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Pedagogical neo-ruralism: the training of field workers in the Brazilian neo-developmental project (2001–2016)

Revista Brasileira de Educação, 2022
ABSTRACT To understand the training perspective proposed by the State in the education policies of the neo-developmental period (2001–2016), we analyzed the relationship of these policies with the development project. Based on the theoretical and methodological framework of Dialectical and Historical Materialism, we carry out a document analysis, an ...
Magda Gisela Cruz dos Santos, Conceição Paludo   +1 more
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Utilization of immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of cancer in Scotland, 2018–2024: A national retrospective cohort study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims The aim of the study is to describe the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for the treatment of cancer in Scotland. Methods The retrospective observational cohort study included patients aged 18 years or older who commenced treatment with an ICI in Scotland between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2024.
Tanja Mueller, Christine Crearie, Liya Lu, Jiafeng Pan, Fraser N. Sneden, David Martin, Amanj Kurdi, Catherine S. Thomson, Julie Clarke, Marion Bennie   +9 more
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Degrowth and ‘Regrowth’: Subjective Perspectives of the New Peasants

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia
This paper investigates the emerging phenomenon of neo-rurality in post-socialist Romania through the theoretical lens of degrowth, analyzing the lived experiences of urban-to-rural migrants (“new peasants”) pursuing alternative, sustainability-oriented ...
Tobias Andrada
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Current Trends and Future Research in Management Control for Sustainability in Retail

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability in the retail sector, driven by regulatory frameworks, market trends and consumer demand, has placed management control at the forefront of facilitating sustainability practices. Despite increasing academic interest in this area, the literature is fragmented and provides limited sector‐specific insight ...
Miguel Gil, Mart Ots, Timur Uman
wiley   +1 more source

Towards an Integrated Approach to Corporate Sustainability: The Role of Multi‐Stakeholder Value Co‐Creation in the Food and Beverage Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability has prompted companies to engage with stakeholders in addressing environmental and social challenges. This paper investigates how companies and stakeholders co‐create value through a collaborative and iterative process that facilitates the formulation and implementation of sustainable strategies.
Meryem Altaf, Shanta Davie, Nosheen Khan, Chen Su   +3 more
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Reimagining modern politics in the European mountains: confronting the traditional commons with the neo-rural conception of the common good

Theory and Society, 2023
AbstractSince at least the 1970s, the countryside of Western Europe has been the site of a myriad of “new” communal initiatives. Rural areas that were abandoned during the last century have witnessed the arrival of new inhabitants. These newcomers often flock to the mountains escaping urban lifestyles characterized by individualism, mass-oriented ...
Ismael Vaccaro, Oriol Beltran, Camila Del Mármol   +2 more
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Grassland forage legumes and drought mitigation – sheep wool application improved soil water availability and enhanced drought–stress responses

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sheep wool may reduce drought stress in grasslands when used as a soil amendment. Two experiments were conducted to explore if: (i) water absorbed by wool would be biologically ‘active’ and therefore available to plants, using a novel method of measuring water activity (aw); and, (ii) adding wool to compost would delay water stress ...
Siân Bethan MacKintosh, Rhyn Fychan, John Walter Davies, Huw Gareth Powell, Mark Boileau Scott, Christina Louise Marley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Immigrants and Neo-rural Values

Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, 2011
Though Greek agriculture is arguably the picture of rural underdevelopment in Europe, life in rural Greece is transforming within a new global migratory context. Farmers now work with myriad non-Greek minorities who, with the onset of the postsocialist period, have begun to play a diversity of socio-economic roles. These immigrants help to de fine what
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Bee pollen as functional food and environmental bioindicator: current evidence and future challenges

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Bee pollen (BP), a plant‐derived product collected by honey bees, is increasingly promoted as a functional food due to its content of proteins, essential amino acids, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds such as polyphenols and flavonoids.
Luigi Parrotta, Stefano Del Duca
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Hybridization between biomedicine and alternative medicine in COVID-19 care in a neo-rural population of Córdoba, Argentine

Ethnobiology and Conservation, 2023
We propose to investigate if the use and knowledge of medicinal plants and alternative medicine influence the adoption of biomedical strategies in dealing with COVID-19 - such as the use of masks, social isolation, and vaccination - in a context of a neo-rural population.
Rosa Santoro, Flávia, da Silva Chaves, Leonardo, Arias Toledo, Barbara   +2 more
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