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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolismo socioeconômico (MSE)

open access: yes, 2019
The socioeconomic metabolism (SEM) is a theoretical and methodological perspective that pretends to understand the interrelations between nature and society by quantifying and qualifying the biophysical impacts arising from the appropriation of energy and material resources provided by the environment.
Araújo, Anderson Henrique dos Santos   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Enhancing Sustainability Label Effectiveness Through Logo Design Modification: An Analysis of the EU Green Leaf Logo

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability labels can help support consumers select more socially and environmentally friendly options, thereby enhancing returns for conscientious producers and promoting the transition to a more sustainable food system. However, consumer confusion regarding labels' meaning undermines their effectiveness.
Monika Hartmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Contribution of MSE to Women in Dire Dawa City A comparative Study Between MSE And Non-MSE

open access: yes
The aim of this study is to examine the contribution of Micro & small Enterprises on women by focusing on MSE participants in Dire Dawa city in comparative study of their counter parts. It also addressed factors that affect women’s engagement in the sector. The study has used both qualitative and quantitative data collected from 87 MSE participants
openaire   +2 more sources

Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solid–liquid equilibria in the LiOH–ethanol–water system: Solubility measurements and thermodynamic modeling

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The demand for LiOH is driven by the growth of the electric vehicle industry. Evaporative crystallization of LiOH·H2O is energy intensive, whereas ethanol‐based antisolvent crystallization has emerged as a more sustainable alternative. From a process design perspective, the crystallization yield depends on the ethanol dosage, and thermodynamic
Xiaoqi Xu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decoding Tattoo and Permanent Makeup Pigments: Linking Physicochemical Properties to Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination Profiles Using Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR)‐Based New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This study applies QSAR‐based new approach methodologies to 90 synthetic tattoo and permanent makeup pigments, revealing systemic links between their physicochemical properties and absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination profiles. The correlation‐driven analysis using SwissADME, ChemBCPP, and principal component analysis uncovers insights
Girija Bansod   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upper Bounds for the I-MSE and max-MSE of Kernel Density Estimators

open access: yes
21 pages, 0 figures. Statistical Research Report, Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo, from December 1999, but arXiv'd in February ...
Hjort, Nils Lid, Ushakov, Nikolai G.
openaire   +2 more sources

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