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Data‐Driven and Physics‐Informed Modeling Perspectives for Soft Manipulators: From SINDy to Hybrid Intelligence

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This Perspective charts the modeling landscape for soft manipulators, spanning sparse system identification, neural dynamics, physics‐informed models and hybrid intelligence. We examine how physics, data, sensing, adaptation and control can assume complementary roles within this landscape, and provide a framework for selecting modeling approaches ...
Wenbo Hui, Yunyi Wang, Teng Zhang, Yang Chen, Min Pan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asian Defense Spending Trends [PDF]

, 2013
This brief summarizes key trends and findings of two recent reports by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Despite the global financial crisis that began in 2008, research by CSIS has shown that many Asian countries experienced relatively low fiscal distress and continued to increase their level of involvement in global affairs ...
BERTEAU, David, HOFBAUER, Joachim
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Multiscale Regulation of Ru‐Based Catalysts for Upgrading Biomass‐Derived Levulinic Acid and Levulinates to γ‐Valerolactone: Mechanisms, Advances, and Challenges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent advances in the mechanistic, thermodynamic, and kinetic studies of biomass‐derived levulinic acid/levulinates conversion to γ‐valerolactone, along with the corresponding multiscale regulation strategies of Ru‐based catalysts.
Xin Ni, Cailu Xiao, Gongbing Zhou, Jingzi Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pyrolyzed Photoresist as a Continuous‐Tone Mask for Grayscale Lithography

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
True grayscale contact photolithography masks are created by pyrolysis of 3D multiphoton resist patterns. The resulting carbon masks retain micrometer‐scale patterned features while providing continuous‐tone optical transmission. This approach provides access to high‐quality grayscale lithography without requiring exotic materials or commercial mask ...
Tielyr D. Creason, Gavin C. Gee, Zachary T. Piontkowski, Toai Ton‐That, Robert Reyna, Edward R. Arata, Mason Risley, Jacob D. Boissiere, Bryan Kaehr, D. Bruce Burckel   +9 more
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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

Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is There a Market for Organic Milk in Serbia? Insights From Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Past growth in the global organic market has been concentrated in high‐income countries, while in middle‐income countries such as Serbia the organic market remains nascent and characterized by a sparse assortment of organic products, high retail premia and limited evidence on consumer preferences and their drivers.
Milan Tatic, Sanja Dzever, Bojan Matkovski, Danilo Djokic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability has become a key issue in the wine sector, raising questions about its compatibility with firms' economic performance. Despite growing attention to environmental and social practices, evidence on their economic implications remains fragmented.
Valentina Di Chiara, Eugenio Pomarici, Leonardo Cei   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source