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Disasters, Dictators, and Donors: The Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Activity (Mis)Reporting
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines how governments manipulate economic data to secure more foreign disaster aid. By using nighttime lighting as a reliable measure of economic activity, we make two key findings: (1) foreign disaster aid is positively linked to a country's understatement of its gross domestic product, indicating a deliberate strategy to ...
M. Martin Boyer +2 more
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Annotation of: Eye in the Sky: Tornadoes (Title from catalog)
, 2006 Version of DLESE-000-000-006-293 (Skips intro). This is used in the introductory activity "Weather Happens" and in the culminating activity "Following Dynamic Weather" to provide background information about tornadoes.
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Belief in a Just, Unjust, and Random World: Three Different Beliefs
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Belief in a Just World (BJW) reflects assumptions about the predictability and congruence of events. Although extensively studied, little is known about its opposite: whether it is the Belief in an Unjust World (BUW), the Belief in a Random World (BRW), or whether these are independent constructs.
Javier Mayoral‐López +3 more
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School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This qualitative case study examined how the Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS), a university‐based intermediary organization, sustained partnerships between STEM researchers and K‐12 educators over 20 years (2004–2024). Data were collected through surveys of 21 STEM research faculty across 16 disciplines, 11 current and former CSATS ...
Kathleen M. Hill +5 more
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Transfusion, EarlyView.Abstract Background Blood donor deferral for malaria risk relies exclusively on responses to self‐reported questionnaires. This study evaluated the economic impact of introducing Plasmodium nucleic acid testing (NAT) as a universal screening strategy in the United States.
Cristina Coll‐Ortega +3 more
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P3.25 NOCTURNAL TORNADOES AND LOW-LEVEL STATIC STABILITY
, 2015 Nocturnal tornadoes, while comprising only about a quarter of verified tornadoes, produce 42.5 percent of tornado fatalities (Ashley 2007).
A K. Kis +2 more
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DEN Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2027.ABSTRACT A 72‐year‐old man developed a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm (HAP) caused by a liver abscess due to acute cholangitis and choledocholithiasis. He was successfully treated by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) with tornado microcoils. Two years later, he developed severe acute cholangitis caused by a biliary stone formed around a coil ...
Shigetoshi Nishihara +9 more
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Tornadoes Strike Texas Communities
, 1953 Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a series of tornadoes striking cities and towns across Texas, destroying homes, injuring dozens, and killing at least ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, Volume 7, Issue 1, December 2026.Abstract This work addresses the critical issue of science literacy and science communication for scientists, researchers, officials, organizations, and the general public. Effective communication and trust between these groups are essential, particularly as the severity and scope of disasters continue to increase.
J. M. Trivedi +2 more
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Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Volume 99, Issue 4, December 2026.Abstract As socio‐global events more frequently disrupt workplaces, understanding leadership's dynamic and context‐sensitive role in shaping employee wellbeing during periods of uncertainty has become increasingly important. Drawing on the Conservation of Resources Theory, this study synthesized current longitudinal evidence on the association between ...
Jasmine K. Bhatia +3 more
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