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Seasonality of Deaths in the U.S. by Age and Cause

Demographic Research, 2002
In this paper, we analyze seasonality of deaths by age and cause in the U.S. using public use files for the years 1994 to 1998 by the methods of regression and a variation of Census Method II.
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The Relationship Between Interest Rates and Agricultural Commodity Price Dynamics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The U.S. Federal Reserve has undertaken several interest rate interventions in the past decade. This study explores the relationship between U.S. corn and soybean prices and Federal Reserve monetary policy interventions, in the short and long run.
Zhining Sun, Ani L. Katchova
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling the Dynamic Characteristics of Inertia Fluctuations in Modern Power Systems

IEEE Access
As an important index for the safe and stable operation of the power grid, inertia has traditionally been estimated and predicted. Significant progress has been made in this regard.
Xiaohua Nie, Hong Tang
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal Variations in Habitat Use are Associated With Food Availability Changes in Assamese Macaques (Macaca assamensis) Inhabiting Limestone Forest

Ecology and Evolution
Data on habitat use of wild animals facilitate conservation management and further our understanding of their environmental adaptations. We collected data on the habitat utilization of 16 groups of Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) in the limestone ...
Fengxiang Mo, Guanghua Liu, Ailong Wang, Shengyuan Liu, Shixin Nong, Kechu Zhang, Zhonghao Huang   +6 more
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Cost-Based Model of Seasonal Production, with Application to Milk Policy, A [PDF]

Milk production is seasonal in many European countries. While quantity seasonality poses capacity management problems for dairy processors, a European Union policy goal is to reduce price seasonality.
Hennessy, David A., Roosen, Jutta
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On the (intradaily) seasonality and dynamics of a financial point process: a semiparametric approach. [PDF]

, 2001
A component model for the analysis of financial durations is proposed. The components are the long-run dynamics and the seasonality. The later is left unspecified and the former is assumed to fall within the class of certain family of parametric ...
Rodriguez-Poo, Juan, Veredas, David, Espasa, Antoni, Rodríguez Poo, Juan M.   +3 more
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Price Transmission During Promotions: A Case Study of Spanish Milk Brands

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Price promotion is the marketing tool typically used by retail brands to boost sales and gain market share. In this paper, we intend to investigate the price transmission mechanism among competitive brands in Spain when price reductions that are associated with price promotions take place.
Yasmine Bedoui, Yan Jin, José María Gil   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

SEASONAL DISEASES AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health, 1913
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Modelling seasonality in South African agricultural futures

, 2007
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-87).This study investigates the seasonality in agricultural commodity futures prices. Futures prices are modelled using the model developed by Sørensen (2002).
Kirk, Richard
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