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CARE AND CONTROL IN URBAN BRAZIL: The Subaltern Archive of Portarias

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Security infrastructures permeate everyday life in Brazilian cities. Although security guards and doormen play an important and omnipresent role as social and technological mediators, their practices and perceptions have received little attention.
Tilmann Heil, Susana Durão
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive photosynthetic in drought-resistant and susceptible Jerusalem artichoke genotypes under elevated CO₂ and light intensity during drought stress. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Puangbut D, Jogloy S, Songsri P, Jongrungklang N.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Plant-Transpiration Response to Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) in Durum Wheat Is Associated With Differential Yield Performance and Specific Expression of Genes Involved in Primary Metabolism and Water Transport. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2018
Medina S, Vicente R, Nieto-Taladriz MT, Aparicio N, Chairi F, Vergara-Diaz O, Araus JL.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Engineering Apprenticeships: Youth Transitions, Industrial Capital and the Role of Working‐Class Households

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using biographical methods, the study explores the lives of 34 young people undertaking engineering apprenticeships in Teesside, Northeast England. It examines why working‐class youth in a deindustrialised region might be attracted to engineering, how they might secure apprenticeship, and the invaluable role households play in orchestrating ...
Anoop Nayak, Graham Gaunt
wiley   +1 more source

Optimized Irrigation and Fertilization Reduce Luxury Transpiration While Improving GRAIN Yield, Water Use Efficiency, and Economic Benefits of Winter Wheat in the Arid Region of Xinjiang. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Liu Z, Cheng L, Li Y, Ma L, Li W, Sun T, Wu J, Liu S, Du R, Tang Z, Zhang F, Xiang Y.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Russian wheat aphid: a model for genomic plasticity and a challenge to breeders

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Invasive foundress finds suitable habitat and reproduces through pathogenesis. Wingless females produce life offspring quickly, which leads to high population densities. High population densities result in competition, which may induce epigenetic changes and wing development for dispersal.
Astrid Jankielsohn, Vicky L. Tolmay, Marlon‐Schylor Luke le Roux, Lintle Mohase, Mpho S. Mafa, Vittorio F. Nicolis, Eduard Venter, Nicolaas Francois Visser Burger, Anna‐Maria Botha   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diurnal Changes in the Transport Rates of Ureides, Amides, Cations, Anions, and Organic Acids Estimated by Xylem Sap Exudate and the Water Flow Rate of Soybean Plants. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Toyoda R, Higuchi K, Saito A, Ohyama T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Symbolism and Substance: How Geopolitics, Organisational Design, and Continental Coherence Shape Africa's Multilateral Reform Aspirations

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What factors shape African agency in global multilateral reform processes? Rather than a supposed pawn of geopolitical competition, Africa's proactive diplomacy for multilateral reforms is garnering increasing interest. Yet we know surprisingly little about variation in the pursuit of African agency by the African Union (AU) and African Groups
Ueli Staeger
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting Osmotic Stress Responses and Provenance Effects on Seed Germination and Seedling Performance in Two Andean Species. [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
Patiño-Uyaguari C, Chica E, Báez S, Sibret T, Palomeque X.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Regulatory Intermediation in Times of Crisis: The Impact of Independent Oversight on the Functioning of Professional Accounting Bodies Intermédiation réglementaire en temps de crise : incidence de la surveillance indépendante sur le fonctionnement des organismes comptables professionnels

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rise of independent oversight of the accounting profession has attracted considerable research attention. Much of this research has studied how professional accounting bodies and the Big 4 firms have shaped the mandate and capabilities of independent oversight bodies.
Brendan O'Dwyer, Roel Boomsma, Chris Humphrey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source