Farmers’ problems and co-ordination of agricultural activities cannot be solved simply by EU and/or government support, or by private market co-ordination institutions.
Szabo, Gabor G.
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Soft Power, World System Dynamics, and Democratization: A Bass Model of Democracy Diffusion 1800-2000 [PDF]
This article uses Polity IV data to probe system dynamics for studies of the global diffusion of democracy from 1800 to 2000. By analogy with the Bass model of diffusion of innovations, as translated into system dynamics by Sterman, the dynamic ...
Mikael Sandberg
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POWER CONDITIONING UNIT FOR SMALL SCALE HYBRID PV-WIND GENERATION SYSTEM [PDF]
, 2011 Small-scale renewable energy systems are becoming increasingly popular due to soaring fuel prices and due to technological advancements which reduce the cost of manufacturing.
AHMED-MAHMOUD, ASHRAF
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales +3 more
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The Potential for Wind Energy Meeting Electricity Needs on Vancouver Island [PDF]
In this paper, an in-depth analysis of power supply and demand on Vancouver Island is used to provide information about the optimal allocation of power across ‘generating’ sources and to investigate the economics of wind generation and penetrability into
G. Cornelis van Kooten +2 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Using a nationwide Japanese inpatient database, we evaluated whether broad‐spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis improves postoperative outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy compared with narrow‐spectrum antibiotics. In propensity score–weighted analyses of 45 099 patients, broad‐spectrum prophylaxis was associated with significantly lower rates of intra ...
Hiroki Kitagawa +10 more
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The impact of electricity storage on wholesale electricity prices
This paper analyzes the impact of electricity storage on the production cost of a power system and the marginal cost of electricity (electricity price) using a unit commitment model.
Nyamdash, Batsaikhan, Denny, Eleanor
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Technoeconomic evaluation of trigeneraton plant: Gas turbine performance, absorption cooling and district heating [PDF]
, 2006 This PhD thesis is a demand led study taking into account changes in ambient conditions and power settings of a tri-generation power plant. Includes an evaluation tool for combined heat, cooling and power generation plant.
Polyzakis, Apostolos
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An Institutional Frame to Compare Alternative Market Designs in EU Electricity Balancing
, 2006 The so-called â electricity wholesale marketâ is, in fact, a sequence of several markets. The chain is closed with a provision for â balancing,â in which energy from all wholesale markets is balanced under the authority of the Transmission Grid ...
Marcelo Saguan +3 more
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Application of cybernetic models in the study of safety and economics of nuclear power systems and other high risk organizations: A study of nuclear power and high risk organizations to understand the central role of management in the safety and economics of these operations [PDF]
The safety and economics of nuclear utilities and High Risk Operations (HROs) is very dependent on the quality of both the management and operations personnel. The decisionmaking capability of management is important in ensuring that the operators are adequately prepared to deal effectively with accidents.
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