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Do Transaction Costs and Risk Preferences Influence Marketing Arrangements in the Illinois Hog Industry? [PDF]
, 2009 Risk reduction and transaction costs are often used to explain contracting in the U.S. hog industry with little empirical support. Using a unified conceptual framework that draws from risk behavior and transaction cost theories, in combination with ...
Franken, J.R.V. +2 more
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, 2003 Cet article fait partie du Dossier Typologie et ontogenèse des fibres musculaires chez différentes espèces d’intérêt agronomique.
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Pre‐failure behavior of continuous post‐tensioned and post‐grouted beam in case of tendon failure
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Grouted tendons are a common solution for long‐span bridge structures. The grout provides bond and corrosion protection for prestressing steel. However, if the grouting is defective, corrosion of the prestressing steel may initiate and eventually lead to tendon failure.
Olli Asp +2 more
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Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Linear elastic finite element analyses (LEFEAs) have become more frequent in the design and assessment of reinforced concrete slabs under concentrated loads, as they enable low‐cost evaluation of the distribution of shear forces over critical sections.
Alex Micael Dantas de Sousa +3 more
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Estimating Structural Changes in the Vertical Price Relationships in U.S. Beef and Pork Markets [PDF]
This paper examines structural breaks in the vertical price relationships in U.S. beef/cattle and pork/hog sectors using monthly data of the past 40 years.
Boetel, Brenda L., Liu, Donald J.
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Worldwide, transportation agencies have been involved in road mitigation efforts to reduce road mortality and promote connectivity of endangered species. Baseline data on how mammals respond to highway construction, however, are rarely collected in road mitigation and monitoring studies, including in the USA.
Thomas J. Yamashita +4 more
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TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE U.S. BEEF AND PORK SECTORS: IMPACTS ON FARM-WHOLESALE MARKETING MARGINS AND LIVESTOCK PRICES [PDF]
Real livestock prices and farm-wholesale marketing margins have steadily declined over the past 20 years. Many studies have examined the effects of increasing packer concentration on these declines. However, most have generally failed to account directly
Brester, Gary W., Marsh, John M.
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Mobile consumers influence the shoreward edge of intertidal seagrass ecosystems
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.Ecological paradigms suggest that the environmentally stressful edge of a habitat is determined by physical factors. The work finds that, counter to these paradigms, an environmentally stressful edge can also be impacted by biotic interactions and are more complex than suggested.
Stephanie R. Valdez +4 more
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Reaching and engaging workers who are reluctant, unwilling, or unable to access relevant information and timely support through their workplace or mainstream avenues is a critical policy issue in Australia and worldwide. Cross‐sector alliances between community organisations, statutory bodies, and healthcare providers can expand the reach of ...
Corina Crisan +3 more
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