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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects on muscular activity and usability of soft active versus rigid passive back exoskeleton during symmetric lifting tasks

Scientific Reports
Low back injuries are globally prevalent among construction workers, leading to significant economic burdens. Despite various intervention strategies, their effectiveness remains uncertain.
Ting Lei, Kaixin Liang, Jiye Xu, Heng Li, Joon Oh Seo, Kelvin Holam Heung   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the importance levels of criteria in selection of sustainable building materials and obstacles in their use

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies
The construction industry has become the focal point of sustainability as one of the largest con- sumers of natural resources and waste producers. A sustainable construction industry is possible with the sustainability of building materials, which is the
Gülnaz Şengül Güneş, Serkan Yıldız   +1 more
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A data-driven approach to identify-quantify-analyse construction risk for Hong Kong NEC projects

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2018
Project risks must be managed to deliver construction projects on time and within budget. In recent years, the New Engineering Contract (NEC) provides an alternate contracting method for procuring construction projects. As stipulated in the NEC contract,
Ming-Fung Francis Siu, Wing-Yan Jacqueline Leung, Wai-Ming Daniel Chan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi, Amir Maghssudipour, Gianluca Stefani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pricing Dynamics in the US Hemp Market: A Vertical Price Transmission Analysis of the Hemp Value Chain

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase, Tyler Mark, Patalee Buddhika Appuhamilage   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn, Alejandro Plastina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto, Ruggiero Rippo, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri, Roberta Raffaelli, Simone Cerroni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Parameter Estimation Method for Pneumatic Soft Hand Control Applying Logarithmic Decrement for Pseudo‐Rigid Body Modeling

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
In this research, a paradigm of parameter estimation method for pneumatic soft hand control is proposed. The method includes the following: 1) sampling harmonic damping waves, 2) applying pseudo‐rigid body modeling and the logarithmic decrement method, and 3) deriving position and force control.
Haiyun Zhang, Kelvin HoLam Heung, Gabrielle J. Naquila, Ashwin Hingwe, Ashish D. Deshpande   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disentangling Aleatoric and Epistemic Uncertainty in Physics‐Informed Neural Networks: Application to Insulation Material Degradation Prognostics

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Physics‐Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) provide a framework for integrating physical laws with data. However, their application to Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) remains constrained by the limited uncertainty quantification (UQ) capabilities.
Ibai Ramirez, Jokin Alcibar, Joel Pino, Mikel Sanz, Jose I. Aizpurua   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source