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Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud +8 more
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Type III Secretion Effectors with Arginine N-Glycosyltransferase Activity [PDF]
, 2020 Type III secretion systems are used by many Gram-negative bacterial pathogens to inject proteins, known as effectors, into the cytosol of host cells. These virulence factors interfere with a diverse array of host signal transduction pathways and cellular
Araujo Garrido, Juan Luis +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Investors have long recognized the importance of firms in promoting sustainability, leading to the rise of socially responsible investment (SRI). Specifically, there is a growing preference for exchange‐traded funds (ETFs) that prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.
Sandra Tenorio‐Salgueiro +3 more
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La competitividad de las ciudades portuguesas. El caso de las capitales de distrito [PDF]
Revista de Economía Institucional, 2009 Este artículo analiza la competitividad de las capitales de distrito portuguesas desde un enfoque institucionalista. Primero revisa algunos trabajos académicos sobre el tema de la competitividad en sus diversos aspectos.
Júlio Miguel Coelho Barbosa +1 more
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Equivalent Circuit Modelling of Non-Symmetric Reciprocal Lossy Electromagnetic Structures [PDF]
, 2018 Lattice-network-based equivalent circuits of lossy symmetric reciprocal electromagnetic structures have shown superior performance when compared to other topologies like the T- or PI- networks.
Abdo Sánchez, Elena +3 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tourism is under growing pressure to adopt sustainable practices due to the negative impacts of mass tourism on destinations. Sustainability certification schemes (SCS) have emerged as voluntary governance tools that signal responsible practices and reduce information asymmetry.
Patricia Martínez García de Leaniz +2 more
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CONCEPTUALIZACIÓN Y ANTECEDENTES TEÓRICOS DE LA COMPETITIVIDAD INTERNACIONAL Y REGIONAL: UN ASUNTO TERRITORIAL [PDF]
La competitividad se ha estudiada con diferentes nombres desde el nacimiento de la economía y las firmas; el uso del concepto es objeto de debate por las relaciones con diversos desarrollos teóricos en la administración, la geografía económica y las ...
HUGO ERNESTO DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ
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Asymmetric Information With Multiple Risks: The Case of the Chilean Private Health Insurance Market
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We extend the Rothshild and Stiglitz (1976) model to two sources of risk –inpatient and outpatient risk– to better proxy real‐world health insurance markets. We uncover an interesting theoretical possibility: Take individuals A and B, who are low risks in, say, the inpatient dimension but A is riskier in the outpatient dimension.
Dolores de la Mata +3 more
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Effect of Vinyl Flooring on the Modal Properties of a Steel Footbridge [PDF]
, 2019 Damping ratios associated with non structural elements play an important role in mitigating the pedestrian-induced vibrations of slender footbridges.
Hernández Díaz, Alejandro Mateo +3 more
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Practical stability of stochastic delay evolution equations [PDF]
, 2015 In this paper we investigate the almost sure practical stability for a class of stochastic functional evolution equations. We establish some sufficient conditions based on the construction of appropriate Lyapunov functional. The abstract results are then
Caraballo Garrido, Tomás +2 more
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