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Estimation of Stiffness of Non-Cohesive Soil in Natural State and Improved by Fiber and/or Cement Addition under Different Load Conditions. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2023
Zabielska-Adamska K, Dobrzycki P, Wasil M.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Lia Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Effect of Lime-Stabilized Subgrade on the Performance of an Experimental Road Pavement

Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering, 2015
Forest roads should be constructed to provide economic wood transport routes while causing minimal environmental impact. Therefore, the extended use of local materials (soil, stone) is essential.
Péter Primusz, Gergely Markó, Balázs Kisfaludi, Miklós Kosztka, József Péterfalvi   +4 more
doaj  

Study on the microstructure of granite residual soils

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao
Granite residual soils pervade the hilly and mountainous regions of southeast China, where they are susceptible to destabilization and landslides, particularly under rainfall influences.
Jingru ZHUANG, Wei LIN, Wenbin JIAN, Chang XIA, Zhihui HUANG   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of calcareous nodules content on scaling effect in shear strength of cohesive soil containing calcareous nodules. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
Liang CY, Wu YD, Liu J, Zhang L, Lin LH, Chen DS.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identificação e caracterização de solos coesos no Estado do Ceará Identification and characterization of cohesive soils in the State of Ceará, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2004
Dada a grande importância dos solos coesos derivados de sedimentos da Formação Barreiras e sua extensa área ocupada no Nordeste brasileiro, este trabalho teve como objetivo identificar e caracterizar a ocorrência de solos coesos nos tabuleiros costeiros ...
H. V. Lima, A. P. Silva, P. T. K. Jacomine, R. E. Romero, P. L. Libardi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Jason de Koff, James Muriuki, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
wiley   +1 more source