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Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 23, December 2025.ABSTRACT In a world where habitats are degrading and the climate is warming and becoming unpredictable, biodiversity conservation efforts and funding remain grossly inadequate. As part of a multifaceted approach to halting extinctions, shifting from preserving small, remnant populations to a practice of genetically connecting populations that recreate ...
Alexandra Pavlova +14 more
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Devolution dynamics of Spanish local government [PDF]
Over the last few years, there has been a devolutionary tendency in many developed and developingcountries. In this article we propose a methodology to decompose whether the benefits in terms ofefficiency derived from transfers of powers from higher to ...
Diego Prior Jiménez +2 more
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The Future of AI in the GCC Post‐NPM Landscape: A Comparative Analysis of Kuwait and the UAE
Politics &Policy, Volume 53, Issue 6, December 2025.ABSTRACT Comparative evidence of how two Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states translate artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions into post–New Public Management (post‐NPM) outcomes are scarce because most studies focus on Western democracies. To fill this gap, we examine constitutional, collective choice, and operational rules that shape AI uptake in ...
Mohammad Rashed Albous +2 more
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SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF EFFICIENCY AND MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY INDICES: AN APPLICATION TO SPANISH SAVINGS BANKS [PDF]
Hypothesis testing and statistical precision in the context of nonparametric efficiency and productivity measurement have been investigated since the early 1990s.
Emili Tortosa Ausina
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World Water Policy, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 1000-1014, November 2025.ABSTRACT The article investigates the management of water supply infrastructure in Natal, Brazil, analyzing the alignment between the utility's investments and user demands during the period from 2016 to 2019. Using data from the Customer Service Center (CAU) and official investment information, it was identified that approximately 67% of complaints ...
Loiane Tamara dos Santos Alves Romanato +3 more
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Railway track surface faults dataset
Data in BriefRailway infrastructure maintenance is critical for ensuring safe and efficient transportation networks. Railway track surface defects such as cracks, flakings, joints, spallings, shellings, squats, grooves pose substantial challenges to the integrity and
Asfar Arain +5 more
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TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN THE RETAIL FOOD INDUSTRY: THE INFLUENCE OF INVENTORY INVESTMENT, WAGE LEVELS, AND AGE OF THE FIRM [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to estimate technical efficiency in retailing; and the influence of inventory investment, wage levels, and firm age on this efficiency.
Francisco J. Más, Ricardo Sellers
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Eficiencia Energética de los Frigoríficos [PDF]
, 2014 En este trabajo de la asignatura de Eficiencia Energética en el Producto 2013-2014 se trata la refrigeración doméstica. En este documento se han plasmado todos los temas que son de interés general a la hora de tener que elegir un frigorífico en el ...
García Muñoz, Andrés Felipe +2 more
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A Robust Wind Turbine Component Health Status Indicator
Applied SciencesWind turbine components’ failure prognosis allows wind farm owners to apply predictive maintenance techniques to their fleets. Determining the health status of a turbine’s component typically requires verifying many variables that should be monitored ...
Roberto Lázaro +2 more
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Actualidad Económica, 2021 Más de ciento cincuenta años de emisiones antropogénicas, han logrado sumergir al mundo en las profundidades de un gran océano de crisis climática. En este contexto, las políticas de eficiencia energética en la República Argentina, en un proceso de ...
Maximiliano Camarda
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