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Frontiers in Cellular NeuroscienceParkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms, and it is associated with several prodromal non-motor symptoms, including an impaired sense of smell, taste and touch.
Hajime Sato +8 more
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American Journal of Political Science, 2019 We study loss aversion in majority voting. First, we show a status quo bias. Second, loss aversion implies a moderating effect. Third, in a dynamic setting, the effect of loss aversion diminishes with the length of the planning horizon of voters; however,
A. Alesina, Francesco Passarelli
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Risk and Inequality Aversion in Social Dilemmas [PDF]
We experimentally investigate cooperative behavior in a social dilemma situation, where the socially efficient outcome may be encouraged by risk aversion and/or inequality aversion.
Brice Magdalou +2 more
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer
Rangifer, 1999 In many Norwegian alpine and tundra areas sheep and reindeer graze sympatrically. Areas covered with dung or urine may have consequences for reindeer pasture utilization.
Stein R. Moe +3 more
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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Anti-comonotone random variables and anti-monotone risk aversion [PDF]
This paper focuses on the study of decision making under risk. We first recall some model-free definitions of risl aversion and increase in risk. We propose a new form of behavior under risk that we call anti-monotone risk aversion (hererafter referred ...
Moez Abouda, Elyess Farhoud
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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
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Evasive invasives? Implications of neophobia for feral cat (Felis catus) control
Wildlife Society BulletinNeophobia is an ecologically relevant personality trait that manifests as aversion to new or unfamiliar stimuli. Fear and subsequent avoidance of novel stimuli represents a challenge for pest management programs, as control tools that induce a neophobic ...
Ned L. Ryan‐Schofield +4 more
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Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018 Animals must make constant decisions whether to respond to external sensory stimuli or not to respond. The activation of positive and/or negative reinforcers might bias the behavioral response towards approach or aversion.
Gerbera Claßen, Henrike Scholz
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