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Beyond health protection: Estimating the impact of public health insurance on home‐based livestock raising in rural China

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 108, Issue 4, Page 1145-1170, August 2026.
Abstract Livestock often serves as self‐insurance against health shocks for rural households in developing countries. However, little is known about how public health insurance affects livestock production decisions. This paper fills the gap by examining the impact of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on household‐level livestock ...
Ran Li
wiley   +1 more source

Geographical indications in international markets: Policy, productivity, and trade

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 108, Issue 4, Page 1219-1252, August 2026.
Abstract Geographical indications (GIs) are an increasingly important feature of global agri‐food markets and trade agreements, yet the economic literature lacks a structural open‐economy model to analyze how GI policies influence exports, productivity, and welfare.
Jakob Rackl, Luisa Menapace
wiley   +1 more source

Moving in Cycles: Explaining the Failure of Militarization to Address Illegal Mining in Ghana

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Mining contributes to Ghana's economic growth but also imposes significant social costs—land dispossession and unemployment—which have fueled the rise of illegal mining (galamsey). Galamsey, which intensified during the commodity boom of the 2010s, provides livelihoods while simultaneously worsening environmental degradation and social ...
Sulemana Alhassan Saaka, Phil Faanu
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Laboratorial Approach to Evaluate Bacterial Microleakage of Endodontic Sealers

open access: yesCurrent Protocols, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract To avoid failure of endodontic treatment, it is important to properly seal the root canals after chemomechanical preparation in order to avoid microleakage. Typically, sealing involves the use of gutta‐percha and sealing cement, the latter of which adheres to the dentin and fills the spaces between the gutta‐percha and the dentin walls ...
Emannuel Fonseca Thomé da Silva Monteiro   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Invasive plant species for compost production: Review of environmental and economic insights

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Quality, Volume 55, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
Abstract Invasive plant species pose significant ecological and economic challenges, threatening biodiversity and altering soil properties, while conventional control methods are often costly and resource‐intensive. This review examines the potential of composting invasive plant biomass as a viable and sustainable alternative that aligns with circular ...
Qaiser Javed   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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