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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Microwave single-photon detection using a hybrid spin-optomechanical quantum interface

npj Quantum Information
Semiconductor single-photon detectors cannot be straightforwardly adapted for the microwave regime, primarily because microwave photons carry far less energy and thus require cryogenic temperatures and specialized architectures. Here, we propose a hybrid
Pratyush Anand, Ethan G. Arnault, Matthew E. Trusheim, Kurt Jacobs, Dirk R. Englund   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating Different Supplements on the Growth Performance and Bioconversion Efficiency of Kitchen Waste by Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Insects
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) convert kitchen waste into high-quality insect feed. However, the optimal amount of auxiliary materials needed to improve the physical and chemical properties of kitchen waste and enhance BSFL bioconversion efficiency ...
Lifei Chen, Meng Xu, Rongsheng Shang, Yizhen Xin, Guiying Wang, Yifan Li, Zhuoya Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Haoyang Sun, Lusheng Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

“I am always thinking first of you:” The Chamberlains in Love and War

, 2015
Soldier. Professor. Hero. Braggart. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain has been called many things by many people. Regardless of whether one loves or despises him, Chamberlain and his role in the American Civil War never fail to evoke intense emotion.
Caswell, Bryan G.
core  

The Impact of Vision Problems on Households' Incomes: Evidence From the 2019 and 2022 Rounds of the Turkey Health Survey

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vision problems reduce individuals' quality of life, and they also reduce their productivity as workers and consequently decrease their incomes. Most vision problems can be corrected with properly fitted eyeglasses, but many people with vision problems do not have such eyeglasses.
Paul Glewwe, Hasan Gul, Aysit Tansel, Suzanne Wisniewski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survivability of Escherichia coli O157:H7 ATCC 43888 and Enterococcus faecium ATCC 8459 in a Hydrocolloid Gel Bar Model and Macronutrient Bar Model in Response to Vacuum Microwave Drying and Storage

Journal of Food Protection
This study aimed to investigate the microbial safety of Vacuum Microwave Drying (VMD) and 30 days storage at 25 °C on survivability of Escherichia coli O157:H7 ATCC 43888 and Enterococcus faecium ATCC 8459 in a nutritionally minimal bar model and ...
Dominique Pacitto-Reilly, Genevieve Flock   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The study of essential factors in designing a military backpack with a focus on mid-sized backpack [PDF]

فصلنامه ابن سینا, 2015
Lack of fitness in equipment and accessories of task force is one of the undeniable causes of death on the battlefield, because this equipment is transported a long time by the task force.
S Majidi, A Nezami-Asl, M Mokhtarzadeh
doaj  

Booze, Temperance, and Soldiers on the Home Front: The Unraveling of the Image of the Idealised Soldier in Canada [PDF]

, 2016
In 1916, Canadians were swept up in the rhetoric of a purifying Holy War. The citizen soldier became the embodiment of Christ in the ultimate fight against evil.
Wilson, Fay
core   +1 more source

Acting authentically: Using play to cultivate authentic interrelating in role performance

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
Summary Research is increasingly demonstrating that authenticity and human connection are fundamental and interrelated human needs. However, organizational roles often constrain authenticity and connection in workplace interactions, especially roles that are highly scripted.
Lyndon E. Garrett
wiley   +1 more source

Insights into a Novel and Efficient Microbial Nest System for Treating Pig Farm Wastewater

Microorganisms
A microbial nest system (MNS) represents a novel and efficient approach to treating solid–liquid mixtures from pig farming instead of the conventional method, which separates the solid and liquid at first using centrifugation before treating the solid ...
Lifei Chen, Lusheng Li, Guiying Wang, Meng Xu, Yizhen Xin, Hanhan Song, Jiale Liu, Jiani Fu, Qi Yang, Qile Tian, Yuxi Wang, Haoyang Sun, Jianqun Lin, Linxu Chen, Jiang Zhang, Jianqiang Lin   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source