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Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, Volume 42, Issue 4, Page 2136-2150, Autumn 2026.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

The EQ-5D-5L valuation study in Nigeria. [PDF]

Qual Life Res
Yusuf AH, Ardo BU, Thavorncharoensap M, Roudijk B, Purba FD, Yang Z, Liao M, Chaikledkaew U, Youngkong S, Thakkinstian A, Agada-Amade YA, Amole TG, Sambo MN, Ohiri K.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 4741-4756, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha, Le Roi Nso Fils, Ulrich Kevin Kamwa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping EORTC-QLQ-C30 scores to EQ-5D-5L utility values for gynecological cancer survivors in follow-up care. [PDF]

Qual Life Res
Åbyholm T, Vistad I, Berntsen S, Wisløff T.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Thymic Involution and Function in People With HIV and General Population Controls: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis From Two Danish Cohort Studies

Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 10, October 2026.
Thymic involution, the age‐related replacement of thymic soft tissue by fat, has been linked to immunosenescence and chronic inflammation. Whether HIV infection affects thymic involution remains unclear. We found that people with HIV on long‐term antiretroviral therapy had more thymic tissue than controls, indicating less thymic involution. More thymic
Manon C. Vanbellinghen, Anders Boyd, Andreas Ohrt Johansen, Moises Alberto Suarez‐Zdunek, Andreas Dehlbæk Knudsen, Thomas Skårup Kristensen, Jørgen Tobias Kühl, Per Ejlstrup Sigvardsen, Michael Huy Cuong Pham, Andreas Fuchs Larsen, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, Børge Grønne Nordestgaard, Shoaib Afzal, Neeltje Kootstra, Susanne Dam Nielsen, Peter Reiss   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating a maternal and child health capacity-building program in Senegal: environment-adjusted district efficiency and gap reduction using DHIS2 data. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Kang S, Kim J, Kimm H, Kim S, Anta D, Lee NJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

CEO Power and Circular Economy Disclosure: The Moderating Role of Institutional Forces

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 3025-3051, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of CEO power on circular economy disclosure (CED), highlighting the moderating role of institutional pressures on CEO discretion. The analysis draws on a sample of 8354 multinational companies from the Refinitiv database, covering the period 2013–2022.
Saudi‐Yulieth Enciso‐Alfaro, Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez, Filippo Vitolla, Nicola Raimo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct and indirect mapping of the 12-item Short Form Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) onto the EQ-5D-5L utility scores in general Thai population. [PDF]

PLoS One
Kangwanrattanakul K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Mitigating Cultural Constraints on Environmental Performance With Women on Boards During Crises

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 3204-3219, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Existing management literature has acknowledged the intricate interplay between board gender diversity (BGD), national culture, and environmental performance (EP). However, the COVID‐19 pandemic offers an unprecedented context to reexamine these relationships.
Aranthy Sabaratnam, Vikkram Singh, Sui Sui, Anjali Chaudhry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial protection in flux: longitudinal evidence on out-of-pocket spending among middle-aged and older Mexicans during the 'Seguro Popular'-INSABI transition. [PDF]

Health Policy Plan
Cabrero-Castro JE, Gonzalez M, Aguila E, Arreola-Ornelas H, Touchton M, Knaul FM, Rojas-Alvarez A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source