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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case Study of Accident Analysis and Prevention for Coal Mining Transportation System Based on FTA-BN-PHA in the Context of Smart Mining Process

Mathematics
In the face of the increasing complexity of risk factors in the coal mining transportation system (CMTS) during the process of intelligent transformation, this study proposes a method for analyzing accidents in CMTS based on fault tree analysis (FTA ...
Longlong He, Ruiyu Pan, Yafei Wang, Jiani Gao, Tianze Xu, Naqi Zhang, Yue Wu, Xuhui Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the Protective Effects of Long‐Term Physical Activity, Exercise, Mental Health, and Employment on Sarcopenia—A Result of a Feasibility Study of a Registry

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This study highlights that physical activity, employment, and mental health significantly influence sarcopenia risk in healthy adults. Working part‐time or full‐time and exercising, especially sports like swimming, alongside good psychological health, may be associated with reduced odds of sarcopenia.
Mohammad Reza Shadmand Foumani Moghadam, Mostafa Shahraki Jazinaki, Sharif Etemadi, Kazem Eslami, Pegah Meghdadi, Parnian Pezeshki, Mohammad Amoushahi, Reyhane Bakhshipour, Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, Majid Khadem‐Rezaiyan, Reza Rezvani, Zohre Hosseini   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Safety Analysis CNG Stations Using Fault Tree Approach and Bayesian Network

بهداشت و ایمنی کار, 2019
Introduction: The safety of CNG stations is important because of their location in urban areas, as well as to prevent accidents and to protect the safety of personnel, property, and environment.
Tahereh Eskandari, Iraj Mohammadfam, Mostafa Mirzaei Aliabadi   +2 more
doaj  

Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli, Berna Karali, Yangxuan Liu, Munisamy Gopinath   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian Models for Phylogenetic trees

McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal, 2012
Introduction: inferring genetic ancestry of different species is a current challenge in phylogenetics because of the immense raw biological data to be analyzed. computational techniques are necessary in order to parse and analyze all of such data in an efficient but accurate way, with many algorithms based on statistical principles
openaire   +1 more source

Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source