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Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Futures Reimagining Global Climate Justice

open access: yes
Takes a culture-centered approach to radically reframe the narratives around climate change and the inevitability of climate chaos.Front Cover -- Praise -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- About ...
Bhavnani, Kum-Kum.   +3 more
core  

De Gruyter Handbook of Climate Migration and Climate Mobility Justice

open access: yes
Accelerating climate change is widely predicted to have profound impacts on human mobility over the coming decades. Climate mobilities and immobilities invoke issues of justice and social inequality and pose numerous socio-cultural, health, economic ...
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core   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Status of the Criminal Justice Information Sharing System; Legislative report

open access: yes, 2008
Annual; Began with Jan. 1, 2009.; Description based on: Jan. 1, 2009; title from cover.; Mandated by Public Act 08-01, section 40 (h), an Act Concerning Criminal Justice Reform.; Imprint from letter of transmittal.; Latest issue consulted: Jan. 1, 2009.;
Connecticut. Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board.
core   +1 more source

Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Status of the Criminal Justice Information Sharing System; Legislative report

open access: yes, 2009
Annual; Began with Jan. 1, 2009.; Description based on: Jan. 1, 2009; title from cover.; Mandated by Public Act 08-01, section 40 (h), an Act Concerning Criminal Justice Reform.; Imprint from letter of transmittal.; Latest issue consulted: Jan. 1, 2009.;
Connecticut. Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board.
core   +1 more source

Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability has become a key issue in the wine sector, raising questions about its compatibility with firms' economic performance. Despite growing attention to environmental and social practices, evidence on their economic implications remains fragmented.
Valentina Di Chiara   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Going for zero: state decarbonisation strategies for prosperity in a zero-emission world [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper explains why states should have a decarbonisation strategy and explores some key policy elements. Abstract Across the world, governments at all levels are implementing policies to reduce carbon emissions, address local air pollution, improve
Climate Institute
core  

Factorization Machine‐Based Active Learning for Functional Materials Design with Optimal Initial Data

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This work investigates the optimal initial data size for surrogate‐based active learning in functional material optimization. Using factorization machine (FM)‐based quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) surrogates and averaged piecewise linear regression, we show that adequate initial data accelerates convergence, enhances efficiency, and ...
Seongmin Kim, In‐Saeng Suh
wiley   +1 more source

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