The trend towards more global economic fragmentation will likely continue after a “temporary truce” between the US and China, but the rest of the world continues to have agency, said Prime Minister ...

For decades, the biological clock was seen as a woman’s concern. Yet research now confirms that men, too, experience reproductive ageing. Sperm quality, hormone levels, and DNA stability all decline ...

Wildlife conservationist Praveen Bhargav addressed habitat fragmentation as a key threat to India's wildlife. He noted that only a small percentage of India's land is protected for wildlife. Bhargav ...

Moss is a small, flowerless plant that typically forms dense green clumps, often in damp or shady locations. It spreads ...

Self-reproduction is one of the most fundamental features of natural life. This study introduces a biochemistry-free method for creating self-reproducing polymeric vesicles. In this process, ...

Discover how institutions navigate complexities caused by fragmentation in the crypto markets. Market fragmentation in crypto is a paradox. In contrast to consolidated markets, where traders compete ...

Prior sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) thresholds for diagnosing male infertility and predicting assisted reproduction technology (ART) outcomes fluctuated between 15 and 30%, with no agreed ...

Orderly Network unifies liquidity across multiple blockchains, enhancing trading efficiency and reliability. Liquidity fragmentation is a persistent issue in decentralized finance (DeFi), where assets ...

The integrity of sperm DNA plays a major role on offspring health and development. As the body of research on male infertility continues to grow, sperm DNA fragmentation, an indication of chromatin ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper studies the economic impact of fragmentation of commodity trade. We assemble a novel dataset of production and ...