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Transducers Across Scales and Frequencies: A System‐Level Framework for Multiphysics Integration and Co‐Design

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Transducers convert physical signals into electrical and optical representations, yet each mechanism is bounded by intrinsic trade‐offs across bandwidth, sensitivity, speed, and energy. This review maps transduction mechanisms across physical scale and frequency, showing how heterogeneous integration and multiphysics co‐design transform isolated ...
Aolei Xu, Mengyao Xiao, Zhouli Sui, Yinpeng Wang, Daoye Zheng, Yuxin Liu, Luwei Wang, Huajun Liu, Chengkuo Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemically Doped Conductive Polymers for Wearable Health Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Among conductive polymers, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), polyaniline (PANI), and polypyrrole (PPy) are the most studied and applied. Chemical doping significantly boosts intrinsic conductivity and mechanical robustness.
Mengdi Zuo, Jian Song, Hong Hu, Le Zheng, Lei Zhang, Charles H. Lawrie   +5 more
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Effect of contract farming on the U.S. crop farmers' average return

Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2013
In the literature of contract farming, most of the studies focus on the functions of risk managements and reducing transaction costs. Only a few study the effect of contract farming on the productivity efficiency or profitability.
Wu-Yueh HU
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Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
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Supply chain analysis of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV): Prospects of contract farming

Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2010
The paper examines the factors that lead farmers to participate in c the contract farming in the Peninsular Malaysia. The primary data was collected through a survey using a questionnaire on the total of two hundred and eight farmers from various states ...
Nalini ARUMUGAM, Mohamed Arshad FATIMAH, Eddie F.C. CHIEW, Mohamed ZAINALABIDIN   +3 more
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Rice contract farming in Cambodia: Empowering farmers to move beyond the contract toward independence [PDF]

, 2008
From the farmer's perspective, contract farming provides stable market access, credits, extension services, infrastructure and other benefits, but has drawbacks such as limiting the flexibility of farming and marketing. Based on a survey of rice contract
Cai, Junning, Leung, PingSun, Setboonsarng, Sununtar, Ung, Luyna   +3 more
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Temporal and Cell‐Specific Regulation of Synaptic Homeostasis by the Chromatin Remodeler Chd1

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Chd1, the Drosophila homologue of mammalian CHD2 ‐ a gene linked to autism, epilepsy, and intellectual disability, is required for synaptic homeostatic plasticity. Chd1 in glia is necessary for the rapid induction of synaptic homeostasis, whereas Chd1 in motoneurons, muscle, and glia is critical for long‐term maintenance.
Danielle T. Morency, Tao Cui, Yimei Cai, Chloe Lok, Rachel E. Nokku, Ruoxian Huang, Grace L. Chu, Yumeng Xie, Saleem W. Abu‐Tayeh, Kaikai He, Chengjie Qiu, Junyi Wang, Paxton M. Paganelli, Ting Wang, Gabrielle Williams, Sreejith Nair, Huadong Pei, Dion K. Dickman, Stefano Vicini, Tingting Wang   +19 more
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Farmer’s literacy and contract farming participation in Tanzania’s cash crops agriculture: application of human capital theory

Discover Agriculture
Participation in contract farming has the potential to enhance farmers’ income and livelihoods both in developed and developing countries, yet the influence of literacy levels on such agri-systems remains insufficiently explored.
Finias Dogeje, Deus Ngaruko, Daniel Mpeta   +2 more
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Bioenergy Cropping Reduces the Spatiotemporal Scaling of Soil Bacterial Biodiversity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Consistent with patterns observed in plant and animal communities, soil bacterial communities exhibit significant species–time–area and phylogenetic–time–area relationships independent of nested structure. Bioenergy cropping significantly reduces the spatiotemporal scaling rates, particularly in sandy loam soils.
Zhencheng Ye, Jialiang Kuang, Colin T. Bates, Arthur Escalas, Daliang Ning, Liyou Wu, Suo Liu, Sihang Deng, Jiesi Lei, Xiangwen Chen, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Malay Saha, Lauren Hale, Gangsheng Wang, Renmao Tian, Ying Fu, Yu Tang, Mary Firestone, Jizhong Zhou, Yunfeng Yang   +19 more
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Are smallholder farmers benefiting from malt barley contract farming engagement in Ethiopia?

Agriculture & Food Security, 2022
Background It is believed that in Ethiopia barley has been cultivated before 3000BC. Among the cereals, it is ranked in fifth place and the most important crop next to teff, sorghum, and wheat in the country.
Zerhun Ganewo, Temesgen Balguda, Abera Alemu, Melese Mulugeta, Tibebu Legesse, Deribe Kaske, Aneteneh Ashebir   +6 more
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