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Fate of orphans of Canada geese harvested by hunters in Connecticut, USA, depends upon which month the parents were killed

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Little is known about what happens to juvenile birds after one or both of their parents are harvested by hunters during the post‐fledging dependency period. Here, we compare the fate of juvenile Canada geese Branta canadensis that lost ≥ 1 parent to hunters (orphans) during this period to other juveniles that retained both parents (non‐orphans). For 25
Michael R. Conover, Lauren J. Head
wiley   +1 more source

Geographic Determinants of Hi-Tech Employment Growth in U.S. Counties [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the spatial pattern of U.S. county employment growth in high-tech industries. The spatial growth dimensions examined include industry cluster effects, urbanization effects, proximity to a college, and proximity in the urban hierarchy.
Belal Fallah   +2 more
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Some Like it Hot, Some Like it Cold, Most Like it Here: Forecasting Retirement in the Chicago Region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Over the next 20 years, an explosion of senior citizens who will opt to retire in the region rather than move away will change the face of the Chicago metropolitan region dramatically.
D. Garth Taylor
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Broke and Broken: The Crises Facing Local Government in England

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 199-205, January/March 2025.
Abstract English local government faces a perilous position owing to insufficient funding, structural issues and capacity challenges. Fourteen years of austerity have significantly reduced council budgets, while increased demand for services—particularly adult social care—has strained resources.
David Jeffery
wiley   +1 more source

Competitiveness of Metropolitan Regions in Visegrad Counties

open access: yesProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2016
AbstractNowadays competition between regions and consequently the examination of regional competitiveness has become a research question of outstanding importance. In our study we will first look at the definition of competitiveness and the frames of interpretation related to its definition.
openaire   +2 more sources

Rural but not radical right: The rural‐urban cleavage in Norway

open access: yesScandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Conventional wisdom claims that rural voters are politically mobilized by right‐wing and culturally conservative forces, while urban voters are left‐leaning and have progressive cultural views. Leveraging original survey data from Norway, our work challenges this dichotomy.
Kiran R. Auerbach   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

2011 State of Metropolitan Housing Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Examines issues of environmental justice and 2011 indicators of housing affordability in the Louisville area, including concentration of subsidized housing, segregation, poverty, homeownership, foreclosure, and homelessness.

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Extended Pregnancy Medicaid During COVID‐19 and Enrollment and Health Care Use in the Postpartum Year

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points The continuous coverage provision of the March 2020 Families First Coronavirus Response Act resulted in extended postpartum Medicaid for individuals with pregnancy Medicaid coverage, which increased postpartum Medicaid enrollment, improved continuity of coverage, and increased Medicaid‐paid emergency department visits and mental and ...
ERICA L. ELIASON   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A note on commuting times and city size: Testing variances as well as means

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Land Use, 2014
Relatively little attention has been paid to the relationship between commute time variances and city size. In this paper, we utilize 2009 Nationwide Highway Travel Survey data and test the relationship between area commute-time means as well as ...
Qian An, Peter Gordon, James E. Moore
doaj   +1 more source

Attracting redevelopment in “inner-ring” municipalities of U.S. metropolitan areas – focusing on Los Angeles and Boston [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the underlying socio-economic conditions that are likely to explain redevelopment activity in the “inner-ring” municipalities of a metropolitan area. The area of study consists of 54 municipalities within Los Angeles county limits and
Sofia Dermisi
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