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Cost-of-illness analysis of chronic urticaria clinical management in five countries of Latin America. [PDF]
Clin Transl AllergyAbstract Introduction Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a disease with a high impact on the quality of life of patients. There are some evaluations of the economic cost of the disease in developed countries, but there is little information about the economic cost of the disease in developing countries. Our aim was to assess the economic diagnostic
Sánchez J +8 more
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Race in the Metabolic Rift: The Metaphor and Materiality of Whiteness
Antipode, EarlyView.Abstract If metabolic rifts are ruptures, chasms, or divisions, what happens inside them? Shifting attention from multi‐scalar socio‐ecological and corporeal metabolisms towards the internal dynamics of rupture, this paper returns to the origins of metabolic thought to see what happens at the bottom of these clefts within nature.
Archie Davies
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Socioeconomic drivers of wild meat consumption in the city of Iquitos, Peru
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Wild meat represents a vital source of micro‐ and macronutrients for forest‐dwelling people; however, city dwellers with access to animal protein from different animals may also consume large amounts of wild meat as part of their customs and traditions, to diversify their diets, to maintain connections to their rural kin, and to access meat ...
Fiorella Briceño Huerta +3 more
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Analysis of morphological attributes as a driver of trade in poison dart frogs
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The unsustainable use of wildlife is a threat to biodiversity on a global scale, and the insatiable demand is driven by the attributes of the species, their parts, and derivatives. However, not all species are equally valued; certain attributes command a higher price. One example is the exotic pet trade in amphibians and reptiles.
Puja Jaichand +2 more
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Sustained long‐distance trade in the early modern era necessitated institutional mechanisms capable of solving three interrelated challenges: the need to mobilize an unprecedented volume of capital and to lock it in for long periods of time, ways of mitigating the principal–agent problem across continents, and methods to internalize and ...
Juan José Rivas Moreno
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Comparing public support for alternative climate policy designs: An experimental study
Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract Scholars have debated how specific policy designs may generate stronger positive or negative reactions from the public, especially with regard to public expectations regarding pricing‐based policy designs compared to regulatory approaches.
Joshua Basseches +3 more
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Propuesta de actualización de las tasas máximas de margen comercial para toda la economía nacional
Revista Cubana de Finanzas y Precios, 2017 En los momentos actuales de la economía, es cada vez más vital, la necesidad de lograr precios mayoristas más razonables, que tributen a la eficiencia empresarial, a partir del abaratamiento de los márgenes comerciales y con ello evitar la tendencia ...
Margarita de la Caridad Acosta Rodríguez +3 more
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Urban sustainability commitment: Actor constellations and motivations
Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.Abstract In recent years, cities have increasingly committed to sustainable urban development, despite it being a voluntary task. This paper investigates the causes behind this commitment by focusing on local policy‐makers and their motivation rather than viewing cities as unitary actors.
Svenja Katharina Schwarz +1 more
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Revista Cubana de Finanzas y Precios, 2017 Síntesis de actividades realizadas en el trimestre por los trabajadores del Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios.
Cira María de León Gil +2 more
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The World Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local sourcing of intermediate inputs by foreign affiliates is a major source of the positive spillover effects of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in emerging countries. However, few studies have analysed the determinants of local sourcing; studies using panel data in a specific emerging country are particularly rare.
Yoshimichi Murakami
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