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1000-Year Quasi-Periodicity of Weak Monsoon Events in Temperate Northeast Asia since the Mid-Holocene. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2017
Jo KN, Yi S, Lee JY, Woo KS, Cheng H, Edwards LR, Kim ST.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Developing and Testing a Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Financial Tool

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) represents a paradigm shift in the provision of safely managed sanitation services with a framework of three outcomes—equity, safety and sustainability. There are several sanitation financial tools, but none of these fully address all CWIS outcomes. Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Financial Tool (CWIS‐FiT) is
Camila Silva Franco, Shirish Singh, Albert Ocharo, Timothy Mugo, Prajwal Shrestha, Kabita B. Shrestha, Damir Brdjanovic   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expansion of the Brazilian Sugarcane Bioenergy System Promotes Greenhouse Emission Reductions and Sustainable Development Without Compromising Food Security

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing global demand for biofuels has raised concern about compromising food security. This study uses two independent economy‐wide models to evaluate the impact of expanding the Brazilian sugarcane bioenergy system on economic growth, social outcomes and food security.
Angelo C. Gurgel, Sofia M. Arantes, Luciane C. Bachion, Marcelo M. R. Moreira, Marcelo Justus, David Chiaramonti, Lee R. Lynd   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Camels as a Climate‐Resilient Linchpin for Sustainable Development in Global Drylands

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Camels represent a significant, yet underutilized, asset for advancing integrated sustainable development in the world's expanding drylands. Previous reviews have examined camels' physiology, milk composition, or pastoral systems in isolation; this review examines their potential as a climate‐resilient linchpin for food systems by synthesizing
Ayana Angassa, Minyahel Tilahun, Solomon G. Tesfamichael   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging Efficiency Gaps in Rice Production: A Primal System Analysis of Technical and Allocative Constraints in Bangladesh

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Declining natural resources, rising production costs, and diminishing returns from input‐intensive practices threaten the sustainability of smallholder rice systems in Bangladesh. Using a primal system approach and survey data from 1869 rice‐producing households, this study evaluates technical and allocative inefficiency across major agro ...
Limon Deb, Di Zeng, Rida Akzar, Md. Abdus Salam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designing “Korean” Kimchi: Speculative Configuration of Distance and Commodity Value in the Chinese Kimchi Industry

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the Chinese kimchi industry, manufacturers employ product names, photographs, and logistical strategies to promote their kimchi's “Koreanness.” So, what makes their kimchi “Korean,” and how does its Koreanness formulate kimchi's commodity value?
Heangjin Park
wiley   +1 more source

Who gets redeployed? Inventor characteristics and resource redeployment decisions

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary While the literature highlights the benefits of internally redeploying resources, there is less empirical guidance on which resources are most likely to be redeployed. We examine the relationship between inventor characteristics and redeployment decisions, motivated by the tension between costs and benefits of keeping a ...
Kyungsoo Kim, Isin Guler, Samina Karim
wiley   +1 more source

Greenway development and gentrification

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents research on expanding access to green spaces in developed areas. Critics claim greenway projects lead to gentrification by increasing the demand for housing and pushing out residents in nearby neighborhoods. We look for evidence of this phenomenon using a sorting model and panel data on aggregate populations in Atlanta ...
Jarron VanCeylon, Richard T. Melstrom
wiley   +1 more source

“All Native Speakers” at Singapore's ESL Schools: Implications for TESOL Communities in the Pursuit of Diversity‐Based Professionalism

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores an understudied question of who teaches English in the Singaporean English language teaching (ELT) industry. Study 1 analyzed the website contents of ESL schools, and Study 2 conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews with three schools.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impacts of instructional modality in introductory statistics

Teaching Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract The academic experiences at colleges and universities were significantly disrupted by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic with notable impacts on student learning, engagement, and success. We explore its effect on academic performance and student interaction at a mid‐sized public institution in the southeastern United States.
Lindsey Bell, Paul Hill, Keshav Jagannathan, Nicholas Pritchard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source