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Oikos, EarlyView.Annual survival is a key demographic parameter driving population trends in wildlife populations. However, despite numerous species‐specific or regional studies, global reviews of the factors affecting the survival of declining taxa remain scarce. Here, we investigated annual survival of fledged immature and adult shorebirds, a globally‐distributed and
Guillaume Dillenseger +5 more
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What Emigration Leaves Behind: The Situation of Emigrants and their Families in Ecuador [PDF]
This study seeks to identify, measure and analyze possible discriminatory behaviors in southern Ecuador. There are three main findings. First, emigration is perceived as a social problem.
Giorgina Piani +2 more
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Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney +6 more
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Efforts to address gender‐based violence in humanitarian settings increasingly call for recognition of and funding to local women‐led organizations and women's rights organizations for long‐term response. The Empowered Aid initiative seeks to address sexual exploitation and abuse by working with local organizations as well as the refugee women
Jihan Kaisi +4 more
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Analysis of the Trinom Migration – FDI – Competitiveness. Case Study: Romania (2004-2015) [PDF]
Oradea Journal of Business and Economics, 2017 In the context of a global economy, increasingly competitive, the battle for the competitive advantage has become harsh. The attractiveness of countries which influence the international migration, generate opposite or complementary effects in the ...
Ana Maria Talmaciu (Banu) +1 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The return of grey wolves to multi‐use landscapes in North America and Europe raises concerns over accompanying risks of livestock predation. While local‐level risk factors have received attention, it is difficult to explore the role that landscape‐scale variables, such as landscape connectivity, play in driving livestock losses.
Vivian F. Hawkinson +2 more
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Trailblazer: The Legacy of Bishop Henry M. Turner During the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crowism [PDF]
, 2015 When the Civil War began in 1861, the conflict evoked feelings of pride, patriotism, and hatred in both blacks and whites. As the war raged on, Reverend Henry McNeal Turner ministered to his brethren serving in the United States Colored Troops (USCT ...
Alexander, Jordan O.
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Biogeography-Based Combinatorial Strategy for Efficient AUV Motion Planning and Task-Time Management
, 2016 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are capable of spending long periods of time for carrying out various underwater missions and marine tasks. In this paper, a novel conflict-free motion planning framework is introduced to enhance underwater vehicle's
Powers, David MW +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Ecoregions are often defined based on homogeneous biophysical and ecological conditions and are optimal spatial units for designing conservation strategies. However, transboundary ecoregions such as the Alto Paraná Atlantic Forest (APAF) experience asymmetrical conservation outcomes, understood here as cross‐border differences, resulting from ...
Lía Montti +16 more
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International Migration, Transfers of Norms and Home Country Fertility [PDF]
This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries’ fertility ...
Frédéric, DOCQUIER +2 more
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