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Delaying the Inevitable? U.S. Screwworm Closures and Feeder Cattle Market Dynamics

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biosecurity trade restrictions are commonly framed as preventive measures, yet in many settings they function primarily as policies of delay: they impose immediate market costs while only postponing the arrival of biological risks. This paper evaluates that intertemporal tradeoff using the 2024–2025 US suspension of live cattle imports from ...
Shelby Sumner, Savannah Jones, Tania Islam, K. Aleks Schaefer   +3 more
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Advances in Innovative Solutions for Ship Energy Efficiency

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
The shipping sector is central to global trade, carrying about 80–90% of goods worldwide, but it also represents one of the hardest-to-abate industries from an environmental perspective [...]
Nikos Themelis
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Energy efficiency estimation of a steam powered LNG tanker using normal operating data

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
A ship’s energy efficiency performance is generally estimated by conducting special sea trials of few hours under very controlled environmental conditions of calm sea, standard draft and optimum trim.
Sinha Rajendra Prasad
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Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa, Silvia Bobba, Cynthia E. L. Latunussa, Enrica Leccisi   +3 more
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Analysis of the Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator in Economic and Ecological Aspect

Scientific Journal of Gdynia Maritime University, 2017
This article presents selected tools for improving and estimating vessel energy efficiency and analysis of energy efficiency operational indicator EEOI.
J. Wysocki
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Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli, Berna Karali, Yangxuan Liu, Munisamy Gopinath   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

When the River Runs Low: Heterogeneous Impacts of Transportation Disruptions on Local Grain Basis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A substantial share of U.S. soybean and corn exports from the Midwest moves by barge along the Mississippi River system to export terminals in the Louisiana Gulf. Transportation costs between Midwestern grain elevators and export terminals create a wedge between prices at these locations, and shocks to these costs are partially passed on to ...
Yuan Zhang, Andrew E. Anderson, Nicholas J. Pates, Eunchun Park   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study on EEDI and EEXI requirements and ship emission reduction strategies

Annals of "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galaţi: Fascicle XI Shipbuilding
As response to the growing pressure to reduce Green House Gases emissions from ships with detrimental effects on the environment and climate, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed mandatory requirements and regulatory tools such as:
Mihaela Amoraritei
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Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A stacking ensemble learning approach for accurate and interpretable prediction of ship energy consumption

Frontiers in Marine Science
The accuracy and interpretability of ship energy consumption prediction results are important for ship energy efficiency optimization. In order to improve the accuracy of ship energy consumption prediction and enhance the model interpretability, this ...
Liangkun Xu, Zhiheng Lin, Weihao Ma, Zhihui Hu, Liyan Cai, Jiale Li   +5 more
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