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Global Welfare Effects of GM Sugar Beet under Changing EU Sugar Policies
(AgBioForum, 2009)
Ex-post impact studies of genetically modified crops indicate that society is capturing sizeable gains in agricultural biotechnology. In Europe, in contrast, due to limited adoption, research has been largely restricted ...
Understanding the asymmetrical thermoelectric performance for discovering promising thermoelectric materials
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2019)
-type ZrCoBi-based half-Heuslers is first predicted and then experimentally verified. A high peak ZT of ~1 at 973 K can be realized by ZrCo0.9Ni0.1Bi0.85Sb0.15. The measured heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency for the unicouple of ZrCoBi-based...
The water quality assessment and biodiversity of phytoplankton in Phayao Lake, Phayao Province, Thailand
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
.151 to 0.985, 0.481 to 6.487, and 40.00 to 76.11, respectively. Based on the relationship between water quality variables and phytoplankton and utilizing statistical data analyzed using canonical correspondence analysis, phytoplankton was categorized...
Analysis of the contribution of agribusiness microfinance institutions and government policies on increasing farmers' income in Indonesia
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Due to its vital role in economic development, the agriculture sector has recently garnered global attention. To increase the income of the agriculture sector, the agricultural finance institution and government support ...
The Economic Realities, Sustainable Opportunities, and Technical Promises of Biofuels
(AgBioForum, 2008)
The supply of petroleum transportation fuels appears to be increasingly finite, while demand only continues to grow. This disparate situation leaves sole dependence on petroleum as a transportation fuel unattractive for ...
Can Cooperative Membership and Participation Affect Adoption Decisions? Issues for Sustainable Biotechnology Dissemination
(AgBioForum, 2009)
Biotechnology has become the dominate technology in the agricultural environment globally, possessing the capacity to address issues related to food insecurity and low productivity. Developing countries therefore cannot ...
Economic impact of climate change on agriculture: a case of Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Food security, agricultural exports, and livelihoods have improved by rapid agricultural expansion in the previous 30 years. In the coming decades, warming trends and human pressures are expected to exacerbate the impact ...
The role of rural infrastructure, labour and capital investment on the rice production in Malaysia
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Recently, rice production has gained significant attention due to increasing requirements and rural infrastructure, labour, and capital investment have been considered the significant factors for rice production that need ...
A review of Bayesian belief network models as decision-support tools for wetland conservation : are water birds potential umbrella taxa?
(2018)
Creative approaches to identifying umbrella species hold promise for devising effective surrogates of ecological communities or ecosystems. However, mechanistic niche models that predict range or habitat overlap among ...