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FlexMat, EarlyView.Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu +3 more
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.A conceptual framework of virtual water showing its sources, major applications, components of the virtual water footprint, and emerging future directions. The diagram emphasizes the growing role of virtual water in global sustainability and resource planning.
Priti Bhowmik +2 more
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN UNION AND EASTERN REGIONS [PDF]
This research work uses stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine the sources of agricultural productivity growth over time and of productivity differences among countries and regions in European Union over the ...
Serrao, Amilcar
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study aims to classify pivotal fintech innovations and explore the prospects and pitfalls associated with emerging fintech services extensively discussed in the literature. We conducted a multistage systematic review of research published on fintech over the past decade from a technological perspective. Using the Preferred Reporting Items
Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nohman Khan
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Evaluation du paradigme économique d’une coopérative cacaoyère dans un contexte de la désindustrialisation de la RD Congo : exemple de la Cocama à Tshela [PDF]
Mouvements et Enjeux SociauxL’extension de la culture du cacao est bien manifeste dans plusieurs villages du Territoire de Tshela. L’intérêt de cette culture parait inversement proportionnel à la compétence des producteurs locaux.
Anselme KHONDE MBUNGU +1 more
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THE IMPLICATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR JOINT AGRICULTURE-TIMBER PRODUCTIVITY IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON [PDF]
This paper examines whether better property rights will increase joint productivity of agricultural and timber products in the Brazilian Amazon. Farrell output-based technical efficiency and technological progress measures are derived by using DEA (Data ...
Otsuki, Tsunehiro, Reis, Eustaquio Jose
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Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.Schematic of the in‐line rheometry setup and the evaluation of three distinct modeling frameworks (semiempirical, viscoelastic, and EOS) to predict viscosity reduction in diluted polyethylene melts via time‐concentration superposition (Illustration generated via ChatGPT).
Ernst Georg Viehböck +5 more
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Thoughts on Capacity Analysis: Is Capacity Analysis Giving Policy Makers Information they Need? [PDF]
Capacity, capacity analysis, DEA, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy, Q2, Q22,
Wilen, James E.
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Harnessing the nutritional potential of Cape wild edible plants: Insights, gaps and priorities
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Wild edible plants hold significant potential to strengthen food systems by enhancing nutrition, dietary diversity, climate resilience, sustainability and deeper connection of people to their food. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review to identify knowledge gaps and assess the nutritional contributions of selected wild edible ...
Nicola Kühn +5 more
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Categorical variables in DEA. [PDF]
If a DEA model has a mix of categorical and continuous variables a standard LP formulation can still be used by entering all combinations of categorical and continuous variables as different types of inputs and/or outputs.
Finn R. Førsund
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