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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun +2 more
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Japan as a Source of Legal Ideas: A View from the Mekong Subregion of ASEAN
New Voices in Japanese Studies, 2021 Much has been written about Japanese law within the context of Japan. Less is known about the application of Japanese legal models outside Japan. A prevailing view among some commentators is that Japanese law scholarship does not offer insights that are
Nobumichi Teramura
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores how circular economy (CE) principles are incorporated in construction‐related policy roadmaps worldwide, addressing the growing need for effective resource strategies in a highly material‐intensive sector. National strategic CE documents from 57 countries were analyzed using natural language processing techniques, and then ...
Aidana Tleuken +5 more
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Notes on Luma, a Southern Ngwi Language in Laos
Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 2023 This paper provides a geographic, ethnographic, and linguistic background on Luma, a lesser-known language belonging to the Akoid subgroup of Southern Lolo/Ngwi in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.
Lew, Sigrid
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Consumer Mobile Phone Recycling Behaviour: A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mobile phone recycling has received increasing attention from scholars and practitioners due to its environmental, social, and economic impacts. However, knowledge about consumer mobile phone (MP) recycling behaviour is fragmented, making it challenging to develop effective strategies to promote this behaviour. This study follows the Preferred
Xinru (Angie) Jiang +4 more
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American involvement in Laos: Eisenhower, Kennedy and the attempt for neutrality
, 2023 reservedIl presente elaborato intende approfondire il coinvolgimento degli Stati Uniti, nel contesto della Guerra Fredda, in un paese del Sud-est asiatico: il Laos.
BOLEA, ANDREEA MARINA
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Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè +3 more
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Thixotropic Behavior of Cement Pastes Under Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear
Applied Rheology, 2017 Cement-based materials exhibit highly complex rheological properties, in particular yielding and thixotropy. These two properties can be characterized by considering rebuilding under a constant stress (creep) after shear at high rate.
Conte T., Bennacer R., Chaouche M.
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, 2020 This repository contains PowNet-Laos, an implementation of PowNet model on the Laotian power system. The model is developed based on the power system facilities (power plants, substations, import/export nodes, and high-voltage transmission lines ...
Stefano Galelli +3 more
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Laos in limbo heading into 2023 [PDF]
, 2023 [Extract] Laos experienced compounding social and economic pressures in 2022. The headline news story of the year was the country’s dire external debt. 2022 was also significant as it marked the 10th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Sombath ...
Sims, Kearrin
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