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Taxonomic and functional diversity of urban bees of the world

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bees play a pivotal role in terrestrial environments. Urbanization can affect these organisms and the ecosystem services they provide. However, knowledge of the global diversity of urban bees is limited. Thus, we summarized data on urban bee species identities and occurrences; compared distributions of all bees with those found in urban ...
João C. F. Cardoso   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconsidering the role of introduced species in the climate‐affected and highly invaded eastern Mediterranean

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bioinvasions are considered mostly as a biodiversity and conservation hazard, but in specific situations, introduced species can bring ecological or socioeconomic benefits. We assessed the social–ecological role of marine introduced species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea—a global hotspot of bioinvasions and extirpations—and their potential ...
Stelios Katsanevakis   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Post‐Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Hypoglycaemia With Clinical Features, Incident Diabetes and Mortality in the Di@bet.es Cohort

open access: yesDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To investigate the association of post‐oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) hypoglycaemia with clinical features, incident diabetes and mortality. Materials and Methods This population‐based cohort study included 2924 adults (median age 49 years, 1680 women) without known diabetes who underwent a 75‐g OGTT as part of the Di@bet.es Study ...
Tomás González‐Vidal   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of anti‐CGRP monoclonal antibodies in patients with migraine and autoimmune diseases: IMMUNO‐CGRP study

open access: yesHeadache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate demographic characteristics, treatment effectiveness, and safety outcomes in patients with migraine undergoing anti‐calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) treatments regarding the presence of autoimmune diseases. Background CGRP has an important role in migraine pathophysiology through neuronal modulation
María Clara García‐Castillo   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delphi consensus: First‐line use of biologics and small molecules in hidradenitis suppurativa

open access: yesJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
This Delphi Consensus study identified upgrade criteria for the use of biologics and small molecules as first‐line therapy in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). European HS experts evaluated 16 clinical scenarios, voting on eligibility for therapy escalation.
Georgios Nikolakis   +54 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dependent Articulation in the Global Pesticide Complex: Argentina's Agrochemical Industry After the Generics Market Revolution

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the late 1990s, the pesticide industry has undergone a ‘generics revolution’ as the centre of production, and trade has shifted to the global South. China and India have become major producers, capturing Latin American markets from Northern multinationals. As a major pesticide user and a key node in global supply chains, Argentina offers
Christian Berndt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marketization in Public Purchasing as a Route to Business Corporations' Institutional Power: The Case of Outsourcing Social Services in Israel

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What are the conditions under which business corporations expand their institutional power? This paper argues that institutional power is affected by the architecture of the “acquisition regime”—the set of formal (and informal) rules that govern how states purchase public services.
Reut Marciano, Shir Gal
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Dimensions of Support for Local Policy: Resident, Policymaker, and Policy Gender

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is a well‐established triadic relationship between satisfaction with public services, trust in leaders, and policy support in developed democracies. This study takes a novel approach by considering how gender is associated with the strength and direction of these connections, an element underexplored in the literature.
Aliza Forman‐Rabinovici, Itai Beeri
wiley   +1 more source

From Hierarchical Capitalism to Developmental Governance: The Emergence of Concerted Skills Formation in Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Skills formation is a pressing issue for middle‐income countries given the pace of technological change. In Latin America, scholars point to the hierarchical type of capitalism and its segmentalist skills formation system as the main roadblocks to exiting the middle‐income trap.
Aldo Madariaga, Mariana Rangel‐Padilla
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Structures, Political Change and Executive Turnover in State‐Owned Enterprises: Evidence From Chile

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To address the shortcomings associated with state ownership, countries have implemented various legal strategies to curb political influence in state‐owned enterprises. This research studies whether these strategies constrain the government's ability to use their appointment powers for political considerations.
Pablo Torres
wiley   +1 more source

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