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The Collective Power of Bacteria as a Blueprint for Emergent Intelligence

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Small cells, powerful collectives. Bacteria demonstrate how sophisticated behaviors can emerge from many simple individuals working together. We explore the remarkable world of bacterial communities and the mechanisms that underpin their complex emergent behaviors, enabling impressive adaptability, robustness, and responsiveness to changing ...
Johanna A. Blee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Change in Climate Variables and Resources of Wind, Solar Radiation and Precipitation in Qinghai Province from 1961 to 2021

open access: yesGaoyuan qixiang
In order to evaluate the potential of wind, solar radiation and precipitation in guaranteeing the development of clean energy comprehensively, this study analyzed the temporal and spatial changes in climate variables and resources of wind speed, solar ...
Meixia DUAN   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lost ground, lost value: Investigating the relationship between soil erosion and agricultural land value

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Qualitative insights into cultural heritage protection in Serbia: Addressing legal and institutional gaps for disaster risk resilience

open access: yesOpen Geosciences
This research is dedicated to a comprehensive exploration of the strengths and weaknesses inherent in the legal and institutional measures established to safeguard cultural heritage in the Republic of Serbia against the adverse effects of disasters ...
Cvetković Vladimir M.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crop insurance and irrigation behavior: The conditional role of pumping costs

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Excessive water use for irrigation can accelerate the depletion of water resources, undermining agriculture's resilience to weather‐related shocks. Understanding how farmers make water use decisions is essential for developing effective water management policies.
Sungmin Cheu, Molly Sears
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Decentralization of Disaster Risk Management in Borana and South-West Shawa Zones, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Science
This study was designed with the aim of assessing the effectiveness of decentralization of disaster risk management in Borana zone and South-West Shawa zone of Oromia region.
Terefe Tolessa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The making of India's COVID-19 disaster: A Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Assemblage analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Disaster Risk Reduct, 2023
McGowran P   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rethinking disaster risk management and climate change adaptation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Australian governments face the twin challenges of dealing with extreme weather-related disasters (such as floods and bushfires) and adapting to the impacts of climate change.
Deanna Grant-Smith   +2 more
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

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