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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
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The International Ice Charting Working Group: the first twenty-five years

Frontiers in Marine Science
Since 1999, the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG) has successfully worked as a forum for the operational ice services and helped them to better meet the needs of their national and international maritime clients through coordination and ...
John Falkingham
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
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Adapting open-source drone autopilots for real-time iceberg observations

MethodsX, 2018
Drone autopilots are naturally suited for real-time iceberg tracking as they measure position and orientation (pitch, roll, and heading) and they transmit these data to a ground station.
Daniel F. Carlson, Søren Rysgaard
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török, Gréta Maró, Zsófia Jámbor, Zalán Márk Maró, Barbara Tocco, Péter Balogh, Péter Czine   +6 more
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Iceberg topography and volume classification using TanDEM-X interferometry [PDF]

The Cryosphere, 2019
Icebergs in polar regions affect water salinity, alter marine habitats, and impose serious hazards on maritime operations and navigation. These impacts mainly depend on the iceberg volume, which remains an elusive parameter to measure. We investigate the
D. O. Dammann, D. O. Dammann, L. E. B. Eriksson, S. V. Nghiem, E. C. Pettit, N. T. Kurtz, J. G. Sonntag, T. E. Busche, F. J. Meyer, A. R. Mahoney   +9 more
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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
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PENDEKATAN ICEBERG DALAM PEMBELAJARAN PEMBAGIAN PECAHAN DI SEKOLAH DASAR

Infinity, 2013
Makalah ini membahas pengaruh pendekatan iceberg pada pembelajaran pembagian pecahan di Sekolah Dasar.Tahapan pendekatan iceberg tersebut sebagai berikut: 1. Orientasi lingkungan secara matematis, 2. Model material, 3.
Saleh Haji
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Three Synchronized, Miniaturized, Wireless Inertial Measurement Unit Sensors for Automated Gait and Balance Analysis System

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a compact, three IMU wearable system that enables accurate motion capture and robust gait‐feature extraction, thereby supporting reliable machine learning‐based balance evaluation. Accurate assessment of balance is critical for fall prevention and targeted rehabilitation, particularly in older adults and individuals with ...
Seok‐Hoon Choi, Ki‐Hoon Kim, Heung Jin Park, Yuna Kim, Hyunjin Lee, Yu Bin Lee, Youn Joung Kang, Sungchul Huh, Min‐Ho Seo   +8 more
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Methods of Iceberg Towing [PDF]

TransNav, 2012
Mathematical models of iceberg towing by a ship connected to the iceberg by mooring lines are considered. Governing equations describing the towing and the tension of mooring lines in two different schemes of the towing are formulated.
Aleksey Marchenko, K. Eik
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