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An Importance Segregation Based Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Traffic Safety Improvement Countermeasure Selection

International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 2012
This paper presents a multi-objective optimization model to decide effective and beneficial portfolio for implementing traffic safety improvements under budgetary constraints. Different from the conventional multi-objective approaches, the proposed model
Jie Yu, Yue Liu, Jing Mao
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Physics‐Informed Machine Learning for Sustainable Alloy Design: Toward a Recyclable Unified Q&P Steel

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A physics‐informed property‐bridging framework links high‐throughput hardness screening to tensile performance in quenching and partitioning steels. By transferring metallurgically guided representations across properties, a single alloy composition is designed to achieve multiple strength grades through heat‐treatment tuning alone, offering a ...
Xiaolu Wei, Yong Li, Chenchong Wang, Lingyu Wang, Xiang Song, Keming Mao, Yu Zhang, Wei Xu   +7 more
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Solving an Integrated Project Portfolio Selection and Contractor Selection Problem: Fuzzy Goal Programming Based on Fuzzy Preference Relations

Fuzzy Information and Engineering
Several factors affect the flexibility and the complexity of the project selection and the contractor selection problems. Project portfolio managers are expected to select the best combination of projects and contractors considering multiple conflicting ...
Mostafa Zahedirad, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Vahidreza Ghezavati, Alireza Rashidi Komijan   +3 more
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
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Low Participation and Risk Reduction Potential of Supplemental Crop Insurance in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Federally subsidized crop insurance is a cornerstone of U.S. farm risk management, yet policies with the greatest share of participation only trigger indemnities after losses exceed 15%. Supplemental insurance was introduced to cover part of this deductible, but participation remains largely unchanged.
Francis Tsiboe, Hunter Biram, Amy Hagerman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
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Investors’ behavior-based nonlinear goal programming models for financial portfolio selection considering future stock market trends

Data Science and Management
Financial markets are ever-changing, and portfolio selection (PS) problems frequently involve multiple optimization objectives in an imprecise investment environment.
Mohamed Sadok Cherif, Nabil Mansour
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Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
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Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
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Optimizing Multi-Stage Project Portfolio Selection Considering Integrating Lifecycle and Interactions

Systems
Project portfolio selection is essential for a company to achieve its strategic goals. Due to constraints such as budget and manpower, companies cannot undertake all projects simultaneously and must prioritize those offering the highest value.
Biaobiao Qiu, Yajie Dou, Ziyi Chen
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