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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray, Alexandra E. Hill, Iman Haqiqi, J. Edward Taylor, Thomas W. Hertel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-occurrence of uranium, fluoride and nitrate in Sahelian groundwater of Agadez (Niger) drives population health risks. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Alhassane I, Scheihing K, Wannous M, Tanimoun B, Kringel R, Kraemer D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda, Margary Martin, Misty Pacheco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The 'Slow Burn' Phenotype: How Relative Caloric Intake Reveals Hidden Cardiovascular Risk Beyond BMI. [PDF]

Diabetes Obes Metab
Cho Y, Jhee JH, Jhee JH, Park HS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Transitioning to nonpunitive school policies for addressing student substance use: Qualitative interviews with key school administrators

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent policy change in Massachusetts encourages schools to limit their use of exclusionary discipline to “extraordinary circumstances,” but little work has explored the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to nonpunitive practices after student substance use infractions in schools.
Kristina Conroy, M. Grace Albright, Kendall B. Roberts, Meghan A. Costello, Anthony J. Jannetti, Alexis R. Wing, Randi M. Schuster   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of exogenous residual contamination in Traditional Chinese Medicine formula granules and the three-dimensional risk assessment using HI-P-CV method. [PDF]

Front Pharmacol
Lin L, Liu G, Tan L, Yu F, Mei G, Lin Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparison of venous morphology, chronic venous disease stage, and venous symptoms in high-impact activities versus low-impact activities. [PDF]

J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord
Béliard S, Mourot L, Thomas H, Tordi N, Ferreira D.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hydrogeochemical Fingerprinting and Integrated Groundwater Quality Assessment in Northern Nansi Lake. [PDF]

Water Environ Res
Meng Y, Luo M, Wang X, Xu Y, Li Z, Zhang Y, Lv L, Wang N, Liu W, Wang B.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Changes in Kitchen Thermal Exposure Following the Introduction of Electric Cooking: A Before-and-After Case Study of Three Kampala Kitchens. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Khalid R, Naluwagga A, Agaba J, Okorio A, Kayemba C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source