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Global agricultural value chains and food prices

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study the relationship between the extent of participation in global agricultural value chains (GAVCs) and food prices at the country level. Using longitudinal data on a sample of 138 countries for the period 2000–2015 and a shift‐share instrumental variable design, we study how the extent of a country's participation in GAVCs in a given ...
Bernhard Dalheimer, Marc F. Bellemare
wiley   +1 more source

How shifting priorities and capacity affect policy work and constituency service: Evidence from a census of legislator requests to U.S. federal agencies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract When elected officials gain power, do they use it to provide more constituent service or affect policy? The answer informs debates over how legislator capacity, term limits, and institutional positions affect legislator behavior. We distinguish two countervailing effects of increased institutional power: shifting priorities and increased ...
Devin Judge‐Lord   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intervention effects of optimised carbohydrate diet in patients with type 2 diabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled crossover trial. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open
Lu Y   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Computer‐Assisted Sperm Analysis (CASA) Versus Manual Evaluation and the Clinical Significance of Sperm Hyperactivated Motility

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Semen analysis remains the first‐line diagnostic test for male infertility, although it is affected by operator subjectivity. Computer‐assisted sperm analysis (CASA) is proposed to improve objectivity; however, its accuracy and clinical relevance remain uncertain.
Maria Emanuela Ragosta   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real‐world evaluation of a population‐based vaginal self‐sampling program for cervical cancer prevention in Region Skåne, Sweden

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Large‐scale HPV self‐sampling screening distributed 557 976 kits, resulting in 208 386 returned samples with 98% validity. HPV positivity was detected in 19% of participants, leading to clinical follow‐up. Biopsy confirmed 980 high‐grade cervical lesions and 32 cervical cancers.
Caroline Hellsten   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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