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Resistance of subarctic soil fungal and invertebrate communities to disruption of below‐ground carbon supply
Abstract: The supply of recent photosynthate from plants to soils is thought to be a critical mechanism regulating the activity and diversity of soil biota. In the Arctic, large‐scale vegetation transitions are underway in...
The moral economy of microfinance in rural Bangladesh
Mathilde Maitrot
Mar 31, 2022
Microfinance is widely portrayed as a tool that empowers poor women to challenge constraining social institutions and make better, rational choices that will enable them to escape poverty. At the same time, the reported impact...
The moral economy of microfinance in rural Bangladesh
Mathilde Maitrot
Mar 31, 2022
Microfinance is widely portrayed as a tool that empowers poor women to challenge constraining social institutions and make better, rational choices that will enable them to escape poverty. At the same time, the reported impact...
Has microfinance lost its moral compass?

This paper argues that microfinance in south Asia, like mainstream finance in North America and Europe, "has lost its moral compass". Microfinance institutions have increasingly focused on financial performance and have...

Has microfinance lost its moral compass?

This paper argues that microfinance in south Asia, like mainstream finance in North America and Europe, "has lost its moral compass". Microfinance institutions have increasingly focused on financial performance and have...

Allies among enemies

The authority of political leaders in Bangladesh rests on diverse qualities, not least of which are the muscle and finance they can mobilize, and the relationships they can craft with senior party members. These are utilized...

What Lessons Can Be Learned for the Agroecological Transition From the Use of Social Media in Preventive Medicine?
In agriculture, web-based social media are increasingly used to share knowledge concerning best practices. One goal of agroecology is to reduce the use of synthetic chemical inputs. Agroecology represents a contrast with...
Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database
The Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database aims to:
- provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions in developing countries;
- focus on programmes seeking...
Allies among enemies

The authority of political leaders in Bangladesh rests on diverse qualities, not least of which are the muscle and finance they can mobilize, and the relationships they can craft with senior party members. These are utilized...

Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database
The Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database aims to:
- provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions in developing countries;
- focus on programmes seeking...
Lack of Effect of Propranolol on the Reconsolidation of Conditioned Fear Memory due to a Failure to Engage Memory Destabilisation.
The prospect of exploiting memory reconsolidation to treat mental health disorders has received great research interest, particularly following demonstrations that the β-adrenergic receptor antagonist propranolol, which is safe...
Resilience among the Extreme Poor in Bangladesh
This report focuses on the dynamics of resilience amongst the extreme poor in Bangladesh. It argues that resilience is a more appropriate focus of analysis than graduation in trying to understand extreme poor people's attempts...
Published by: Shiree
Resilience among the Extreme Poor in Bangladesh
This report focuses on the dynamics of resilience amongst the extreme poor in Bangladesh. It argues that resilience is a more appropriate focus of analysis than graduation in trying to understand extreme poor people's attempts...
Published by: Shiree
From Open Data to Smart City Governing Innovation in the Rennes Metropolitan Area (France)
This article is the result of an action-research carried out on the territory of the Rennes metropolis (SmartRennes project). The authors propose a description and analysis of the governance of the smart city based on...
Gravettian cranial morphology and human group affinities during the European Upper Palaeolithic.
Archaeologically defined Upper Palaeolithic (UP, 45,000-10,000 years ago) "cultures" are often used as proxies to designate fossil populations. While recent genomic studies have partly clarified the complex relationship between...
Comparing the age and sex trajectories of SARS-CoV-2 morbidity and mortality with other respiratory pathogens.
Comparing age and sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization and mortality with MERS-CoV, seasonal coronaviruses, influenza and other health outcomes opens the way to generating hypotheses as to underlying mechanisms driving...

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