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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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A Theory of User-Fee Competition [PDF]
We develop a two-region model where the decentralized provision of spillover goods can be financed by means of taxes or user fees. In order to enforce the fees regions have to invest in exclusion.
Clemens Fuest, Martin Kolmar
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Robot‐assisted rectal surgery (RAS) offers improved dexterity and visualization; however, the high cost of equipment and consumables remains a major challenge for hospital management. At our institution, we have adopted a combined approach using transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for lower rectal cancers, aiming to shorten ...
Takeru Matsuda +9 more
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Banking Fees in Australia [PDF]
The Reserve Bank has conducted a survey on bank fees each year since 1997. The results of the latest survey show that banks’ aggregate fee income was unchanged in 2010.
Reserve Bank of Australia
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.In hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab–bevacizumab, responders showed RNA‐seq enrichment of immune and chemokine pathways with higher HAMP expression. In resected specimens, immunohistochemistry confirmed increased intratumoral CD8+ T‐cell density and hepcidin (HAMP), supporting HAMP plus CD8 as components of a composite predictor of ...
Shun Nakamura +9 more
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THE PRICING OF AUDIT SERVICES: EVIDENCE FROM ROMANIA [PDF]
The main objective of this study is to investigate factors influencing theamount of external audit fees in Romania. Of particular interest is the examination ofthe potential effect of the client size, client complexity, and the size of the audit firmon ...
Atanasiu Pop, Oana - Raluca Iosivan
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Using National Database open data from 2014 to 2023, this nationwide study visualizes age‐, sex‐, and region‐specific trends in groin hernia surgery in Japan. Laparoscopic surgery, outpatient surgery, and manual reduction were analyzed to estimate lifetime surgical burden and patterns of emergency‐related healthcare utilization at the population level.
Masanori Sato +7 more
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Competition for the International Pool of Talent: Education Policy and Student Mobility [PDF]
This paper presents a model of two countries competing for a pool of students from the rest of the world (ROW). In equilibrium, one country offers high educational quality for high tuition fees, while the other country provides a low quality and charges ...
Alexander Haupt +2 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Preoperative CT based on lymph node size shows moderate accuracy for detecting nodal metastasis in colon cancer. In this meta‐analysis of 29 studies (5,634 patients), pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.69 and 0.66. Size‐based CT alone has limited value for clinical decision‐making.
Yuji Takayama +4 more
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A SIMPLE APPROACH TO NETWORK COMPETITION [PDF]
This paper develops a simple model of competition among interconnected networks. Access fees are determined either by a regulator or by competition.
Chongmin Kim
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