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Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey +5 more
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[Rural workers' health in Brazil].
Cadernos de saude publica, 2016 Workers' health is a central theme in public health surveys, but the specificity of work activities should be considered. This study aimed to analyze the health of rural workers in Brazil that perform both agricultural and non-agricultural work, based on self-rated health and self-reported diseases.
Jessica Pronestino de Lima, Moreira +5 more
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Carbon stock measurement to evaluate ecosystem service from carbon sequestration. [PDF]
, 2014 The aim of this study is to establish parameters to evaluate ecosystem service from carbon sequestration of the actions supported by the Sustainable Rural Development Program in watersheds of the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil – Rio ...
COELHO, M. +6 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The role of business towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been well established. However, SDG contextualization continues to pose a conundrum, particularly for firms operating in multiple contexts. This becomes even more problematic in the case of SDG 11, the only goal in the sustainable development agenda directly
Andreas Georgiou
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Land Reform and Sustainable Development [PDF]
Land reform, equitable distribution, economic development, environmental quality, land reform strategies, Brazil, Landless Workers’ Movement, East Asia, rural poverty, land productivity, sustainable agriculture, comparative advantage, small farms.Land ...
Elizabeth Stanton +2 more
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Agribusiness: From Automation to Augmentation in a Global Context
Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Alexis H. Villacis
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although recent literature on the circular economy (CE) has highlighted the important role of ecosystems, there is still limited understanding of the main themes that characterize circular ecosystems. This study addresses this gap by combining a comprehensive topic modeling analysis employing latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) with a systematic
Aline Gabriela Ferrari +4 more
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Income and beyond: Multidimensional poverty in six Latin American countries [PDF]
This paper presents empirical results of a wide range of multidimensional poverty measures for: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay, for the period 1992–2006.
Diego Battiston +4 more
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Credit concentration of Brazilian rural activities from 2000 to 2008 [PDF]
, 2010 This paper aims to analyze the degree of concentration of loans allocated to agricultural and livestock activities in Brazil from 2000 to 2009, and to assess the distribution pattern of rural credit among the Brazilian states.
De Souza Lima, Roberto Arruda +1 more
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A Comprehensive Analysis on the Healthcare Systems in Latin America [PDF]
, 2019 This comprehensive report summarizes and analyzes the current state of healthcare in Latin America, specifically in the countries of Mexico, Brazil, the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras), the Andean Region (Ecuador, Peru, and ...
Calderon, Melinda +5 more
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