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FACTORS AFFECTING CONTRACTOR AND GROWER SUCCESS IN HOG CONTRACTING [PDF]
This study analyzes a national survey of U.S. hog producers within a principal-agent framework in order to examine factors affecting contractor and grower success in hog contracting.
Key, Nigel D., McBride, William D.
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Remnant Case Forms and Patterns of Syncretism in Early West Germanic
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract Early stages of the Old West Germanic languages differ from the other two branches, Gothic and Norse, by showing remnants of a fifth case in a‐ and ō‐stem nouns. The forms in question, which have the ending ‐i or ‐u, are conventionally labelled ‘instrumental’ and cover a range of functions, such as instrument, means, comitative and locative ...
Will Thurlwell
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ОПТИМІЗАЦІЯ РОЗПІЗНАВАННЯ ОБЛИЧ ЗА ДОПОМОГОЮ CUDA ПРИСКОРЕНОЇ БІБЛІОТЕКИ DLIB
Кібербезпека: освіта, наука, технікаУ даній роботі проведено комплексне дослідження ефективності методів комп’ютерного зору для задачі детекції облич на зображеннях та у відеопотоці. Основну увагу приділено порівняльному аналізу двох алгоритмів бібліотеки dlib: класичного методу на основі ...
Олексій Смірнов +6 more
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Cash Settlement of Lean Hog Futures Contracts Reexamined [PDF]
In 1997 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange replaced its live hog futures contract with a cash settlement mechanism based on a Lean Hog Index. Although cash settlement was expected to increase the use of the contract as a hedging tool, producers and packers ...
Frank, Julieta +3 more
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James Platt Junior's Contributions to Old English Grammar1
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract In 1883, Henry Sweet took issue with James Platt junior, a 21‐year‐old language enthusiast. At the time, Platt was England's brightest young prospect in Old English linguistic studies. Sweet recognised Platt's talent, but he became convinced that he was also a plagiarist and tried to have him expelled from the Philological Society.
Stephen Laker
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STREETS AS STAGES: Traffic Enforcement and the Competition for Cultural Growth in China
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In keeping with China’s desire to build soft power to parallel its economic growth, the policing of city streets has moved to the forefront as a mechanism for moral regulation and improving urban prestige. Under pressure to civilize their citizenry, many Chinese cities have become entrepreneurial cities within a type of cultural growth ...
Gregory Fayard
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Advancing Employee Voice Through Insights From Democratic Innovations
Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Employee voice has long attracted interest from academics, policymakers, and practitioners in light of its myriad benefits. To date, employee voice researchers have identified a wide array of voice practices that are organized and understood through a core set of dimensions.
Simon Pek, Lorin Busaan
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Changes in Manure Management in the Hog Sector [PDF]
In recent years, structural changes in the hog sector, including increasing farm size and regional shifts in production, have altered manure management practices. Over the same period, changes to the Clean Water Act, new state regulations, and increasing
Key, Nigel D. +2 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Prenatal hypoxia enhances adult hypoxia tolerance in Brandt's voles, preserving cognitive and memory functions. Transcriptomic analysis reveals adaptive changes in energy metabolism, oxygen transport, and neuroprotective mechanisms, highlighting developmental plasticity.
Mengyang Li +5 more
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Does the regulation of manure land application work against agglomeration economies? Theory and evidence from the French hog sector [PDF]
The well-known increase in the geographical concentration of hog production suggests the presence of agglomeration economies related to spatial spillovers and inter-dependencies among industries. In this paper, we examine whether the restrictions on land
Bertrand Schmitt +3 more
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