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Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid, Ana Belén Guerrero, Ricardo Rebolledo‐Leiva, Alvaro Elorrieta‐Mendoza, Denisse Milagros Paredes Cotohuanca, Raphael Ricardo Zepon Tarpani, Rodrigo Salvador, Murillo Vetroni Barros, Claudia E. Henninger, Leonardo Vásquez‐Ibarra   +9 more
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A geography of illicit crops (coca leaf) and armed conflict in Colombia [PDF]

, 2004
Colombia is currently the world’s largest producer of coca leaf and the principal producer of opium poppies in the Americas; the plants are the basic raw materials used to produce cocaine and heroin.
Díaz, Ana María, Sánchez, Fabio
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Assesing the viability of protecting colombian caribbean coast from sea level rise: an economic valuation approach [PDF]

, 2011
The coastal areas of Colombia are highly susceptible to sea level rise (SLR) due to climatechange. The degree of vulnerability has been determined and currently an adaptation plan isbeing evaluated. This study applied a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) over a
Benhin, James, Cardoso, Andrea
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Advancing Sustainable Industrialization Under SDG 9: The Role of Financial Globalization and Income Inequality

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how income inequality and financial globalization shape sustainable industrialization across 87 countries over 2000–2022, using the SDG 9 composite index as the outcome and the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR) to capture heterogeneous effects.
Özge Kozal, Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Leptospira in cane toads (Rhinella jimi) from urban and rural Paraíba, Brazil

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a significant zoonosis in tropical regions, where poor sanitation and favourable climate aid its spread. Synanthropic animals such as the cane toad (Rhinella jimi), which share environments with both people and wild and domestic animals, may harbour Leptospira and contribute to urban and rural transmission cycles ...
Karla N. de Souza Rocha, Aline de Lima Peixoto, Lucila S. de Medeiros Pereira, Debora Ferreira Cardoso, Maria L. C. Rodrigues Silva, Sérgio S. de Azevedo, Juliana P. F. de Oliveira, Clebert J. Alves, Mozar Alves Fonseca, Severino S. dos Santos Higino   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interannual variations in PM10 and PM2.5 due to wildfires in four air quality monitoring networks in the Colombian caribbean

Environmental Challenges
Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) significantly impacts air quality and public health, particularly in regions with meteorological and topographical characteristics prone to wildfires.
Roberto E. Rojano, Heli A. Arregoces, Gloria Restrepo   +2 more
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Sea grasses, a new unreported habitat for the heterobranch mollusk Umbraculum umbraculum in the Caribbean region

Marine and Fishery Sciences, 2020
Herein, a new habitat for the heterobranch mollusk Umbraculum is described. One specimen was found on a Thalassia testudinum bed at Taganga Bay at 3 m depth, a buffer area of the Tayrona National Park, Colombian Caribbean.
Erika García-Bonilla, Paula González, Laura Pirateque, Jüergen Guerrero-Kommritz, Mónica Puyana, Alberto Acosta   +5 more
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Post‐Discharge Opioid Prescribing After Elective Colorectal Resection: An International Survey

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Excessive opioid prescribing after colorectal surgery can lead to adverse events and contribute to the opioid crisis. Understanding international prescribing patterns is essential for guiding practice and future research. The Analgesia After Colorectal Surgery (ACORE) survey aimed to characterize international opioid prescribing practices after ...
Ghadeer Olleik, Hiba Elhaj, Samin Shirzadi, Francesca Fermi, Maxime Lapointe‐Gagner, Sender Liberman, Mohsen Alhashemi, Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh, Fatemeh Rajabiyazdi, Nawar Touma, Pepa Kaneva, Agnihotram V. Ramanakumar, Badma Bashankaev, Alexandra Sidorova, Stephen J. Chapman, Chuan‐Gang Fu, Lucia Oliveira, Sofia Valanci, Audrius Dulskas, Steven Wexner, Lawrence Lee, Liane S. Feldman, Marylise Boutros, Julio F. Fiore Jr.   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Credit and Training on Farmers Efficiency: A Semi‐Parametric Meta‐Frontier Analysis

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers in developing countries face several constraints, which affect their productivity. To reduce these constraints and enhance productivity, government and non‐governmental agencies implement programmes that provide credit and training to farmers.
Anthony Baffoe‐Bonnie, Genti Kostandini   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimarket spatial competition in the Colombian deposit market [PDF]

This paper presents a multimarket spatial competition oligopoly model for the Colombian deposit market, in line with the New Empirical Industrial Organization (NEIO) approach.
Dairo Estrada, Sandra Rozo
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