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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Convergence Analysis of the Fast Subspace Descent Methods for Convex Optimization Problems

, 2019
The full approximation storage (FAS) scheme is a widely used multigrid method for nonlinear problems. In this paper, a new framework to design and analyze FAS-like schemes for convex optimization problems is developed.
Chen, Long, Hu, Xiaozhe, Wise, Steven M.
core  

The effect of Tai Chi lower extremity exercise on the balance control of older adults in assistant living communities

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Although Tai Chi (TC) is an evidence-based fall prevention training for older adults, its effective movements remain unclear, which may limit the practice of TC.
Min Mao, Vicki S. Mercer, Fuzhong Li, Michael T. Gross, Troy Blackburn, Bing Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Bankininkystės tendencijos lengvatinėse zonose

Ekonomika, 2002
Straipsnio tikslas - atskleisti pagrindines bankininkystės lengvatinėse zonose vystymosi tendencijas. Ilgą laiką apie šią ekonomikos sferą Lietuvos spaudoje buvo nedaug rašoma.
Egidijus Bikas
doaj  

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancements and challenges in stem cell transplantation for regenerative medicine

Heliyon
Stem cell transplantation has emerged as a promising avenue in regenerative medicine, potentially facilitating tissue repair in degenerative diseases and injuries.
Lingxi Wei, Wenqi Yan, Wahid Shah, Zhengwei Zhang, Minghe Wang, Biao Liu, Zhentong Xue, Yixin Cao, Xinyu Hou, Kai Zhang, Beibei Yan, Xiaogang Wang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can strength training or tai ji quan training reduce frailty in postmenopausal women treated with chemotherapy? A secondary data analysis of the GET FIT trial [PDF]

, 2023
Kerri M. Winters‐Stone, Sydnee Stoyles, Nathan F. Dieckmann, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Shiuh‐Wen Luoh, Fay B. Horak, Eric Roeland, Fuzhong Li   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion

Agribusiness, 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, Sumadhur Shakya, Isaac Dubovoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source