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Substitutes or complements? The effect of opening a food store on customer visits to neighborhood food stores

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the effects of new food store openings on customer traffic to incumbent stores using a modified difference‐in‐differences approach and cellphone location data from the contiguous United States in 2019. Analysis of both the intensive margin (total visit counts) and the extensive margin (unique visitors) reveals substantial ...
Modhurima Dey Amin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Information flow and the adoption of soil‐improving and water conservation measures, and household welfare: Insights from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Extension services are designed to facilitate the flow of information from researchers to farmers. However, information failures continue to impede the diffusion of soil‐improving and water conservation technologies in Sub‐Saharan African countries. We use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the impact of an extension‐based campaign
Esther Gloria Mbabazi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Survey on the Integration of Blockchains and Databases. [PDF]

open access: yesData Sci Eng, 2023
Zhu C, Li J, Zhong Z, Yue C, Zhang M.
europepmc   +1 more source

“Everything Is Just Done Away With Now”: Contentious Practices of Scalar Brokerage Motivated by Narratives of Welfare Nostalgia in Postcolonial Rotterdam

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT According to anthropological theories of brokerage, brokers build bridges, close gaps, make connections, and construct shared norms. In this article, I argue that such structural‐functionalist approaches to brokerage do not prove adequate in addressing unsettled and unsettling scale‐making practices of refugee‐led support initiatives in ...
Lieke van der Veer
wiley   +1 more source

Repetitive Grasping After Stroke Assisted by Functional Electrical Stimulation

open access: yesArtificial Organs, EarlyView.
To understand whether FES can be useful in assisting functional grasping after stroke, the following requirements were investigated: (i) producing sufficient force, (ii) sustaining this force for an adequate duration, (iii) successfully releasing the object, and (iv) monitoring the onset of muscle fatigue during repetitive grasping.
Chiara Höhler   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human Milk Practices in Swedish Neonatal Units: Results From a Nationwide Survey

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study was to describe the routines for handling mother's own milk and donor human milk in Swedish neonatal care units related to national guidelines. Methods A web‐based survey of 24 of 38 neonatal units and 19 of 28 human milk banks in Sweden. Results Despite national guidelines, breast milk handling varied widely.
Ylva Thernström Blomqvist   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Handcuffed Parenthood’: Parents of Young At‐Risk Children Who Were Removed From Their Homes in East Jerusalem

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parents of children who were removed from home are generally under‐researched, and there is a shortage of knowledge concerning their perceptions and experiences, particularly in complex contexts. Using a context‐informed perspective and intersectionality theory, this study aims to better understand the experiences of parents regarding their ...
Mayis Eissa, Anat Zeira
wiley   +1 more source

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