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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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Abstract Industrial wastewater contamination by azo dyes poses a significant environmental challenge. This study reports the green synthesis of bimetallic iron/nickel (Fe/Ni) nanoparticles using moringa leaf extract, which acted as both a reducing and capping agent, and their incorporation into polyethersulphone (PES) membranes to produce eco‐friendly ...
Qusay A. Almajras +7 more
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Large palynological collections have been built over decades and contain vital information. However, they are often difficult to access and use effectively. What is the point of having such collections if they are not fully utilizable? To solve this problem, we digitized the Smithsonian palynological collection using both light and confocal microscopy.
Carlos Jaramillo +37 more
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Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus: A persistent seed‐borne threat to cucurbits
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) is a highly stable, seed‐borne tobamovirus that threatens global cucurbit production. Its efficient mechanical and seed transmission, long‐term environmental persistence, and the spread of Clade II CGMMV isolates drive its rapid dissemination and cause severe yield losses.
Esperanza Gea‐Caballero +1 more
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ABSTRACT Use of neuraxial analgesia requires communication between the parturient and her caretakers. In this retrospective study, the use of labor analgesia is compared between parturients whose primary language is other than Finnish or Swedish and who don't communicate in these languages or English without an interpreter (Category I), who communicate
Luisa Pirsko +3 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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ABSTRACT This study examines migrant incorporation and informality in the Korea–Central Asia migration corridor, focusing on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Using 2024 administrative data from the Korean Immigration Service, it compares registration outcomes and visa composition across four sending countries with distinct ...
Ikhtiyor Rasulov, Julia Jiwon Shin
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Geopolitics on a Shoestring? Unpacking the EU'S Geopolitical External Assistance to Central Asia
ABSTRACT The paper examines how the European Union's (EU) increasingly emphasised geopolitical ambitions are reflected in the practice of its external assistance policy. An analysis of EU documents around various policy initiatives and funding instruments reveals that in the Commission's understanding, geopolitical external assistance increases EU ...
Balázs Szent‐Iványi, Dóra Piroska
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Background Conflict and crises have long‐lasting and dramatic consequences on the mental health of children. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention on child mental health in Afghanistan. Methods A two‐arm cluster‐randomized controlled trial was conducted in 83 rural primary schools within three provinces of Afghanistan.
Jean‐Francois Trani +12 more
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Genotypes of Hepatitis B and D Viruses Among Patients With Hepatitis D in the United States
ABSTRACT The epidemiological landscape of paired hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis delta virus (HDV) genotype (GT) among patients with HDV in the US remains unknown. HBV/HDV genotypes were assessed in two independent US cohorts: Cohort 1 included 5222 HBV‐positive patients from Quest Diagnostics, including 114 anti‐HDV+ patients; Cohort 2 included 178 ...
Andrew Lopez +17 more
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