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Island Studies JournalIsland studies has had much to say about why understanding perceptions of islandness matters for understanding the world, and it has often questioned what islandness is.
Adam Grydehøj +3 more
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Anywhere but here: Experiences of islandness in Pearl River Delta island tourism
Island Studies Journal, 2020 This study considers the phenomenology of ‘islandness’ by analysing the experiences of tourists, islanders, and migrant tourism workers on two Chinese islands in the South China Sea.
Zhikang Wang, Mia M. Bennett
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The contribution of 'Social Capital' to economic growth : lessons from island jurisdiction [PDF]
, 2005 This paper is concerned with the relationship of ‘social capital’ to economic development, with a deliberate focus on island territories. It argues that an appreciation of ‘social capital’ theory makes for a more informed understanding of how many ...
Baldacchino, Godfrey
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Sampling design may obscure species–area relationships in landscape-scale field studies [PDF]
, 2020 We investigated 1) the role of area per se in explaining anuran species richness on reservoir forest islands, after controlling for several confounding factors.
Bueno, Anderson Saldanha +3 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles +4 more
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Islandness or Smallness? A Comparative Look at Political Institutions in Small Island States [PDF]
Island Studies Journal, 2006 In order to explicate the relevance of the island dimension for political categories, for each of seven political institutions, a series of four comparisons are conducted on a global basis.
Dag Anckar
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Social SciencesIslands and island communities are often perceived as homogenous in mainstream discourse. While many islands share characteristics, such as smallness or isolation, these are experienced differently across and within island contexts and intersect with ...
Sissal Dahl +3 more
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Comment l’île Maurice est-elle devenue Covid free ?
EchoGéo, 2021 After being affected by the COVID-19 epidemic in March 2020 and having implemented a whole series of sanitary measures, Mauritius has become, for more than ten months, one of the few Covid-free States on the planet, until a new epidemic wave hits it ...
Nathalie Bernardie-Tahir
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In pediatric patients, T‐cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T‐LBL) survival exceeds 80%. Relapse remains associated with limited curative options. Frontline treatment is largely extrapolated from T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T‐ALL) treatment, reflecting the ongoing debate, whether both entities represent distinct diseases or variants within ...
Marie C. Heider +4 more
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Islands within an almost island: History, myth, and aislamiento in Baja California, Mexico [PDF]
, 2016 This paper examines the persistent histories and lasting effects of the Baja California peninsula\u27s status as an almost island. The peninsula is almost an island in so many ways. Its reputation as an island-like entity has also ben strengthened by a
Anderson, Ryan B.
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