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MEASURING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF BUSES USED FOR LEISURE TRIPS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Rural bus services are being hit hard by local government spending reductions. Many such services are used partly or primarily for leisure, some are supported by Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, National Parks or other local authorities and make easy
ESRC, Guiver, Jo
core  

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of incomplete immunisation in Victorian children

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004
Objective: Using probabilistic record linkage, this study aimed to determine the predictors of incomplete immunisation in Victorian children. Methods: Records of all births in Victoria in 1998 were link ed with records from the Australian Childhood ...
Kerry Haynes, Christine Stone
doaj   +1 more source

Should I stay or should I go? Exploring the job preferences of allied health professionals working with people with disability in rural Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction: The uneven distribution of allied health professionals (AHPs) in rural and remote Australia and other countries is well documented. In Australia, like elsewhere, service delivery to rural and remote communities is complicated because ...
Brentnall, J   +7 more
core   +4 more sources

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Public Service Provision, User Fees, and Political Turmoil [PDF]

open access: yes
Following an electoral dispute, the central highlands of the island of Madagascar were subjected to an economic blockade during the first half of 2002.
Bart Minten, Marcel Fafchamps
core   +3 more sources

An Optimal Control Framework to Address the Relationship between Water Resource Management and Water-Borne Health Impacts: Focus on the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley [PDF]

open access: yes
The objective of this study is develop a theoretical model that can evaluate two types of public health expenditures on water-borne health risks: water-related municipal services, an ex ante preventative measure against water-borne contamination, and ...
Lacewell, Ronald D.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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