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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley, Sean Posey, Kathy Baylis, Daniel Osgood, Stuart Sweeney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Explosion Prevention: Legislation and Risk Management Prévention des explosions: législation et management des risques

CHIMIA, 2003
Prevention of the risk of explosion is subject to legislation by laws, ordinances and directives. Where, when, and how should we intervene in this process?
Gilbert Choukroun
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of contact tracing performance during an Ebola virus disease outbreak in a complex security environment: the case of North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018–2020

Conflict and Health
Background Contact tracing remains a pillar public health strategy for containing Ebola virus disease (EVD). During the 2018–2020 EVD outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), contact tracing was implemented on an unprecedented scale. Here,
Willy Ngalamulume, Harry César Kayembe, Guy Mutombo, Mathias Mossoko, Annie Mutombo, Didier Bompangue   +5 more
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Macrophage Phenotype Detection Methodology on Textured Surfaces via Nuclear Morphology Using Machine Learning

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
A novel machine learning approach classifies macrophage phenotypes with up to 98% accuracy using only nuclear morphology from DAPI‐stained images. Bypassing traditional surface markers, the method proves robust even on complex textured biomaterial surfaces. It offers a simpler, faster alternative for studying macrophage behavior in various experimental
Oleh Mezhenskyi, Kateryna Andriienkova, Tetyana Goldanova, Ezgi Antmen, Thibaut Soubrie, Nihal Engin Vrana   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Usages du tabac chez les travailleuses de sexe à Yaoundé. Perceptions, facteurs associés et risques sanitaires

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Au Cameroun, l'usage du tabac est un problème social qui se pose avec acuité dans le milieu de la prostitution. Plusieurs programmes de santé interviennent dans ce milieu pour les activités de prévention des maladies comme les infections ...
Moustapha Mohammed Moncher Nsangou Mbouemboue
doaj   +1 more source

Prévention des risques liés à un usage inapproprié/consommation inutile des médicaments. [PDF]

Therapie, 2022
Cracowski JL, Muller S, Anglade I, Bonnefond G, Bouhanick B, Bouquet S, Cabut S, Daynès P, Denis B, Durand D, Jonville-Béra AP, Lahouegue A, Léo M, Micallef J, Molimard M, Penfornis C, Querol-Ferrer V.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Smart Flexible Tactile Sensors: Recent Progress in Device Designs, Intelligent Algorithms, and Multidisciplinary Applications

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Flexible tactile sensors have considerable potential for broad application in healthcare monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and bioinspired robotics. This review explores recent progress in device design, performance optimization, and intelligent applications. It highlights how AI algorithms enhance environmental adaptability and perception accuracy
Siyuan Wang, Ming Dong, Rongrong Bao, Caofeng Pan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercommunalité et risques naturels. Aspects juridiques

Sciences, Eaux & Territoires, 1998
L'intercommunalité est une gamme d'outils permettant aux communes une mise en commun variable de leurs compétences et de leurs moyens. À ce titre, elle permet de mutualiser des actions inhérentes à la prévention des risques naturels (travaux, programmes ...
J. DOMENACH, E. MARC
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Evolution of Physical Intelligence Across Scales

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
By following the evolution of physical intelligence across scales, this article shows how intelligence arises from materials, structures, physical interactions, and collectives. It establishes physical intelligence as the evolutionary foundation upon which embodied intelligence is built.
Ke Liu, Tianyun Huang, Aming Li, Pengyu Lv, Tingting Qin, Wenhui Chen, Hui Wei, Huiling Duan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source