Evaluating large‐scale government investments in fertilizer adoption: The Ethiopian experience
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 108, Issue 3, Page 874-900, May 2026.Abstract We evaluate the impact of a large Government of Ethiopia intervention to raise fertilizer supply by establishing five fertilizer blending facilities supplying fertilizers tailored to local soil nutrient profiles. We rely on the phased geographic rollout of blending facility establishment to identify the causal effect on fertilizer use ...
Thomas Assefa +2 more
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Positive tests are all alike, every negative test is negative in its own way: lack of confidence in negative malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [PDF]
Malar JSugg KN +5 more
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Feral Territories: The Suburbanization of Nature in Eastern Bangkok
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT Between the 1960s and 1980s, American and international financial and technical assistance spurred men with means to bring together concrete, asphalt, timber, and steel to construct unplanned, poorly serviced (because they were unplanned), and expensive subdivisions at the outskirts of what was then central Bangkok.
Samson Lim
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Determinants of Delivery Mode Preferences and Decision-Making Among Jordanian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
J PregnancyBawadi H +9 more
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Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT The ability to understand and compare non‐symbolic (e.g., dot arrays) and symbolic (e.g., Arabic numerals) magnitudes is a critical foundation for learning math. A meta‐analysis has revealed that symbolic magnitude processing is a stronger predictor of math performance than non‐symbolic, but the evidence base is restricted almost entirely to ...
Stephanie Bugden +4 more
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International Studies JournalNigeria is experiencing one of the longest-standing humanitarian crises, worsened by the rise of extremist groups like Boko Haram, armed banditry, changes in climate, poverty, and lack of development infrastructure.
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The domino effect: projecting the effects of US funding cuts to health aid in the global south. [PDF]
Lancet Reg Health Southeast AsiaShrisunder R, Figueiredo D.
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Pathways to gender‐transformative women's health aid: Comparative evidence from five donors
Development Policy Review, Volume 44, Issue 3, May 2026.Abstract Motivation Gender equality and women's health remain priorities, yet recent fiscal retrenchment and shifting geopolitical agendas have narrowed the space for gender‐transformative programming. Despite growing donor endorsement of gender‐transformative approaches, substantial gaps persist between rhetorical commitment and operational practice ...
Yoorim Bang, Eunhee Ha, Eun Mee Kim
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Bridging public health emergency and pharmaceutical supply chain preparedness: a scoping review and framework synthesis. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv ResTosanguan K +5 more
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The benefits of US foreign aid in rural US communities: The case of northwestern North Carolina
Development Policy Review, Volume 44, Issue 3, May 2026.Abstract Motivation This study analyses the underexplored domestic benefits of US foreign aid by evaluating the long‐term impacts of two strategic international exchange programmes—the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program and the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders—that were implemented over a decade through ...
Jesse Lutabingwa, Renee Scherlen
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