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Is There a Genetic Link Between Resting Infrared Thermography in Young Horses and Longevity in Jumping Competition? [PDF]

J Anim Breed Genet
ABSTRACT The objective was to evaluate the genetic relationship between the surface temperature of regions of interest, measured using infrared images of young horses and functional longevity in jumping. This relationship was assessed by comparing the temperatures measured in the offspring of two groups of sires, one favourable and one unfavourable, to
Ricard A, Deretz S, Menard C, Priest BDS.   +3 more
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Accelerating computation: A pairwise fitting technique for multivariate probit models

Computational Statistics & Data Analysis
Fitting multivariate probit models via maximum likelihood presents considerable computational challenges, particularly in terms of computation time and convergence difficulties, even for small numbers of responses. These issues are exacerbated when dealing with ordinal data. An efficient computational approach is introduced, based on a pairwise fitting
Delporte, Margaux, Verbeke, Geert, Fieuws, Steffen, Molenberghs, Geert   +3 more
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From Knowledge to Practice: Information Access, Smallholders' Behavior, and the Adoption of Climate‐Resilient Soil Management Practices in Coastal Cameroon

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers in coastal Cameroon face accelerating soil degradation and climate variability. However, the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) remains uneven. This study examines how information behavior and motivational objectives shape SAP adoption in the Tiko municipality using a cross‐sectional survey of 122 ...
Ayat Ullah, Vladimir Verner, Zdenek Oprsal, Mustapha Yakubu Madaki, William Nkomoki, Miroslava Bavorova   +5 more
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Drivers and barriers of climate change adaptation among smallholder farmers in the Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

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Climate change creates enormous hardship, particularly for rural farmers whose livelihoods rely on rain-based agriculture. To assist farmers in addressing climate change, it is crucial to understand the factors that influence their decision-making ...
Daniel Dalle, Yishak Gecho, Sisay Belay Bedeke   +2 more
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Understanding the characteristics of the household energy transition in a developing country

Heliyon
Understanding the energy transition process in developing countries is crucial to implement policies to reduce the use of traditional fossil fuel-based energy sources, which increase pollution, worsen global climate change, and negatively impact people's
Duc Hong Vo, Anh The Vo, Chi Minh Ho
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Evidence of adverse selection in automobile insurance market: A seemingly unrelated probit modelling

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2017
The present paper investigates the adverse selection problem by examining the relationship between accident occurrences and deductible choice utilizing a seemingly unrelated probit model that allows for best controls for unobserved heterogeneity and ...
Noureddine Benlagha, Imen Karaa
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Factors influencing the adoption of biogas digesters in rural Ethiopia

Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2017
Background Increasing energy demands on farm households in Ethiopia have escalated challenges related to land degradation, indoor air quality, and rural economic development.
Melaku Berhe, Dana Hoag, Girmay Tesfay, Catherine Keske   +3 more
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Perceptions, challenges and determinants of management strategy choices for combating fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) infestation in Ghana

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Despite high awareness of fall armyworm, a significant gap remains in the use of sustainable and effective control measures. Farmers predominantly perceive synthetic pesticides as ideal despite studies highlighting botanical and traditional methods as more sustainable.
Richard Adabah, Robert Aidoo, Bright Owusu Asante, Amos Mensah, Seth Etuah, Gifty Boakye Appiah, Jonas Osei‐Adu   +6 more
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Adoption of Coffee Technologies: A Multivariate Probit Model

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics
The sector of agriculture in Ethiopia is a source of livelihood for over 80% population residing in rural areas. It contributes about 50% to the national value of production. The country has huge potential to increase coffee production as it endowed with suitable elevation, temperature, and soil fertility, indigenous quality plantation materials, and ...
Megdelawit Temesgen, Sisay Debeb
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Likelihood Analysis of Multivariate Probit Models Using a Parameter Expanded MCEM Algorithm [PDF]

Technometrics, 2010
Multivariate binary data arise in a variety of settings. In this paper, we propose a practical and efficient computational framework for maximum likelihood estimation of multivariate probit regression models. This approach uses the Monte Carlo EM (MCEM) algorithm, with parameter expansion to complete the M-step, to avoid the direct evaluation of the ...
Huiping Xu, Bruce A. Craig
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