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Key agroecosystems for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Europe
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Agricultural expansion and intensification are driving amphibian and reptile declines worldwide. However, sustainably managed agroecosystems can support a high diversity of herpetofauna, which play a key role in pest control, reducing crop damage.
Andrea Dalpasso +4 more
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Surveillance of bovine tuberculosis in Sicily
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 S. Vullo +4 more
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The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
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Networks paving the way: Apprenticeship, guilds, and access to mastership in early modern Genoa
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper investigates how kinship and professional networks shaped labour market outcomes in the guild‐based labour market of early modern Genoa. Using a newly constructed dataset of more than 8,000 apprenticeship contracts (1451–1530), I examine the extent to which family and guild connections influenced apprentices' chances of attaining ...
Alessandro Brioschi
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The bread of Toledo: Prices and political economy, 1535–1800
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract We study the market for common white bread in the city of Toledo through a new 266‐year‐long series of bread prices, obtained from the cash purchases and wholesale bread‐for‐wheat contracts of large institutions. Our data are strongly consistent with fragmentary evidence on retail price regulation, as well as with shorter series from other ...
Mauricio Drelichman +1 more
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Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.Palermo became the new capital of Sicily after the Aghlabid conquest in 831. The transformation of the city into a capital took many forms, including the production and consumption of pottery. The perspective from ceramic evidence shows that Palermo underwent faster and deeper processes of Islamization than other urban and rural contexts across the ...
Viva Sacco
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Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave
Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status
E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott
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Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper focusses on management control in public sector organizations (PSOs) through a backward‐looking reflexive analysis. The analysis identifies three themes—the importance of collaboration, the use of tools and models developed for the private sector and the limited use of management control information.
Maria Mårtensson
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Accountability That Keeps on Giving: Open Issues in the Delivery of Public Services
Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reviewing and discussing current “hot” issues in the public accountability of public services from the different perspectives of central and local government, healthcare, universities, and third‐sector organizations, this piece aims at open a debate on how to improve both research and practice in these realms.
Richard Baylis +9 more
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Impact of Selumetinib on Long-Term Pain Medication Utilization in Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective US Claims Database Study. [PDF]
Pain TherLyons G +7 more
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