejewergs Gebretnsae, Kahsay Shishay, Tefera Ali, Gebrehiwot Kidanemariam   +5 more
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“The Excuses We Make”: Defining Eight Corruption Rationalization Categories

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rationalization of corruption allows individuals to detach from moral imperatives, enabling them to perceive unethical or unlawful actions as acceptable or justifiable. Closely linked to the concept of moral disengagement, rationalization involves cognitive distortions that frame inhumane or immoral behavior as neither wrong nor ...
Caio César Coelho Rodrigues
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Twenty‐Year Longitudinal Cohort Study of Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Workers in Two Primary Aluminum Prebake Smelters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 4, Page 269-282, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, aluminum production has been transitioning towards lower polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon‐emitting prebake smelters. This study explored the risk of cancer and mortality over 20 years follow‐up among a cohort of aluminum prebake smelter workers ...
Natasha Kinsman, Christina Dimitriadis, Anthony Del Monaco, Geza Benke, Sophia Xie, Malcolm Sim, StellaMay Gwini, Karen Walker‐Bone   +7 more
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Psychosocial factors and the risk of cancer: An individual‐participant data meta‐analysis

Cancer, Volume 132, Issue 7, 1 April 2026.
Abstract Background Psychosocial factors are argued to increase cancer risk. This study aims to clarify the association between various psychosocial factors and cancer incidence (including breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers) via individual‐participant data (IPD) meta‐analysis.
Lonneke A. van Tuijl, Kuan‐Yu Pan, Maartje Basten, Roel Vermeulen, Lützen Portengen, Alexander de Graeff, Joost Dekker, Mirjam I. Geerlings, Adriaan W. Hoogendoorn, Femke Lamers, Adri C. Voogd, Jessica Abell, Philip Awadalla, Aartjan T. F. Beekman, Ottar Bjerkeset, Andy Boyd, Yunsong Cui, Philipp Frank, Henrike Galenkamp, Bert Garssen, Sean Hellingman, Martijn Huisman, Anke Huss, Trynke R. de Jong, Melanie R. Keats, Almar A. L. Kok, Steinar Krokstad, Flora E. van Leeuwen, Annemarie I. Luik, Nolwenn Noisel, Yves Payette, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, Ina Rissanen, Annelieke M. Roest, Rikje Ruiter, Robert A. Schoevers, David Soave, Mandy Spaan, Andrew Steptoe, Karien Stronks, Erik R. Sund, Ellen Sweeney, Emma L. Twait, Alison Teyhan, W. M. Monique Verschuren, Kimberly D. van der Willik, Judith G. M. Rosmalen, Adelita V. Ranchor   +47 more
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Agricultural Land-Use Classification on Satellite Data Using Machine Learning

Business Systems Research
The utilization of satellite images has become increasingly popular for detecting land usage, focusing on agricultural land classification in recent years, due to the significant decline in bees.
Nguyen Thao-Ngan, Nguyen Van-Ho
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Technological Integration and Income Gaps

Lecturas de Economía, 2008
Leontief (1963) sostiene que los países subdesarrollados son pobres porque son en gran medida, económicamente menos diversificados. Este artículo muestra que un modelo de equilibrio general con una estructura de insumo-producto estable y con una ...
Carlos Humberto Ortiz, Javier Andrés Castro   +1 more
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The Meisenheimer Complex as a Paradigm in Drug Discovery: Reversible Covalent Inhibition through C67 of the ATP Binding Site of PLK1 [PDF]

Cell Chemical Biology, 2018
The polo kinase family are important oncology targets that act in regulating entry into and progression through mitosis. Structure-guided discovery of a new class of inhibitors of Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) catalytic activity that interact with Cys67 of the ATP binding site is described.
Pearson, Russell J., Blake, David G., Mezna, Mokdad, Fischer, Peter M., Westwood, Nicholas J., McInnes, Campbell   +5 more
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Machine Learning Model for an App‐Based Tool to Assist With the Diagnosis of Canine Atopic Dermatitis

Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 236-246, April 2026.
Canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) is a chronic condition requiring life‐long management. Accurate diagnosis can be challenging, with no reliable diagnostic test. This study aimed to generate a simple diagnostic model for cAD. This model is a relevant prototype for an app‐based tool to support general practitioners in the diagnosis of cAD alongside ...
Xavier Langon, Mathieu Montoya, Isabelle Gourdon   +2 more
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Environmental Efficiency Assessment of Tunisian Thermal Power Plants in the Presence of Technological Heterogeneity: Non-Parametric Meta-Frontier

ECONOMICS
This paper assesses the environmental efficiency (EE) of 18 thermal power plants (TPPs) in Tunisia from 2005 to 2013, considering technological heterogeneity and CO2 emissions.
Mahdhi Ali, Belgaroui Meriam
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Standardized care pathway reshaped the diagnostic and therapeutic landscape of urinary bladder cancer. A 15‐year population‐based study

BJUI Compass, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Objectives This work aimed to evaluate the long‐term impact of standardized care pathway (SCP) implementation for urinary bladder cancer (UBC) on tumour characteristics, diagnostic and treatment intervals and guideline adherence. Materials and Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted including all patients with newly diagnosed UBC at
Mansour Istamulov, Hanna Eriksson, Suleiman Abuhasanein   +2 more
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