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International Engagement newsletter, April 29, 2024 [PDF]
In this issue: --- Office of International Engagement Thanks Volunteers --- Upcoming Events on Campus with OIE --- Book Club Project Fair --- Summer & Fall Job Opportunities with OIE --- OIE Academic Coaching --- Immigration Updates --- Tips from Our ...
University of Northern Iowa. Office of International Engagement.
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Space and Culture, IndiaIndia’s rapid urbanisation has intensified socio-environmental challenges that increasingly undermine urban liveability and economic productivity.
Diganta Das, Sheriah Peries
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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Sports mega-events in Brazil: an account of the Brazilian government’s actions
Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica, 2018 During the period from 2007 to 2016, Brazil hosted a number of major sporting events, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Rio 2016 Olympics. The planning and organization of these sporting events, from the bidding process to the monitoring of the ...
Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho +2 more
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Behaviorally Adaptive and Inclusive Advanced Driver‐Assistance Systems
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Advanced driver‐assistance systems (ADASs) are mapped as evolving human‐centered, adaptive technologies linking sensing, driver monitoring, AR/HUD interfaces, patents, regulation, and inclusive design. The review identifies gaps in real‐world evidence, diverse‐driver validation, gaze metrics, and governance, outlining a roadmap for safer, behaviorally ...
Jana Skirnewskaja +2 more
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Beyond the mobility imperative? Work values and peripheral young adults’ spatial aspirations
Regional Studies, Regional ScienceThis study examines how work value congruence shapes young adults’ spatial aspirations across different regional contexts amid the prevailing mobility imperative.
Peter de Boer
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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Digital Twins for Smarter Iranian Cities: A Future Studies Perspective
Computational Urban ScienceThis study explores the future of Urban Digital Twin (UDT) in urban planning systems of developing countries, with a focus on Iran. Despite UDT's growing popularity, its implementation in developing countries is limited.
Nader Zali +4 more
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki +6 more
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Impactful Engagement: Successful Strategies for Working with Urban Teens [PDF]
, 2019 Adolescence is often described as one of the most difficult periods in the life course. The pre-teen and teen years play a critical role in shaping pathways to adulthood.
Wilkinson, Deanna L.
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