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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of capacity on firm performance : a study of the liner shipping industry

open access: yes, 2011
In liner shipping operations, shipping capacity and firm performance are associated closely. This study aims to evaluate the effect of scale operations by conducting a data envelopment analysis (DEA) using empirical data.
Venus Y.H. Lun   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shipping, "Cape Breton Miner"

open access: yes, 1964
Image of side view of stern of Cape Breton Miner [680 foot boat of Upper Lakes, shipping docks in ...
[Julian] Hayashi
core  

Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnetic PDMS@SiO2/Fe3O4 composite friction layer material for enhanced triboelectric nanogenerator output performance

open access: yesScience and Technology for Energy Transition
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) have exhibited remarkable potential in harnessing stochastic low-frequency mechanical energy from oceanic surfaces, attributed to their versatile architectures and capability for extensive deployment.
Zhang Shaojun   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Politically Motivated Import Bans Leave Lasting Scars? Evidence From Australian–Chinese Beef Trade

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In May 2020, China abruptly suspended imports from several major Australian beef processors, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. This trade measure disrupted one of the largest beef export relationships in the world almost overnight.
K. Aleks Schaefer, Youngjune Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Rotating Machinery Structural Faults Feature Enhancement and Diagnosis Based on Multi-Sensor Information Fusion

open access: yesMachines
To address the challenges posed by the difficulty of extracting fault features from rotating machinery with weak fault features, this paper proposes a rotating machinery structural faults feature enhancement and diagnosis method based on multi-sensor ...
Baozhu Jia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shipping, Ships and the Environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Thomas Vance   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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