Healthy lifestyles and body mass index as correlates of body image in primary schoolchildren [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Body image is a representation of the self that develops from an early age. Such representations are likely to be associated with lifestyle choices.Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between health ...
Calmeiro, Luis, Pereira, Carlos
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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ELECTION RESULTS AND OPPORTUNISTIC POLICIES: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH [PDF]
The literature on political business cycles suggests that politicians systematically manipulate economic and fiscal conditions before elections. The literature on vote and popularity functions suggests that economic conditions systematically affect ...
Francisco José Veiga +2 more
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Testimonios en cursos multilingües de humanidades digitales transfronterizas y transnacionales.
Digital StudiesEste artículo surge de la mesa redonda “A Decolonial-Postcolonial Approach: Digital Humanities Pedagogy in Modern Language” presentado en DH Unbound 2022.
Ángel M Rañales +6 more
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The Expectations Hypothesis of the Term Structure: Some Empirical Evidence for Portugal [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to test the (rational) expectations hypothesis of the term structure of interest rates using Portuguese data for the interbank money market.
Monteiro, Olga Susana +1 more
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UNH Faculty Abroad Series, Spring 2013: International Arts [PDF]
, 2013 Spring 2013 - International Arts Szu-Feng Chen UNH, Theatre & Dance Department February 26, 2013 Theater Design and Singaporean Storytelling View PowerPoint show Amy Boylan UNH, Languages, Literature, & Cultures Department March 26, 2013 Toxic Tables:
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Arte de furtar, o oglindă a principilor? Transcendenţa textuală ca replică ironică la convenţiile unei specii literare [PDF]
Revista de Istorie și Teorie Literară, 2018 This article highlights the textual means by which denies that the pattern of literary species could be a sufficient mark of a literary genre dedicated to the elite audience.
Laura Bădescu
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Estimation of Gender wage Discrimination in the Portuguese labour market [PDF]
Gender wage discrimination is a reality in the Portuguese labour markets although no study has been until now carried on to measure its dimension. We think that economists should contribute to the knowledge of the dimension and significance of this ...
Amélia Bastos +2 more
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Portuguese tourism demand:a dynamic panel data analysis [PDF]
, 2015 This article considers the determinants of Portuguese tourism demand for the period 2004-2013. The econometric methodology uses a panel unit root test and the dynamic panel data (GMM-system estimator).
Leitão, Nuno Carlos
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