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Impact of Institutional Quality and Research and Development (R&D) on Agricultural Productivity in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
by Agossou Justin Tovilode  and  Wanki Moon
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of institutions and public agricultural Research and Development (R&D) on agricultural productivity in low- and middle-income countries. The paper employs panel data with fixed-effects models, spanning 12 years and including 49 low-and middle-income countries. Agricultural productivity is measured by cereal yield, while institutional facto [...] Read more

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How do R&D factors affect total factor productivity: based on stochastic frontier analysis method
by Shikuan Zhao , Wen Tian  and  Abd Alwahed Dagestani
Abstract
Based on provincial panel data from 1998-2018, this paper estimates research and development (R&D) factors, and a stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) model is constructed to examine the effects of R&D factors on regional total factor productivity (TFP). The results show that both R&D capital stock and R&D personnel can significantly promote regional TFP, but the [...] Read more

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Performance Negative Feedback and Firm's R&D Efficiency: Moderating Roles of Regional Institutional Environment
by Furong Guo , Yiwen Xiang  and  Pan Wang
Abstract
Based on the behavioral theory of the firm, we investigate the impact of performance negative feedback on R&D efficiency. The results show that when performance falls below aspirations, firms pay more attention to R&D projects with high R&D efficiency to get rid of the operating pressure, reputation pressure and resource constraints caused by the decline in performa [...] Read more

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Unlocking the Potential of Chinese Urban Innovation: The Role of Support Policies for New R&D Institutions from an Innovation Chain Management Perspective
by mingyang Zhang
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The enactment of policies that bolster new research and development (R&D) institutions stands as a pivotal strategy to catalyze urban innovation and development. Adopting a strategic lens of innovation chain management and employing the Differences-in-Differences (DID) method to scrutinize panel data from 43 Chinese cities spanning 2008 to 2019, this study probes the effica [...] Read more

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How does financial development environment affect regional innovation capabilities? New perspectives from digital finance and institutional quality
by Feiling Lu
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Based on China's 30 provincial panel data from 2006 to 2018, this paper uses the spatial Durbin model to empirically study the influence path and transmission mechanism of financial development on regional technological innovation, and introduce digital finance environment, marketization degree, and government environmental management as an adjustment variable to verify its reg [...] Read more

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Agricultural Exports, Other Exports, Imports, and Economic Growth: An ARDL Approach for Tunisia
by Emna Trabelsi  and  Nesrine Kachout
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This paper aims to study and quantify the impact of agricultural exports on economic growth along with other variables in Tunisia. For that purpose, we estimate the relationship between GDP, agricultural exports, other exports, and imports by applying the ARDL approach under the period 1990-2020. The results show a negative and insignificant impact of agricultural exports on ec [...] Read more

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Adoption Factors of Blockchain in Indian Agriculture Supply Chain Management Analysis using EFA
by Nishanth Rao Dugyala , Abishek Rauniyar , Mary Subaja Christ  and  Atul Kumar Singh
Abstract
The global agricultural supply chain grapples with inherent challenges, including opacity, inefficiency, and ethical concerns, necessitating innovative solutions, particularly within Indian Agriculture Supply Chain Management. Despite these challenges, a notable research gap emerges due to the limited exploration of adoption factors specific to the Indian agricultural context. [...] Read more

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Different perspectives on open data in agriculture: a case study on olive oil
by Antonia Ferrer Sapena , Ezgi Erdogan , Eduardo Jiménez Fernández , Elena Sánchez Arnau , Enrique A. Sanchez Perez  and  Christian Vidal Cabo
Abstract
Achieving food security through improved agricultural technology is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Indeed, it is one of the elements explicitly mentioned in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One factor that can lead to improved production and distribution systems is the availability of data of all kinds on the sector. In this paper we study what is happenin [...] Read more

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Can rural human capital inputs enhance agricultural total factor productivity? - Based on the dualistic economic structure perspective
by can wang
Abstract
Human factor inputs are key to promoting agricultural modernisation. Traditional economic theory suggests that improving human capital is the key to boosting agricultural productivity, but can this conclusion hold in China's dualistic economic structure? We use Chinese provincial panel data from 2000-2017 to examine the impact of rural human capital inputs on agricultural total [...] Read more

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The Efficiency of Rural Public Finance Inputs in Promoting Rural Revitalization: Empirical Analysis Based on Henan Province, China
by Chaoyang Tu , Zhenyu Chen , Yasir Habib  and  Zheng Peng
Abstract
The No.1 document of the Central Government of China has been on the theme of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" for nearly ten years, placing the solution of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" at the forefront of the Chinese government's work. Located in the Central Plains, Henan Province in China is one of the major agricultural provinces in China and plays an extreme [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Economics school, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China

