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Econometric Estimation of Distance Functions and Associated Measures of Productivity and Efficiency Change [PDF]

The economically-relevant characteristics of multi-input multi-output production technologies can be represented using distance functions. The econometric approach to estimating these functions typically involves factoring out one of the outputs or ...
C.J. O’Donnell
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Loss‐of‐Function Mutation in CER2‐LIKE1 Reduced Accumulation of Cuticular Wax and Susceptibility to Thrips in Welsh Onion

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cuticular waxes can form a hydrophobic barrier on aerial plant surfaces, which is essential for mediating plant‐environment interactions by providing protection against both biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, a cuticular wax mutant (gl) was identified and characterised in Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.), exhibiting a functional ...
Jiayi Xing, Huanhuan Xu, Mifeng Bai, Yundan Cong, Huiying Liu, Yongqin Wang   +5 more
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A Scale Elasticity Measure for Directional Distance Function and its Dual [PDF]

In this paper we introduce a scale elasticity measure based on directional distance function for multi-output-multi-input technologies and explore its fundamental properties.
Valentin Zelenyuk
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CsYABBY1 and CsMYB114 Enhance Acquired Drought Tolerance by Mediating Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Camellia sinensis

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought priming is a critical agronomic strategy for enhancing plant drought tolerance, yet the optimal priming intensity and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms underlying subsequent drought responses in the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) remain poorly characterised.
Caiyun Tian, Chengzhe Zhou, Shengjing Wen, Cheng Zhang, Anru Zheng, Lele Jiang, Niannian Yang, Zhuo Tang, Xiaowen Hu, Zhendong Zhang, Jiaxin Fang, Zhong Wang, Yuqiong Guo   +12 more
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Families of Linear Efficiency Programs based on Debreu's Loss Function [PDF]

Gerard Debreu introduced a well known radial efficiency measure which he called a “coefficient of resource utilization.†He derived this scalar from a much less well known “dead loss†function that characterizes the monetary value sacrificed to ...
C.A. Knox Lovell, Jesús T. Pastora, Juan Aparicioc   +2 more
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OTELO survey: optimal emission-line flux determination with OSIRIS/GTC [PDF]

, 2010
Emission-line galaxies are important targets for understanding the chemical evolution of galaxies in the universe. Deep, narrow-band imaging surveys allow to detect and study the flux and the equivalent widths (EW) of the emission line studied.
Alfaro, E., Bongiovanni, A., Castañeda, H., Cepa, J., Ederoclite, A., Gallego, J., García, A. M. Pérez, González, J. J., González-Serrano, J. I., Lara-López, M. A., Lorenzo, M. Fernández, Pović, M., Sánchez-Portal, M.   +12 more
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Strengthening international climate law through regional trade agreements: Towards concretisation, adjudication and enforcement?

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent bilateral and plurilateral regional trade agreements (RTAs) increasingly incorporate climate‐related provisions, signalling a potential convergence of international trade and climate law. This trend goes beyond defensive provisions seeking to avoid conflicts between the two legal regimes, such as exceptions recognising climate change as
Andreas Buser
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Bacteriophage and Fusidic Acid Have Synergistic Effect Against Meticillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Ex Vivo Canine Dermis Model

Veterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.
Background: Antimicrobial stewardship has become vital given the progressive emergence of multidrug‐resistant bacteria, and novel approaches to the treatment of bacterial infections are needed. Recently, reported synergistic effects of antibacterial drugs and bacteriophage therapy have revealed promising applications for the management of meticillin ...
Sarah Ehling, Elisa Peh, Hilke Oltmanns, Jessica Meissner, Sophie Kittler, Christina Puff, Jutta Verspohl, Mathias Müsken, Madeleine Plötz, Andrea Vanessa Volk   +9 more
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Dynamic Efficiency Estimation: An Application to US Electric Utilities [PDF]

The static production efficiency model and the dynamic duality model of intertemporal decision making using a parametric approach have been continuously developed but in separate direction.
Spiro E. Stefanou, Supawat Rungsuriyawiboon   +1 more
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Constraints on the cosmic equation of state: age conflict versus phantom energy. Age-redshift relations in an accelerated universe

, 2004
The currently available values and confidence limits for Omega_m0, H_0 and globular cluster ages still indicate that the dark energy that dominates the Universe could also be a form of quintessence or phantom energy.
Aurich, Bolte, Caldwell, Carlberg, Carretta, Carroll, Cline, de Bernardis, del Popolo, Doran, Doran, Fassnacht, Freedman, Goliath, González-Díaz, Hu, Kneller, Knox, Krauss, Linder, Mauskopf, Parodi, Perlmutter, Ratra, Reichart, Riess, Riess, Spergel, Thomas, Turner, van den Bergh, Waga, Wetterich   +32 more
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