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Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Descriptions of Male and Female Genitalia of Kricognia lyside (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Coliadinae)

open access: yes, 2004
The male and female genitalia of Kricognia lyside (Godart, 1819), the type species if the genus Kricognia Peakirt, 1863, are described and figured in detail, which is for the first time for female.
Yamauchi, Takeo   +3 more
core  

Characteristics of Anal Fistula Cancer in Patients Who Underwent Surgery: A Nationwide Observational Study Using Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The characteristics of patients with anal fistula cancer included a higher proportion of men, younger age, more smokers, and tumor‐related characteristics, including more advanced local progression. Surgical characteristics included a lower rate of minimally invasive surgery, a higher proportion of total pelvic exenterations, and longer postoperative ...
Nobuaki Hoshino   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ambiguous genitalia in a male patient misidentified as female, leading to inappropriate circumcision: A rare case report

open access: yesRadiology Case Reports
Ambiguous genitalia, a rare condition involving external genitalia that do not conform to typical male or female presentations, is often indicative of disorders of sexual development (DSD).
Mohamed Osman Dahir Alasow   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Projected cultural histories of the cutting of female genitalia : A poor reflection as in a mirror

open access: yes, 2012
Current public debate on “female genital mutilation” often renders the impression that it is possible to draw an unambiguous line between acceptable and condemnable practices of female genital cutting.
Johnsdotter, Sara,, Johnsdotter, Sara
core   +1 more source

Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences

open access: yesAI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
wiley   +1 more source

Do the benefits of polyandry scale with outbreeding?

open access: yes, 2015
There have been many potential explanations put forward as to why polyandry often persists despite the multiple costs it can inflict on females. One such explanation is avoidance of costs associated with mating with genetically incompatible males ...
Burdfield-Steel, Emily Rose   +4 more
core   +1 more source

How does the Kids SIPsmartER program impact the sugar‐sweetened beverage intake of students: An investigation beyond total treatment effect in randomized controlled trial

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The female genitalia of Tipulidae, Trichoceridae, Ptychopteridae and Mycetophilidae

open access: yes, 2013
The main objective of the present study is to describe and compare the morphology of the female genitalia within a selected number of species and families of the lower Diptera. The results are presented as two papers with a common introduction. The first
Magnussen, Trude
core  

Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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