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The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Addressing urgent conservation issues, such as the drastic declines of North American migratory birds, requires creative, evidence‐based, efficient, and collaborative approaches. The abundance of over 50% of monitored North American shorebird populations has declined by over 50% since 1980. To address these declines, we developed a partnership
Autumn‐Lynn Harrison +71 more
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Female Land Rights and Rural Household Incomes in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru [PDF]
This paper explores the determinants of female land rights and their impact on household income levels among owner-operated farms in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru.
Carmen Diana Deere +3 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
Economics &Politics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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The Role of ESG in Shaping the Impact of Financial Development on Banks' Performance
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how financial development, divided into financial markets and financial institutions, affects banks' performance across 93 financially developed countries during the period between 2008 and 2023. The analysis highlights the role of environmental, social and governance readiness as core determinants that reshape ...
Noman Arshed +4 more
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Twenty-eight new and significant departmental reptile records for Paraguay
Acta Zoológica LilloanaTwenty-eight new distribution records are reported for twenty-seven species of Paraguayan reptiles. Ten of these species are considered threatened at the national level (6 EN, 2 VU, 2 DD).
Paul Smith +14 more
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A complete checklist with new records and geographical distribution of the rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Brazil [PDF]
, 2013 This paper presents the first comprehensive list of 2,688 species of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) recorded from Brazil. The list is based on the taxonomic and ecological literature, and new records from some insect collections, and includes locality ...
Asenjo, Angélico +4 more
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Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the language learning investment of five intermediate learners of Spanish at a tertiary institution in The Bahamas. It draws on participants’ language learning journeys to consider how their previous experiences and access to language learning opportunities contributed to their investment.
Valentino Rahming
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Medicina Clínica y SocialIntroducción: La Vigilancia Centinela de las Infecciones Respiratorias Agudas Graves (IRAG) incluye el monitoreo y caracterización de casos hospitalizados.
Dora Montiel-Jarolin +6 more
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Confronting Capacity Constraints on Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America: the cases of El Salvador and Paraguay [PDF]
This Working Paper offers an institutional overview and comparative analysis of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) experiences of El Salvador (Red Solidaria) and Paraguay (Tekoporã).
Fabio Veras Soares, Tatiana Britto
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The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the death penalty in Malaysia, where foreign nationals have historically been sentenced to death at a disproportionately high rate. The international community has recognised that foreign defendants are disadvantaged in alien criminal justice systems and made efforts to address this through the United Nation's Vienna ...
Carolyn Hoyle, Lucy Harry
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