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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Low math anxiety prevents math achievement decline for urban but not rural Chinese schoolchildren. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Ying Z, Chungang H, Haiying Y, Pavlova A, Malykh A, Malykh S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Subsidy to Promote Girls' Secondary Education: The Female Stipend Program in Bangladesh [PDF]

Secondary school enrollment rates in the developing countries are usually lower for girls than boys, especially in rural areas. In the mid 1990’s a female school stipend program was introduced to subsidize girls’ secondary education in rural Bangladesh ...
Fuwa, Nobuhiko, Khandker, Shahidur, Pitt, Mark   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh, Archit Gupta, Azhar Perwaiz, Adarsh Chaudhary   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A room of her own: does the improvement of gender role attitude promote rural mothers' entrepreneurship?-Evidence from China. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Shao K, Ren H, Xu P.
europepmc   +1 more source

Seeing Through the Face: Robust Facial Diagnosis Enhanced by Landmark Detection and Pose Normalization

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study proposes a robust, generalizable new approach for facial type diagnosis. Based on landmark detection and pose normalization, a 94.7% diagnostic accuracy is achieved by Combined Heatmap Regression and Coordinate Regression network. This research makes the AI‐generated preliminary diagnosis more interpretable and reducing the impact of ...
Qianyang Xie, Zixian Jiao, Guo Bai, Huimin Zhu, Dahe Zhang, Hui Li, Haixia Lu, Xin Nie, Qing Li, Duohong Zou, Zhiguo Yin, Peilun Li, Chi Yang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thematic insights into the impact of large language models on K-12 education in rural India from student volunteers' perspectives. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Goyal H, Garg G, Mordia P, Ramachandran V, Kumar D, Challa JS.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Parents' WhatsApp coping resources in the context of ongoing political conflicts: An ecological exploration

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz, Stav Shapira, Orna Braun‐Lewensohn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educational leaders' reports of conditions for supporting SEL implementation: The power of partnerships

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Well‐implemented social and emotional learning (SEL) programs are associated with positive student outcomes. Through CalHOPE, County Office of Education (COE) leaders are providing implementation support to districts and schools seeking to improve SEL delivery statewide.
Ashley N. Metzger, Justin D. Caouette, Tiffany M. Jones, CalHOPE Research Committee, Valerie B. Shapiro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source