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A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH FOR ANALYZING JAPANESE WHEAT IMPORT ALLOCATION DECISIONS

This paper develops and implements an import allocation model based on Theil's system-wide approach to demand and tests the assumption of blockwise dependence and uniform substitutability among different sources and types of wheat imported by Japan.Crop ...
Schmitz, Troy G., Wahl, Thomas I.
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Import Price-Elastcities: Reconsidering the Evidence [PDF]

Recent geography and trade empirical studies based on monopolistic competition [Hummels, 1998; Hanson, 1999; Head and Ries, 1999] suggest high levels of trade price-elasticities (between 3 and 11).
Helene Erkel-Rousse, Daniel Mirza
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On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
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Business groups, foreign direct investment, and capital goods trade: The import behavior of Japanese affiliates. [PDF]

We examine the impact of buyer-supplier relationships within business group on capital goods trade in the context of foreign direct investment by buyer firms and capital goods producers.
Belderbos, Rene, Wakasugi, Ryuhei, Zou, Jianglei   +2 more
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Horizontal Gene Transfers Underpin Ribose Heterotrophy and Central Carbon Metabolism Remodeling in Gloeobacteraceae. [PDF]

Genome Biol Evol
Sudianto E, Baurain D, Cornet L.
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
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A Step-by-Step GUI-Based Protocol for Molecular Dating Analysis Using PhyloSuite v2. [PDF]

Bio Protoc
Zhao D, Jakovlić I, Liu X, Wang S, Zhang D, Ye T.   +5 more
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Preparation, Component Identification, and Antioxidant Activity of Anthocyanins From Punica granatum “Tunisia”

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
The preparation for Tunisian pomegranate anthocyanin extract. The molecular mechanisms underlying the antioxidant effects of these compounds were investigated using network pharmacology and molecular docking. Antioxidant activity was evaluated through DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assays, whereas the effects on oxidative stress and inflammation were examined in
Jing Zhang, Xu‐han Yang, Meng‐qi Zhang, Xu Guo, Ning‐yang Li, Fang‐yu Long, Chao Liu   +6 more
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Receptor-substrate competition for the TonB homolog FusB suggests a model for ferredoxin import. [PDF]

J Biol Chem
Wojnowska M, Flores V, Yelland T, Fisher SR, Bogucka A, Stott K, Walker D.   +6 more
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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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