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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Continuous and Rotational Grazing Systems——A Case Study in Maqu County, China 连续与轮牧制度的成本效益分析——以玛曲县为例

International journal of environmental & agriculture research Pub Date : 2023-02-09 DOI: 10.55375/joar.2023.2.1

Sanqiang Du, K. Yasunobu, A. Elias, Yuki Toyama

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Prevalence and predictors of mental health among farmworkers in Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. 土耳其安纳托利亚东南部农场工人心理健康状况及预测因素

International journal of environmental & agriculture research Pub Date : 2017-01-01

Zeynep Simsek, Ayşana Zehra Keklik, Canan Demir, Kerim M Munir

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