Private Infrastructure : Private Activity Fell by 30 Percent in 1999
This note, which draws on the World Bank's Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) database, provides an overview of recent trends in infrastructure projects with private participation in ...
Izaguirre, Ada Karina, Rao, Geetha
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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Mitigating the Hazards of Air Pollution on the Health of Rural Workers – Initiatives in India
Sashikala Chandrasekar
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Amantadine produces analgesia through a unique mechanism and pharmacokinetics in chickens [PDF]
Nowadays, there is a requisite for worthy and effective analgesic drugs with the least side effects for proper use in veterinary medicine. The goal was to relate amantadine (AMN) pharmacodynamics (i.e. analgesia and COX-2 inhibition) with a preferential (
Faisal F. Idris, Yaareb J. Mousa
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Agribusiness: From Automation to Augmentation in a Global Context
Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Alexis H. Villacis
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Large Language Model‐Based Chatbots in Higher Education
The use of large language models (LLMs) in higher education can facilitate personalized learning experiences, advance asynchronized learning, and support instructors, students, and researchers across diverse fields. The development of regulations and guidelines that address ethical and legal issues is essential to ensure safe and responsible adaptation
Defne Yigci +4 more
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Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee [PDF]
Report of the eleventh meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on conjunction with ICW 99, chaired by Sam Dryden.
CGIAR Private Sector Committee
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Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma: Pathological, histochemical and immunohistochemical properties [PDF]
Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) is a viral endemic disease in different geographical areas, including Mosul city, Iraq. We aimed in the current study to observe the gross and microscopic lesions caused by natural infection with OPA, in addition to ...
Rahma M. Alsaidya, Saevan S. Al-Mahmood
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Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Functional Materials: Progress and Emerging Frontiers
Artificial intelligence is transforming the discovery of functional materials by linking synthesis, characterization, simulation, and design in unified workflows. Advances in machine learning, autonomous experimentation, and foundation models are accelerating innovation across energy, electronics, and biomedicine, while revealing new frontiers for ...
Cristiano Malica +38 more
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As food insecurity and global food demands surge, artificial intelligence (AI)‐based technologies offer promising opportunities to reduce food loss and waste. In this perspective, current AI adoption across the food supply chain is assessed using various academic, industry, and policy sources.
Akansha Prasad +5 more
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