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Taking On the Global Boss: An Interview with Paul Garver of the IUF [PDF]
, 1993 [Excerpt] Paul Garver is a coordinator on transnational corporations at the International Union of Food, Agriculture, Tobacco, Hotel, Restaurant and Allied Workers (IUF), an international trade union secretariat (ITS). The IUF has three staff people who
Banks, Andy
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0.001% and counting: Revisiting the price rounding tax
Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.Abstract In 1991 and 2008, Israel abolished the equivalents of 1¢ and 5¢ coins, respectively, effectively eliminating low‐denomination coins and introducing rounding in cash transactions. When totals were rounded up, shoppers incurred a small rounding tax.
Doron Sayag, Avichai Snir, Daniel Levy
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Gaining Depth: State of Watershed Investment 2014 [PDF]
, 2014 Last year, governments, businesses, and donors channeled $12.3 billion (B) toward nature-based solutions to the global water crisis. Water users and public funders were paying land managers to repair and protect forests, wetlands, and other natural ...
Genevieve Bennett, Nathaniel Carroll
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Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.First continental‐scale synthesis of hygropetric beetle diversity and distribution across Neotropical highlands. Climatic and topographic gradients structure regional assemblages and niche overlap. Ecological convergence suggests adaptation to similar conditions across disjunct regions.
Janderson Batista Rodrigues Alencar +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 2012 Adverse weather conditions in critical periods of vegetative plant growth affect crop productivity, being a fundamental parameter for yield forecast. An increase in weather forecasting accuracy may be obtained by applying statistical correction to remove
Ana Maria Heuminski de Avila +1 more
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Research Journal of Health SciencesBackground: This study reports the biochemical properties of plant peroxidase from white cultivars of Cola nitida for sustained biotechnological applications. Methods: Peroxidase was extracted from Cola nitida, in 20 mM sodium phosphate buffer pH 7.0 containing 10% glycerol, 1% PEG, , 0.015% citric acid, 0.010% L-Cysteine and 0.010% ascorbic acid ...
O.A. Adefila, K.F. Akinloye
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Implicit Promises and the Timing of Defined‐Benefit Pension Plan Freezes
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firms time defined‐benefit (DB) plan freezes after CEO turnovers to protect CEO retirement benefits from cost cuts affecting the wider workforce. We document a significant increase in voluntary CEO turnovers just before the freeze, without notable post‐freeze changes.
Zacharias Petrou, Adamos Vlittis
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Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Mycosphaerella fijiensis, the devastating Black Sigatoka pathogen of bananas [PDF]
, 2010 Mycosphaerella fijiensis, M. musicola en M. eumusae veroorzaken de Sigatoka-ziekte in banaan. Op dit moment is de toepassing van fungiciden de enige optie om deze ziekte te bestrijden.
Adibon, H. +5 more
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A Systematic Review Evaluating Methods for Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Dental Erosions
International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the quality of evidence for methods used to diagnose, restore and prevent dental erosions, by evaluating and summarising clinical controlled studies and in situ studies covering this field.
Maria Skalsky Jarkander +5 more
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Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2020 The study analyzed the contributions of species of NWFPs to farm household’s livelihood and poverty reduction. One hundred and twenty (120) respondents were selected through multistage sampling technique.
chukwuemeka Chiebonam onyia +2 more
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