Journal Article
Special Healthcare Services for Lgbt Cancer Patients
by H. Mitchell  and  R. Jeffrey
Abstract
In the UK, a concern of prejudice, as well as a lack of gender identity and sexual orientation documentation, implies that LGBT persons mostly hidden to health-care providers. One of a review was carried out to examine primary literature on the psychological support requirements of LGBT cancer patients when receive treatment and after. Important findings: Key topics that have b [...] Read more

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A Study of Hierarchical Risk Parity in Portfolio Construction
by Debjani Palit  and  Victor R. Prybutok
Abstract
The construction and optimization of a portfolio is a complex process that has been a historically active research area in finance. For portfolios with highly correlated assets, the performance of traditional risk-based asset allocations methods such as the mean-variance (MV) model is limited when numerous assets are correlated. A novel clustering-based asset allocation method, [...] Read more

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Five Common Finance and Accounting Problems of Start-Up Companies
by Derrald Stice , Earl K. Stice  and  James D. Stice
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You have a product or service for which the world has been waiting. You've scraped together enough cash to get your idea off the ground. You are confident that your business will succeed. And yet, it is often the case that a short time later you are out of business. Numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that about half of new businesses fail within the first [...] Read more

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Analysing younger online viewers’ motivation to watch video game live streaming through a positive perspective
by Lifu Li , Kyeong Kang  and  Osama Sohaib
Abstract
The paper focuses on younger online viewers’ motivation to watch video game live streaming on live streaming platforms. Unlike existing scholars, it analyses younger online viewers’ watching motivation through a positive perspective and draws on the Play-Others-Downtime theory (P-O-D theory) and the motivation theory to establish the research model. By analysing 397 [...] Read more

Review
Reassessing specificity/selectivity of taxane-based chemotherapy
by Elizabeth R. Smith , Zheshen Li , Zhe-Sheng Chen  and  Xiang-Xi Xu
Abstract
The paramount prerequisite for effective anti-cancer drugs is their ability to eradicate malignant cells while sparing non-cancer cells. The divergence in properties between malignant and non-cancer cells establishes a "therapeutic window," a critical consideration for achieving desirable treatment outcomes. Central to this is the imperative of a cancer drug's "selectivity and [...] Read more

Journal Article
Does Nomination Committee Matter for Innovation?
by Meriam Attia , Ouidad Yousfi  and  AbdelWahed Omri
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This study analyzes how the presence and the composition of nomination committees could influence innovation. Specifically, we focus on the committee size, the frequency of meetings, and the presence of independent and female members. Innovation is measured by (1) the firm’s ability to produce innovations such as new or improved products/processes and the number of patent [...] Read more

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Digital economy drives the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry in Hebei province
by Shi Yin , Jianfang Li , Jiayi Yin  and  Tahir Mahmood
Abstract
In the context of digital economy, Hebei Province, as an important province in central China, has a huge manufacturing base and potential, and the development of digital economy has driven the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry to a certain extent. In order to better play the driving role of digital economy in the transformation and upgrading of manufacturin [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
College of Economics and Management, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China
Science and Technology Research Institute, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China

Letter
The impact of economic policy uncertainty on the profitability of China’s listed export enterprises
by Liping Zheng
Abstract
Based on the empirical data of 6110 listed export companies in China from 2010 to 2019, this paper studies the impact of China's economic policy uncertainty (EPU) index on the profitability of listed companies from the specific perspective of export companies, and analyzes the moderating effects of different factors on this impact. The results show that China's EPU index has a [...] Read more

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Green HR Practices & Green Recovery Performance: The Mediating role of P-O Fit & Affective Commitment in Fast Food Industry of Pakistan
by Sainan Zhao
Abstract
Environmental concerns are increasing and business firms are inclined towards adoption of eco-friendly products and services. They are hiring employees via set of green HRM practices and struggling to become an environmentally sustainable firm. Pakistani food industry is booming day by day. However, less is known about the green HRM practices executed in the fast food industry [...] Read more

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Exports of Renewable Energy Goods among RCEP members: Potential and Constraints
by Yichang Liu  and  Kaliappa Kalirajan
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Objective: The paper, specifically examines whether the recently formed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can potentially facilitate minimising the constraints to renewable energy goods exports at the regional level in Asia. Data, Methodology and Findings: Using the panel data from 11 RCEP members from 2006 to 2014, this study has applied the ‘meta fronti [...] Read more