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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
wiley   +1 more source

Digital financial literacy and household consumption: Total expenditure versus consumption structure in China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Shen Y, Hu W, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

AI‐Guided Co‐Optimization of Advanced Field‐Effect Transistors: Bridging Material, Device, and Fabrication Design

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This article outlines how artificial intelligence could reshape the design of next‐generation transistors as traditional scaling reaches its limits. It discusses emerging roles of machine learning across materials selection, device modeling, and fabrication processes, and highlights hierarchical reinforcement learning as a promising framework for ...
Shoubhanik Nath, Shauryaraj K. Jilkar, Aditya Udgaonkar, Yu (Joe) Lu, Ali Mesbah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Talk to Your Data: An Agentic Artificial Intelligence‐Driven Decision‐Support Framework for Prosumer Energy Optimization and Recommendations

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
An agentic AI‐driven decision‐support framework for prosumers is proposed, integrating PV generation, load profiling, and multihorizon optimization within a four‐agent architecture. The approach significantly reduces grid dependence, enhances self‐sufficiency and prevents system oversizing.
Adela BÂRA, Simona‐Vasilica OPREA
wiley   +1 more source

Health insurance in Nigeria: Findings from the People's Voice Survey. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Croke K, Nwangwu C, Fasawe OB, Aniebo I, Ladhani K, Kruk ME, Filani O.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Education and Economic Crises

Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2010
openaire   +1 more source

Debunking economics: the naked emperor of the social sciences

, 2001
Explains and debunks conventional neoclassical economic theory from first principles. Highlights the unsound foundations of major elements of the standard undergraduate education in economics, discussing problems with consumer demand theory, the theory ...
Keen, Steve
core  

AI‐Assisted IoT‐Enabled ECG Monitoring: Integrating Foundational and Generative AI Tools for Sustainable Smart Healthcare—Recent Trends

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly advanced the field of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring, enabling real‐time, remote, and patient‐centric cardiac care. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of AI assisted IoT‐based ECG monitoring systems, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies such as ...
Amrita Choudhury, Kandarpa Kumar Sarma, Lachit Dutta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unpacking gender wage inequality in poultry farming: evidence from Togo through Oaxaca-Blinder analysis. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Ihou AFY, Harouna D, Ayira K, Mansingh JP, Adama S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
wiley   +1 more source