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Integrating Urban Expansion and Flood Risk: A Spatial Assessment of Impervious Surface Growth and Floodplain Exposure in Mecklenburg County (2011–2021)

World Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Urban expansion significantly impacts flood risk, particularly in rapidly growing areas where impervious surfaces exacerbate surface runoff. This study examines spatial patterns of urban growth and their effects on flood exposure in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, from 2011 to 2021.
Pegah Madadi, Azad Sadeghi
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Neomonetarismo Tropical: A Experiência Brasileira nos Anos Noventa

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2020
RESUMO Este artigo analisa o desempenho da economia brasileira durante os anos 90, à luz da mudança de política neomonetarista implementada de maneira desigual, mas incremental, ao longo desta década.
ALFREDO SAAD FILHO, LECIO MORAIS
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Integrated demographic strategies are more strongly associated with variation in conspecific density dependence than single traits in tropical tree seedlings

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 2, February 2026.
Species‐specific conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) varied widely among tropical tree species. CNDD was strongest in fast‐growing species and tall, long‐lived pioneers, weakly related to most functional traits except wood density and strongest in rare species. These results show that integrated life‐history strategies explain CNDD variation
Nohemi Huanca‐Nunez, Luke Browne, Lisa Hülsmann, Daisy H. Dent, Nadia Rüger, Liza S. Comita   +5 more
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Risco de suicídio em paciente alcoolista com depressão

Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, 2006
Dependência do álcool é o consumo excessivo com perda do controle apesar das conseqüências prejudiciais decorrentes. A depressão se caracteriza por um período longo e contínuo de humor deprimido com sintomas específicos.
Anna Lucia Spear King, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Marcelo Santos Cruz   +2 more
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Land tenure contributions to protected area growth under alternative conservation targets in the Australian monsoon tropics

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract As the global protected area (PA) network expands to meet international targets, it is important to assess whether traditional reliance on public land will suffice for projected PA growth or whether other tenures, such as Indigenous or pastoral lands, may increasingly contribute.
Emmeline Norris, Ben Scheele, Marcel Cardillo   +2 more
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Linguistic and Cultural Immersion of American Students in Spanish Universities: Implications for Higher Education and Study Abroad Programs

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 874-893, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Direct enrollment (DE) study abroad programs offer linguistic and cultural immersion by allowing students to enroll in coursework at partner universities worldwide. However, there is limited research on students’ perspectives of such programs and the necessary measures for success.
Jillian M. Pandor, Tripp Strawbridge, Javier Muñoz‐Basols   +2 more
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Quality Infrastructure for Resilient Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Ethiopia: A Comparative Archival Review

Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, Volume 7, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT The National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) in a given country provides the essential framework for quality assurance integrating standardization, metrology, accreditation, and conformity assessment to create the technical backbone for industry and trade. Hence, building a resilient NQI is fundamental to securing medicine quality, enabling local
Addisu Afrassa Tegegne, Mesfin Demissie Woldecherkos, Habtewold Deti Waktola, Sultan Suleman   +3 more
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Comorbidities of mental and behavioral disorders in chemically dependent patients in different periods of abstinence

Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of comorbidities of mental and behavioral disorders (CMBD) in psychoactive substance (PAS)-dependent patients with different periods of abstinence cared for at Alcohol and Other Drug Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS-ad).
Maria de Lourdes Pereira Costa, Luiz Carlos Marques de Oliveira   +1 more
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Securing Bangladesh's Nuclear Future: Is the Regulated Asset Base Model the Answer to Address Project Corruption?

Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, Volume 7, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT Bangladesh's goal of achieving high‐income status by 2041 requires dependable, low‐emission, and affordable energy. With near‐universal grid coverage and increasing demand, nuclear energy is a strategic asset for long‐term baseload supply. However, the existing financing model, typified by the country's most expensive $12.65 billion Rooppur ...
Hafiz Ahmed
wiley   +1 more source

Las prácticas y los imaginarios sociales de las drogas modernas: Profanación de las drogas en el mundo laico. Investigación con estudiantes de pedagogía en Rio Grande del Sur. Brasil

Cultura y Droga, 2012
O presente trabalho é uma releitura da pesquisa feita em parceria da PRÓ-DIVERSITAS BRASIL E DA UNIERS (Unidade de Ensino Rio Grande do Sul), a qual pesquisou as práticas e imaginários sociais sobre drogas modernas junto a estudantes de pedagogia.
Ivan Sérgio Feloniuk
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