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Managing for resilience with ecological structure: Portfolio effects in the Laurentian Great Lakes

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
Combined effects of global change, including land conversion, biological invasions, and overexploitation, have degraded the resilience of ecosystems and the services they provide. Here, we identify key ecological structures and processes that can be targeted by management to improve resilience at scales ranging from single species to entire landscapes.
Kayla RS Hale   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

An adequacy‐for‐purpose perspective for the environmental sciences

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
The range of datasets, methods, and other tools available for environmental research and decision‐making is rapidly expanding. How should the quality of these tools be evaluated? When are new resources better than existing resources? We advocate an adequacy‐for‐purpose perspective, according to which the quality of environmental research tools depends ...
Wendy S Parker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Tobacco Prevention: The Effects of Tobacco 21 Laws on Young Adults' Body Weight

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tobacco 21 (T21) laws effectively reduce youth tobacco use by preventing initiation. This study examines their impact on body weight among young adults aged 18–20. Using 2009–2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data and a two‐way fixed‐effects difference‐in‐differences (DID) design, we find limited evidence of broad weight changes ...
Qihua Qiu, Jaesang Sung
wiley   +1 more source

Providing Mental Health and Substance Use Services to People Released From Custody During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Service Providers

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the perspectives of mental health and substance use providers who supported people released from custody during the pandemic in Ontario, Canada, with a focus on service disruptions, adaptations, and experiences. We conducted 20 in‐depth qualitative interviews and analysed these using Applied Thematic Analysis.
Lucas M. Seuren   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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