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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Estimating multivariate longitudinal trajectories using mixed-effects models with crossed random effects. [PDF]
Martínez-Huertas JÁ, Ferrer E.
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ABSTRACT Conceptual process design combines discrete configuration choices with continuous operating decisions, often yielding difficult mixed‐integer nonlinear or simulation‐based optimization problems. This work presents an exploratory computational assessment of Ising‐based solvers, simulated annealing, quantum annealing, and entropy computing, as ...
Yirang Park, David E. Bernal Neira
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Zataria multiflora leaf powder in broiler diets: Effects on growth performance and meat quality traits. [PDF]
Ashayerizadeh A +6 more
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Data‐Guided Photocatalysis: Supervised Machine Learning in Water Splitting and CO2 Conversion
This review highlights recent advances in supervised machine learning (ML) for photocatalysis, emphasizing methods to optimize photocatalyst properties and design materials for solar‐driven water splitting and CO2 reduction. Key applications, challenges, and future directions are discussed, offering a practical framework for integrating ML into the ...
Paul Rossener Regonia +1 more
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A new step-up quadratic DC/DC converter based on coupled-inductor. [PDF]
Hasanpour S.
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Composition‐Aware Cross‐Sectional Integration for Spatial Transcriptomics
Multi‐section spatial transcriptomics demands coherent cell‐type deconvolution, domain detection, and batch correction, yet existing pipelines treat these tasks separately. FUSION unifies them within a composition‐aware latent framework, modeling reads as cell‐type–specific topics and clustering in embedding space.
Qishi Dong +5 more
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Real-Time Non-Uniformity Correction Method for 800 FPS High-Frame-Rate Short-Wave Infrared Images. [PDF]
Su G, Wang Y, He D.
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Professional learning supports teacher well-being through needs-supplies fit and control-value processes. [PDF]
Núñez-Regueiro F +4 more
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Ray Marching Aspheric Surfaces: Robust Ray Intersection Calculation for Design of Optical Sensors. [PDF]
Sanzharov V +4 more
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