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Blockchain‐Empowered H‐CPS Architecture for Smart Agriculture
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This article reviews the current system architectures for smart agriculture and proposes a blockchain‐empowered hierarchical cyber‐physical system (H‐CPS) framework. It discusses the challenges and outlines future research directions, including the use of semantic blockchain to handle complex data and models.
Xiaoding Wang +8 more
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Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.Hygroscopic hydrogels are capable of utilizing the moisture from air, which can transfer the gaseous water to liquid by a surface phase transition. Taking advantage of this water, sustainable water production, thermal management, and electricity generation can be realized.
Yujie Du +5 more
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The Land-Sea Warming Contrast as the Driver of Tropical Sea Level Pressure Changes [PDF]
, 2012 In this presentation we address the causes of the large-scale tropical sea level pressure (SLP) changes during climate change. The analysis we present is based on climate change model simulations, observed trends and the seasonal cycle.
Bayr, Tobias, Dommenget, Dietmar
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Commodity culture : tropical health and hygiene in the British Empire [PDF]
, 2008 Before heading to a 'tropical' region of the Empire, British men and women spent considerable time and effort gathering outfit believed essential for their impending trip.
Johnson, Ryan
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Impacts of geopolitics and policy on Latin American biodiversity and water resources
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Latin America is a major agricultural producer with important natural resources. Efforts have been made to protect sensitive areas but are hindered by agricultural trade disruptions outside the control of individual countries due to globally integrated crop markets.
Jerome Dumortier +2 more
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Tropical forest degradation in the context of climate change: increasing role and research challenges. [K-2215-01] [PDF]
, 2015 While developed countries in temperate regions faced their forest transition about 100 years ago or more, “tropical forest rich” nations still largely depend on forest resources or land clearing for their development.
Chave, Jérôme +2 more
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Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) Partnership’s work in Latin America [PDF]
, 2020 The Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) Partnership is a private-public collaboration led by USAID, which aims to increase resilience to climate change in developing countries through the development and dissemination of climate ...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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Deforestation and climate change: acting on the causes. What the (carbon) market cannot do... [PDF]
, 2009 With an estimated average loss of around 13 million hectares per year between 2000 and 2005 – 7.3 million hectares if reforestation is taken into account, according to FAO –, tropical deforestation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. At around
Karsenty, Alain
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Speleothem Paleoclimatology for the Caribbean, Central America, and North America [PDF]
, 2019 Speleothem oxygen isotope records from the Caribbean, Central, and North America reveal climatic controls that include orbital variation, deglacial forcing related to ocean circulation and ice sheet retreat, and the influence of local and remote sea ...
Arienzo, Monica M. +4 more
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