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Firm-to-firm Connections in Colombian Imports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The vast majority of world trade flows is between firms. Only recently has research in international trade started to emphasize the importance of the connections between exporters and importers both in aggregate trade flows and in the negative relationship between trade and geographic distance.
Bernard, AB, Bøler, EA, Dhingra, S
openaire   +2 more sources

Postharvest quality of pepino melon (Solanum muricatum Aiton) as influenced by NPK fertilizer rates, growing environment and storage temperature

open access: yesAdvances in Horticultural Science, 2021
The present study evaluated the effect of NPK fertilizer (17:17:17) rates (0, 100, 200, 300 and 400 kg ha-1) on the postharvest quality of field and greenhouse grown pepino melons (Solanum muricatum Ait.) stored at room temperature (15-22°C) and at low ...
Carol Mutua   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Between Firm Effect with Multiproduct Firms [PDF]

open access: yesFederal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute Working Papers, 2012
This paper studies multi-product firms with two factors of production: unskilled and skilled labor (talent). Creating new products is skill intensive while production is less skill intensive. We show here a new effect: an increase in the skilled labor supply, relatively to unskilled labor, could reduce the number of products but increase the average ...
openaire   +1 more source

A FRUITFULL-like gene is associated with genetic variation for fruit flesh firmness in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The FRUITFULL (FUL) and SHATTERPROOF (SHP) genes are involved in regulating fruit development and dehiscence in Arabidopsis. We tested the hypothesis that this class of genes are also involved in regulating the development of fleshy fruits, by exploring ...
Cevik, Volkan   +15 more
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Clot Firmness [PDF]

open access: yesBlood, 1957
Abstract 1. The relative firmness of clots in different systems is not necessarily directly correlated with the speed of clot formation. 2. Thrombin will hasten the development of full clot firmness, but will not significantly alter the degree of clot firmness of citrated plasma specimens, although the firmness of ...
M, WEINER, L G, WEISBERG
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Agglomeration and firm performance: One firm’s medicine is another firm’s poison

open access: yesEnvironment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 2015
In this paper, we aim to reduce the ambiguity surrounding the agglomeration–performance relationship. We do so by taking firm-level and agglomeration-level heterogeneity into account simultaneously and focusing on the interactions between these two levels of analysis in explaining the effect of agglomeration on firm performance. Our central argument is
Knoben, J.   +3 more
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Touch Firmness Project

open access: yes, 2022
Touching or handling firm vs. flexible objects can activate the conceptual metaphor of these related concepts (firmness and flexibility), which can be vicariously applied to unrelated judgments, one of these being judgments related to the ...
Lorenzo Cecutti, Spike W. S. Lee
core   +2 more sources

Extending the Shelf Life of Fresh Khalal Barhi Dates via an Optimized Postharvest Ultrasonic Treatment

open access: yesPlants, 2022
The Barhi date is a high-quality date cultivar whose fruits (dates) are plucked and eaten fresh when they reach the Khalal maturity stage due to their sweetness, crispiness, and yellow skin color.
Diaeldin O. Abdelkarim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robots and Firms [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2019
Abstract We study the microeconomic implications of robot adoption using a rich panel data set of Spanish manufacturing firms over a 27-year period (1990–2016). We provide causal evidence on two central questions: (1) Which firm characteristics prompt firms to adopt robots?
Koch, Michael   +2 more
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Addressing potential sources of variation in several non-destructive techniques for measuring firmness in apples

open access: yes, 2009
Measurements of firmness have traditionally been carried out according to the Magness Taylor (MT) procedure; using a texture analyser or penetrometer in reference texture tests.
Recasens, I.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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