Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Sorption in glassy polymer membranes is commonly modeled with the dual‐mode sorption (DMS) model. Fitting the DMS model to sorption isotherms presents challenges, as multiple parameter sets may prove satisfactory. This work presents pyDMS, an open‐source Python package for the computation of DMS parameters obtained via a physics‐informed ...
Brandon C. Tapia +4 more
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AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Conventional continuous plants use fixed‐capacity equipment, resulting in high capital risk and suboptimal performance under fluctuating demands. To address these, this study proposes an integrated framework for modular process design and supervisory control capable of adapting to demand uncertainty for long‐term economic viability.
T. Asrav, M. Alvarado‐Morales, G. Sin
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Hybrid Composite Materials Made of Recycled PET and Standard Polymer Blends Used in Civil Engineering. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2023 Papán D, Lapašová L, Papánová Z.
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Developing slurries for carbon capture: From synthetic gas mixtures to flue gas
AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Deep eutectic solvent (DES)‐based systems have recently emerged as promising alternatives to conventional liquid sorbents for CO2 capture due to their tunable properties and potential for enhanced mass transfer. In this work, two DES‐based slurry systems previously developed for CO2 capture, one aqueous and one non‐aqueous, were further ...
Sahar Foorginezhad +3 more
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Functionalised Mineral Materials in Environmental and Civil Engineering, Ceramics, Foundries and Metals. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2022 Bajda T.
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Learning regime‐dependent governing equations: A symbolic decision tree approach
AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Many chemical engineering systems are governed by mechanisms that switch across operating regimes, making the data‐driven discovery of regime‐dependent governing equations essential for predictive modeling, optimization, and control. We propose symbolic decision trees for the data‐driven discovery of regime‐dependent governing equations.
Ilias Mitrai +2 more
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A Copula-based framework for seismic resilience assessment of civil engineering structural systems. [PDF]
MethodsXXie C +7 more
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Extended Reality (XR) for Condition Assessment of Civil Engineering Structures: A Literature Review. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2022 Catbas FN +6 more
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How small changes to methylated piperidinium cations impact the synthesis of zeolite SSZ‐39
AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Here we report a synthesis study of SSZ‐39 with four different organic structure directing agents (OSDA). The goal was to determine how subtle changes to the OSDA architecture impact crystallization kinetics, material composition, and other properties.
Onyinyechukwu Ukagha, Daniel F. Shantz
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