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Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

First report of Acalitus simplex (Acari: Eriophyidae) in the Dominican Republic

open access: yesNovitates Caribaea
This study confirmed the presence and distribution of the eriophyoid mite Acalitus simplex Flechtmann & Etienne (Acari: Eriophyidae), known as the ruellia erinose mite, in multiple locations across the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic.
Cristina A. Gómez-Moya   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lake Volume Data Analyses: A Deep Look into the Shrinking and Expansion Patterns of Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo, Hispaniola

open access: yesHydrology, 2019
This paper presents the development of an evenly spaced volume time series for Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo both located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Mahrokh Moknatian, Michael Piasecki
doaj   +1 more source

An Empirical Study of Green Transformational Leadership, Creativity and Eco‐Innovation: Insights From Ecotourism in the Dominican Republic

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing popularity of ecotourism in regions like Central America and the Caribbean, particularly in the Dominican Republic, necessitates a deeper understanding of how these businesses can integrate innovation with environmental sustainability.
Hayrold José Ureña‐Espaillat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Birds of Hispaniola [PDF]

open access: yesThe Auk, 2005
Abstract The following critiques express the opinions of the individual evaluators regarding the strengths, weaknesses, and value of the books they review. As such, the appraisals are subjective assessments and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or any official policy of the American Ornithologists' Union.
openaire   +1 more source

Zoosporic Phycomycetes from Hispaniola

open access: yes, 2021
Forty-five taxa of zoosporic Phycomycetes are recorded from Hispaniola (Dominican Republic) based on 34 samples collected by the senior author in December-January 1969/70. New species are Entophlyctis obscura, Phlyctochytrium parasitans, P.
Sparrow, F. K., Dogma, I. J.
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Seismic Fragility of Gravity and Semi‐Gravity Retaining Walls and Its Impact on the Functionality Loss of Road Infrastructures

open access: yesEarthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retaining walls are key geotechnical components of road infrastructure, whose seismic performance directly affects the resilience of transportation networks. Despite their importance, seismic fragility models for retaining walls available in the literature refer only to specific case studies.
Amendola C., Conti R., de Silva F.
wiley   +1 more source

Obstetrics and gynecology devices designed for low‐ and middle‐income countries: A narrative review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 71-80, April 2025.
Abstract There are many barriers contributing to poor health outcomes for women in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), one of which is the lack of necessary medical devices. Presently, the development of various kinds of devices intended to improve women's health outcomes specifically in LMICs remains underrepresented in the literature; therefore,
Dhanalakshmi Thiyagarajan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fundraising as Contracting: Why Nonprofits Accept In‐Kind Donations

open access: yesNonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In‐kind (nonmonetary) donations are a popular form of philanthropy that have received much less scholarly attention than monetary gifts. This study documents the prevalence of types of in‐kind giving and associated organizational practices, then explores links between the perceptions of nonprofit managers, organizational practices, and ...
Elizabeth Searing   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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