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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli +2 more
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Investment in Safe Routes to School Projects: Public Health Benefits for the Larger Community
Preventing Chronic Disease, 2008 IntroductionThe Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is designed to encourage active and safe transportation for children to school. This report examines the potential broader impact of these programs on communities within 0.5 mile (0.8 km) of schools ...
Margaret Watson, MPH +1 more
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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
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Private Returns to Education in Ghana: Implications for Investments in Schooling and Migration [PDF]
, 2008 This study examines private returns to schooling in Ghana over a seven-year period, and the implications for school investments and migration. Using data from the 1992 and 1999 Ghana living standards surveys and ordinary least squares technique, we find ...
Harry A. Sackey
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong +2 more
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A Qualitative Content Analysis of Rural and Urban School Students' Menstruation-Related Questions in Bangladesh. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Mehjabeen D +5 more
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Building a Political Constituency for Urban School Reform
, 2011 In this article, the author argues that urban school reform falters, in part, because of the lack of an organized political constituency among the stakeholders with the most direct interest in school improvement, that is, parents whose children attend ...
M. Warren
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Dressed for Success: Do School Uniforms Improve Student Behavior, Attendance, and Achievement? [PDF]
Concerns about safety in urban schools has led many school districts to require uniforms for their students. However, we know very little about what impact school uniforms have had on the educational environment.
Elisabetta Gentile, Scott Imberman
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole +6 more
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National Journal of Community Medicine, 2015 Introduction: The word “Hygiene” was came from the Greek word “hygies” ( Hygiea- Goddess of Health) means Healthy, sound. Per- sonal hygiene may be described as the principle of maintaining cleanliness and grooming of the external body.
Ashish Chaudhari +3 more
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