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When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive Quantification of Oligoasthenozoospermia Induced by Obesity, Reproductive Toxicants, and Their Combination in Rat Models

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oligoasthenozoospermia is a leading cause of male infertility and has been increasingly associated with the global surge in obesity and exposure to reproductive toxicants. Despite extensive research on each factor individually, their combined pathological effects remain poorly understood.
Yunlong Yao, Xi Zhang, Lingru Li, Yunzhi Zhang, Shuo Huang, Yulin Zong, Mingrui Li, Fufangyu Zhao, Linghui Zhu, Tianxing Li, Wenlong Sun, Mingyan Shao, Yanfei Zheng   +12 more
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From Loss to Transformation? Towards Pluralistic and Politicised Agrarian‐Climate Futures

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how actors perceive and anticipate future states of the world is gaining traction in climate change governance scholarship and related calls for sustainability transformations. However, smallholder farmers, indigenous groups, and local communities, who are expected to bear disproportionate burdens of loss and damage from climate ...
Joel Persson, Kelly Dorkenoo, Monin Nong, Sodavy Nhong, Van Hai Thi Nguyen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Storm surge along the Pacific coast of North America [PDF]

, 2017
Bromirski, Peter D, Flick, Reinhard E, Miller, Arthur J   +2 more
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Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
wiley   +1 more source

Vulnerability of Coastal Communities from Storm Surge and Flood Disasters. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2016
Bathi JR, Das HS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Indigenous‐Led Adaptation to Complex Climate Risks in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pacific Island peoples have long histories of adapting to environmental changes, but recent climate change is now driving complex risks that unfold within rapidly shifting societal and environmental contexts. This study investigates how remote Indigenous communities in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, experience and want to respond to complex ...
Eric Lede, Guy Jackson, Kamilo Bogen, Tristan Pearce   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Transformation of Retail Work: The Rise of Chaotic Rationalisation

British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how new digital technologies are transforming labour processes in frontline jobs in United States (US) store‐based retail, examining the US as an extreme case of labour market liberalisation. Research on technological change presents three scenarios: job displacement, job enrichment and ‘digital Taylorism’ involving heightened ...
Chris Tilly, Françoise Carré
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial and temporal analysis of extreme sea level and storm surge events around the coastline of the UK. [PDF]

Sci Data, 2016
Haigh ID, Wadey MP, Wahl T, Ozsoy O, Nicholls RJ, Brown JM, Horsburgh K, Gouldby B.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What Makes a Person Accessible? Exploring the Characteristics of ‘Accessible People’ From the Perspective of Adults With Learning Disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Previous research has investigated the factors that promote or reduce accessibility for people with learning disabilities. However, the role of people in facilitating accessible spaces, experiences and services and the characteristics on individuals that make them ‘accessible’ has been under‐considered.
Melissa L. Kirby, Karen Burland, Freya Bailes, Charlie Barker, Tracey Anne Barrett, John Bartle, Leanne Hazelgrave, Liam Hirst, Joanne Hepworth, Ella Schofield, Janine Waterman   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source