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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social-oriented nco incontemporary Russia problem of providing resourses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The article is devoted to the problem of resource of socially oriented non-profit organizations (NPO). The article describes the social basis of civil society, characterizes the statistical portrait of the «third sector».
Полтавская, М. Б.
core  

Automated generative process synthesis via transformer‐based dual‐loop simulation and optimization

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study presents a novel framework for automated generative process synthesis, addressing the complexity of simultaneously optimizing discrete topologies and continuous operating variables. To overcome conventional superstructure limitations, we propose a dual‐loop architecture integrating generative transformers with rigorous process ...
Yeong Woo Son   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Physical Intelligence Across Scales

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
By following the evolution of physical intelligence across scales, this article shows how intelligence arises from materials, structures, physical interactions, and collectives. It establishes physical intelligence as the evolutionary foundation upon which embodied intelligence is built.
Ke Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Features of Management of Socially Oriented Non-Profit Organizations, Taking into Account Changes in the Socio-Political Environment

open access: yesУправленческое консультирование
In the context of the aggravation of socio-political turbulence caused by both global transformations of the international system and internal changes in the public management paradigm, there is an increasing need for theoretical and methodological ...
O. Yu. Postnikova
doaj  

Activities of Socially Oriented Non-Profit Organizations in Respect of the Large Families in the Sverdlovsk Region

open access: yes, 2019
The state is constantly increasing funding for projects of socially oriented non-profit organizations. The activities of socially oriented NPOs are aimed at supporting socially needy categories of the population. The article is devoted to the analysis of
Кузьминчук, А. А.   +5 more
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Generalized trust and sustainable coexistence between socially responsible firms and nonprofit organizations

open access: yes, 2006
In this paper, we focus on a specific component of economically relevant trust, i.e. on what we call institutionally produced generalized trust, defined as the amount of widespread trust (which is a public good for the economic system as a whole ...
Zarri L.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
We demonstrate the direct‐laser patterning of a gold thin film on polymethyl methacrylate to fabricate a temperature sensor for dentures. The temperature sensor‐embedded smart dentures are evaluated in an oral environment, enabling in‐situ monitoring for elderly healthcare.
Han Ku Nam   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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