The political consequences of Africa's mobile revolution
Abstract What are the political consequences of rising domestic connectivity? I study this question in Sub‐Saharan Africa, asking how mobile technology shapes public opinion in geographically isolated communities. For remote rural populations, mobile devices increase contact with physically distant social networks, through regular phone calls with ...
Alex Yeandle
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South Korea's Health Misinformation Response during COVID-19: A Narrative-Thematic Analysis. [PDF]
Wasti S, Lee H, Kim H.
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Globalization, internal migration, and public goods provision in emerging economies
Abstract Globalization can introduce new employment opportunities to emerging economies in multinational corporations and exporting firms. Who is best positioned to benefit, and what are the political consequences for “left behind” areas? We argue that primarily advantaged groups seize these opportunities through internal migration toward centers of ...
Benjamin Helms, Junghyun Lim
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Metal pattern-based planar sub-THz filter in coplanar waveguide on optically transparent substrate. [PDF]
Havlíček J, Havelka D, Cifra M.
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Do tax havens affect the usage of share buybacks schemes?
Abstract This study examines whether the use of tax haven subsidiaries by U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) is associated with more intense usage of share buybacks. I find that MNCs' more intensive tax haven subsidiary usage is positively associated with a higher buyback ratio, a higher level of free cash flow and a higher level of return on ...
Alessandro Chiari
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Charting Africa's digital public health future: Five priorities for action. [PDF]
Ngongo N, Dereje N, Hall S, Kaseya J.
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Adapting to Change: The Dynamic Crop Production Systems of Smallholder Farmers in the PNG Highlands
ABSTRACT Smallholder sweet potato farmers in Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands Province (EHP) face challenges as they navigate social, economic, demographic, and environmental change. While they routinely adapt to weather variability and shifting markets, population growth is placing additional strain on an already finely balanced farming system ...
Geoff Kuehne +9 more
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A high-resolution daily CO₂ dataset for China (2016-2020). [PDF]
Yuan Z, Liu Y, Yang A, Wang D.
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ABSTRACT This study investigates the phenomenon of corporate social responsibility (CSR) decoupling, wherein firms' CSR disclosures diverge from their actual CSR performance, often resulting in misleading portrayals of environmental and social commitments commonly associated with greenwashing.
María Consuelo Pucheta‐Martínez +2 more
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D3O-IIoT: deep reinforcement learning-driven dynamic deception orchestration for industrial IoT security. [PDF]
Wushishi U +5 more
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