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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Layer Energy Management and Strategy Learning for Microgrids: A Proximal Policy Optimization Approach

Energies
An efficient energy management system (EMS) enhances microgrid performance in terms of stability, safety, and economy. Traditional centralized or decentralized energy management systems are unable to meet the increasing demands for autonomous decision ...
Xiaohan Fang, Peng Hong, Shuping He, Yuhao Zhang, Di Tan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Firmament: Fast, Centralized Cluster Scheduling at Scale

, 2016
Centralized datacenter schedulers can make high-quality placement decisions when scheduling tasks in a cluster. Today, however, high-quality placements come at the cost of high latency at scale, which degrades response time for interactive tasks and reduces cluster utilization. This paper describes Firmament, a centralized scheduler that scales to over
Gog, IC, Schwarzkopf, M, Gleave, A, Watson, RNM, Hand, S   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does ESG Matter for Unlisted Companies in the Agri‐Food Industry? Evidence From Japan's Unlisted Agri‐Food Companies

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi, Amir Maghssudipour, Gianluca Stefani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Low-Carbon Collaborative Optimization Operation Method for a Two-Layer Dynamic Community Integrated Energy System

Applied Sciences
The traditional centralized optimization method encounters challenges in representing the interaction among multi-agents and cannot consider the interests of each agent.
Qiancheng Wang, Haibo Pen, Xiaolong Chen, Bin Li, Peng Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Hospital and Surgeon Volumes on Clinical Outcomes After Standard Surgery for Advanced Gastric Cancer: Supplementary Analysis of the Multicenter Randomized Phase III Trial JCOG1001

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We have evaluated interinstitutional variation to verify the generalization and standardization of gastric cancer surgery from a supplementary analysis of the randomized phase III trial JCOG1001. Although there was some degree of interinstitutional variation in short‐ and long‐term outcomes after standard gastric surgery, we found no correlation ...
Motohiro Hirao, Yukinori Kurokawa, Riku Kajikawa, Junki Mizusawa, Kota Kawabata, Masanori Tokunaga, Kenji Kuroda, Shinichi Sakuramoto, Itaru Yasufuku, Hisayuki Matsushita, Shuji Takiguchi, Yuichiro Doki, Takaki Yoshikawa, Masanori Terashima, Stomach Cancer Study Group of Japan Clinical Oncology Group   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Why Japan Says “Not Yet”

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) has rapidly gained global acceptance as a standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Supported by multiple phase III trials, TNT improves pathological complete response (pCR) rates, enhances systemic control, and expands opportunities for non‐operative management (NOM).
Kay Uehara, Akihisa Matsuda, Takeshi Yamada, Aitsariya Monkhonsupphawan, Hiroshi Yoshida   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source