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Natural resources, democracy and corruption [PDF]
European Economic Review, 2010 We study how natural resources can feed corruption and how this effect depends on the quality of the democratic institutions. Our game-theoretic model predicts that resource rents lead to an increase in corruption if the quality of the democratic institutions is relatively poor, but not otherwise.
Bhattacharyya, Sambit, Hodler, Roland
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Studying the impact factors influencing variable-capacity heat pump energy performance through simulation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Cold-climate variable-capacity air-to-air heat pumps (VCHPs) have the potential to significantly reduce energy use in the Canadian residential sector. However, optimizing their integration in the Canadian climate can be a challenge, with efficiency and ...
Prud’homme Solange +4 more
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Are there any natural resources? [PDF]
Politics and the Life Sciences, 2004 Local and regional environments have for many centuries been seen as, or as being composed of, ''natural resources,'' which have generally been considered fully available for human use, irrespective of any use to which other species, purposefully or not, might put them.
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EDIS, 2003 Creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 brought with it a number of new and amended pre-existing environmental laws designed to monitor and regulate agricultural production practices.
Center for Natural Resources +2 more
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Natural resources forum (Print)Natural resources are vital in alleviating the effects imposed by human activities on the environment. For this reason, the preservation and wise utilization of natural resources has been emphasized and some laws toward ensuring that natural resources ...
Ayman Shuayb Sulayman Shuayb +5 more
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Potential of continuous cover forestry on drained peatlands to increase the carbon sink in Finland
Scientific Reports, 2023 Land-based mitigation measures are needed to achieve climate targets. One option is the mitigation of currently high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of nutrient-rich drained peatland forest soils.
Aleksi Lehtonen +11 more
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Carbon Management, 2021 We assessed the soil carbon sequestration potential of various organic amendments of agricultural, municipal and industrial origin and the applicability of a soil carbon model to simulate it.
Jaakko Heikkinen +9 more
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Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022 Sustainable management of natural resources and green urbanization is crucial because it assists the use of resources wisely without unnecessary use and without affecting future generations’ needs.
Zahid Zahoor +3 more
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Natural Resources: Curse or Blessing? [PDF]
Journal of Economic Literature, 2010 Are natural resources a “curse” or a “blessing”? The empirical evidence suggests that either outcome is possible. This paper surveys a variety of hypotheses and supporting evidence for why some countries benefit and others lose from the presence of natural resources.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives The association between exposure to dinutuximab beta (DB) and event‐free survival (EFS) or overall survival (OS) of neuroblastoma patients was assessed using data collected during three clinical trials (five cohorts). Methods A systematic review (March 2026) was conducted to identify relevant studies (prospective; registered DB ...
Przemysław Holko +19 more
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