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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis Of The Hamburg Rules On Marine Cargo Insurance And Liability Insurance [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
There has been an increasing interest on the effects of the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules) on the double insurance problem which arises whenever a proposal to modify a carrier\u27s liability regime is under ...
Lee, Eun Sup
core   +1 more source

Analysis Framework for Translation of Maritime Legal Documents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Maritime activity around the globe currently generates a great amount of translation work, especially from English into other languages. This paper focuses on the analysis of the translation process in maritime legal and administrative documents.
del Pozo Triviño, M
core   +2 more sources

Does Proactivity Affect Insurance Solidarity and Individual Responsibility?

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, the insurance industry has been experimenting with technological innovations that deeply affect its business model and social function. This article explores the use of digital technologies to monitor policyholders' behaviour and personalise their insurance coverage.
Alberto Cevolini, Elena Esposito
wiley   +1 more source

\u3cem\u3eMcCall v. Marine Insurance Company\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Marine insurance contracts were one of the most important categories of federal litigation in the early nineteenth century. The increase in international conflict resulted in a corresponding increase in the risk associated with maritime activity and the ...
McGinnis, Megan J.
core   +1 more source

Pseudonyms, Propaganda, and Prints: The Life and Political Caricatures of William Dent, 1782–931

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract ‘Dent was probably an amateur and nothing is known of his life’, state Bryant and Heneage. Despite contributing to caricature's ‘golden age’, William Dent remains overlooked compared to contemporaries like James Gillray. Dent's extensive portfolio (1782–93) and rumoured role as a Pittite propagandist have not secured his place in the canon of ...
Callum D. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Issues of Delay & Deviation in Marine Insurance: a Case Study of \u3cem\u3eOliver v. the Maryland Insurance Company\u3c/em\u3e, 7 Cranach 487 (1813) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
An examination of the case Oliver v. The Maryland Insurance Company, 7 Cranch 487 (1813). In Oliver, Robert Oliver, the plaintiff, sued the Maryland Insurance Company, the defendant, in an attempt to recover on an insurance policy he had purchased for a ...
Hildreth, Kyle
core   +1 more source

On the Economics of Industrial Safety [PDF]

open access: yes, 1974
Diabetic foot complications are associated with substantial costs and loss of quality of life. This article gives an overview of available and emerging devices for the monitoring of foot temperature as a means of early detection of foot disorders in ...
Apelqvist   +25 more
core   +4 more sources

Unpacking China's Digital Ascent in the Global South: The Case of Huawei in North Africa

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite frequent concerns in Western policy and media circles about the risks of using Chinese telecommunications suppliers, firms like Huawei have encountered little resistance from governments or citizens in the Global South. Empirical research explaining this acceptance remains limited.
Tin Hinane El Kadi
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain in maritime: applications, effects and challenges

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
The shipping market involves multiple stakeholders, including cargo owners, shipping companies, and maritime authorities. To prevent issues such as information concealment and privacy breaches, these stakeholders often establish complex and multi-layered
Zhao Li, Zhao Li, Yongqiang Sun
doaj   +1 more source

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