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Knock knock, who's there? Identifying wild species‐specific fish sounds with passive acoustic localization and random forest models

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is a useful non‐destructive tool for evaluating species presence, diversity and abundance. However, in marine environments, a dearth of tools and methods for identifying wild, species‐specific fish calls makes quantitative PAM assessments for specific fish species challenging.
Darienne Lancaster, Xavier Mouy, Dana Haggarty, Francis Juanes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Families of Women Taking Psychotropic Medication During Pregnancy

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Familial and environmental factors contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Prenatal psychotropic exposure may influence the risk of NDDs in children. As these medications are prescribed to women with mental disorders, which are genetically and environmentally linked to NDDs, accounting for familial confounding is ...
Akhila Srinivas Reddy, Marleen M. H. J. van Gelder, Emilie Willoch Olstad, Kristina Gervin, Janne von Koss Torkildsen, Hedvig Nordeng   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of private capital flows on economic growth in the MENA region

Economics and Business Review, 2020
The aim of the article is to conduct an empirical analysis of the impact of aggregate and disaggregate private capital flows on economic growth in eleven MENA countries between 1980 and 2018.
Ben-Salha Ousama, Zmami Mourad
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of foreign capital inflows on poverty in Vietnam: An empirical investigation

Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics, 2021
This study investigates the impact of foreign capital inflows on poverty in Vietnam, using annual time series data from 1990 to 2018. The study was motivated by the need to establish if burgeoning foreign capital inflows in Vietnam can support the ...
Musakwa Mercy T., Odhiambo Nicholas M., Nyasha Sheilla   +2 more
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Institutions and Outward Foreign Direct Investment2

International Journal of Management and Economics, 2015
This paper explores the influence of the quality of a host country’s institutional environment on outflows from that country of foreign direct investment.
Klimek Artur
doaj   +1 more source

Informal Sector and International Capital Movement: New Evidence from Some Petroleum Countries

Economics and Business, 2021
The main aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of the informal economy (IE) on foreign direct investment (FDI) in a sample of petroleum producing countries (Algeria, Norway, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia and United States) based on data ...
Zeddam Ahmed Amine, Dahmani Mohamed Driouche, Hamrit Abdelatif   +2 more
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Polysulfides From Inverse Vulcanization Used in Electronic Tongues for Heavy Metal Sensing

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 142, Issue 41, November 5 2025.
Schematic illustration of the polysulfide‐based e‐tongue system. ABSTRACT Polysulfides (PS) are versatile sulfur‐rich polymers synthesized via the inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur, a simple one‐pot method that transforms an abundant, low‐cost residue into a functional material. In this work, we employed different PS structures as sensing units
Stella F. Valle, Andrey Coatrini Soares, Mário Popolin Neto, Caue Ribeiro, Luiz Henrique Capparelli Mattoso, Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trade Openness, Foreign Direct Investment and Environmental Sustainability Nexus in Nigeria

Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne
Although foreign direct investment has the potential to promote sustainable economic growth, research shows a troubling pattern: some countries that attract these investments become “pollution havens” for developed nations.
Ideba Emmanuel T, Orji Anthony, Anthony-Orji Onyinye Imelda, Nevoh Chineze Hilda, Okoro Oluchi   +4 more
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Internationalization by State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) after the 2008 Crisis. Looking for Generalizations

International Journal of Management and Economics, 2016
This paper seeks to detect (post) crisis tendencies in the international activities of state-owned enterprises (SOE) and sovereign wealth funds (SWF) and identify the main challenges posed in exploring this topic.
Götz Marta, Jankowska Barbara
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Covid-19 Pandemic and Outward Foreign Direct Investment: A Preliminary Note

ECONOMICS, 2020
Social-distance policy of most governments and the pandemic impact of corona virus (COVID-19) on human health are expected to shutter international investment and business environment.
Ajide Folorunsho M., Osinubi Tolulope T.
doaj   +1 more source