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Using an Online Sample to Estimate the Size of an Offline Population. [PDF]
, 2019 Online data sources offer tremendous promise to demography and other social sciences, but researchers worry that the group of people who are represented in online data sets can be different from the general population.
Cobb, Curtiss, Feehan, Dennis M
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor +3 more
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Medición del potencial trabajo infantil: una propuesta metodológica demográfica
Población y Salud en Mesoamérica, 2011 Se hace una propuesta metodológica desde la perspectiva demográfica-actuarial, útil y relativamente sencilla para la estimación indirecta de contingentes en condición del denominado trabajo infantil. Asimismo, se particulariza la propuesta, en caso de no
Eliud Silva, Aram Ramos
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Food systems have a significant impact on environmental sustainability, underscoring the need for innovative technologies to support more sustainable agricultural methods. However, the adoption of these technologies hinges on consumer acceptance, making the analysis of consumer perceptions essential.
Greta Castellini, Guendalina Graffigna
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Población y Salud en Mesoamérica, 2015 Este artículo presenta resultados de investigación respecto a la clasificación de residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU) generados por tres escuelas (primaria, secundaria y bachillerato) de la cuenca alta del río La Sabana, en Acapulco, México. Además identifica
Roberto Cañedo-Villareal +3 more
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Economic Growth and the Demographic Transition [PDF]
For decades, economists and social thinkers have debated the influence of population change on economic growth. Three alternative positions define this debate: that population growth restricts, promotes, or is independent of economic growth.
David Canning +2 more
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Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone +5 more
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Población y Salud en Mesoamérica, 2015 Introducción: La educación en salud o pláticas en el ámbito institucional mitiga la incidencia de diarrea infantil. Yucatán es el estado con las mayores tasas de incidencia de diarreas a nivel nacional; el impacto de las pláticas, como parte de un ...
Rubén Solís +3 more
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The Effectiveness of Top Management Groups in Manufacturing Organisations [PDF]
We test whether demographic characteristics and team processes in top management teams predict the subsequent productivity and profitability of their companies in 42 UK manufacturing organisation.
J Dawson +3 more
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Market‐Based Nutrition Regulation and Adult BMI Dynamics in Latin America
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Market‐based nutrition policies, including interpretative labeling systems and taxes on sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs), have been widely adopted across Latin America to influence dietary choices and address rising obesity rates. While prior research documents change in food purchasing and product reformulation following these policies ...
Emiliano Lopez Barrera, Grace Melo
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