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Drugs: Drugs, economics and policy [PDF]
There is no necessary link between drug consumption, addiction and social disintegration. Empirical evidence suggests that a considerable share of the population has consumed illegal drugs during some period of their lives. A substantial proportion of drug users have a job and home. Many 'mature out' of drug consumption in their thirties.
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Economic Policy Uncertainty in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic
We examine the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on economic policy uncertainty (EPU) in five leading Asian economies, namely China, India, Japan, Korea, and Singapore.
B. N. Iyke
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Laser‐Induced Graphene from Waste Almond Shells
Almond shells, an abundant agricultural by‐product, are repurposed to create a fully bioderived almond shell/chitosan composite (ASC) degradable in soil. ASC is converted into laser‐induced graphene (LIG) by laser scribing and proposed as a substrate for transient electronics.
Yulia Steksova+9 more
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Lessons from Globalization and the COVID-19 Pandemic for Economic, Environmental and Social Policy
The rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 not only brought many countries in the world to a state of health crisis, but also increasingly drove economic and social crisis.
Bianca Blum, Bernhard K. J. Neumärker
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Recycling of Thermoplastics with Machine Learning: A Review
This review shows how machine learning is revolutionizing mechanical, chemical, and biological pathways, overcoming traditional challenges and optimizing sorting, efficiency, and quality. It provides a detailed analysis of effective feature engineering strategies and establishes a forward‐looking research agenda for a truly circular thermoplastic ...
Rodrigo Q. Albuquerque+5 more
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Predicting national rice production 2023−2024 under rising food and energy prices and global climate change [PDF]
The history of the food crisis since the 1990s shows that cycles and prolonged spikes in food and energy prices and climate changes have negatively impacted food production.
Setiyanto Adi+3 more
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A solid‐state ion exchange strategy constructs dentrimental Li2CO3 into a high‐modulus, high‐surface‐energy interface to enable dendrite‐free deposition of Li metal anode in the harsh carbonate‐based electrolyte. Abstract The practical application of lithium metal batteries (LMBs) in carbonate‐based electrolytes is hindered by uncontrolled lithium (Li)
Qiannan Zhao+5 more
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Economic Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns of Africa: A Wavelet Coherence Analysis
This study explores how global economic policy uncertainty (EPU) shocks comove with stock returns (SR) of eight African countries—Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia.
Emmanuel Asafo-Adjei+5 more
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The emerging field of MXene/MBene materials has progressed rapidly, advancing diverse research fields, including biomedical engineering, biomedicine, agriculture, and the environment. This nanobiotechnology can tackle longstanding challenges in these areas.
Alireza Rafieerad, Ahmad Amiri
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Retrospective Review on Reticular Materials: Facts and Figures Over the Last 30 Years
To shape the future course of research in reticular materials, this work reflects on the progress over the past 30 years, complemented by input from the community of 228 active researchers through a global, crowdsourced survey: ranging from demographics, how it works, publish and interact, to highlights on both academic and industrial milestones, as ...
Aamod V. Desai+8 more
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