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Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
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Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt, Stefan Seifert, Saskia Wolff, Tobia Lakes, Marten Graubner, Axel Werwatz, Silke Hüttel   +6 more
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Urban Ecology in Cape Town: South African Comparisons and Reflections

Ecology and Society, 2012
Little urban ecological research has been done in South Africa. The papers in the Ecology and Society special feature Urban Ecological and Social-Ecological Research in the City of Cape Town make, therefore, an important contribution to the development
Sarel S. Cilliers, Stefan J. Siebert
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A high-resolution gridded grazing dataset of grassland ecosystem on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau in 1982–2015

Scientific Data, 2023
Grazing intensity, characterized by high spatial heterogeneity, is a vital parameter to accurately depict human disturbance and its effects on grassland ecosystems.
Nan Meng, Lijing Wang, Wenchao Qi, Xuhuan Dai, Zuzheng Li, Yanzheng Yang, Ruonan Li, Jinfeng Ma, Hua Zheng   +8 more
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Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
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China material stocks and flows account for 2019–2023

Scientific Data
China is the world’s largest consumer of bulk materials, and the accumulation of material stocks and flows plays a critical role in shaping its socioeconomic metabolism and environmental sustainability.
Jiayun Huang, Guochun Huang, Lulu Song, Wei-Qiang Chen   +3 more
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
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Assessing the Dynamic Resilience of Urban Road System: A Case Study of Xiamen City, China

Journal of Flood Risk Management
Urban road system resilience is critical for managing extreme flood events, yet existing assessments predominantly focus on static indicators that capture inherent system capacity rather than dynamic responses to disturbances.
Hongjie Huang, Shenghui Cui, Lihong Wang, Yin Zhang, Yunfeng Huang   +4 more
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Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas, Thanharat Silamongkol, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Lucas Torres, Oswaldo Moreno   +6 more
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Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
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