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Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Updated risk prediction model for pancreaticoduodenectomy using data from the National Clinical Database in Japan

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The calibration plots of the updated risk models for the endpoints were analyzed in each cohort. The predicted probability of each endpoint matched the observed probability in the development and validation cohorts. Abstract Aim Risk prediction models for mortality, severe postoperative complications, and postoperative pancreatic fistula in patients ...
Masamichi Mizuma   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality, Reliability, and Readability of Peripheral Nerve Intervention Websites for Patients. [PDF]

open access: yesHand (N Y)
Kuo KT   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

AInsectID Version 1.1: An Insect Species Identification Software Based on the Transfer Learning of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This paper describes the basis for AInsectID Version 1, a GUI‐operable open‐source insect species identification, color processing, and image analysis software. This paper discusses our methods of algorithmic development, coupled to rigorous machine training used to enable high levels of validation accuracy.
Haleema Sadia, Parvez Alam
wiley   +1 more source

Spring and Power in Hovering Ornithopters

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Only small ornithopters can hover, longest at the hummingbird size. This article reviews the drive and power of these hovering machines, focusing on elastic energy and thrust boosters. Unlike two‐winged designs, X‐winged and multiple‐V‐winged ornithopters benefit from lower disk loading and slower, smaller wingbeats, and the clap‐and‐fling effect ...
Gih‐Keong Lau   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Robotic Hand with Soft Transmission Systems for Automated Operations of Computer Mouse

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft robotic hand designed to automate computer mouse operations. Inspired by the water vascular system, the bellows‐enclosed soft transmission system is proposed. This system can handle typical office and gaming tasks using vision and speech commands, holding the potential for applications in office scenes and gaming hardware
Yiming He   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can you know before you go? Information about disability accommodations on US hospital websites. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Hosp Med
Kannam A   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Robotic Prosthetic Hand for Computer Mouse Operations

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A soft prosthetic hand for computer mouse operations is introduced to assist users in completing diverse cursor control tasks. The designs of the hardware and software components are presented separately, followed by a user study conducted to assess the feasibility and acceptance of this system.
Ziming Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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