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Strategic evaluation of the 2021 Nigeria Climate Change Act: Surmounting challenges, paving the way for success, and envisioning future trajectories

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
The 2021 Climate Change Act is a pioneering initiative aimed at addressing the pressing global issue of climate change. This study evaluates the Act's impact, and its prospects for achieving energy security, environmental sustainability, economic ...
Olusola Joshua Olujobi, Ikiyouleimo Success Odogbo   +1 more
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COVID-19 Law and Policy Briefings, Series Two: Public Health in the States: Contact Tracing, Intrastate and Interstate Quarantine, and Struggles over Public Health Powers

, 2021
As new variants spread throughout the country, much of the U.S. COVID-19 response hinges on the states containing community spread. From vaccinations, to PPE procurement to mask mandates, state leaders need a plan and the capacity to implement it.
Gable, Lance, Silverman, Ross D., Krueger, Jill   +2 more
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
wiley   +1 more source

Asian Yearbook of International Law, Volume 18 (2012) [PDF]

, 2016
The Yearbook aims to promote research, studies and writings in the field of international law in Asia, as well as to provide an intellectual platform for the discussion and dissemination of Asian views and practices on contemporary international legal ...

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Institutional Transition and Performance Dynamics in a Federated Agricultural Cooperative: Longitudinal Evidence From Indonesia

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural cooperatives in many developing countries have evolved under strong state involvement, resulting in changing institutional conditions and governance arrangements that may shape their organizational performance. Despite extensive research on cooperative governance and federated organizations, limited empirical evidence exists on ...
Abi Pratiwa Siregar, Cathal O'Donoghue, Becky Whay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asian Yearbook of International Law, Volume 22 (2016)

, 2018
The Yearbook aims to promote research, studies and writings in the field of international law in Asia, as well as to provide an intellectual platform for the discussion and dissemination of Asian views and practices on contemporary international legal ...

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Local Recurrence and Oncological Outcomes After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision With Intersphincteric Resection for Lower Rectal Cancer: A Nationwide Multicenter Cohort Study (Ta‐Ta‐Mi Study)

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The 3‐year local recurrence (LR), recurrence‐free survival, and overall survival rates were 7.3%, 79.5%, and 98.1%, respectively. Multivariable analysis identified circumferential resection margin (CRM)/radial margin (RM) positivity as an independent risk factor for LR.
Kan Tanabe, Shinichiro Mori, Kenji Baba, Takeru Matsuda, Ichiro Takemasa, Koji Okabayashi, Chikayoshi Tani, Tatsuya Manabe, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Takao Ohtsuka, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Naitoh, Ta‐Ta‐Mi Study Group Collaborative of the Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery   +12 more
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Biodiversity offsetting and restoration under the European Union Habitats Directive: balancing between no net loss and deathbed conservation?

Ecology and Society, 2016
Biodiversity offsets have emerged as one of the most prominent policy approaches to align economic development with nature protection across many jurisdictions, including the European Union.
Hendrik Schoukens, An Cliquet
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Lumped modeling of bubbling fluidized beds for high‐temperature processes

AIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Bubbling fluidized beds (BFBs) have been a source of study for multiple decades. Among other applications, they can be used as scalable reactors for the conversion of biomass and waste resources to fuels. Several experimental and computational studies have been devoted to correlating the interplay of hydrodynamics and heat and mass transfer in
Ravi Ramesh, Elyas Moghaddam, Wiebren de Jong, Johan T. Padding   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Principles of public international law: a modern approach [PDF]

, 2009
Principles of public international law: a modern approach addresses a spectrum of legal issues that affect the day to day affairs of the international community.
Eishan Jan, Mohammad Naqib
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