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Development Trajectories of Small Towns in East Slovakia
European Countryside, 2016 Small towns, compared to larger cities, are specific group of municipalities with weaker performance in many spheres of socio-economic development. The aim of the paper is to comprehensively evaluate development of twelve small towns in the region of ...
Novotný Ladislav +4 more
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Проект Байкал, 2019 The discussion touches upon the issues related to the change in the status of small towns and historic settlements. The results of the Federal Architectural Competition are discussed. Economic, town-planning and social solutions are proposed to increase the attractiveness of small towns in Eastern Siberia.
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Historical Accounts of the Transformation of a Prairie Town
Oklahoma Native Plant Record, 2003 Prior to European settlement, the area that would later become Norman, Oklahoma was dominated by prairie vegetation. Woody vegetation was limited to riparian zones and isolated groves presumably protected from the effects of fire. The contemporary landscape of Norman, stands in stark contrast to this “treeless” prairie, and is now characterized by a so-
Melissa Scott Brown, Todd D. Fagin
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.We present a chromosome‐level genome assembly of Siraitia grosvenorii and, through comparative genomics, uncover a conserved UGT73 tandem array driving triterpenoid saponin diversification in Cucurbitaceae. Crystalized SgUGT73AM30 further reveals the regioselectivity mechanism underlying its catalytic activity.
Guangyi Wang +13 more
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Unpacking the Farmland Capitalization Effect of Ethanol Establishment
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We unpack the impact of expansions in ethanol production—as measured by proximity to newly constructed ethanol plants and capacity expansions—on farmland values using land transaction data from Kansas in combination with modern causal inference techniques.
Gabriel S. Sampson, Jisang Yu
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Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Geographia, 2020 A curious case in Romania’s architectural narrative is represented by its spa-towns, many of which have had seemingly regrettable fates. Once the crown jewels of the country’s tourism segment, only a few of this type of urban developments have retained ...
Silviu-Claudiu BORȘ
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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Some Aspects of Rehabilitation of Historical Town (Town Mtskheta)
Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences, 2023 არქიტექტურულ-მოცულობითი და ქალაქგეგმარებითი პრობლემები, არქიტექტურული ძეგლებისა და ანსამბლების შენარჩუნება და დაცვა, წარმოადგენს თანამედროვე საზოგადოების განვითარების ერთერთ უმთავრეს ამოცანას. ძველი ფონდის რეგენერაცია-რეაბლიტაციის აქტუალობის, ერთი მოტივი და მრავალი საშუალება არსებობს.
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe +2 more
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