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The Dynamic Nature of Nearshore Shark Nurseries in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Aim Some habitats serve particularly important functions for wildlife. Identifying and appropriately managing these ‘essential habitats’ is critical, especially for wildlife that have faced severe population declines like sharks. Nursery habitats aid in the survival and development of juvenile sharks, which until recently were not formally ...
Philip Matich +5 more
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Six political philosophies in search of a virus: critical perspectives on the coronavirus pandemic [PDF]
, 2020 The Coronavirus (Covid-19) poses interesting questions for social and political thought. These include the nature and limits of the ethical responsibility of the state, personal liberty and collective interests, human dignity, and state surveillance.
Delanty, Gerard
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Hide and rule: Accumulation by disappearance and necro‐periurbanisation in Brazil
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 1, March 2026.Short Abstract This paper examines how peri‐urban spaces are governed through concealment and obfuscation. Focusing on the Baixada Fluminense near Rio de Janeiro, it connects land fraud (‘grilagem’) to the obfuscation of violence, proposing the concept of ‘accumulation by disappearance’.
Jan Simon Hutta
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Globalization and the urban poor [PDF]
, 2007 The focus of this paper is the effect of contemporary globalization on poverty and inequality in cities of the ‘global south’. Specifically it addresses the impact of globalization on marginalized communities—slums, squatter settlements and shantytowns ...
Perlman, Janice E.
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Slum‐Based CAV Networks: Networking in Unyielding Poverty Situations
Strategic Change, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 115-128, January 2026.ABSTRACT Over a billion of the world's population reside in slums. However, the configurations of their social and structural ties in these environments remain unsubstantiated. Drawing on a psychosociological rational choice perspective, we introduce theoretical explanations distinguishing slum dwellers' behavior, actions, and attitudes in community ...
Amon Simba, Eric Braune, Marina Dabić
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FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FOSTER PARENT TURNOVER [PDF]
, 2016 Foster parents play a key role in providing care to children that have been removed from their families. The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify factors that contribute to foster parent turnover.
Favela, Tricia M, Velazquez, Cristina
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Signatures of local nitrogen adaptation in the Brachypodium distachyon root microbiome
New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 1, Page 433-447, January 2026.Summary Plants associate with diverse microbiomes that impact their fitness, yet the contribution of the microbiome to plant adaptation is uncertain. As plant recruitment of its microbiome can be both highly variable and genetically determined, we hypothesized this recruitment process may be the result of adaptive evolution, and contributing to plant ...
Kevin D. Ricks +2 more
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Spartan Daily, November 3, 2004 [PDF]
, 2004 Volume 123, Issue 46https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/10050/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 58-79, January 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Dengue is a mosquito‐borne disease prevalent in Latin America and the Caribbean. Transmission is determined by ecological, biological and social (eco‐bio‐social) factors. Understanding the knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions of dengue's eco‐bio‐social factors among at‐risk populations is essential for dengue prevention.
Aisha Barkhad +10 more
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MAZI Deliverable Report D2.5: – Design, progress and evaluation of the Deptford CreekNet pilot (version 2) [PDF]
, 2018 In this deliverable, the second in a series of three, we report on progress in the Creeknet pilot. We describe progress towards tasks identified in the Description of Work (DoW) for Task 2.2, focusing on activities in Year 2 (2017: months 13-24) and look
Clayton, Paul +3 more
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