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Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the efficiency in spanish municipal refuse collection services [PDF]

open access: yes
The objective of this study is to analyse the technical or productive efficiency of the refuse collection services in 75 municipalities located in the Spanish region of Catalonia. The analysis has been carried out using various techniques.
Francisco Pedraja   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Seeing Through the Face: Robust Facial Diagnosis Enhanced by Landmark Detection and Pose Normalization

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study proposes a robust, generalizable new approach for facial type diagnosis. Based on landmark detection and pose normalization, a 94.7% diagnostic accuracy is achieved by Combined Heatmap Regression and Coordinate Regression network. This research makes the AI‐generated preliminary diagnosis more interpretable and reducing the impact of ...
Qianyang Xie   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE MANAGEMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN MUNICIPAL SERVICES [PDF]

open access: yesЭкономика региона, 2007
In paper the features of creation of the economic relations in a municipal services stipulated by market conversions are uncovered. The advantages of development of the innovational management forms for housing fund with involvement of the citizens are ...
S.I. Bazhenov
doaj  

Evaluation of municipal e-government readiness using structural equation modelling technique

open access: yesThe Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2018
The evaluation of municipal e-government readiness can provide a useful barometer to understand the critical needs of citizens. In addition, it can help to improve effectiveness of government services and provide a technology industry access to relevant ...
Seena Joseph, Oludayo O. Olugbara
doaj   +1 more source

Financing Indian cities : opportunities and constraints in an Nth best world [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines international experience with mobilizing funding for both capital and recurrent costs for municipal infrastructure with a view to identifying areas where India could improve its system of financing infrastructure in cities.
Annez, Patricia Clarke
core  

Roadmap on Artificial Intelligence‐Augmented Additive Manufacturing

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This Roadmap outlines the transformative role of artificial intelligence‐augmented additive manufacturing, highlighting advances in design, monitoring, and product development. By integrating tools such as generative design, computer vision, digital twins, and closed‐loop control, it presents pathways toward smart, scalable, and autonomous additive ...
Ali Zolfagharian   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to exchanging healthcare information in inter-municipal healthcare services: a qualitative case study

open access: yesBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2018
Background In recent years, inter-municipal cooperation in healthcare services has been an important measure implemented to meet future demographic changes in western countries.
Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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