Agricultural workers use pesticides to protect crops from insects, weeds, and other pests. However, these chemicals can cause serious health problems, especially if handled, applied, or disposed of improperly.
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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Working in Extreme Heat, an Invisible Occupational Risk: Legislation, Risk Management and Policy Recommendations for Türkiye: Turkish Thoracic Society Workshop Report on the Regulation of Working Conditions in Extreme Heat. [PDF]
Thorac Res PractGenç S +4 more
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The Effect of Sustainability Information on Consumers' Preferences for Fungus‐Resistant Grape Wine
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The demand for sustainable food production is intensifying the need to reduce the environmental and social impacts of pesticide use in agriculture. In viticulture, where dependence on pesticides is high because grapevines are susceptible to fungal diseases, fungus‐resistant grape varieties (PIWI) offer a promising strategy to reduce chemical ...
Daniel Vecchiato +2 more
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Farmers, Forestry and First Aid (F3A) and farmers' preparation for traumatic injury in the field. [PDF]
Int J Emerg MedWilkie FJM +4 more
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Domestic and External Drivers of Brazilian Pork Price Volatility Under Russian Trade Policies
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how Russian trade policies and domestic factors influence the volatility of Brazilian live swine prices from 2004 to 2019. We employ a DCC‐MGARCH framework, along with volatility impulse‐response functions and the connectedness approach, to analyze time‐varying co‐movement and dynamic volatility spillovers across pork ...
Gabriel Rosero +2 more
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Beyond Ebola disease: The role of government-citizen relationship in shaping Community outbreak behavior and outcomes. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthNasser K +6 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker +2 more
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Unequal harvests: AI-assisted evidence map of trends and gaps in global farmer health research along SDG 3 priorities. [PDF]
BMJ OpenJäggi L +5 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.We demonstrate the direct‐laser patterning of a gold thin film on polymethyl methacrylate to fabricate a temperature sensor for dentures. The temperature sensor‐embedded smart dentures are evaluated in an oral environment, enabling in‐situ monitoring for elderly healthcare.
Han Ku Nam +7 more
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