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Knowledge Work as a Condition of Accumulation in the Pesticide Industry: Syngenta's Defence of Paraquat

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What do pesticide companies do to keep their products on the market despite strong societal and scientific critiques of their environmental and health risks? This paper examines the herbicide paraquat, one of the most controversial pesticides, from the early 1960s to the present.
Kees Jansen
wiley   +1 more source

The Global Pesticide Complex: Infrastructure, Fragility and Frontiers of Agrarian Change

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although most pesticides have long been on the market, the political economy surrounding their production, regulation and use has undergone considerable change, spurring renewed interest in the social sciences. The global pesticide complex (GPC) is an analytical device to understand the multidimensional nature of these changes. In this special
Marion Werner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-resolution climate-dengue modeling and mid-century projections under SSP5-8.5 in Costa Rica. [PDF]

open access: yesSci One Health
Hidalgo HG   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Hidden Costs of Divestitures – Implications for the Commitment of the Remaining Employees

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the consequences of corporate divestitures from the largely neglected perspective of the divesting firm's remaining employees. Drawing on social exchange and psychological contract theory, we argue that divestitures – despite not involving direct job losses – can be perceived by the remaining employees as breaches of ...
Jan C. Hennig   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antifungal susceptibility of <i>Aspergillus</i> spp. isolated from coffee beans of Los Santos Coffee Region, Costa Rica. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Jaikel-Víquez D   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

AI Platforms as Cooperation Enablers Favoring the Development of Strategic Situating Capabilities Within Solution Delivery Ecosystems

open access: yesJournal of Product Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Academic Summary By integrating artificial intelligence (AI) platforms into their processes, firms aim to enhance their strategic capabilities and gain a competitive advantage. This study investigates the impact of such platforms on value generation within solution‐based strategies, proposing two connected mechanisms.
Yancy Vaillant   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular phylogenetic analysis sheds light on the diversity and evolutionary history of the Neotropical and African Triplophyllum (Tectariaceae)

open access: yesJournal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
We used a molecular approach to resolve the evolutionary lineages of Neotropical Triplophyllum, uncovering that current species circumscriptions are hindered by high morphological homoplasy in indument characters. Our results support the recognition of three new species and provide a necessary neotypification for T.
Mauricio Gonçalves Nunes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annotated checklist of Scoliidae (Hymenoptera, Scolioidea) of the Americas. [PDF]

open access: yesZookeys
Ramírez-Guillén LD   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Financial Development and Banking Risk: International Evidence for the Role of Financial Institutions and Markets

open access: yesThe Manchester School, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of financial development on banking risk using a panel of 125 countries (2000–2019), of which 92 are developing economies. However, financial development consists of advances in both financial institutions and financial markets, which may have distinct effects on banking risk.
Gabriel Caldas Montes   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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