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Hepatic morphology and serum biochemical profile according to dry and rainy seasons in Pygocentrus nattereri (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated the physiological and morphological adaptations of the liver of the carnivorous fish Pygocentrus nattereri (piranha) in response to seasonal variations (dry and rainy seasons) in the Brazilian Pantanal. The objective was to describe how the liver, a central organ in metabolic regulation, responds to environmental ...
Maria Eduarda Corona Garcia, Sandriely F. Marcondes, Mayara S. Siqueira, Taynara R. F. Leão, Robson A. Rodrigues, Karine N. N. Farias, André L. N. Silva, Karin Virgínia Kuibida, Lilian Franco‐Belussi, Carlos E. Fernandes   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain-Based REC System for Improving the Aspects of Procedural Complexity and Cyber Security

IEEE Access
In response to global efforts to deal with climate change, various renewable energy policies are being implemented. Among these, renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and renewable energy 100 (RE100) regulate the obligated supply of renewable energy to ...
Yeonouk Chu, Sungjoong Kim, Youngkook Song, Yongtae Yoon, Younggyu Jin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Auctioning U.S. Import Quotas, Foreign Response, and Alternative Policies [PDF]

In this paper we quantify the potential revenue available to the U.S. from auctioning import quotas, and the resulting drop in foreign producer surplus relative to free trade.
Robert C. Feenstra
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Postoperative Supraspinatus Muscle Volume Restoration Is Associated With Tendon Healing and Strength Recovery After Rotator Cuff Repair: Deep‐Learning‐Based Volumetric Analysis of the Entire Muscle With Clinical Correlation

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To quantify supraspinatus muscle volume (SPV) change after rotator cuff repair using deep‐learning‐based segmentation of full‐coverage magnetic resonance imaging and evaluate its associations with clinical, radiologic parameters, and retears. Methods This retrospective study analyzed rotator cuff repair patients with a minimum 2‐year follow‐up,
Yong Tae Kim, Hye Jin Yoo, Sang Yun Oh, Sae Hoon Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy-change Triggered Environmental Uncertainty in a Dairy Cooperative: The Case of Mila in South Tyrol

International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 2016
On April 1st 2015, the European Union lifted its quotas for dairy production, a system that has been in place since 1984. Prior to this, the region of South Tyrol in Northern Italy enjoyed protection from the constraints and penalties of overproduction ...
Sylvain Charlebois
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On Efficiency of Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) through Reduction of Vessels [PDF]

This paper theoretically examines whether an individual transferable quotas (ITQs) regime can achieve the long-run efficiency through the reduction of vessel numbers.
Keisaku Higashida, Yasuhiro Takarada
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Integrating Remote Sensing, Archaeological Survey and Geophysical Prospections for the Enhancement of Roman Doclea, Montenegro

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Roman city of Doclea is a key archaeological site of Montenegro, valued for its impressive remains and its role in the nation's cultural identity within European and the Mediterranean history. Doclea was the second‐largest city in the province of Roman Dalmatia, a municipium created in the first century ad and named after the Illyrian ...
Tatjana Koprivica, Lucia Alberti, Marilena Cozzolino, Bruna Di Palma, Vincenzo Gentile, Pasquale Merola   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

O afro-brasileiro e o debate sobre o sistema de cotas: um enfoque psicossocial

Psicologia: Ciência e Profissão
Tendo como base o debate sobre o sistema de cotas para negros nas universidades públicas, o presente artigo tem por objetivo explicitar os vários argumentos que configuram o campo de discussões acerca da implantação desse sistema, que constitui uma forma
Ricardo Franklin Ferreiras, Ricardo Mendes Mattos   +1 more
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Tariff-Rate Quotas, Rent-Shifting and the Selling of Domestic Access [PDF]

Tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) have replaced quotas at the end of the Uruguay Round. We analyze TRQs when a foreign firm competes against a domestic firm in the latter’s market. Our benchmark is the strategic rent-shifting tariff.
Gervais, Jean-Philippe, Lapan, Harvey E., Larue, Bruno   +2 more
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University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source