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

Irrigation 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, S. K. Pramada, Venkataramana Sridhar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of superficial cervical plexus nerve block with Ropivacaine or a combination of different adjuvants on perioperative analgesia and quality of postoperative recovery in patients undergoing radical thyroid cancer surgery under general anesthesia: a prospective randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

World J Surg Oncol
Kang X, Li C, Lu L, Qin X, Wang Y, Lu Y, Ma L, Zhu S, Gong Z.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Navigating the Uncertainty: Unveiling the Impact of Trade Policy Uncertainty on GVC Ascent in Chinese Listed Companies

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study is based on real options theory and uses a sample of Chinese listed companies from 2000 to 2016 to investigate the dynamic process and mechanisms by which trade policy uncertainty affects the upgrading of enterprises within the global value chain (GVC). The article finds that trade policy uncertainty has a positive forcing effect on
Shiyi Wu, Rui Niu
wiley   +1 more source

Europe's Overlooked Health and Hygiene Issues in Migrant Worker Housing: A Call for Action. [PDF]

Saf Health Work
Samant Y, Fabregat MR, Seneviratne M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Joint Estimation and Bandwidth Selection in Partially Parametric Models

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We propose a single‐step approach to estimating a model with both a known nonlinear parametric component and an unknown nonparametric component. We study the large sample behavior of a simultaneous optimization routine that estimates both the parameter vector of the parametric component and the bandwidth vector used to smooth the unknown ...
Daniel J. Henderson, Nadine McCloud, Christopher F. Parmeter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening systems of accountability for women's leadership in the health sector.

BMJ
Buse K, Liwanag HJ, Koay A, Kedia S, Kiwuwa-Muyingo S, Yoon SY, Hawkes S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Review of Educational Policymaking and the Courts: An Empirical Study of Judicial Activism by Michael A. Rebell and Arthur R. Block [PDF]

, 1983
Fishman, James J.
core   +1 more source

Caste as a Social Kind

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
wiley   +1 more source

Non-compliant neutron dose associated with an internal lead slab in a radiotherapy treatment vault. [PDF]

J Appl Clin Med Phys
Galiano E, Salata C, Godin M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Group Agency and Egalitarian Corporate Structure: The Epistemic, Incentive, and Control Dimensions

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What constitutes a good corporate agent? The article answers this question by critically applying List and Pettit's theory of group agency, which emphasizes three crucial dimensions of organizational design: epistemic quality, incentive compatibility, and control.
Chi Kwok, Chris Man‐Kong Li
wiley   +1 more source