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No Cocoa Without Deforestation? A Field‐Type Analysis of Forest Frontiers in West Africa

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the interrelations of production systems, class relations and deforestation in a smallholder forest frontier. Using the concept of field types, we provide a plot‐level analysis of deforestation processes in West Africa, where smallholders convert forest into cocoa farms.
Sarah Lena Graf, Christianah Oyenpemi, Christine Bosch, Oyakhilomen Oyinbo, Emmanuel A. Codjoe, Stéphanie Eileen Domptail   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of housing markets in producing respiratory health disparities. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Lemire E, Carryl S, Subramanian SV, Haber AL.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Quality Indicators to Evaluate Discharge Planning Processes in Mental Healthcare Settings: A Modified Delphi Survey of a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To achieve expert consensus on quality indicators for evaluating discharge planning processes in inpatient mental healthcare settings. This study is part of a larger multiphase project to develop an instrument to measure and evaluate the quality of discharge planning in mental healthcare. Design A modified two‐round Delphi study. Methods A
Sarah Xiao, Ann Tourangeau, Kimberley Widger, Whitney Berta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plausibly deniable - Domestic cannabis cultivation and the private rented sector in the UK. [PDF]

Trends Organ Crime
L'Hoiry X, Rugg J, Parton LE, Antonopoulos GA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How Violence Shapes Place: The Rise of Neo‐Authoritarianism in the Global Value Chain and the Emergence of an ‘Infernal Place’ in the Bangladesh Garment Industry

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how and to what extent violence has become a pivotal tool for conducting business in places integrated into the global value chain. It also explores the roles stakeholders play in silencing workers' resistance within these places.
Shoaib Ahmed
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 lockdown and support for slum dwellers and homeless individuals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

GHM Open
Oanh KTH, Linh NT, Fujita M, Thuy LN, Phuc NH, Huong KTM, Anh LT, Mai PTN, Murakami H.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hidden in Plain Sight: Conceptualizing Platform Auxiliaries and Their Conflicting Impacts on Platforms' Value Architecture

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper introduces the concept of platform auxiliaries to identify a set of actors that provide independent resources explicitly designed to support complementors in their value creation and capture activities. Platform auxiliaries capitalize on unmet needs of complementors within platforms, offering services such as third‐party software ...
Donato Cutolo, Andrew Hargadon, Martin Kenney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A community-based participatory research program to identify lead exposure risks and community priorities. [PDF]

Discov Soc Sci Health
Zavala-Garcia J, Ali N, Arango O, Brady C, Esquivel-Cote R, Goldsmith ST, Link H, Lugo D, Matos S, McDermott-Levy R, Shakya KM, Smith DJ, CCATE Círculo de Salud .   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A joint model of cost and churn for the insurance industry

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract In insurance markets, claim costs are highly variable, heavy‐tailed, and difficult to predict. At the same time, policyholder retention and lapse behavior (customer churn) are critical determinants of long‐term profitability and solvency. Most existing models in the literature treat claim costs and lapses as independent, overlooking potential ...
Yumo Dong, Edward W. (Jed) Frees, Fei Huang, Francis K. C. Hui, Harald J. van Heerde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Uneven Effect of Airbnb on the Housing Market: Evidence Across and Within Italian Cities

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 339-377, March 2025.
ABSTRACT We investigate if Airbnb diffusion affects residential property values differently across and within cities leveraging the heterogeneity of five Italian cities in terms of tourist attractiveness, local housing markets, and socioeconomic conditions. We find that Airbnb density growth leads to increases in house prices in all cities. Within‐city,
Raffaele Congiu, Flavio Pino, Laura Rondi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source