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Risks of concealing environmental degradation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Current practice seeks to conceal the visual impact of land‐use change (i.e., development). Six percent of development impact assessments in Australia and 14% of the World Bank's assessments recommend visual impact mitigation. This mitigation results in, for example, vegetated buffer strips alongside cleared agricultural areas and earthen ...
Matt W. Hayward, Kaya Klop‐Toker, Salim Momtaz, Eliza Payne, Louisa Rebec, Robert J. Scanlon, Craig M. Shuttleworth, Nick Valentine, Andrea S. Griffin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic inequality and social mobility in preindustrial societies: What we know, what we don't (but should) know

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent years economic inequality has become a major research topic in economic history. However, much remains to be done to complete our knowledge of long‐term distributive dynamics. This article highlights several promising avenues for future research, focusing on the preindustrial period.
Guido Alfani
wiley   +1 more source

New organizational forms: Deconstructing and reconfiguring the literature

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Less hierarchical, self‐managing, agile, alternative: so‐called “new organizational forms” draw interest from scholars and practitioners alike. Despite an abundance of both conceptual and empirical research, the “new organizational form” concept remains elusive, capturing a growing diversity of phenomena and labels.
Constantin Bremer
wiley   +1 more source

Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
wiley   +1 more source

Social Justice as a Catalyst for Ecumenical Engagement

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview of the historical formation of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCC), examining the social and political context in the United States that shaped its adoption of ecumenical practices focused on social justice.
Geneva Blackmer
wiley   +1 more source

Towards A Secure Remote Electronic Voting in Tanzania Organizational Challenges

, 2014
Research Article published by Advances in Computer Science: an International Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 5, September 2014This paper discusses organizational challenges that hinder the implementation of secure remote electronic voting in Tanzania and ...
Kimbi, Sylvester, Michael, Kisangiri, Nkansah-Gyekye, Yaw   +2 more
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Addressing Bias in Non‐Probability Fisheries Surveys Using Multilevel Regression and Poststratification Approaches

Fish and Fisheries, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Quantifying harvest of fish stocks is challenging as census data are often unavailable, so surveys are required. Traditional probability‐based surveys use random sampling to obtain representative data that can be scaled to estimate total impact.
Zachary Radford, Wendy Edwards, Samantha Hook, Bridgid Bell, Rebecca Mills, Grace Farrell, Martin J. Genner, Stephen D. Simpson, Kieran Hyder   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voting behavior and mortality risk in older adults: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. [PDF]

J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
Handy F, Konrath S.
europepmc   +1 more source

How Can the Attrition of Black Women in the Workplace Be Explained Through Perceptions of Unmet Psychological Needs?

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the perception of unmet psychological needs on the focal phenomenon of Black women's voluntary turnover in US organizations. It does so through a multifaceted analysis of the needs of Black women in the workplace and proposes actionable ways for employers to reduce turnover amongst their Black female employees.
Tyechia Veronica Paul, Jennifer R. Bishop, Allona S. Murry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating real-time polling into modified Delphi methodology: lessons from a consensus study on cardiac implantable electronic device remote monitoring. [PDF]

BMC Med Res Methodol
O'Hagan E, Sheahen B, Cho K, Turnbull S, Wong KC, Rock Z, Chow CK.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source