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Deforestation: constructing problems and solutions on Sierra Leone's Freetown Peninsula

Journal of Political Ecology, 2009
This article examines the issue of deforestation on Sierra Leone's Freetown Peninsula, specifically analysing the gap that exists between the rhetoric surrounding the problem of deforestation and the subsequent policies and projects that are implemented ...
Paul G. Munro
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Dynamic Amazonia: The EU–Mercosur Trade Agreement and Deforestation

Land, 2021
The trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries will increase deforestation in the Mercosur countries and Brazil, in particular, if ratified by member countries. We use a computable general equilibrium model to analyze how trade,
Eugenio Arima, Paulo Barreto, Farzad Taheripour, Angel Aguiar   +3 more
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Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
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Splenic Tropism and Spleen‐Modulated Systemic Inflammation in Acute Plasmodium vivax Malaria

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In chronic Plasmodium vivax (Pv) infection, the spleen accounts for over 98% of total‐body parasite biomass. Whether splenic tropism also occurs in acute infection and how the spleen influences pathogenesis have not been systematically explored. In Papua, Indonesia, we compared clinical and hematology data in 24 spleen‐intact and 25 previously
Steven Kho, Hasrini Rini, Noy N. Kambuaya, Syawal Satria, Freis Candrawati, Putu A. I. Shanti, King Alexander, Benediktus Andries, Aisah R. Amelia, Anjana Rai, Kim A. Piera, Agatha M. Puspitasari, Ristya Amalia, Pak Prayoga, Leo Leonardo, Maulina Hafidzah, Theo Situmorang, Dewi S. Margayani, Desandra A. Rahmayenti, Pengxing Cao, Enny Kenangalem, Leily Trianty, Damian Oyong, Julie A. Simpson, Rintis Noviyanti, Pierre A. Buffet, Jeanne R. Poespoprodjo, Nicholas M. Anstey   +27 more
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A methodology to estimate impacts of domestic policies on deforestation: Compensated Successful Efforts for “avoided deforestation” (REDD) [PDF]

Climate change mitigation would benefit from Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. The REDD mechanism is in charge of distilling the right incentives for fostering forest conservation with appropriate ...
Jean-Louis Combes, Romain Pirard, Pascale Combes Motel   +2 more
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Application of Glycerol‐Based Adhesives in the Manufacture of Medium‐Density Particleboards

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
In this study, glycerol‐ and diacid‐based wood adhesives were synthesized and applied to Pinus elliottii wood residues for the manufacture of medium‐density particleboards (MDP). ABSTRACT In this study, glycerol‐ and diacid‐based adhesives were synthesized and applied in the manufacture of medium‐density particleboards (MDP) using pine wood (Pinus ...
André Higo Azevedo Silva, Lucas Ricardo Fernandes Figueiredo, Eliton Souto de Medeiros   +2 more
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Deforestation in the Tropics: Reconciling Disparities in Estimates for India [PDF]

, 1998
Here we examine recent disparate estimates of deforestation obtained for India. We discuss the sources of disparity and the implications of inaccurate estimates and suggest ways in which future attempts at estimating deforestation might reconcile the ...
Menon, Shaily, Bawa, Kamaljit S
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Biochemical Studies and Production Optimization of β‐Glucosidase From Microcystis aeruginosa CACIAM 03 Using Organic Waste

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global warming and industrial pollutants pose significant threats to environmental sustainability. In response, enzymes have emerged as promising tools for mitigating pollution. Enzymatic hydrolysis is considered environmentally sustainable due to its biological nature.
Gustavo Marques Serra, Matheus Silva da Fonseca Diniz, Evonnildo Costa Gonçalves, Agenor Valadares Santos, Luciana Pereira Xavier   +4 more
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Secondary growth deforestation leakage in the Pará beef cattle purchasing zone [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Deforestation is a major threat to forest conservation in the Amazon, affecting biodiversity, climate balance, and natural resources. The beef cattle market targets deforestation-free products.
L. Oliveira Junior, J. S. de Souza Filho, B. G. Ferreira, C. Souza Junior   +3 more
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Type-Inference Based Deforestation of Functional Programs [PDF]

, 2000
In lazy functional programming modularity is often achieved by using intermediate data structures to combine separate parts of a program. Each intermediate data structure is produced by one part and consumed by another one.
Olaf Chitil, Chitil, Olaf
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