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Experimental validation of specialized questioning techniques in conservation. [PDF]
Abstract Conservation increasingly relies on social science tools to understand human behavior. Specialized questioning techniques (SQTs) are a suite of methods designed to reduce bias in social surveys and are widely used to collect data on sensitive topics, including compliance with conservation rules.
Ibbett H +12 more
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Resumo Os censos demográficos são uma importante fonte de informações sobre as condições de vida dos povos indígenas no Brasil. Diferentes explicações têm sido dadas para as variações observadas nos volumes de indígenas captados entre os censos.
Marden Campos
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La migración interna en Colombia en la transición al siglo xxi. Una aproximación multiescalar
Este artículo busca contribuir a la comprensión del patrón colombiano de migración interna como parte de las transformaciones históricas desde la segunda mitad del siglo xx en el contexto del conflicto armado.
Sulma Marcela Cuervo Ramírez +2 more
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Tradeoffs and synergies between food security and forest cover in Brazilian drylands
Abstract Global food demand is expected to increase in the next decades, pushing agricultural expansion and deforestation. However, food production in agricultural lands is just one dimension of food security, to which forest goods and services also contribute.
Lucas Alencar +3 more
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Uneven geographies: ageing and population dynamics in Latvia
Abstract The twin phenomena of ageing populations and declining populations are profoundly transforming societies and economies in Europe. Driven by decreasing fertility rates and the continuing increased life expectancy, populations have not been ageing uniformly across time and space.
Zaiga Krisjane +4 more
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South to north investment linkages and decent work in Brazil
Abstract Over the last 25 years, the BRICs asserted themselves as drivers of globalization. But what does their new‐found prominence mean for working conditions at home? Using a novel sub‐national database covering outward investment linkages and working conditions in Brazilian municipalities, this study tests whether a direct investment in Europe ...
Patrick Wagner, Damian Raess
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Abstract Effective conservation requires understanding species’ abundance patterns and demographic rates across space and time. Ideally, such knowledge should be available for whole communities because variation in species’ dynamics can elucidate factors leading to biodiversity losses.
Matthew T. Farr +3 more
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Resumen Aunque se han hecho avances en el desarrollo y aplicación a gran escala de intervenciones eficaces contra la obesidad infantil, los retos siguen siendo importantes. Nuestro objetivo era comprender las causas del éxito de Estados Unidos y los países latinoamericanos en la implementación de políticas y programas (PYP) contra la obesidad e ...
Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla +6 more
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Métodos para estimação da subenumeração do grupo etário de 0 a 4 anos no Censo Demográfico brasileiro de 2000 [PDF]
Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho é discutir a aplicação de técnicas que contribuam para identificar e corrigir a subenumeração censitária para o grupo etário de 0 a 4 anos, utilizando, como população base, aquela enumerada no Censo Demográfico de 2000 ...
Reinaldo Onofre Santos +1 more
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Evolution of the access to services of basic sanitation in Brazil (1970 to 2004) [PDF]
O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar a evolução da cobertura dos serviços de saneamento básico no Brasil do início da década de 1970 até 2004, levando em consideração algumas variáveis regionais, municipais e domiciliares: (i) região geográfica; (ii)
SAIANI, Carlos César Santejo +1 more
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