The economic and social benefits of increasing Indigenous employment [PDF]
, 2014 Using the latest available data and research, this paper provides estimates of the likely economic and social benefits of increasing Indigenous employment to the same level as in the non-Indigenous population.
Boyd Hunter +2 more
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What works? A review of actions addressing the social and economic determinants of Indigenous health [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to review evidence relating to ‘what works’ to influence the social and economic determinants of Indigenous health, in order to reduce health inequities, and ultimately contribute to closing the life expectancy ...
Fran Baum, Katy Osborne, Lynsey Brown
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn +3 more
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Teaching Beginning Teachers to ‘Think What We Are Doing’ in Indigenous Education
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2014 Working with beginning teachers to assist them to begin to ‘think what we do’ (Arendt, 1998) in both mainstream and Indigenous education is problematic.
Barbara Kameniar +2 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Bringing nature back into cities: urban land environments, indigenous cover and urban restoration [PDF]
, 2007 1. The restoration of urban ecosystems is an increasingly important strategy to maintain and enhance indigenous biodiversity as well as reconnecting people to the environment.
Brabyn, Lars +2 more
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Longitudinal analysis of ear infection and hearing impairment: findings from 6-year prospective cohorts of Australian children [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND Middle ear infection is common in childhood. Despite its prevalence, there is little longitudinal evidence about the impact of ear infection, particularly its association to hearing loss.
Hogan, Anthony +2 more
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The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
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Food worry and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background There is limited and inconsistent literature examining the relationship between food worry and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brenna B. Han +8 more
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Design for the contact zone. Knowledge management software and the structures of indigenous knowledges [PDF]
, 2010 This article examines the design of digital indigenous knowledge archives. In a discussion of the distinction between indigenous knowledge and western science, a decentred perspective is developed, in which the relationship between different local ...
van der Velden, Maja
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