American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra +3 more
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A Parametric Approach to 3D Massing and Density Modelling
, 2012 This paper addresses the current void between social agendas, environmental criteria and design methodology in urban planning through the implementation of new computational systems.
M. Luther, G. Pitts
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou +3 more
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Methodological and Statistical Concerns Regarding "Nanofiber Matrix Dressing for Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites" [Letter]. [PDF]
Nanotechnol Sci ApplHe X.
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate +4 more
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Methodological and Statistical Concerns Regarding "Nanofiber Matrix Dressing for Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites" [Response To Letter]. [PDF]
Nanotechnol Sci ApplBiskupski M +6 more
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Cohesion Without Consensus: Attitudinal Profiles of Social Cohesion in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Headline indicators of social cohesion in Australia have remained stable in recent years despite rising political polarisation and declining institutional trust worldwide. Yet recent protests and incidents of ethnically and politically motivated violence suggest that cohesion may be under strain. If cohesion is understood not as the pursuit of
John van Kooy
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Editorial for the Special Issue "Applications of Biomedical Imaging and Sensing Technologies in Disease Diagnosis". [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Marcon M.
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Design science research in lean construction : process and outcomes [PDF]
Design science (or constructive) research is a mode of producing scientific knowledge. It differs from explanatory research whose goal is to describe, understand and eventually predict phenomenon of a particular field.
Formoso, Carlos +4 more
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