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A Comparative Study on the Irrigation Suitability of Kerala's Rivers Using Fuzzy AHP and Conventional Methods

open access: yesIrrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food security in Kerala depends on effective irrigation, but poor‐quality irrigation water poses threats such as salinity, sodicity and reduced soil productivity. Although past assessments have been localised, this study presents the first comprehensive, statewide evaluation of irrigation water suitability across 44 major rivers in Kerala.
Raji Karuna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trans n-3 eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid isomers exhibit different inhibitory effects on arachidonic acid metabolism in human platelets compared to the respective cis fatty acids.

open access: yesJournal of Lipid Research, 1990
N-3 trans geometrical isomers of 20:5 n-3 and 22:6 n-3 were isolated from rats fed heated linseed oil. The ability of these acids to inhibit 20:4 n-6 metabolism by human platelets was examined.
SF O'Keefe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Early Upper Palaeolithic in British caves: problems and potential Le Paléolithique supérieur ancien dans les grottes de Grande‐Bretagne : problèmes et potentiels

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Recent years have seen landmark progress in our understanding of early Homo sapiens occupation of Europe, owing to new excavations and the application of new analytical methods. Research on British sites, however, continues to lag. This is because of limitations inherent in existing cave collections, and limited options for new fieldwork at known sites.
Robert Dinnis
wiley   +1 more source

What Are the Performance Indicators for Successful New Product Development Projects in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises?*

open access: yesAccounting Perspectives, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 125-155, March 2025.
ABSTRACT New product development (NPD) has become essential for many small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to ensure their competitiveness and survival. However, NPD is fraught with pitfalls that can lead to project failure. To increase the likelihood of success, SMEs need to monitor the performance of their NPD projects using accurate indicators ...
Caroline Blais, Josée St‐Pierre
wiley   +1 more source

A generic method for improving the spatial interoperability of medical and ecological databases

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Geographics, 2017
Background The availability of big data in healthcare and the intensive development of data reuse and georeferencing have opened up perspectives for health spatial analysis.
A. Ghenassia   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence About Discipline Committees and Professional Misconduct of Auditors*,‡

open access: yesAccounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Self‐regulating professions establish professional discipline processes to determine whether members' behavior falls short of expectations outlined in their respective codes of conduct and to determine appropriate sanctions when necessary. From an auditing perspective, audit quality is of primary interest to audit researchers, yet few prior ...
Devan Mescall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mission d'appui au projet de développement de la filière laitière dans le bassin de Mbarara (Ouganda) : rapport de mission du 7/10 au 17/10/2001 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Cette mission d'appui a permis de rencontrer l'ensemble des responsables des organismes intervenant dans le projet de développement de la filière laitière dans le bassin de MBarara.
Le Bas, Cédric, Tulasne, Jean-Jacques
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Audit Quality From a Service Perspective: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesAccounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Audit quality is a multidimensional and latent construct that researchers struggle to evaluate and interpret. This paper follows an interdisciplinary approach by systematically reviewing the literature on audit quality evaluation from a service quality perspective.
Lise Muriel Botha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health + Equality + School Engagement: Scenarios USA Reinvents Sex Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This issue of Quality/Calidad/Qualité highlights the experience of Scenarios USA,3 an innovative nonprofit program that has integrated a gender and rights perspective -- and a critical thinking approach -- into curricula, while fostering new pedagogies ...

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Audit Risk Disclosures, Targeted Inspections, and Audit Quality Information obligatoire sur les risques d'audit, inspections ciblées et qualité des audits

open access: yesContemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article studies how the mandatory disclosure of audit risk and targeted regulatory inspections influence audit quality. We develop a model in which the auditor tests a firm's internal control over financial reporting before auditing the financial report and must issue an opinion on both.
Kyungha Lee, Rahul Menon
wiley   +1 more source

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