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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forgotten voices: reflections on Latvia during World War Two [PDF]

, 2010
The occasion of the 90th anniversary of Latvia’s declaration of independence seemed a suitable occasion to reflect on this author’s decade long commitment to studying the history of Latvia during the Second World War.
Swain, Geoffrey
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from dogs, Latvia, 2011–2016

BMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background Different tick species are able to transmit different pathogens, and tick-borne diseases are of substantial concern worldwide for both humans and animals.
Agne Namina, Valentina Capligina, Maija Seleznova, Rudolfs Krumins, Darja Aleinikova, Agnija Kivrane, Sarmite Akopjana, Marija Lazovska, Inese Berzina, Renate Ranka   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of urinary extracellular vesicles from prostate cancer patients on the transcriptomes of cancer-associated and normal fibroblasts

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background Increasing evidence suggests that cancer-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) alter the phenotype and functions of fibroblasts and trigger the reprogramming of normal fibroblasts into cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs).
Lilite Sadovska, Pawel Zayakin, Cristina Bajo-Santos, Edgars Endzeliņš, Jānis Auders, Laura Keiša, Juris Jansons, Vilnis Lietuvietis, Aija Linē   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data on medicinal plants in the records of Latvian folk medicine from the 19th century

Data in Brief, 2019
The data presented in this article is in support of the research paper “Medicinal plants and their uses recorded in the Archives of Latvian Folklore from the 19th century” [1].
Inga Sile, E. Romane, Sanita Reinsone, B. Mauriņa, D. Tirzite, M. Dambrova   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Imaginaries of the ideal migrant worker : a Lacanian interpretation [PDF]

, 2014
The authors acknowledge the ESRC Centre for Population Change RES 62528001 for sponsoring this research.This paper explores the production of ‘ideal’ migrant workers by recruitment agencies in the context of Latvian labour migration to the UK.
Findlay, Allan MacKay, McCollum, David, Shubin, Sergei   +2 more
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Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan, Halit Yanıkkaya, Hüseyin Alperen Özer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EAST/SeSAME syndrome: Review of the literature and introduction of four new Latvian patients

Clinical Genetics, 2018
EAST (Epilepsy, Ataxia, Sensorineural deafness, Tubulopathy) or SeSAME (Seizures, Sensorineural deafness, Ataxia, Mental retardation, and Electrolyte imbalance) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome first described in 2009 independently by ...
M. Celmiņa, I. Micule, I. Inashkina, M. Audere, S. Kušķe, J. Pereca, J. Stavusis, D. Pelnena, J. Strautmanis   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source