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How Does Patient Capital Enhance Agribusiness Resilience? Evidence From Chinese Listed Agribusinesses

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In emerging economies where smallholder farming dominates agricultural production, agribusinesses serve as critical intermediaries linking smallholders to broader markets, and their resilience directly affects agricultural sustainability. Short‐term‐oriented capital is reluctant to adequately finance highly uncertain and cyclical agricultural ...
Siyuan Lyu, Jianling Qi, Liling Jiang, Ronghua Jin, Yuanhao Yu, Lingjing Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case study on the Competitiveness Comparisons of Karachi Port with the Neighbouring Emerging Ports in Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.

NUST Business Review, 2020
Purpose: This study evaluates competitiveness of emerging ports located in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. Traditionally, ports operational efficacy is evaluated only on basis of throughput, a case in point being the Lloyds International Port ...
Raja Awais Liaqaita Liaqaita, Mujtaba Hassan Aghab,*1, Agha, Till Beckerc Backer, Salman Sagheer Warsi d Warsi   +3 more
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Quantifying Consumer Tradeoffs Across Firm‐Level Strategic Positioning Dimensions: Evidence from US Craft Beer Consumers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
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, Trey Malone, J. Robert Sirrine   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond bricks and bytes: a quantitative evaluation of the impact of governance and investor protection on land port competitiveness in the era of perpetual advancements in infrastructure and technology

Cogent Business & Management
In contrast to inland dry ports that serve domestic cargo circulation, the current study examines ways to increase the competitiveness of border land ports that promote cross-border cargo and passenger movements.
Ali Raza Hanjra
doaj   +1 more source

Parametric Analysis of Spiking Neurons in 16 nm Fin Field‐Effect Transistor Technology

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Energy efficient computing has driven a shift toward brain‐inspired neuromorphic hardware. This study explores the design of three distinct silicon neuron topologies implemented in 16 nm fin field‐Effect transistor technology. While the Axon‐Hillock design achieves gigahertz throughput, its functional fragility persists. The Morris–Lecar model captures
Logan Larsh, Raiyan Siddique, Sarah S. Sharif, Yaser Mike Banad   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Port-city mobility challenges in Ho Chi Minh City: cruise tourism infrastructure, stakeholder governance, and sustainable urban transitions

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
This study addresses the underexplored area of cruise tourism competitiveness in emerging Asian cities, focusing on port-city mobility and governance in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam.
Trong Thanh Tran, Trong Thanh Tran, Phuoc Hien Nguyen, Bahtiar Mohamad, Thi Kim Thoai Nguyen, Thi Lan Chi Nguyen, The Hien Le   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Hemiparasitic Castilleja presence is correlated with increased plant biodiversity across montane plant communities

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Root hemiparasites form haustoria in belowground roots of hosts to extract nutrients and water from the surrounding hosts. Through parasitic symbiosis, these plants disproportionately affect plant communities relative to their abundance by reducing host size, altering nutrient flow, and eventually increasing local biodiversity.
Jordan C. Argrett, Makena Lang, Anders Hastings, Y. Anny Chung, Nina Wurzburger, Charles F. Williams   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Port wine, an established product a new market: A comparative analysis of perceptions of firms and consumers

Wine Economics and Policy, 2019
Port wine industry can be considered as a case study of the effects of globalization, expressed at diverse levels, such as changes in habits of consumption and lifestyles, that lead to a decrease of consumption rates in the last years.
Ana Patricia Silva, João Rebelo
doaj   +1 more source

Transshipment Hub Port Competitiveness of the Port of Colombo against the Major Southeast Asian Hub Ports*

Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2018
The hub port competition has intensified beyond regional boundaries, resulting in the port of Colombo competing with the Southeast Asian hub ports of Singapore, Klang, and Tanjung Pelepas in the transshipment market.
Chathumi Ayanthi Kavirathna, Tomoya Kawasaki, Shinya Hanaoka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source