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Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ participation in collective marketing: micro-level evidence from Ehlanzeni, South Africa

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Engaging in markets is a critical step for smallholder farmers seeking to alleviate poverty, sustain their livelihoods, and contribute to local economic development. Collective market efforts is one of the promising pathways for transitioning smallholder
Nkhubedu Adelaide Magakwe, Oluwasogo Olorunfemi, Ally Sithole   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Livestock Production and Dairy Sector Performance in Bangladesh: Does Dairy Productivity Promote Smallholder Commercialization?

Food and Energy Security
Low dairy sector performance is a significant barrier to agricultural transformation in developing countries, where improving dairy productivity can drive market participation and commercialization.
Arifa Jannat, Md. Salman, Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Abebayehu Girma Geffersa, Md. Monirul Islam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and Modeling of a High‐Displacement, Skin‐Integrated Flexible Electromagnetic Actuator for Haptic Interfaces in Virtual Reality

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A flexible, skin‐integrated electromagnetic actuator is developed for wearable virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) haptic systems. A tunable design model enables control over displacement and resonance frequency. The system is validated through a custom VR application with a 6 × 4 actuator array, demonstrating real‐time, spatially targeted tactile ...
Naji Tarabay, Alexandra Zhang Jiang, Ziteng Liu, Rachel Villamor, Derek Cha, Ananya Renuka Balakrishna, Tianshu Liu, Priyanshu Agarwal, Rainer Dömer, Camilo Velez   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A simple model of limited stock market participation [PDF]

Stocks have outperformed government bonds, on average, by a large margin in historical data. However, most U.S. households do not own stocks, either directly or indirectly.
Hui Guo
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Financial Literacy and Stock Market Participation [PDF]

Individuals are increasingly put in charge of their financial security after retirement. Moreover, the supply of complex financial products has increased considerably over the years.
Annamaria Lusardi, Maarten van Rooij, Rob Alessie   +2 more
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Determinants of commercialization among onion producer households in southern Ethiopia: a double hurdle approach

Frontiers in Environmental Economics
This study examined the determinants of onion commercialization of smallholder farmers in the Wolayita and Gomo zones of southern Ethiopia. Both primary and secondary data were used in this study.
Melkamu Tilaye Wondim, Guta Bukero Geyo
doaj   +1 more source

Consensus Formation and Change are Enhanced by Neutrality

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Neutral agents are shown to enhance both the formation and overturning of consensus in collective decision‐making. A general mathematical model and experiments with locusts and humans reveal that neutrality enables robust consensus via simple interactions and accelerates consensus change by reducing effective population size.
Andrei Sontag, Janina A. Hoffmann, Tim Rogers, Christian A. Yates   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Black Market International CV [PDF]

, 2002
CV for the Black Market International artist collective.

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Labour market participation after sickness absence due to cancer: a dynamic cohort study in Catalonia (Spain). [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Ayala-Garcia A, Benavides FG, Serra L.
europepmc   +1 more source