Uncovering Biogas Outcomes: Tales of Hubris, Hope, and Failure From Southern Malawi
Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to speak directly to biogas failure. Over the past two decades, immense amounts of money have been spent by African governments, private individuals, and most conspicuously, international aid agencies and donors, on countless biogas projects in every country on the continent.
Marc Kalina +4 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.The mutualism between Tapinoma ibericum ants and Aphis gossypii disrupts the biological control exerted by Aphidius colemani in greenhouse peppers. Ant exclusion increased parasitism and the presence of most natural enemies, although Aphidoletes aphidimyza was more abundant with ants.
Jesús Foronda +7 more
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Bones, shells and baselines-how the past can inform modern marine management, protection and restoration. [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol SciRoberts CM, Thurstan RH, Scourse J.
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Research on how delinquent peer associations affect individuals’ life courses is limited. This paper addresses this gap by examining delinquent peer network characteristics and their impact on offending trajectories through social network analysis (SNA) and group‐based trajectory modeling (GBTM).
Daniel Trovato
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Assessment of donor-vessel after STA-MCA bypass for moyamoya disease using handheld Doppler to confirm bypass patency and predict perioperative hyperperfusion. [PDF]
World Neurosurg XTakahashi S, Toda M.
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Iron Ore Pricing in China: Financialization Through a Marxist Lens
Abacus, EarlyView.We offer a Marxist interpretation of financialization as we examine the Chinese market for iron ore and the shift in the pricing mechanism from an annual fixed price to an indexed price from 2010. Drawing upon Marx's theory of the circuit of capital, we illustrate an empirical case of financialization that results from the conflict between social ...
Xun Gong, Eagle Zhang, Corinne Cortese
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the composite physical function scale in Chinese community-dwelling older adults. [PDF]
BMC GeriatrQi J +5 more
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Lost in the Language: Data Breaches and the Strategic Fog of Risk Disclosures
Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether firms strategically adjust the readability of Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) disclosures following data breaches. Using U.S. firm‐year observations from 2006 to 2023, we find that data breaches are associated with a significant decline in Item 1A readability.
Ling Tuo, Shipeng Han
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Out-of-Pocket Expenditure Among Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension at a Public Secondary Healthcare Facility in Delhi. [PDF]
CureusKhokhar A +4 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Aims To systematically review the evidence on the psychometric performance and accuracy of screening or diagnostic tools for cannabis use disorder. Method Systematic review and meta‐analysis which included studies conducted in clinical settings, schools, universities, community settings and population‐based surveys in multiple countries and ...
Janni Leung +8 more
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