A sub-fossil coral Sr∕Ca record documents northward shifts of the Tropical Convergence Zone in the eastern Indian Ocean by M. Pfeiffer, H. Takayanagi, H. Takayanagi, L. Reuning, T. K. Watanabe, T. K. Watanabe, S. Ito, D. Garbe-Schönberg, T. Watanabe, T. Watanabe, T. Watanabe, C.-C. Wu, C.-C. Shen, C.-C. Shen, J. Zinke, G.-J. A. Brummer, S. Y. Cahyarini

“…We attribute this to enhanced cooling due to stronger south-easterly (SE) winds driven by a northward shift in the TCZ in austral spring. …”
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Impact of Financial Literacy on Saving Decisions: Insight from Aseman Project Operated by Barkat Foundation by VAhid Moghadam, Hadi Amiri, Sahar Baharipour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Parisa GHasemian

“…IntroductionOne of the key debates around poverty alleviation centers on the "poverty trap" - the idea that increasing the incomes of the poor is essential for helping them escape this cycle (Easterly, 2006). Some believe that global aid can effectively lift people out of poverty, allowing them to solve their own problems (Sachs, 2005; Banerjee & Duflo, 2011). …”
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