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Climate change and perennial crop production: Evidence of yield impact and adaptation in California

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Perennial crops are economically important. They contribute to food security, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking in annual crops, and provide additional environmental benefits compared with annual crops. Despite their importance, empirical research on the impacts of climate change and adaptation on perennial crops remains ...
Yuanyuan Wen, Wei Zhang, Julian M. Alston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The World at our Doorstep [PDF]

, 2013
The Onondaga Citizens League studied the issues of refugee resettlement in Central New York. The purposes of the study were to first develop a clearer picture and understanding of the refugee dynamic in Onondaga County -- the needs, the service continuum

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Understanding the Housing and Support Experience of People With Complex Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz, Fiona Carey, Libby Witts, Jessie Spence, Peter Mulherin, Megan Topping, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +7 more
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Is the resettlement suitability of migrants in arid mountainous areas high or low? A case study of ecological migration in Gansu Province, China

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Extreme climate, natural disasters, and deep poverty have triggered increasingly common migration worldwide. China’s resettlement projects have relocated approximately 10 million residents from disaster-prone, drought-prone, mountainous areas to suitable
Wei Zhang, Liang Zhou, Yan Zhang, Chunliang Xiu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Refugee Problem: An International Legal Tangle [PDF]

, 1958
Change is constant and computing paradigm is no exception. It has witnessed major shifts right from centralized client server systems to widely distributed systems. This time the locus of change in the computing paradigm is moving towards virtualization,
Bradway, John S., Evans, Alona E.
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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Homogeneously Catalyzed Paired Electrolytic Cell for Hydrogen Peroxide Production

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Cu(tmpa) and Sn‐TMPyP are compatible and efficient catalysts for 2e−‐ORR and 2e−‐WOR, respectively, which have been employed to assemble an efficient paired electrochemical cell for H2O2 production. The presence of a carbonate buffer is essential to achieve a high activity in the anode compartment, while control over mass transport is essential for a ...
Caterina Trotta, Jesse Orta, Hendrik C. de Heer, Pim G. J. van Duren, Maxime A. Siegler, Gabriel Menendez Rodriguez, Alceo Macchioni, D. G. H. Hetterscheid   +7 more
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Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
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Navigating Whiteness in Australia's Anti‐Racism Movement: A Duoethnographic Inquiry by Women of Colour Scholars

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper applies Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore how whiteness operates within Australia's anti‐racism movement as a structuring force that shapes discourse, practice and policy. Despite the anti‐racism movement offering crucial spaces for resistance and reform, it remains entangled in Australia's settler‐colonial present and systemic ...
Franka Vaughan, Aish Ravi
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Supporting higher education key to resettling Syrian refugees [PDF]

Last month the Australian Government announced that it will open the door to 12,000 refugees fleeing Iraq and Syria, focusing its resettlement efforts on women and children.
Max Walden
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