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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões, Cassiano Bragagnolo, Humberto Francisco Silva Spolador   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subjective socioeconomic status moderates the relationship between objective neighborhood disadvantage and quality of life in middle- and older-aged women with breast cancer. [PDF]

Breast Cancer Res Treat
Plotke RL, Kanaya MR, Popok PJ, Webster SN, Hansen JL, Krueger MJ, Roberts M, Ebrahimi S, Saez-Clarke E, Taub CJ, Goel N, Antoni MH.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability has become a key issue in the wine sector, raising questions about its compatibility with firms' economic performance. Despite growing attention to environmental and social practices, evidence on their economic implications remains fragmented.
Valentina Di Chiara, Eugenio Pomarici, Leonardo Cei   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

AI Health Services and Health Satisfaction Across Socioeconomic Groups in South Korea: National Cross-Sectional Study Using an Instrumental Variable Approach. [PDF]

J Med Internet Res
Zeng H, Yu C, Ouyang Y, Hu M.
europepmc   +1 more source

MicroRNA‐941 Acts as a Novel Prognostic Predictor and Oncogenic Driver in Colorectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Upregulation of miR‐941 was a promising diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for CRC patients. Inhibition of miR‐941 significantly suppressed CRC cellular events and triggered ferroptosis. The oncogenic functions of miR‐941 were mediated through targeting TRPS1.
Hong Li, Yang Liu, Hua Chen, Jialin Li, Xinchun Li, Yanmin Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social hierarchies and meritocracy: objective status and the moderating role of subjective social status on perceived meritocracy. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Iturra-Sanhueza J, Castillo JC, García-Castro JD.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

One‐Year Healthcare Utilization and Costs After Emergency Department Encounters for Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Statewide Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Non‐operative management with antibiotics has emerged as an alternative to appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis. This study compared one‐year healthcare costs and utilization outcomes after operative versus non‐operative management of uncomplicated appendicitis using statewide administrative data.
Andrew C. Meltzer, Michael Makutonin, Taylor Gorak, Aditya Loganathan, Jack A. Meltzer, Avi Dor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population-Level Heterogeneity in People with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Cluster Analysis of a Population-Based Registry. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Tamir O, Hadida Barzilai D, Murad H, Agay N, Borovoi L, Karasik A, Israel A, Merzon E.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source