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Division of Labor and the Rise of Cities: Evidence from U.S. Industrialization, 1850-1880 [PDF]
Industrial revolution in the United States first took hold in rural New England as factories arose and grew in a handful of industries such as textiles and shoes.
Sukkoo Kim
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Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert +7 more
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Positioning service industrialization strategies in the accommodation industry
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to move forward into the understanding of the future service landscape. It addresses the apparent dichotomy in current service industrialization trends, and in particular the trade-off between standardization and ...
KARMARKAR, UDAY SADASHIV +3 more
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Global Value Chains and Industrialization in Africa
The objective of this study is to analyse the main effects of the integration of African countries in the global value chains (GVCs) on their industrialization level.
Nguekeng, Bernard +1 more
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra +1 more
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NAMA as a Tool of De-industrialization of Africa [PDF]
The author argues in this chapter that trade liberalization in Africa during the last couple of decades has led to de-industrialization, slow growth of GDP, low level of investment, growing trade deficits, particularly in food items, in many African ...
Shafaeddin, Mehdi
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Periodontal disease is a highly prevalent disease in dogs; however, the underlying shifts in the oral microbiota remain unclear. Although dysbiosis is often associated with a loss of diversity, the ecological dynamics of canine periodontal disease remain
Jeongwoong Park +6 more
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A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Juuso Kivijakola +4 more
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Why Isn’t the Whole of Spain Industrialized? New Economic Geography and Early Industrialization, 1797-1910. [PDF]
Spain provides an opportunity to study the causes of regional differences in industrial development over the nineteenth century. As transportation costs decreased and barriers to domestic trade were eliminated, Spanish manufacturing became increasingly ...
Rosés, Joan R.
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Latilactobacillus curvatus CACC879 originated from swine feces in Korea, and its probiotic properties have been analyzed. The complete genome of strain CACC879 contained one chromosome 1,398,247 bp in length and three circular plasmids, namely, pCACC879 ...
Soyeon Park +4 more
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