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Interrater Reliability in Systematic Review Methodology: Exploring Variation in Coder Decision-Making by Belur, Jyoti, Tompson, Lisa, Thornton, Amy, Simon, Miranda

“…A methodologically sound systematic review is characterized by transparency, replicability, and a clear inclusion criterion. However, little attention has been…”
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Using Aid to Control Migration by Christensen, James, Simon, Miranda

“…This article examines the practice of using aid to control migration, which we refer to as ‘inducement aid’. We examine two potential objections to inducement…”
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Application of new breeding techniques in fruit trees by Campa, Manuela, Miranda, Simón, Licciardello, Concetta, Lashbrooke, Justin Graham, Dalla Costa, Lorenza, Guan, Qingmei, Spök, Armin, Malnoy, Mickael

“…Climate change and rapid adaption of invasive pathogens pose a constant pressure on the fruit industry to develop improved varieties. Aiming to accelerate the…”
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Melatonin triggers metabolic and gene expression changes leading to improved quality traits of two sweet cherry cultivars during cold storage by Miranda, Simón, Vilches, Paulina, Suazo, Miriam, Pavez, Leonardo, García, Katherine, Méndez, Marco A., González, Mauricio, Meisel, Lee A., Defilippi, Bruno G., del Pozo, Talía

“…•Postharvest fruit quality was improved by melatonin in two sweet cherry cultivars.•Melatonin reduces weight loss, and up-regulates aquaporin and…”
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The immigration discrimination dilemma by Gerver, Mollie, Simon, Miranda, Lown, Patrick, Duell, Dominik

“…This article presents moral dilemmas that arise when expressing an argument persuades citizens to support rights for migrants, but also persuades citizens to…”
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CRISPR/Cas9 genome‐editing applied to MdPGT1 in apple results in reduced foliar phloridzin without impacting plant growth by Miranda, Simón, Piazza, Stefano, Nuzzo, Floriana, Li, Mingai, Lagrèze, Jorge, Mithöfer, Axel, Cestaro, Alessandro, Tarkowska, Danuše, Espley, Richard, Dare, Andrew, Malnoy, Mickael, Martens, Stefan

“…SUMMARY Phloridzin is the most abundant polyphenolic compound in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.), which results from the action of a key phloretin‐specific…”
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De novo transcriptome assembly and functional analysis reveal a dihydrochalcone 3-hydroxylase(DHC3H) of wild Malus species that produces sieboldin in vivo by Miranda, Simón, Lagrèze, Jorge, Knoll, Anne-Sophie, Angeli, Andrea, Espley, Richard V, Dare, Andrew P, Malnoy, Mickael, Martens, Stefan

“…Sieboldin is a specialised secondary metabolite of the group of dihydrochalcones (DHC), found in high concentrations only in some wild species, closely related…”
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Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) possesses mitochondrial and plastidial lipoyl synthases capable of increasing lipoylation levels when expressed in bacteria by Araya-Flores, Jorge, Miranda, Simón, Covarrubias, María Paz, Stange, Claudia, Handford, Michael

“…Lipoic acid (LA) and its reduced form (dihydrolipoic acid, DHLA) have unique antioxidant properties among such molecules. Moreover, after a process termed…”
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Comparative Transcriptome Profiling in a Segregating Peach Population with Contrasting Juiciness Phenotypes by del Pozo, Talía, Miranda, Simón, Latorre, Mauricio, Olivares, Felipe, Pavez, Leonardo, Gutiérrez, Ricardo, Maldonado, Jonathan, Hinrichsen, Patricio, Defilippi, Bruno G, Orellana, Ariel, González, Mauricio

“…Cold storage of fruit is one of the methods most commonly employed to extend the postharvest lifespan of peaches (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch). However, fruit…”
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Assessment and Partial Characterization of Candidate Genes in Dihydrochalcone and Arbutin Biosynthesis in an Apple–Pear Hybrid by De Novo Transcriptome Assembly by Miranda, Simón, Koop, Marion, Angeli, Andrea, Lagrèze, Jorge, Malnoy, Mickael, Martens, Stefan

“…Apples (Malus × domestica Borkh.) and pears (Pyrus communis L.) are valuable crops closely related within the Rosaceae family with reported nutraceutical…”
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Path Dependency and Adaptation: The Effects of Policy on Migration Systems by Simon, Miranda

“…Social network theory (SNT) holds that, once a critical number of migrants have settled in a destination, migration adopts a self-perpetuating character…”
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Can foreign aid reduce the desire to emigrate? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial by Simon, Miranda, Schwartz, Cassilde, Hudson, David

“…Parallel to traditional immigration control policies, states send substantial amounts of foreign aid to address the root causes of migration. Using a…”
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Refugee Resettlement and Preferences by Gerver, Mollie, Ghosn, Faten, Simon, Miranda

“…Aid organizations spend considerable time lobbying for aid to be sent to refugees in poorer states, rather than campaigning for more refugees to be resettled…”
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How governance under the ‘grand compromise’ affects refugee preferences for relocation: evidence from Syrian refugees in Lebanon by Simon, Miranda, Braithwaite, Alex, Frith, Michael, Ghosn, Faten

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Covid-19 insecurities and migration aspirations by Simon, Miranda, Schwartz, Cassilde, Hudson, David

“…Using an original survey, this paper examines how pandemic-driven insecurities have affected aspirations to migrate internationally among youth in The Gambia…”
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Estimation of the intensity of non-homogeneous point processes via wavelets by de Miranda, José Carlos Simon, Morettin, Pedro A.

“…In this article we consider the problem of estimating the intensity of a non-homogeneous point process on the real line. The approach used is via wavelet…”
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A data-driven computational model on the effects of immigration policies by Simon, Miranda, Schwartz, Cassilde, Hudson, David, Johnson, Shane D.

“…Many scholars suggest that visa restrictions push individuals who would have otherwise migrated legally toward illegal channels. This expectation is difficult…”
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Law Breaking and Law Bending: How International Migrants Negotiate with State Borders by Schwartz, Cassilde, Simon, Miranda, Hudson, David, Johnson, Shane D

“…Abstract Many countries have become increasingly aggressive in their efforts to stop unauthorized migration, but most evidence suggests that immigration…”
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Mechanistic Studies of Peptide Self-Assembly: Transient α-Helices to Stable β-Sheets by Liu, Gai, Prabhakar, Anabathula, Aucoin, Darryl, Simon, Miranda, Sparks, Samuel, Robbins, Kevin J, Sheen, Andrew, Petty, Sarah A, Lazo, Noel D

“…The pathologic self-assembly of proteins is associated with typically late-onset disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and type 2…”
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The Effects of Immigration Policy on Migration Systems by Simon, Miranda Soledad

“…This thesis examines the unintended effects of immigration policy. It develops a new theoretical framework to examine how aspiring migrants respond to…”
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