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Is Technological Heterogeneity the Key to Sustainable Coffee Production Efficiency?: A Latent Class Frontier Analysis in the Traditional Coffee Region of Colombia

Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 77, Issue 2, Page 429-440, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Coffee producers deal with uncertainty due to high volatility in coffee prices. To navigate these challenges, producers must balance the tradeoff between higher yield and better quality utilising heterogeneous technologies, such as intensive production methods and environmental management practices.
Orlando Rodríguez, Maria Vrachioli, Johannes Sauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of biosecurity strategies on technical efficiency of egg production in Bono Region of Ghana. [PDF]

Poult Sci
Ayertey D, Asem FE, Okyere CY, Enahoro D.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Wage Differentials, Firm Investment, and Stock Returns

International Review of Finance, Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of labor costs on firms' capital investments and stock returns. I estimate wage premia across US industries and show that the negative investment‐return relation implied by q$$ q $$‐theory is steeper for firms paying high wage premia than for firms paying low wage premia.
Yongjun Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Test-Retest Reliability and Convergent Validity of Two Scoring Versions of the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire Against Radiographic Measurements and Established Quality of Life Questionnaires in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis. [PDF]

Children (Basel)
Alanazi M, Parent EC, Gross DP, Bettany-Saltikov J, Ganci A, Southon Hryniuk S, Lin A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improved Performance in Multilayer Paper Composites Through the Incorporation of Inorganic Nanomaterials into Sodium Silicate Adhesive. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Faria DL, Soriano J, da Silva LCP, Sanadi AR, Tonoli GHD.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Experimental Evaluation and Prediction of the Dynamic Modulus of Crumb Rubber-Modified Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Irfan M, Wazir SUK, Khan MA, Ahmed S, Maqsood Z.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

City-level GDP estimates for China under alternative pathways from 2020 to 2100. [PDF]

Sci Data
Sun J, Wang R, Wang J, Zhang S, Lei M, Zhao M, Zhu J, Wang C, Cai W.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The effects of C2 instability on cervical curvature changes and clinical outcomes after sub-axial cervical expansive door-open laminoplasty. [PDF]

Front Surg
Ma L, Liu Y, Xi Y, Shi C, Meng X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Determinants of the renewable energy consumption: The case of Asian countries. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Hoa PX, Xuan VN, Phuong Thu NT.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of the Effects of Escitalopram on Depressive Symptoms and Immune Function in People With HIV. [PDF]

Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci
Evans DL, Spitsin S, Lynch KG, Voytek CD, Daramay MG, Hembree EA, Fiore D, Gross R, Scott JC, Douglas SD, Thase ME.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source