How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
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 +3 more
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Precise building block design of poly(ionic liquids) creates an opportunity to achieve ionic conductivity, energy storage, and multi‐value logic in one material while eliminating elaborate fabrication processes. ABSTRACT In these studies, we developed a new generation of polymeric materials capable of electrical energy storage and forming higher‐than ...
Sourav Biswas +3 more
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Mobility patterns and characterisation of functional urban areas in low-density regions: Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) [PDF]
The spatial research of labour markets has been often carried out from a local perspective, analysing their characteristics in the urban and metropolises frameworks. The spatial structures have been increasing their complexity because of several reasons,
Cañizares, Maria Carmen +5 more
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Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak +2 more
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An Approach to the Analysis of Functional Urban Regions: A Case Study of Poland [PDF]
One of the principal objectives of the Human Settlement Systems Research Task is to delineate functional urban regions within the industrially-advanced nations.
Korcelli, P.
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PROBLEMS OF URBAN GREEN AREAS AND THEIR SOCIAL FUNCTION
The town is a complicated system the main components of which are the community and its environment. Therefore, town planning and formation of green area should be performed taking into consideration the community’s activities and needs. Favorable conditions must be created for people to live, work, study and rest.
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New Tool for Measuring Sustainable Development in Functional Urban Areas
The article discusses the practical aspect of implementation of the idea of sustainable development in the EU Cohesion Policy in the 2014-2020 programming period in Poland. The objective of the study is to determine the relations between the idea of sustainable development and instruments of its implementation, and the identification of the scope of ...
Dagmara Kociuba, Edyta Szafranek
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ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn +3 more
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Intra firm and extra firm networks in the German knowledge economy. Economic development of German agglomerations from a relational perspective [PDF]
Flows and inter-linkages between and within polycentric metropolitan regions have become a fundamental topic in regional sciences. The knowledge economy as a primary driver of spatial restructuring is forming these relations by generating knowledge ...
Alain Thierstein +2 more
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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh +3 more
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