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Sex ratios and gender discrimination in Modern Greece by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J., Raftakis, Michail

“…This paper argues that son preference resulted in gender-based discriminatory practices that unduly increased mortality rates for females at birth and…”
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Missing girls in Liberal Italy, 1861–1921 by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J., Cappelli, Gabriele

“…By relying on the number of (surviving) boys per hundred girls observed in the population censuses as a cumulative measure of differential mortality during…”
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Inequality and education in pre-industrial economies: Evidence from Spain by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J., Martinez-Galarraga, Julio

“…This article contributes to the debate on institutions and economic development by examining the historical link between land access inequality and education…”
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Tracing the Evolution of Agglomeration Economies: Spain, 1860–1991 by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J., Díez-Minguela, Alfonso, Martinez-Galarraga, Julio

“…Using district population in Spain between 1860 and 1991, recorded approximately every decade, this article examines whether initial population affects…”
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Son Preference, Gender Discrimination, and Missing Girls in Rural Spain, 1750–1950 by Marco‐Gracia, Francisco J., Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J.

“…Relying on longitudinal microdata from a Spanish rural region between 1750 and 1950 (almost 35,000 life courses), this article provides evidence that…”
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What explains the missing girls in nineteenth‐century Spain? by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J., Gallego‐Martínez, Domingo

“…Infant and childhood sex ratios in nineteenth‐century Spain were abnormally high, thus pointing to some sort of unexplained excess female mortality. This…”
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Economic development, female wages and missing female births in Spain, 1900–1930 by Echavarri, Rebeca, Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J.

“…Focusing on Spain between 1900 and 1930, a period characterised by significant structural transformations and rapid economic growth, this article shows that…”
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The shadow of cities: size, location and the spatial distribution of population by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J., Díez-Minguela, Alfonso, Martinez-Galarraga, Julio

“…Using a large dataset on the population of Spanish municipalities between 1877 and 2001, this paper analyses how their initial size and the presence of…”
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'Missing girls' in historical Europe: reopening the debate by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J., Szołtysek, Mikołaj

“…Recent research argues that discriminatory practices unduly inflated female excess mortality during infancy and childhood in historical Europe. This article…”
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Nontraditional production additives fail to improve potato yield and economic return by Thurgood, Colton R., Gonzalez‐Tapia, Francisco, Holden, Zachary J., Pavek, Mark J.

“…Manufacturers of nontraditional crop additives may claim products will enhance yield and improve economic return, yet many offer only grower testimonials for…”
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Removal of nickel(II) from wastewater using a zeolite-packed anaerobic bioreactor: Bacterial diversity and community structure shifts by Parades-Aguilar, Jonathan, Reyes-Martínez, Viviana, Bustamante, Guadalupe, Almendáriz-Tapia, Francisco J., Martínez-Meza, Guadalupe, Vílchez-Vargas, Ramiro, Link, Alexander, Certucha-Barragán, María T., Calderón, Kadiya

“…In recent years, overexploited industrialization and urbanization activities have led to significant amounts of heavy metals released into the environment…”
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Infant and child sex ratios in late Imperial Russia by Malein, Viktor, Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J.

“…This article analyses infant and child sex ratios in late Imperial Russia relying on district-level information obtained from the 1897 Russian census (489…”
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Effect of the composition of extra virgin olive oils on the differentiation and antioxidant capacities of twelve monovarietals by Fuentes, Edwar, Paucar, Fiorela, Tapia, Francisco, Ortiz, Jaime, Jimenez, Paula, Romero, Nalda

“…•A wide chemical characterization of virgin olive oils grown in north of Chile was accomplished.•Chemical composition of virgin olive oils allowed their…”
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Local institutions and human capital formation in pre-industrial societies: evidence from Valencia by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J, Díez-Minguela, Alfonso, Gómez-Tello, Alicia, Martinez-Galarraga, Julio, Tirado-Fabregat, Daniel A

“…Abstract This article analyses the relationship between institutions and human capital formation. We use literacy rates in 1860 at the municipal level in…”
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Migrants' self-selection in the early stages of modern economic growth, Spain (188-1930) by TAPIA, FRANCISCO J. BELTRÁN, DE MIGUEL SALANOVA, SANTIAGO

“…Drawing on a large database from the register of inhabitants of Madrid, this article confirms that the literacy levels of internal migrants moving to the…”
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Where are the missing girls? Gender discrimination in 19th-century Spain by Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J., Gallego-Martínez, Domingo

“…This article shows that average (male-to-female) infant and child sex ratios were abnormally high in late 18th- and 19th-century Spain, thus pointing to some…”
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Assessing gender discrimination during infancy and childhood using twins: The case of rural Spain, 1750-1950 by Marco-Gracia, Francisco J., Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J.

“…This article uncovers the existence of discriminatory practices in pre-industrial Spain by examining the fate of twins. The analysis of the complete parish…”
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The Effects of Uniform and Nonuniform Magnetic Fields in Plant Growth: A Meta‐Analysis Approach by Tapia‐Belmonte, Francisco, Concha, Andrés, Poupin, María J.

“…Magnetic field (MF) effects have been reported in plants' growth, seed germination, gene expression, and water consumption. Accordingly, magnetic treatments…”
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Inferring "missing girls" from child sex ratios in historical census data by Szołtysek, Mikołaj, Ogórek, Bartosz, Gruber, Siegfried, Beltrán Tapia, Francisco J.

“…The topic of "missing girls" in historical Europe has not only been mostly neglected, but previous research addressing this issue usually took the available…”
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Null paths on a toroidal topological black hole in conformal Weyl gravity by Villanueva, J. R., Tapia, Francisco, Molina, Martín, Olivares, Marco

“…The motion of massless particles on the background of a toroidal topological black hole is analyzed in the context of conformal Weyl gravity. Null geodesics,…”
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