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Assessment of the Importance of Nodes in the Global Soybean Supply Chain Network Under Unexpected Risks

open access: yesDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
As a globally critical agricultural commodity, soybean imports and exports exert far‐reaching impacts on the global economy, industrial development, and social welfare. Currently, the global soybean trade landscape is fraught with uncertainties.
Yingbo Lyu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Logistic performance index (LPI): an analysis of logistical efficiency and the relative importance of its indicators

open access: yes, 2021
This research evaluated the logistical efficiency of the countries, as well as creating scores that represent the weight of each indicator of the Logistic Performance Index (LPI) in this efficiency. The Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to measure logistical efficiency and made it possible to compare the six LPI indicators (inputs) from 99 ...
Machado, Luiz Kennedy Cruz   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Preoperative Anterior Segment Risk Factors for Malignant Glaucoma Following Surgery in Primary Angle‐Closure Glaucoma: A Retrospective Case–Control Study

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Purpose To investigate the preoperative anterior segment structural features in eyes diagnosed with malignant glaucoma (MG) following primary angle‐closure glaucoma (PACG) surgery and to provide a clinical reference for the early detection of the risks of MG. Methods A retrospective case–control study.
Qingyi Liu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking greener supply chains: A global innovative perspective on the role of logistics performance in reducing ecological footprints

open access: yesJournal of Innovation & Knowledge
One of the significant challenges to achieveing the Green Supply Chain Management objectives is the ecological footprint associated with several logistics operations.
Haoyu Cheng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Logistics Performance on Economic Growth in BRICS Countries [PDF]

open access: yesMaǧallaẗ Al-Buḥūṯ Al-Mālīyyaẗ wa Al-Tiğāriyyaẗ
Logistics have played a crucial role in fulfilling economic development. BRICS countries is expected to take over 38% of the world's GDP after adding new members in 2024. This empirical study examines the impact of the logistics sector on economic growth
Hanaa Abdelaty Hasan Esmail   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Row Crops and the U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit: Recent Trends and Policy Issues

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 47, Issue 5, Page 1759-1773, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Row crops such as soybeans, corn, wheat, and cotton are the backbone of the U.S. farm sector, accounting for around $60 billion of exports in 2023. While U.S. row crop exports remain robust, growing concerns over the rising U.S. agricultural trade deficit underscore the need to appraise the ongoing market and policy dynamics affecting the ...
William Ridley, Stephen Devadoss
wiley   +1 more source

Determining The Digitalization Levels of Leading Countries in Logistics Performance Index: An Application with CRITIC-TOPSIS Approach

open access: yesVerimlilik Dergisi
Purpose: This study aims to analyze the digitalization levels of leading countries in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) based on 2023 data.Methodology: Six digitalization indices were utilized as criteria, and the top 23 countries in the LPI were ...
Burcu Yılmaz
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial Patterns of Global Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus and Its Potential Risk Assessment for Various Wildlife Habitats

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
This study found that according to the analysis of PPR epidemic data from 2007 to 2024, the driving mechanism of key climatic and environmental factors such as temperature seasonality (standard deviation × 100) (Bio4), annual mean temperature (Bio1), isothermality (Bio3), mean diurnal range (Bio2), mean monthly precipitation in March (Prec3), and the ...
Guiping Lu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing the Global Logistics Performance Index Rankings with Methodological Insights and an Innovative Decision Support Framework

open access: yesApplied Sciences
This study examines the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) rankings developed by the World Bank from a methodological perspective and proposes an alternative decision support framework.
Željko Stević   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contrasted effects of human pressure on biodiversity in the UK: a multi‐taxonomic assessment using airborne environmental DNA

open access: yesEcography, Volume 2025, Issue 12, December 2025.
Human activities have significantly modified habitats, resulting in a global biodiversity crisis. In this study, we leveraged the first national‐scale biodiversity survey based on airborne environmental DNA, comparing the effects of three human pressure indices increasing in complexity and scope – a binary urban–rural index, an index integrating land ...
Orianne Tournayre   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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