Adoption of Mechanized Postharvest Cassava Processing Technologies, and the Determinants of High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF) Processing in Tanzania [PDF]
Tropicultura, 2016 In this study, the factors influencing the adoption of mechanized technologies for processing cassava into a value-added high quality cassava flour (HQCF) by rural households in Tanzania were examined.
Amaza, PS. +3 more
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Turning Water Into a Tool: From Degradation Pathways to Functional Engineering in Halide Perovskites
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Water exhibits a threshold‐dependent dual role in lead halide perovskites, acting either as a degradation trigger or as a powerful tool for defect passivation, recrystallization, and structural engineering. This review discusses how controlled water‐mediated interactions govern stability, dimensionality, and optoelectronic performance, providing ...
Raphaella T. S. Gonçalves +4 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Extrusion‐based bioprinting (EBB) has emerged as a versatile biofabrication platform capable of precisely depositing bioinks composed of biomaterials, cells, and bioactive agents to generate patient‐specific, biomimetic skin constructs. This paper presents a state‐of‐the‐art and forward‐looking overview of EBB for wound healing, encompassing printing ...
Hien‐Phuong Le +4 more
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Cohort, Age and Time Effects in Alcohol Consumption by Italian Households: a Double-Hurdle Approach [PDF]
This paper describes the life-cycle alcohol consumption patterns of Italian households by decomposing gender, cohort, age and time effects and estimates the importance of demographic characteristics using a double-hurdle model.
Davide Aristei +2 more
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Access and Intensity of Mechanization: Empirical Evidence of Rice Farmers in Southern Ghana
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2017 The medium term development plan of Ghana proposed modernization of agriculture to lead the way in transforming the economy. Providing irrigation infrastructure and enhancing farmer access to farm machinery were major interventions proposed. In line with
John K. M. Kuwornu +2 more
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Neodymium‐Doped Nanocrystals for Sensing Cellular Temperature at the Nanoscale
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.Neodymium‐doped NaYF4 nanocrystals are engineered as bright, biocompatible nanothermometers for intracellular temperature mapping. Their ratiometric near‐infrared emission enables highly sensitive, nanoscale thermal readouts in living cells. Combined with gold nanostars for photothermal therapy, they reveal pronounced subcellular heating heterogeneity ...
Maria Bravo +13 more
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A double-hurdle count model for completed fertility data from the developing world [PDF]
This paper reports a study on the socio-economic determinants of completed fertility in Mexico. An innovative Poisson Double-Hurdle count model is developed for the analysis.
Alfonso Miranda
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An assessment of apple orchard investments in South Africa under uncertainty and irreversibility
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2004 The competitiveness of the South African fresh apple export value chain can be improved if local farmers grow and market more new apple cultivars.
MAG Darroch, PA Hardman, GF Ortmann
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Adoption and intensity use of malt barley technology package by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia: A double hurdle model approach. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Workie DM, Tasew W.
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Self‐Powered Visible‐Blind Graphene/NiO/ZnO UV‐C Photodiodes
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.“A scalable architecture for self‐powered UV‐C photodiodes integrates defect‐engineered p‐NiO/n‐ZnO heterojunctions with highly UV‐C transparent graphene anodes. The type‐II band alignment combined with the built‐in electrical field enables robust zero‐bias charge separation.
Umut Kaya +5 more
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