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Group Risk Plan and Group Risk Income Protection [PDF]

Group Risk Plan (GRP) and Group Risk Income Protection (GRIP) are low-cost insurance programs designed to help farmers protect their crops from disastrous losses.
Edwards, William M.
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Robotic‐Assisted Versus Laparoscopic‐Assisted Colectomy: Findings on Short‐Term Outcomes From A Multi‐Institutional Propensity Score‐Matched Study

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study compared the short‐term outcomes and perioperative complications of robotic‐assisted colectomy (RAC) and laparoscopic‐assisted colectomy (LAC) in patients with colon cancer. This retrospective study included patients with histologically confirmed colon adenocarcinoma who underwent either RAC or LAC at five medical centers in ...
Ching‐Wen Huang, Chien‐Chih Chen, Jeng‐Fu You, Yi‐Ho Cheng, Feng‐Fan Chiang, Jaw‐Yuan Wang   +5 more
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Acreage Abandonment, Moral Hazard and Crop Insurance [PDF]

Empirical evidence for the existence of moral hazard in the U.S. crop insurance program has been inconclusive. Here we use a nested-dynamic programming framework to estimate an intra-seasonal dynamic model that explicitly incorporates a farmer's crop ...
Chen, Shu-Ling
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Gender and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN): Evaluating Nigeria's Legislative Framework for Achieving Gender‐Equitable LDN Outcomes

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Legislative frameworks that support gender equality are crucial for addressing structural inequalities, protecting women's rights, and achieving gender‐equitable land degradation neutrality (LDN) outcomes. This study examines the extent to which national‐level policies and legislation governing LDN and related sectors incorporate gender ...
Cynthia Nneka Olumba, Chukwudi Charles Olumba   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preferences for index-based crop insurance in South Africa. [PDF]

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Jiba P, Christian M, Nxumalo K, Mmbengwa V.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does risk matter for farm businesses? The effect of crop insurance on production and diversification. [PDF]

We use a large increase in Federal crop insurance subsidies as a natural experiment to identify the impact of risk on acreage and diversification decisions. Subsidy increases induced greater crop insurance coverage, which reduced farmers' financial risks.
Key, Nigel D., O'Donoghue, Erik J., Roberts, Michael J.   +2 more
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Nano Delivery Strategy Opens Effective Avenues for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

Medicine Bulletin, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Colorectal cancer (CRC) presents significant therapeutic challenges because of chemoresistance, systemic toxicity, and the complexity of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Nanodrug delivery systems (NDDS) have emerged as versatile platforms capable of overcoming these limitations by enhancing tumor accumulation, improving pharmacokinetics, and ...
Qiurong Wei, Yunli Xu, Tianjiao Zhang, Shuyu Xu, Haonan Wang, Yuan Wang, Xinxin Xie, Xiaolong Liang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extreme weather events and crop insurance demand. [PDF]

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Santeramo FG, Lamonaca E, Maccarone I, Tappi M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

EMPIRICAL ISSUES IN CROP REINSURANCE DECISIONS [PDF]

This paper investigates the role of reinsurance in the managing the liquidity or reserve fund risks facing a crop insurer. Using 31 years of data, combined with Monte Carlo simulation the paper illustrates a mechanism for calculating reinsurance premiums
Nayak, Govindaray, Turvey, Calum G.
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Serious Illness Conversation in the Care of Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders: A Practical Guide for Neurology Clinicians

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Compared to Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonian disorders (APD) are characterized by a more rapidly progressive course, often leading to profound disability. Effective communication between clinicians, patients, and care partners is essential to support patient‐centered care and shared decision‐making.
Michiko K. Bruno, Jocelyn Jiao, Neha M. Kramer, Margaret Ivancic, Claudia Chou, Jessica Shurer, Thomas Carroll, on behalf of CurePSP Centers of Care Palliative Care Working Group   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source