Dosimetric impact of natural terrestrial radioactivity on residents of lower Himalayas, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00748-3
Abstract: A comprehensive radio-ecological evaluation of soil samples of Solan and Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh has been carried out for risk and dose assessment. Twenty-six randomly selected environmental soil samples were analysed for natural radionuclide… read more here.
Keywords: radioactivity residents; dosimetric impact; impact natural; terrestrial radioactivity ... See more keywords
Resource curse or rentier peace? The impact of natural resource rents on military expenditure
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.101989
Abstract: Abstract This study examines the relationship between natural resources rents and military expenditure in a global sample of 163 economies over the period 1996–2017. Integrating and extending existing perspectives on rentier state theory, we show… read more here.
Keywords: impact natural; military expenditure; resource; rents military ... See more keywords
Environmental impact of natural resources on terrorism in Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102133
Abstract: Abstract This paper contends that, natural resources hardly instigate terrorism but via the environmental channel. To this end, this study scrutinizes the environmental impact of natural resources on terrorism over the period straddling 1980 through… read more here.
Keywords: impact natural; environmental impact; terrorism; natural resources ... See more keywords
Economic impact of natural disasters: a myth or mismeasurement?
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2021.1896667
Abstract: This study sheds light on possible spatial aggregation bias and mismeasurement in natural disaster impacts on economic growth when adopting the synthetic control method. Using the impacted US areas... read more here.
Keywords: myth mismeasurement; disasters myth; impact natural; economic impact ... See more keywords
Impact of natural disaster on oral health: A scoping review.
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033076
Abstract: Natural disasters may affect oral health as a result of serious damage to social function and public health. However, no article has systematically summarized the impact of natural disasters on oral health. This review aimed… read more here.
Keywords: health; review; oral health; impact natural ... See more keywords
Impact of natural disasters on consumer behavior: Case of the 2017 El Niño phenomenon in Peru
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244409
Abstract: El Niño is an extreme weather event featuring unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. This phenomenon is characterized by heavy rains and floods that negatively affect the economic activities of… read more here.
Keywords: phenomenon; consumer behavior; disasters consumer; impact natural ... See more keywords