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Institutional Diversity in Banking and Economic Complexity

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we test whether institutional diversity in banking systems is beneficial to economic complexity, using data for Italian provinces in the period 1998–2017. We compute different indexes that consider diversity from an ownership, institutional, business model and competition point of view and find that higher diversity has a ...
Beniamino Pisicoli
wiley   +1 more source

Are consumers willing to pay more for future organic? Preference for certified transitional labels

open access: yesJournal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, EarlyView.
Abstract The organic industry in the United States (US) has never kept pace with consumer demand and heavily relies on imports. This paper investigates how consumers value certified transitional labels, indicating growers are transitioning from conventional to organic production.
Xuqi Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tomato Farmer Participation in Supermarket Market Channels in Guatemala: Determinants and Technology and Income Effects

open access: yes
The paper shows that in a comparison between supermarket channels (working via dedicated wholesalers) and traditional channels, farmers selling to supermarkets tend to be in the upper-end of the "small farmer" category (whereas the traditional-channel ...
Berdegue, Julio A.   +2 more
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Supermarkets go passive

open access: yes, 2005
"SUPERmarkets go passive" Zukunftstechnologie - Passivhaus-Bauweise Eine der großen technologischen Herausforderungen im aktuellen Baugeschehen heißt "passiv" bauen.

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Why Fun Aunties Matter: A Modest Account

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I offer a child‐centred account of the value of company‐keeping relationships between children and adults. These are relationships enjoyed by a child and an adult who is neither a mere acquaintance nor integrally involved in that child's care or upbringing.
Lesley Jamieson
wiley   +1 more source

MODELING SCALE ECONOMIES IN SUPERMARKET OPERATIONS: INCORPORATING THE IMPACTS OF STORE CHARACTERISTICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

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Information and internet-based technologies have fostered new supply chain initiatives in food retailing but little research has evaluated productivity impacts.
King, Robert P., Park, Timothy A.
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Using Virtual Reality Social Environments to Promote Outcomes' Generalization of AVATAR Therapy for Distressing Voices: A Case Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 81, Issue 6, Page 516-525, June 2025.
ABSTRACT AVATAR therapy (AT) works by facilitating a ‘face‐to‐face’ dialog between the person and a digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. Although there is cumulative evidence of this way of working with voices, enhancing the therapeutic focus on improved confidence and a sense of control of the voices in social situations ...
Mar Rus‐Calafell   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Kenya's Domestic Horticultural Production and Marketing System: Current Competitiveness, Forces of Change, and Challenges for the Future (Volume II: Horticultural Marketing)

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The specific objectives of this Volume are to: estimate the share of domestic FFV production going to international and domestic markets; determine the share of imports from Tanzania and Uganda in Kenya’s horticultural markets; investigate the ...
Weber, Michael T.   +2 more
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Radiography students' knowledge, attitude and practice relating to infection prevention and control in the use of contrast media injectors in computed tomography

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 42-53, March 2025.
The aim of this study was to explore radiography students' knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) relating to infection prevention and control (IPC) in the use of contrast media injectors in the computed tomography (CT) setting. Radiography students demonstrate varied comprehension of IPC regarding contrast media equipment within CT environment, and ...
Dania Abu Awwad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The food retail revolution in poor countries: Is it coming or is it over? Evidence from Madagascar [PDF]

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"Global retail chains are becoming increasingly dominant in the global food trade and their rise leads to dramatic impacts on agricultural supply chains and on small producers.
Minten, Bart
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