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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
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, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single-Agent Reinforcement Learning Model for Adaptive Traffic Signal Control in Urban Corridors

Journal of Advanced Transportation
For multi-intersection control, existing research mainly adopts multiagent frameworks to tackle scalability issues. However, the traffic signal control (TSC) problem necessitates a single-agent framework, as a single control center monitors traffic ...
Qiang Li, Xiya Zhuang, Lishan Liu, Bokui Chen, Yi Zhang, Yingping Zhao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Control and Real-Time Data Acquisition of an Experimental Platform for Stored Grain Aeration Study

Sensors, 2021
Aeration is one of the most important methods to keep stored grain safe and maintain its quality. Experimental platforms are used for stored grain aeration study in a laboratory-scale.
Jingyun Liu, Ping Li
doaj   +1 more source

Urban retail logistics - research into the bundled urban store deliveries of the future

, 2022
S.109-119The efficiency of Retail Logistics is threatened by increasing regulation and up-coming consumer requirements concerning urban deliveries. A typical feature of morning deliveries to the retail outlets is the extensive traffic jams they encounter
Lange, Volker, Möde, Stephanie, Auffermann, Christiane, Mahlstedt, Klas   +3 more
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Crowd-Sourcing a Way to Sustainable Urban Logistics: What Factors Influence Enterprises’ Willingness to Implement Crowd Logistics? [PDF]

, 2020
The sharing economy has brought new opportunities to the logistics industry, which has created an emerging trend known as crowd logistics. Implementing this mode offers a basis for more sustainable urban logistics, but there is limited research on what ...
Wang, HF, Zhu, RD, Zhao, F, Huang, LJ, Xie, Guojie, Jiang, L, Zhao, Feng, Bin, H, Huang, Lijuan, Wang, Huanfang, Jiang, Li, Zhu, Ruidong, Bin, Hou, Xie, GJ   +13 more
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Optimization of Speed Limit Method for Freeways Considering AVs Under Rainy Weather

Journal of Advanced Transportation
Rainy weather significantly affects traffic efficiency and safety on freeways. This study investigates a safe speed limit model for freeways under rainy conditions, considering both human-driven vehicles (HVs) and automatic vehicles (AVs).
Le Yu, Qin Luo, Jianying He
doaj   +1 more source

Social Aspects of Urban Logistics in the Context of CSR [PDF]

, 2016
Changes in the economy are affecting the development of urban areas, as well as the attitudes and awareness within them. An important issue today is that of social aspects which not only relate to the essence of urban logistics, but also constitute one ...
Wasilewski, Wiesław; The University of Zielona Góra, Witkowski, Krzysztof; The University of Zielona Góra, Huk, Katarzyna; The University of Zielona Góra   +2 more
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Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci, Md Deluair Hossen, Andrew Muhammad, Seong‐Hoon Cho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
wiley   +1 more source