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Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Human security as a critique of international law

open access: yes, 2008
Human security has been propelled onto the international stage in recent times having been championed by the United Nations (UN), other international and regional organisations such as the European Union and the African Union, along with states as a ...
McClean, E.
core  

Food Security Strategy, Macroeconomic Dynamics and Food Import Sensitivity in Qatar

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Qatar has limited agricultural land and water resources and therefore remains highly dependent on food imports. This structural dependency makes Qatar vulnerable to external shocks such as the recent Gulf crisis, threatening food security and disrupting global supply chains. In response to previous shocks, Qatar started implementing a National
Hansini Ranjan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and experimental validation of a predictive resilient framework for cyber‐physical systems

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Cyber‐physical process systems integrate process dynamics, control, sensing, actuation, and communication, making them vulnerable to attacks that falsify data, alter control actions, or disrupt networks and drive operations toward unsafe states.
Luyang Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Security on the Southern Border: What is the National Guard's Role [PDF]

open access: yes
The article record as published may be found at https://www.hsaj.org/articles/23042The United States border remains a concern as the number of border crossings has drastically increased over the last few years, highlighting concerns about U.S ...
Maye, Christopher   +2 more
core  

Data‐Guided Photocatalysis: Supervised Machine Learning in Water Splitting and CO2 Conversion

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

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