Results 181 to 190 of about 271,006 (267)

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

Dynamics of infectious disease spread between transportation hubs and surrounding communities. [PDF]

Infect Dis Model
Mosleh R, Shafadeh M, Majeed B, Arino J, Ghasemi A, Thommes EW, Asgary A, Hui H, Wu J.   +8 more
europepmc   +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

The Role of Smart Governance in Mitigating Financial Risks in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Evidence from Iraqi Banks. [PDF]

F1000Res
Abdo SMS, Mohammed Al-Jubouri MI, Ali SAG, Saeed YJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

Expert perspectives on US regulatory approaches to large language models in healthcare. [PDF]

NPJ Digit Med
Gilbert S, Dai T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Talk to Your Data: An Agentic Artificial Intelligence‐Driven Decision‐Support Framework for Prosumer Energy Optimization and Recommendations

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
An agentic AI‐driven decision‐support framework for prosumers is proposed, integrating PV generation, load profiling, and multihorizon optimization within a four‐agent architecture. The approach significantly reduces grid dependence, enhances self‐sufficiency and prevents system oversizing.
Adela BÂRA, Simona‐Vasilica OPREA
wiley   +1 more source

Sleep, physical activity and mental health among 361 French business leaders: A cross-sectional descriptive study. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Bourlois V, Baron P, Elsworth-Edelsten C, Levillain S, Bonduelle C, Roussel Y, Pezé T, Hurdiel R.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Entrepreneurship in Latin America from a sociological perspective: a systematic literature review (2020-2025). [PDF]

Front Sociol
Monroy-Barrero CJ.
europepmc   +1 more source