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This qualitative research was conducted in PT. Jaguar Farm from 18 May to 28 June 2016. Sample was purposively selected using snowball sampling method followed by in-depth interviews. Data was analysed using descriptive analysis.
Jendro Adi Prabowo +2 more
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Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone +5 more
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Patrões, Garimpeiros e Lideranças – Mediação e Política em um Movimento de Atingidos por Barragens [PDF]
In this paper we intend to discuss, through an ethnographic description, certain aspects related to those social ties which, in the studies devoted to the peasant societies, are usually known as “patron-client” relationships.
André Dumans Guedes
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ABSTRACT Strategic positioning becomes increasingly important as markets mature, particularly in consumer‐facing industries that offer similar products, experiential cues, and values‐based messages. This study offers a conceptual model to examine the strategic positioning factors that motivate consumers to visit one local business over another before ...
Aaron J. Staples +2 more
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Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review
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 +2 more
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Analyzing the foreign policy of microstates: The relevance of the international patron-client model
The position of small states in international relations is traditionally described in terms of vulnerability and dependence. This dominant perspective is largely incomplete and inaccurate, because it disregards the element of exchange that characterizes ...
Veenendaal, W.P.
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Compliance and defiance in patron-client state relationships: a case study of Pakistan’s relationship with the united states, 1947-2013 [PDF]
By employing the theoretical construct of patron-client state relationships, this thesis conducts a historical analysis of the relationship between Pakistan and the United States from Pakistan’s independence in 1947 to its first successful
Zaman, Aly
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ABSTRACT Consumer demand for value‐added dairy products has grown substantially, yet consumer preferences for origin information (including farmstead) on ice cream remain underexplored. We used a stated preferences choice experiment to elicit consumers' willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for ice cream across nine states in the Southeastern U.S.
Nama Raj Bhusal +5 more
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Hebrews 6:4-8: A socio-rhetorical investigation (Part 2)
The first part of this essay established the importance of patron-client roles and expectations for the argument being advanced in Hebrews 6:4-8. Having been privileged to receive such gifts from God, the addressees could not now respond in such a way as
David A. DeSilva
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Heat generation in lithium‐ion batteries affects performance, aging, and safety, requiring accurate thermal modeling. Traditional methods face efficiency and adaptability challenges. This article reviews machine learning‐based and hybrid modeling approaches, integrating data and physics to improve parameter estimation and temperature prediction ...
Qi Lin +4 more
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