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Making space for living and livelihoods in Vietnam: The everyday politics of peri‐urban land use

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.
Preserving agricultural land for rice cultivation in Vietnam is a national priority. Yet in many areas, farmers continue to repurpose rice land for non‐agricultural uses in violation of state regulations. Drawing on the conceptual framework of ‘everyday politics’ (EP), this paper examines this tension through research conducted in two peri‐urban ...
Tuan Anh Nguyen, Jonathan Rigg
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Integrative Framework for Understanding (Im)mobility Across Geographical Contexts

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we present an integrative analytical framework for understanding (im)mobility across different geographical and thematic contexts. We contend that previous literature on (im)mobility has underplayed the psychosocial mechanisms underlying perceived capabilities and aspiration formation.
Aneta Stoker, Kristýna Kvasničková, Eliška Masná, Takuya Nakagawa, Mohammed Yeboah, Josef Novotný   +5 more
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Community Health Workers' Multiple Understandings of Schistosomiasis Transmission Pathways: Exploring Contextual Factors in Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Schistosomiasis remains a public health concern in sub‐Saharan Africa, affecting over 250 million people. In endemic settings, schistosomiasis transmission is not always understood exclusively in biomedical terms. Community health workers (CHWs) contribute to schistosomiasis control through mass drug administration and health ...
Dianne Verhoeven, Lisa Sophie Reigl, Alice Sereti Sinkeet, Mary Maghanga, Alexise Djouquou Gnahore, Bi Tra Jamal Sehi, Suzanne Lobohon Lavry, Andrea Buhl, Marie Frese, Jennifer Burrill, Eveline Hürlimann, Peter Steinmann, Nora Monnier, Ashley Preston, Janet Masaku, Matthias Richter, Mary Amuyunzu Nyamongo, Alain Toh, Stella Neema, Isabelle L. Lange, Andrea S. Winkler, on behalf of the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium   +21 more
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SÍNTESIS Y CARACTERIZACIÓN DE UN POLÍMERO BIODEGRADABLE A PARTIR DEL ALMIDÓN DE YUCA

Revista EIA, 2007
En la presente investigación se elaboró un polímero biodegradable a partir del almidón de yuca con base en la implementación de la metodología Taguchi como herramienta de diseño de experimentos.
Juliana Meneses, Catalina María Corrales, Marco Valencia   +2 more
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Simulating Agroecology Policy Options for the Resilience of Smallholder Food Security to Climate Shocks

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2026.
Climate shocks and the agroecology–resilience nexus of smallholders. Summary of key findings: Agroecology increases smallholder resilience capacity by 8.7% in the short term under a decreased rainfall scenario, a projected 11% decline in precipitation reduces resilience by 5.6% and 14.2% in the short and long terms, respectively, and a policy‐induced ...
Gilbert Dagunga, Michael Ayamga, Wolfram Laube, Isaac Gershon Kodwo Ansah, Joseph A. Awuni, Bekele Hundie Kotu, Francis Muthoni, Gideon Danso‐Abbeam, Abiodun A. Ogundeji   +8 more
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Amorphous carbonized objects and their contribution to reconstructing ancient Mesoamerican cuisine: An innovative non-destructive methodological approach. [PDF]

PLoS One
Cagnato C, Sugiyama N, Longo L, Bonetto A, Parisatto M, Longo E, Prasek M, Tromba G, Marcomini A, Badetti E.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Remote sensing evidence for population growth of isolated indigenous societies in Amazonia. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Walker RS, Flinn MV, Prall SP, Hamilton MJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Spatial Clustering Approach of Economic Activities: An Application to the Agribusiness Sector in Brazil's Midwest Region

Geographical Analysis, Volume 58, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The spatial distribution of economic activities is central to regional economics. However, empirical tools for comparing industries based on the similarity of their spatial distributions remain limited. Traditional cluster analysis typically ignores geographical distance and connectivity, while spatial methods focus on clustering places rather
Gilvan Santos do Rosario Junior, Ticiana Grecco Zanon Moura, Mauro Ferrante   +2 more
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Optimization of fluidized bed drying of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> grown in sustainable culture media for winemaking application. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Navarro ME, Morales MA, Brizuela NS, Caballero AC, Reyes-Urrutia A, Vicente F, Semorile LC, Bravo-Ferrada BM, Tymczyszyn EE.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improving Iodine Intake in Rural Haiti through Social Enterprise: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Central Plateau. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2023
Barloggio N, Jean FH, Thelus BA, Jocenais P, Wirth GJ, Boothby N, Schuenke-Lucien K, Rigutto-Farebrother J.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source