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Mapping global research on climate and health using machine learning (a systematic evidence map) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2021
Climate change is already affecting health in populations around the world, threatening to undermine the past 50 years of global gains in public health.
Pauline Scheelbeek, Lea Berrang-Ford, Max Callaghan, Anne J. Sietsma, Neal R. Haddaway, Ja C. Minx, Alan D. Dangour, Andy Haines, Kristine Belesova   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct and indirect effects of climate change on the livestock sector from an economic and social perspective [PDF]

, 2015
Livestock production systems provide multiple services to population and within territories. Based on studies carried on in different countries in Mediterranean and tropical environments, we show that climate change and/or climate variability have clear ...
Ickowicz, Alexandre
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Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi, Stefania Troiano, Francesco Marangon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulation of sucrose synthase and its association with grain filling in spermine-treated rice plant under water deficit

Journal of Plant Interactions, 2019
Spermine (SPM) was utilized to investigate its impact on the accumulation of sucrose synthase (SUS) and the role of SUS as a predictor of sink strength of rice under cyclic water stress.
Zulkarami Berahim, Deivaseeno Dorairaj, Halimi Mohd Saud, Mohd Razi Ismail   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun, John Beghin, Fernando Maximiliano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved storm surge prediction and extreme sea level future projections in the Indian Ocean using deep learning

Environmental Research Letters
Accurate storm surge and extreme sea level (ESL) prediction is crucial for effective coastal flood monitoring and hazard management. However, dynamical models for the Indian Ocean often exhibit significant biases compared to historic tide gauge (TG ...
P Sreeraj, P Swapna, Manmeet Singh, R Krishnan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in the width of the tropical belt due to simple radiative forcing changes in the GeoMIP simulations [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016
Model simulations of future climates predict a poleward expansion of subtropical arid climates at the edges of Earth's tropical belt, which would have significant environmental and societal impacts.
N. A. Davis, D. J. Seidel, D. J. Seidel, T. Birner, S. M. Davis, S. Tilmes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investment opportunity in aquarium technology. Export marketing of tropical aquarium fishes [PDF]

, 1987
A brief account is given of the demand for ornamental fish, providing also estimates of world trade volume. The major importing countries are the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands.
Odunaiya, O.
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How may tropical cyclones change in a warmer climate? [PDF]

, 2007
Tropical Cyclones (TC) under different climate conditions in the Northern Hemisphere have been investigated with the Max Planck Institute (MPI) coupled (ECHAM5/MPIOM) and atmosphere (ECHAM5) climate models.
Bengtsson, Lennart, Bengtsson, Lennart, Esch, Monika, Esch, Monika, Hodges, Kevin I., Hodges, Kevin I., Keenlyside, Noel, Keenlyside, Noel, Kornblueh, Luis, Kornblueh, Luis, Luo, Jing-Jia, Yamagata, Toshio, 山形, 俊男, 羅, 京佳   +13 more
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source