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Micro-mechanical performance evaluation of expansive soil biotreated with indigenous bacteria using MICP method. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2021
Tiwari N, Satyam N, Sharma M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydro-mechanical coupling and microstructural evolution mechanism of expansive soil under full suction range. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wang D, Li M, Wang Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Modification of Mechanical Properties of Expansive Soil from North China by Using Rice Husk Ash. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2021
Taha MMM, Feng CP, Ahmed SHS.
europepmc   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of an elastoplastic constitutive model for expansive soil under drying-wetting and freezing-thawing cycles. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhang H, Yang M, Cui Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Basalt fiber reinforcement cementation with bio-inspired carbonate precipitation for stabilization of expansive soil. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Mehmood M, Yosri AM, Nie W, Peng S, Nadeem M, Ghazouani N, Alzara M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of UHMWPE on the expansion characteristics of expansive soil: Experimental studies. [PDF]

PLoS One
Huang Y, Zhang H, Shen R, Tan X, Wang X, Wu Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source