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Sports Participation and Physical Education in American Secondary Schools: Current Levels of Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Summarizes findings from a study of physical education requirements and school-based physical activity among American schoolchildren.
Deanna Lewis   +3 more
core  

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waiting times and socioeconomic status. Evidence from Norway [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate whether socioeconomic status, measured by income and education, affects waiting time when controls for severity and hospital specific conditions are included.
Carlsen, Fredrik   +1 more
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modernization, Globalization, and Women in Argentina : Their Changing Roles in the Economy and in Society [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Color poster with text, photographs, graphs, charts, and tables.A historical analysis of the status of women in Argentina reveals a picture of a society that nearly defies description.
Wieseman, Laurelyn
core   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Internet and Civic Engagement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Based on a survey, analyzes how socioeconomic status and other demographics correlate with online and offline political and civic engagement.
Aaron Smith   +3 more
core  

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

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