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Evaluating anisotropy‐based Monin–Obukhov similarity theory over canopies and complex terrain

open access: yesQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
This study shows that an anisotropy‐based generalization of Monin–Obukhov surface‐layer scaling (SC23) applies readily across a wide range of atmospheric conditions with variable terrain, canopies, and land‐cover complexity. This work focuses on the scaling of velocity variances for 7 years at the 47 sites in the National Ecological Observation Network
Tyler S. Waterman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Puerto Ricans in Virginia, the United States, and Puerto Rico, 2014

open access: yes, 2016
In 2014, Virginia had the 11th largest Puerto Rican population in the United States with 92,319 Puerto Ricans, accounting for 1.8 percent of all Puerto Ricans living in the United States.
Center for Puerto Rican Studies
core  

Evaluating land–sea linkages using land cover change and coral reef monitoring data: A case study from northeastern Puerto Rico

open access: yesRemote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Land cover change that leads to increased nutrient and sediment runoff is an important driver of change in coral reef ecosystems. In this study, we combined satellite remote sensing and field monitoring to assess concomitant changes in watershed land cover and coral cover in northeastern Puerto Rico in 2000–2015.
Pirta Palola   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cólera en el vapor Araguaya, 1910: epidemias en la travesía inmigratoria entre Europa, Brasil y Argentina

open access: yesQuinto Sol, 2016
En este artículo se analiza el caso del vapor Araguaya, un transatlántico de lujo que partió del puerto de Southampton (Inglaterra) en 1910 con destino a los puertos de Río de Janeiro y Buenos Aires.
Fernanda Rebelo-Pinto, Gilberto Hochman
doaj  

Discursos y resistencia laboral: Los agentes de rentas internas y la propuesta de ley de negociación colectiva de 1975 (Puerto Rico)

open access: yes, 2011
The thesis examines the discourses and institutions that shaped the views of the Puerto Rican government, Puerto Rican government employees and, more specifically, the Puerto Rican Internal Revenue Agents regarding labor relations, leading to the filing ...
Carrión Crespo, Carlos
core  

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Puerto Ricans in Georgia, the United States, and Puerto Rico, 2014

open access: yes, 2016
In 2014, an estimated 89,462 Puerto Ricans lived in Georgia and accounted for 1.7 percent of all Puerto Ricans living in the United States. Georgia had the 13th largest Puerto Rican population in the United States.
Center for Puerto Rican Studies
core  

Does Carbon Intensity Affect the Cost of Equity? An Empirical Study From Mexico

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change poses significant risks for companies, particularly in emerging countries like Mexico, where sustainability perceptions are evolving. This study analyzes how carbon emissions affect the cost of equity capital (CoE) for Mexican firms.
Guillermo Pérez‐Elizundia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Book Review: Puerto Rico and the Puerto Ricans [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Migration Review, 1975
openaire   +1 more source

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