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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calidad del agua para consumo humano en la comunidad indígena de Kara, Nicaragua

Wani
En la comunidad indígena de Kara, los pobladores se abastecen de agua a través de la construcción de pozos excavados a mano (PEM), sin estudios bacteriológicos que demuestren su potabilidad.
Katrin Tashani Ignacio Inglish, Leonardo Daniel Wallace-Morales, Billy Francis Ebanks Mongalo, Weslie Mauricio James Abraham   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A Comprehensive Review of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: From Pathogenesis to Clinical Insights & Novel Therapeutic Advancements

International Journal of Medical Students
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent, and debilitating follicular skin disease that profoundly impacts patients' quality of life. Recent evidence suggests that follicular occlusion is the primary initiating event.
Jeevan Rivera-Díaz, Sofía Laguna Rocafort, Ingrid M. Bonilla Mercado, Alejandra Figueroa Moreda, Jose Rabelo Cartagena   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extreme Weather Events and Consumer Food Responses

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer food responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which affected a swath of the Southeastern U.S. in 2024. Using representative consumer survey data from six affected states, we analyze 10 distinct food responses classified into ex ante and ex post responses, and examine their associations with food insufficiency
Ahmad Zia Wahdat, Joseph Balagtas
wiley   +1 more source

Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Lia Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Manejo del Almendro (Dipteryx oleífera Benth) en el territorio indígena Rama Kriol: Tiktik Kaanu

Revista Científica de FAREM-Estelí, 2019
Dipteryx oleífera Benth en una especie en peligro de extinción, es de gran importancia económica en el trópico húmedo de la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur (RACCS), principalmente para las poblaciones indígenas de la etnia Rama.
Néstor González-Aleman, Daniel Álvaro Mairena-Valdivia, Tyron Soza-Forbes, Vida Luz Castro-Jo   +3 more
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Not All Agreements Are Equal: Heterogeneous Effects of RTAs on Latin American Agri‐Food Exports, 1990–2019

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the final decade of the 20th century, Latin American countries have increasingly regarded the signing of regional trade agreements (RTAs) as a promising strategy for expanding their exports. Within this context, the main objective of this study is to assess the impact of RTAs on agri‐food exports in Latin America over the period 1990 ...
María‐Isabel Ayuda, Ignacio Belloc, Vicente Pinilla   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the presence of multiple β-lactamases in Gram-negative bacilli impact the results of antimicrobial susceptibility tests and extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase confirmation methods?

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020
Objectives: Many multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) harbour multiple β-lactamases. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of multiple β-lactamase carriage on the accuracy of susceptibility tests and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (
Fred C. Tenover, Caitlin M. dela Cruz, Scott Dewell, Victoria M. Le, Isabella A. Tickler   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Off pump surgical epicardial closure of left anterior descending to pulmonary artery fistula

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Coronary artery fistulae (CAF) are rare anomalies. Left anterior descending(LAD) to Pulmonary artery (PA) CAF, represent a minority of cases.
Gustavo L. Knop, Ernest Madu, Edwin Tulloch Reid, Ahmed Soliman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source