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Food without fire: Environmental and nutritional impacts from a solar stove field experiment
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Over 80% of the population in rural Sub‐Saharan Africa relies on biomass cooking fuel, a substantial source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. We use a field experiment in Zambia to investigate the impact of solar stoves on biomass fuel use and cooking habits.
Laura E. McCann +4 more
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Geographical indications in international markets: Policy, productivity, and trade
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Geographical indications (GIs) are an increasingly important feature of global agri‐food markets and trade agreements, yet the economic literature lacks a structural open‐economy model to analyze how GI policies influence exports, productivity, and welfare.
Jakob Rackl, Luisa Menapace
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Extension services are designed to facilitate the flow of information from researchers to farmers. However, information failures continue to impede the diffusion of soil‐improving and water conservation technologies in Sub‐Saharan African countries. We use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the impact of an extension‐based campaign
Esther Gloria Mbabazi +3 more
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Ultrastructural observationof lemon fruit abscission
, 1976 Ultrastructural changes in the abscission zone between ovary wall and floral disc were followed during abscission of young lemon (Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. cultivar 'Villafranca') fruit explants.
Iwahori S., Van Steveninck R.F.M.
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The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
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Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Climate shocks threaten rural livelihoods in Malawi, yet households adopt diverse coping strategies to mitigate welfare losses. Using three‐wave Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture panel data (2013–2019) and household fixed‐effects models, this study examines how climate shocks affect food security and ...
Suyeon Ro, Jongwook Lee
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Between famine and freedom: Food prices during the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945–9
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper investigates how the Indonesian War of Independence (1945‒9) influenced staple food prices, and how fluctuations in those prices, in turn, shaped the trajectory and dynamics of the conflict. We compiled a dataset comprising more than 8600 prices for staple foods covering the entire Indonesian archipelago from 1939‒49, allowing us to
Ingrid de Zwarte +2 more
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European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The proliferation of inaccurate information about tooth bleaching on the internet poses a growing risk to oral health, promoting potentially harmful practices while undermining evidence‐based professional guidance. Objective Evaluate the quality, reliability, and educational impact of tooth bleaching videos on YouTube ...
Letícia de Azevedo Lima Silva +4 more
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Effects of mychorrhiza and phosphorus applications on nursery plant development in sour orange (citrus aurantium l.) and rough lemon (c.jambhiri lush.) seedlings [PDF]
, 2008 Çalısma Aralık 2003–Mayıs 2005 arasında Batı Akdeniz Tarımsal Arastırma Enstitüsü’nün Meyvecilik Bölümü’ndeki seralarda yürütülmüstür. Bitki materyali olarak turunçgil yetistiriciliginde yogun olarak kullanılan turunç anacı, asıgözü üretiminde yogun ...
Taştekin, Ertuğrul +1 more
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Gaussian Rough Surfaces and Kirchhoff Approximation
, 1999 Electromagnetic scattering is often solved by applying the Kirchhoff approximation to the Stratton-Chu scattering integral. In the case of rough surfaces, it is usually assumed that this is possible if the incident electromagnetic wavelength is small ...
MIGLIACCIO, Maurizio +3 more
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