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The importance of wild meat and freshwater fish for children's nutritional intake in the Congo Basin
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Wild meat and freshwater fish are widely consumed in the Congo Basin, but in some areas, they are at risk of disappearing due to unsustainable hunting and fishing and changes in their habitat. Wild meat is also at risk of being eliminated from local diets due to potential policy changes such as wild meat bans.
Amy Ickowitz +6 more
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Analysis of truck-related crashes of freeways in China
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2019 Truck-related crashes result in tremendous lives and property loss and become a serious safety issue in China. The goal of this article is to identify the influential factors for severity of truck-related crashes using data from Jingjintang freeways in ...
Ting Xu +4 more
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What “Hides” Behind Sovereign Debt Ratings? [PDF]
In this paper we study the determinants of sovereign debt credit ratings using rating notations from the three main international rating agencies, for the period 1995-2005. We employ panel estimation and random effects ordered probit approaches to assess
António Afonso +2 more
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Provision of pest alerts is associated with better farm performance in Africa
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Provision of pest alerts on invasive crop pest control in Africa was linked with a higher likelihood of adopting integrated pest management practices, as well as an improvement in crop yield and income. The results suggest that pest alerts are crucial in sustainable pest management strategies against invasive pests. Abstract BACKGROUND Crop pests cause
Makaiko G Khonje +4 more
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Family background, cohort and education: A French-German comparison [PDF]
This paper analyses the impact of family background, gender and cohort on educational attainment in France and Germany, relying on a theoretical model imbedded in the human capital theory.
Lauer, Charlotte
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Two small molecules, SACC‐0039590 and SACC‐0428788, killed cattle fever tick, R. microplus, susceptible Deutch strain and pyrethroid resistant Arauquita strain larvae. SACC‐0039590 at 1 mM decreased the reproductive parameters of Deutch females. Abstract BACKGROUND Resistance to acaricides underscores the need for tick control alternatives.
Waleed M. Arafa +2 more
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Consumer Willingness to Pay for Irradiated Beef [PDF]
This study examines consumer willingness to pay for irradiated beef products. About 58 percent of the respondents are willing to pay a premium for irradiated beef. An ordered probit with sample selection model was estimated.
Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr. +2 more
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The relative income hypothesis: does it exist over time? Evidence from the BHPS [PDF]
, 2005 The relative income hypothesis suggests that income inequality has a detrimental affect on people´s health. This previously well accepted relationship has recently come under scrutiny.
Lindley, J., Lorgelly, P.
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of deepening globalization and regional cooperation, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has emerged as a key pathway for promoting sustainable development. However, existing research primarily focuses on its macroeconomic impacts, with limited systematic analysis of its mechanisms in achieving sustainable development goals
Haisheng Hu, Pikalo Jernej
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