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Is Zimbabwe More Productive Than the United States? Some Observations From PWT 8.1
In Penn World Table (PWT) 8.1, several developing countries stand out as outliers
with high total factor productivity (TFP) levels relative to the United States (U.S.).
For example, in 2011, Zimbabwe and Trinidad and ...
Drivers and Dynamics of the Ross Sea
The seasonal control mechanisms of the circulation in the Ross Sea are studied here by utilising a climatological three-dimensional numerical model based on the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS). Of interest are the ...
An Analysis of the Extent, Purposes, and Outcomes of Ski Areas’ Environmental Communications
This qualitative study investigates the extent, purposes, and outcomes of environmental communications (hereafter ECs) produced by ski areas on New Zealand’s South Island. Researchers have examined why ski areas participate ...
Facile and tunable synthesis of AgCl nanocubes and Ag/AgCl nanocomposites for dental applications
In dentistry, continuous efforts have been made to improve restorative materials so that they more closely match the physical properties of the tooth. A major issue still present in currently available restorative materials, ...
Kantian and Humean Constructivism
Metaethical constructivism holds that a judgement is normatively compelling for an agent if that judgement follows from within the standpoint of the judging agent. Christine Korsgaard, a Kantian constructivist, holds that ...
The Role of Local Knowledge in Yancheng National Nature Reserve Management
Throughout the world, protected areas have been established to preserve biodiversity and natural ecosystems, but they are constantly facing economic development pressure from surrounding communities. In order to reconcile ...
Predation as a primary limiting factor: A comparison of the effects of three predator control regimes on South Island robins (Petroica australis) in Dunedin, NZ
The identification of factors limiting the recovery of threatened bird species is an area of significant research in New Zealand, where high levels of endemism make protection of threatened species extremely important. ...
Fructose Intake from Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Acute Plasma Uric Acid Production
Background: Sucrose intake, half of which is fructose, has been increasing over recent decades. Additionally, the introduction of high fructose corn syrup in North America in the 1970s has also led to an increase of fructose ...
Does prolactin act directly on AgRP neurons in the arcuate nucleus?
The development of a positive energy balance occurs during pregnancy to support the growth of fetal and maternal tissues, and to increase energy stores in preparation for the metabolic demands of lactation. Leptin levels ...
Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in Analytical Chemistry
This thesis investigated the applications of Raman spectroscopy in various fields of analytical chemistry. This involved using the technique for examining microplastic debris found on beaches around the Canterbury region, ...