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Putting seedlings on the map: Trade‐offs in demographic rates between ontogenetic size classes in five tropical forests

open access: yesEcology, Volume 106, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract All species must partition resources among the processes that underly growth, survival, and reproduction. The resulting demographic trade‐offs constrain the range of viable life‐history strategies and are hypothesized to promote local coexistence. Tropical forests pose ideal systems to study demographic trade‐offs as they have a high diversity
Stephan Kambach   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Time in Range Without Hypoglycaemia Using a Risk Calculator for Intermittently Scanned CGM in Type 1 Diabetes

open access: yesEndocrinology, Diabetes &Metabolism, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2025.
Risk calculator predicts optimal glycemic control (Time in range >70%, Time below range <4%) based on income, HbA1c, gender, insulin dose, and age after isCGM placement. ABSTRACT Purpose To investigate the impact of clinical and socio‐economic factors on glycaemic control and construct statistical models to predict optimal glycaemic control (OGC) after
Fernando Sebastian‐Valles   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discreet but diverse and specific: Determining plant‐herbivore interactions across a species‐rich plant family in a tropical rain forest

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 57, Issue 1, January 2025.
We conducted a year‐long study in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park, focusing on nine understory Annonaceae species to investigate herbivory patterns and herbivore‐host associations. Our findings revealed significant temporal fluctuations in leaf damage, with Anaxagorea brevipes and Unonopsis veneficiorum experiencing higher herbivore pressure, and ...
Paola G. Santacruz Endara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of governance and infrastructure in moderating the effect of resource rents on economic growth

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 1059-1080, October 2024.
Abstract This study investigates how governance and infrastructure moderate the effect of natural resource rents on economic growth using a sample of 110 countries from 2000 to 2018. The empirical evidence is based on panel smooth transition regressions (PSTR). The nexus between economic growth and natural resources is not linear and the underlying non‐
Simplice A. Asongu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The social life of illegality: Suspicion and surveillance against African migrants in urban India

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 126, Issue 3, Page 422-433, September 2024.
Abstract The turn of the 21st century has witnessed a rising trend of migration from the African continent to cities across India. Accompanying such flows have been racial tensions and policing spectacles, including incidents of violence, vandalism, and evictions against African migrants and their pathologization as “illegal.” These subtle yet ...
Bani Gill
wiley   +1 more source

The value of legal recourse in sovereign bond markets: Evidence from Argentina

open access: yesJournal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 21, Issue 3, Page 669-709, September 2024.
Abstract If sovereign immunity waivers and clauses calling for litigation abroad reduce the risk of expropriation, bonds governed by foreign law should, ceteris paribus, trade at a premium compared to bonds issued under domestic law. In 2020, Argentina exchanged a panoply of bonds with different currencies, maturity and coupon structure for pairs of ...
Sebastian M. Saiegh, Glen Biglaiser
wiley   +1 more source

Rent–wage inequality in Mexico City, 1770–1930

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 77, Issue 3, Page 1035-1056, August 2024.
Abstract This article traces trends of income inequality in Mexico City from 1770 to 1930 by measuring the gaps between urban real estate rents and unskilled wages. The article presents the first long‐term series of real estate values and rental income for Mexico.
Amílcar E. Challú   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From provider to partner? Main elements of the relationship between schools and small‐ and medium‐sized firms in vocational education work placements in the Basque and Navarre regions (Spain)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Training and Development, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 213-231, June 2024.
Abstract This paper seeks to contribute to the knowledge of the relationship established between firms and vocational education and training (VET) schools around work placements in companies (both standard and extended, so‐called ‘dual’, models) in Spain.
Cristina Lavía   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance quality and trade performance in Sub‐Saharan Africa 撒哈拉以南非洲地区的治理质量与贸易绩效 Calidad de la gobernanza y desempeño comercial en África Subsahariana

open access: yesWorld Affairs, Volume 187, Issue 1, Page 78-93, Spring 2024.
Abstract In this study, nexuses between governance and trade performance in terms of natural resource rents are assessed in 44 Sub‐Saharan African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. The findings show that political governance (entailing “voice and accountability” and political stability) and institutional governance ...
Simplice A. Asongu, Nicholas M. Odhiambo
wiley   +1 more source

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