Dynamics of multiple sustainable agricultural intensification practices adoption: Application of the intertemporal multivariate probit model. by Ali Mohammed Oumer, Michael Burton, Menale Kassie

“…Third, the covariates that drive adoption significantly differ between practices, reflecting the heterogeneity in farmer behavior. Farm size was associated with the adoption of several input-intensive and NRM practices while off-farm income has the reverse effect. …”
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Assessing Economic Impacts and Benefits of Commercial Horticulture Extension Programs by Alan Hodges, Shawn Steed, Jane Morse, Peggy Dessaint, Donald Rainey, Charles Vavrina

“…As fiscal pressures increase from federal and state government agencies to spend public dollars more effectively, it is imperative that the outcomes from educational efforts be clearly documented in terms of measurable changes in knowledge and behavior of clientele or stakeholders. This 5-page fact sheet presents a standardized approach for evaluating the economic impacts of extension educational programs in commercial horticulture in Florida, with which impacts are quantified in terms of measurable changes in revenues, income, or jobs. …”
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Bianchi Type-V Bulk Viscous Cosmic String in f(R,T) Gravity with Time Varying Deceleration Parameter by Bïnaya K. Bishi, K. L. Mahanta

“…., 2013, and in the other model the behavior of these parameters is different.…”
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Differential evolution algorithm for identification of structural damage in steel beams by Brunno E. Sobrinho, Gilberto Gomes, Welington V. da Silva, Ramon S. Y. R. C. Silva, Luciano M. Bezerra, Erwin U. L. Palechor

“…In this field, to simulate the real behavior of structures, especially in problems involving damage, it is required to have reliable experimental results in order to adjust a numerical model. …”
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Study of Vanadium Carbide Structures Based on Ve and Ev-Degree Topological Indices by Abdul Rauf, Saba Maqbool, Muhammad Naeem, Adnan Aslam, Hamideh Aram, Kraidi Anoh Yannick

“…This kind of study may be useful for understanding the biological and chemical behavior of the structure.…”
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Are Cows Comfortable in Modern Dairy Facilities? by Izabella Toledo

“…In addition, cows need to accomplish certain natural behavioral activities daily. Some factors that may decrease or limit the ability of cows to express natural behaviors include but are not limited to resting area and resting behavior, time spent away from pen (i.e. for milking and other management procedures), feed and water access and availability, stocking density, and environmental factors such as heat stress. …”
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From Pregnancy to Postpartum: The Dynamic Reorganization of the Maternal Brain by Natalia Chechko, Susanne Nehls

“…Seeking to explore the mechanisms that underlie these changes, this article focuses on the relevant hormonal, inflammatory, and behavioral factors. Longitudinal imaging studies have shed valuable light on both short- and long-term alterations in postpartum brain structure and connectivity, particularly in the regions that play key roles in emotion regulation and stress response. …”
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Genetic Variations in AMPK, FOXO3A, and POMC Increase the Risk of Extreme Obesity by Cinthia Vila Nova Santana, Luiz Alexandre Viana Magno, Adauto Versiani Ramos, Maria Angélica Rios, Valéria Cristina Sandrim, Luiz Armando De Marco, Débora Marques de Miranda, Marco Aurélio Romano-Silva

“…Conclusions: These findings indicate that factors beyond traditional metabolic pathways, potentially related to feeding behavior or hormonal regulation, may also link these genetic variations to obesity. …”
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Dynamic and semantic-aware access-control model for privacy preservation in multiple data center environments by Aiguo Chen, Guoming Lu, Hanwen Xing, Yuan Xie, Shunwei Yuan

“…Therefore, a dynamic and semantic-aware access-control model is proposed for privacy preservation in multiple data center environments, which implements a semantic dynamic authorization strategy based on an anomaly assessment of users’ behavior sequences. The experimental results demonstrate that this dynamic and semantic-aware access-control model is highly dynamic and flexible and can improve the security of the application system.…”
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The local limit theorem for complex valued sequences: the parabolic case by Coulombel, Jean-François, Faye, Grégory

“…The result applies in probability theory for random walks as well as in numerical analysis for studying the large time behavior of numerical schemes.…”
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Geometrically Nonlinear Transient Response of Laminated Plates with Nonlinear Elastic Restraints by Shaochong Yang, Qingsheng Yang

“…To investigate the dynamic behavior of laminated plates with nonlinear elastic restraints, a varied constraint force model and a systematic numerical procedure are presented in this work. …”
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Holderian functional central limit theorem for linear processes by Mindaugas Juodis

“…The weak convergence of polygonal line process build from sums of (Xt)t ≥ 1 to the standard Brownian motion W in the Hölder space (Hα), 0 < α < 1/2 - 1/τ holds provided the proper noise behavior is satisfied: E|ε1|τ < ∞, τ > 2. …”
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Giant Cell Tumor of Hoffa’s Fat Pad: A Case Report by Rupesh Kumar Vaidya, Prabal Pradhan, Karishma Malla Vaidya

“…It can be classified as localized or diffuse based on its pattern and behavior. Localized form is extremely rare in knee joint. …”
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Exponentially Fitted Numerical Method for Singularly Perturbed Differential-Difference Equations by Habtamu Garoma Debela, Solomon Bati Kejela, Ayana Deressa Negassa

“…The solution of this problem exhibits layer or oscillatory behavior depending on the sign of the sum of the coefficients in reaction terms. …”
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A Hot-Area-Based Selfish Routing Protocol for Mobile Social Networks by Haigang Gong, Xiaomin Wang

“…Based on the regularity of human behavior, we propose a hot-area-based selfish routing protocol (HASR) tailored for mobile social networks in this paper. …”
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Refiguração do tempo histórico pela ficção by José Antonio Segatto, Maria Célia Leonel

“…It represents the historical saga of the decadence of a social category (a part of the dominant class), personified by the family Assumpção, its ethical and cultural values, its world conceptions and its behavior. The narrative also stylizes the social and moral dissolution of this family and puts many problems-from human and existential problems to historical and political ones – to be pondered by the reader.…”
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A New Statistical Method for Maximum Power Estimation in CMOS VLSI Circuits by N. E. Evmorfopoulos, J. N. Avaritsiotis

“…Application of the proposed method to eight distributions, which come close to the behavior of power consumption in VLSI circuits, proved its superior capabilities with respect to existing methods.…”
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On Stability Analysis of Linear Axially Moving Damped Beam with Elastic Foundation by Ghulam Yameen Mallah, Rajab Ali Malookani, Sajad Hussain Sandilo, Sanaullah Dehraj

“…This study investigates the dynamical behavior of an axially moving beam with elastic foundation under viscous damping. …”
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A New Extension of the Exponentiated Weibull Model Mathematical Properties and Modelling by Majdah Mohammed Badr, Amal T. Badawi, Alya S. Alzubidi

“…Model parameters were estimated using the maximum likelihood technique (ML). The behavior of the various estimators was investigated using a simulated exercise. …”
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On the Study of Oscillons in Scalar Field Theories: A New Approach by R. A. C. Correa, A. de Souza Dutra

“…How the action of changing the minimum value of the field configuration representing the oscillon affects its behavior is investigated. We find that one of the consequences of this procedure is the appearance of a pair of oscillon-like structures presenting different amplitudes and frequencies of oscillation. …”
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