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Challenges of using information and communication technologies to disseminate agricultural information to farmers in Sudan

International Journal of Sudan Research, 2013
Nada Musa, Jason Githeko, Kamal El-Siddig   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Comparative Insights and Overlooked Factors of Interphase Chemistry in Alkali Metal‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
This review presents a comparative analysis of Li‐, Na‐, and K‐ion batteries, focusing on the critical role of electrode–electrolyte interphases. It especially highlights overlooked aspects such as SEI/CEI misconceptions, binder effects, and self‐discharge relevance, emphasizing the limitations of current understanding and offering strategies for ...
Changhee Lee, Zachary T. Gossage, Shinichi Kumakura, Shinichi Komaba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure to pesticides in drinking water during pregnancy and risk of congenital malformations: a systematic review protocol. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Riboni C, Paganetti C, Holland-Cunz SG, Gros SJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wastewater reuse for production of plant-based foods: does spore-forming <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> or <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> represent a health risk? [PDF]

Appl Environ Microbiol
Mrozinski A, Le Maréchal C, Topp E.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan, Yiwen Zhao, Andrea Carlson, Parke Wilde, Joanna Reagan, Julianna Jayne, Starr Seip, Denise Laursen, Matthew P. Rabbitt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multicenter genomic analysis reveals environmental hotspots and near-clonal subclusters of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> in veterinary hospitals in Beijing, China. [PDF]

Front Cell Infect Microbiol
Song Y, Zhao B, Chen S, Bai R, An Q, Wang Q, Zhang G, Wang Y, Wang L, Xia Z.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of leading plant research centers of excellence on the scientific and socio-economic development in Europe. [PDF]

Front Res Metr Anal
Kazakov P, Atanasov D, Beluhova R, Mircheva-Topalova M, Ivanova A, Kazashka V, Gechev T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source