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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on Seismic Behavior of Different Forms of Eccentrically Braced Steel Frames

open access: yesBuildings
The arrangement of eccentric bracing has a significant impact on the seismic performance of structures. However, there is no further stipulation on different forms of eccentric bracing in the current Chinese code.
Bo Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental and Analytical Study on Non-Damaged Reinforcement Method for Pipe Rack Steel Structures

open access: yes
Pipe racks are steel structures that support various pipes transporting materials in industrial complexes. The pipes on pipe racks may transport hazardous substances, which imposes limitations on their structural reinforcement.
Kyung-Jae Shin   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Application of non destructive testing to the detection of aeronautical defects in composite structures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A study of two Non-destructive Testing methods (NDT) was carried out in specimens with different kinds of simulated defects. Ultrasonics test (US) and Infrared Thermography (IRT) were applied with the aim to evaluate the detectability and the accuracy of
Munoz Cuartas, Victor   +9 more
core  

India–United States Agricultural Trade Under the America‐First Agenda

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines India–United States agricultural trade under the America‐First agenda, highlighting trade patterns, tariff structures, and potential impacts of United States trade policies. Total agricultural trade remains modest at $7 billion annually, with India imposing higher tariffs (average 39%) than the United States (5%).
Badri N. Gopalakrishnan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Domestic violence, coercive control and mental health in a pandemic: disenthralling the ecology of the domestic

open access: yes
Domestic and family violence is a social and public health issue typically positioned in policy frameworks as a consequence of gendered social and economic structures.
McCallum, Toni, Rose, Judy
core   +1 more source

Ultrasonographic Techniques Applied to Non-Domestic Species

open access: yes, 2002
Ultrasonography is a non-invasive approach for exploration of morphology, topographic anatomy, and biological processes in non-domestic animals. This imaging technique is still under-utilised in wildlife medicine.
Thomas B Hildebrandt   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

Homogenised non-linear soft inclusion for simulation of impact damage in composite structures

open access: yes, 2011
This paper presents the development of a homogenised non-linear soft inclusion which captures the geometric and material non-linearity of impact damage zone loaded in tension and compression.
Craven, R.,   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
wiley   +1 more source

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