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Weather derivative design in agriculture – a case study of barley in the Southern Moravia Region
The aim of this paper is to point out some problems of index estimation for the purposes of weather derivative valuation considering the particularities of agriculture.
Spicka, Jindrich
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Weather, climate and perceptions of risk
, 2021 Mark Everard points out that a crisp and simple distinction between weather and climate may be more elusive than we have assumed.
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Advances and Perspectives in Graphene‐Based Quantum Dots Enabled Neuromorphic Devices
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Graphene‐based QDs are zero‐dimensional carbon nanomaterials with pronounced quantum confinement and tunable electronic structures. Herein, we summarize their synthesis strategies and functionalization methods, and highlight their functional roles and operating mechanisms in devices, as well as recent advances in neuromorphic electronics. We anticipate
Yulin Zhen +9 more
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The paper explores the feasibility of the use of weather index based derivatives for farms' risk management in an Italian province. Based on a combination of detailed local weather data and of data on farms' yields, various possible weather indexes are ...
Angelucci, Federica +3 more
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Cross-city hedging with weather derivatives using bivariate DCC GARCH models [PDF]
As monopolies gave their way to competitive wholesale electricity markets, volumetric risk came into play. Electricity supplier can buy weather derivatives to protect from volumetric risk due to unexpected weather conditions.
Kosater, Peter
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Managing weather-related risks and the usefulness of weather insurance
International Journal of Research in Human Resource Management, 2023 Anjali Kamboj, Aditi Rai
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A reconfigurable physical unclonable function is developed using CMOS‐integrated SOT‐MRAM chips, leveraging a dual‐pulse strategy and offering enhanced environmental robustness. A temperature‐compensation effect arising from the CMOS transistor and SOT‐MTJ is revealed and established as a key prerequisite for thermal resilience.
Min Wang +7 more
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HEDGING MAIZE YIELD WITH WEATHER DERIVATIVES
This paper examines the feasibility of weather derivatives in the South African agricultural context by evaluating the merit of rainfall options as a yield risk management tool. The paper consists of three distinctive parts.
Geyser, J.M., van de Venter, T.W.G.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A scalable radiative cooling fabric engineered with a multi‐layer assembly core–shell structure and integrated photoluminescent materials is reported. The fabric exhibits remarkable environmental stability, including UV resistance, mechanical durability, hydrophobicity, stain resistance, thermal stability, and flame retardancy, demonstrating its ...
Hongtao Liu +8 more
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Weather derivatives: Concept and application for their use in South Africa
Recent innovations in energy markets suggest the possibility of addressing agricultural risk factors by issuing derivatives on weather elements. Such instruments appear particularly attractive, as asymmetric information and loss adjustment issues do not ...
Geyser, J.M.
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