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How Input Subsidies Boost Food Security in Developing Countries: Micro‐Level Evidence From Zambia
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While previous studies have examined the effects of input subsidies on income and yields, we study their impact on food security, measured through household dietary diversity, a key dimension of nutritional well‐being—examined across specific pathways.
Terence Jude Wood +3 more
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Selection of parameters for mud pumps used for HDD Systems [PDF]
Acta Montanistica Slovaca, 2006 Design solutions of rigs used for HDD are presented in the paper. HDD devices are classified on the basis of presented criteria, and then a division of rigs was proposed.
Jan Ziaja +2 more
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2019 In the past decades, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has been successfully used to install various pipelines in different strata. However, construction accidents such as drill-burying and drill-sticking occur occasionally when pipelines installed ...
Lingrong Kong +3 more
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Optimum Design of Thrust Air Bearing for Hard Disk Drive Spindle Motor
Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2010 This paper describes the application of geometry optimization method proposed by Hashimoto to the design of air lubricated thrust bearings used for HDD spindle motors. The optimization is carried out to maximize the dynamic stiffness of air films because
Mohd Danial IBRAHIM +3 more
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A New Chase-type Soft-decision Decoding Algorithm for Reed-Solomon Codes
, 2013 This paper addresses three relevant issues arising in designing Chase-type algorithms for Reed-Solomon codes: 1) how to choose the set of testing patterns; 2) given the set of testing patterns, what is the optimal testing order in the sense that the most-
Member, Xiao Ma, Tang, Siyun
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Building Resilience: Empowering Agro‐Pastoralists Against Climate Variability in Laikipia, Kenya
Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.ABSTRACT Climate change poses significant challenges for agricultural systems in Africa, particularly affecting agro‐pastoral communities dependent on crops and livestock for their livelihoods. This study investigates the impact of adaptation strategies on climate resilience among agro‐pastoral communities in Laikipia County, Kenya. It applies the Food
Cyrille Samson Awuonda +2 more
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Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2012 Objectives: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the HemCon Dental Dressing (HDD) in controlling post extraction bleeding and to ascertain its role in healing of extraction wounds, as compared to control.
Tejraj P. Kale +3 more
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eFood, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2026.This study examines the factors influencing dietary diversity and food security in rural Bangladesh, emphasizing the roles of income and crop diversification. Findings highlight that larger farms, diversified income, and access to agricultural services improve food security, while larger households and greater market distances increase food insecurity.
Babor Ahmad +7 more
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Frequency Analysis of Hard Disk Drive Spindle System Supported by Hydrodynamic Bearings
Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2007 Herringbone-grooved hydrodynamic bearings are now being applied to hard disk drive (HDD) spindle motors instead of ball bearings for demand for HDDs with larger storage capacities, faster access times, and reduced sizes.
Shohta TOHMA +5 more
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Cancer, Volume 132, Issue 6, 15 March 2026.ABSTRACT Background A randomized phase II screening trial of gemcitabine, nab‐paclitaxel, and cisplatin with a medically supervised ketogenic diet (MSKD) versus usual diet (non‐MSKD) was conducted in patients with treatment‐naive metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Gayle S. Jameson +21 more
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