Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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Tracing the Sources of V.G. Tiesenhausen in the Arabic Volume on the History of the Golden Horde
Золотоордынское обозрение, 2021 Research objective and materials: This article is devoted to the analysis of the results of the work carried out on the sources used by Vladimir Tiesenhausen in the compiling the Arabic volume of the “Collection of Materials Relating to the History of ...
Muminov A.K., Uygur S., Bulut V
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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A History of Slavery in Central Asia: Shī’ī Muslim Enslavement in 19th Century Bukhara [PDF]
, 2018 In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. Despite more than a century of interest on the part of western scholars and historians in the region of Central Asia, in many respects our knowledge of many topics in Central Asian history ...
Dunbar, Robert
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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The Survey of Sassanid Failure in Zouqar based on Theories of the Sociology of War [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخی, 2017 The sociology of war scrutinizes the war and the factors influencing it. The study reveals the causes and factors affecting the outbreak of war, the phenomenon of war and its consequences.
Maryam Hassanpour +2 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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The Encounter of Iranian Writers of Travelogue with the Manifestations of New Civilization in Istanbul and Egypt, Emphasizing on Travelogues of Hajj and Sacred Threshold [PDF]
تاریخ اسلامConsidering that Hijaz was located in the territory of the Ottoman government, Iranian pilgrims used to go there to visit the sacred thresholds and Jerusalem and perform Hajj rituals. In the territory of Ottoman Empire (678 -1341A.
Soheila Torabi farsani +2 more
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Improving Students' Skill to Write Islamic Historical Texts Through Dicstom Technique, the Trial Web Shift Design, and Engagement Strategy at Stai Bumi Silampari Lubuklinggau [PDF]
, 2017 This study aims to find the ability of third semester students, Prodi PAI (Islamic Religious Education) in writing texts of Islamic history in English. Students are taught 3 ways to write; (1) Dicstom, (2) Web Shift Trial, (3) Engagement, and (4) without
Helandri, J. (Joni)
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker +2 more
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