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Voluntary Collective Action to Address Growing Agricultural Challenges in Two Countries: Experimental Insights and Commonalities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted two framed field economic experiments with citrus farmers in Florida, United States and soybean farmers in Argentina to investigate their willingness to coordinate pest and weed management efforts. Despite the contrast between these two agricultural contexts, we find striking behavioral commonalities.
Ariel Singerman, Sergio H. Lence
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Addressing COVID-19 Communication and Management by a Systems Thinking Approach

Frontiers in Communication, 2020
A systemic stock-flow diagram is proposed for the communication and management of health services and strategies concerning the COVID-19 epidemic. The possible role of government interventions in activating systemic leverage points is also addressed. The
Francesco Gonella, Francesco Gonella, Marco Casazza, Silvio Cristiano, Alessandra Romano, Alessandra Romano   +5 more
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity of fecal viromes and zoonotic risk assessment in captive wild felids using viral metagenomics

Scientific Reports
Emerging viral diseases-particularly zoonotic pathogens-affect the health and conservation of endangered felids, including Panthera tigris altaica (Amur tiger) and Panthera pardus (leopard).
Miao Yin, Xiwen Chen, Rui Lu, Yanan Dong, Wentao Luo, Zhihao Tang, Mingxia Zeng, Yuanhao Xu, Yi Qing, Chen Xi, Xiaoshan Feng, Hailin Guo, Shiheng Mo, Jing Luo   +13 more
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Sources of Mapping used in Humanitarian Emergencies: The Case of Ebola

Quaestiones Geographicae, 2022
The need to rapidly respond to health emergencies has generated various institutional initiatives to identify their location, through mapping. This study employs a qualitative-exploratory method, based on the daily monitoring of eight Ebola epidemics ...
Barra Martínez José Antonio, Morales-Yago Francisco José, de Lázaro-Torres María Luisa   +2 more
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Transitioning to nonpunitive school policies for addressing student substance use: Qualitative interviews with key school administrators

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent policy change in Massachusetts encourages schools to limit their use of exclusionary discipline to “extraordinary circumstances,” but little work has explored the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to nonpunitive practices after student substance use infractions in schools.
Kristina Conroy, M. Grace Albright, Kendall B. Roberts, Meghan A. Costello, Anthony J. Jannetti, Alexis R. Wing, Randi M. Schuster   +6 more
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Paronychia an Epidemic [PDF]

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
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openaire   +3 more sources

‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the mpox surveillance system in Cameroon from 2018 to 2022: a laboratory cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Formal assessment of a surveillance system’s features and its ability to achieve objectives is crucial for disease control and prevention. Since the implementation of the mpox surveillance system in Cameroon, no evaluation has been conducted ...
Delia Delia Djuicy, Chanceline Ndongo Bilounga, Linda Esso, Moctar Mohamed Moulioum Mouiche, Martial Gides Wansi Yonga, Gael Dieudonné Essima, Inès Manda Emah Nguidjol, Pricilla Josephine Ambany Anya, Elisabeth Betsi Noma Dibongue, Alain Georges Mballa Etoundi, Sara Irène Eyangoh, Mirdad Kazanji, Richard Njouom   +12 more
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HIV Treatment Services Among Men Who Have Sex with Men During COVID-19 in Limpopo Province, South Africa

COVID
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are part of the key populations (KPs) that are susceptible to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) acquisition, transmission, and disruptions to access HIV services.
Betty Sebati, Edith Phalane, Amukelani Bilankulu, Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya   +3 more
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