|
|
|
| Registros recuperados: 14.614 | |
|
|
| Dahlgran, Roger A.. |
| Agribusinesses make long-term plant-investment decisions based on discounted cash flow. It is therefore incongruous for an agribusiness firm to use cash flow as a plant-investment criterion and then to completely discard cash flow in favor of batch profits as an operating objective. This paper assumes that cash flow and its stability are important to commodity processors and examines methods for hedging cash flows under continuous processing. Its objectives are (a) to determine how standard hedging models should be modified to hedge cash flows, (b) to outline the differences between cash flow hedging and profit hedging, and (c) to determine the effectiveness of hedging in reducing cash flow variability. A cash flow hedging methodology is developed.... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19007 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Schippmann, U.; Leaman, D.; Cunningham, A.B.. |
| With the increased realization that many wild medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) species are being over-exploited, a number of agencies are recommending that wild species be brought into cultivation systems. Others argue sustainable harvest to be the most important conservation strategy for most wild-harvested species, given their contributions to local economies and their greater value to harvesters over the long term. Besides poverty and the breakdown of traditional controls, the major challenges for sustainable wildcollection include: lack of knowledge about sustainable harvest rates and practices, undefined land use rights and lack of legislative and policy guidance. Identifying the conservation benefits and costs of the different production systems... |
| Tipo: Conference proceedings |
|
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/article/view/1225 |
| |
|
|
| Salami,Ayodeji A; Imosemi,Innocent O; Owoeye,Olatunde O. |
| Many researchers have advocated in recent times that antiseptic use in healing wounds should be discouraged. Antiseptics have been found to retard healing of wounds. Innocuous solutions like normal saline and tap water are being considered as better alternatives to antiseptics. Chlorhexidine, a commonly used antiseptic, is known to be less toxic on granulation cells. We decided to compare the effect of chlorhexidine, normal saline and tap water on healing wounds. Three groups of wistar rats had 2 by 2cm full thickness wounds made on their right dorsolateral flanks. The wounds were dressed with either chlorhexidine, normal saline or tap water. Wounds were examined at three-day intervals and measurements of area covered were taken on the first day of study... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Chlorhexidine; Tap water; Nomal saline; Wound. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022006000500025 |
| |
|
|
| Govindasamy, Ramu; Simon, James E.; Puduri, Venkata S.; Juliani, H. Rodolfo; Asante-Dartey, Juliana; Arthur, Hanson; Diawuo, Bismarck; Acquaye, Dan; Hitimana, Nicholas. |
| The usage of natural products is becoming an increasingly common consumer phenomenon due to increasing health consciousness, and because of their naturalness, and medicinal qualities of the products. African countries are very rich with natural products resources and supplies. The continent’s rich botanical heritage offers an excellent opportunity to diversify away from other traditional exports. Europe and the USA are particularly promising markets for natural products. Thus, it is advantageous to examine development of natural products exporting as alternative or complimentary economic opportunities for many African people, especially those in the rural areas. This paper has explores both factors which promote and which act as obstacles to the natural... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36744 |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Kubo, Masayoshi; Xie, Jingci. |
| Wheat is the principal food of about half of the world’s population. In the 21st century, a steep increase in the global population is expected, mostly in Asia and Africa. While there is a saturation of food in developed countries, many developing countries suffer from a food shortage. We examine the production and supply of wheat by continent, focusing mainly on wheat shortages in Asia and Africa. We also drew conclusions about wheat distribution. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7068 |
| |
|
|
| Waldorf, Brigitte S.. |
| This paper introduces the Index of Relative Rurality, a continuous measure of rurality. The index is based on four dimensions: population size, density, percentage of urban residents, and distance to the closest metropolitan area. The index varies from 0 (most urban) to 1 (most rural). Compared to existing means of measuring rurality, the index is continuous and thus does not suffer from problems that arise when using arbitrary thresholds to separate discrete categories. This shift away from often ill-defined categories of rural and urban, to measuring the degree of rurality will shed new light on a wide array of rural issues ranging from rural poverty to economic growth. This paper shows that the Index of Relative Rurality makes an invaluable... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21383 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Soares,Terezinha de Jesus; Higuchi,Niro. |
| Este trabalho analisou o desempenho do Brasil no cumprimento das obrigações definidas pela Convenção Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança do Clima (Art. 4.1), do ponto de vista do Direito Internacional e do Direito Positivo Interno, especialmente as normas de Direito Ambiental. Comparou-se a legislação nacional com as normas oriundas da Convenção e as atividades implementadas pelos organismos nacionais, incluindo políticas e programas ambientais, procurando identificar pontos de convergência e de conflito para indicar o que precisa ser feito e permitir, onde necessário, a adaptação das normas internas à consecução dos objetivos traçados. Pretendeu-se demonstrar como se dá a participação do Amazonas nos compromissos para com as mudanças climáticas e, de... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Convenção do Clima; Efeito estufa; Amazônia; Direito Ambiental. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672006000400021 |
| |
|
|
| Shirasuna, Koumei; Watanabe, S.; Oki, N.; Wijayagunawardane, M. P. B.; Matsui, Motozumi; Ohtani, M.; Miyamoto, Akio; 白砂, 孔明; 松井, 基純; 宮本, 明夫. |
| Prostaglandin F-2 alpha (PGF(2 alpha)) is the primary luteolysin in the cow, and luteal endothelin-1 (ET-1) interacts with PGF(2 alpha) during the process of luteolysis. In contrast, a developing corpus luteum (CL) is refractory to exogenous administration of PGF(2 alpha). Thus, the present study was aimed to investigate the functional relationship between ET-1 and PGF(2 alpha) in the mid-CL (PGF(2 alpha)-sensitive) and early-CL (PGF(2 alpha)-refractory). In the mid-CL model, cows (n = 6/treatment) were assigned to receive one of five types of treatments on day 10 of the estrous cycle: (1) an injection of saline; control, (2) a 500 jig of PGF2. analogue (sufficient dose to induce luteolytis); full-PG, (3) an intraluteal injection of 0.25 mg ET-1; ET-1, (4)... |
|
Palavras-chave: Endothelin-1; Prostaglandin F-2 alpha; Luteolysis; Corpus luteum; Cow. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/825 |
| |
|
|
| Mizumoto, Fabio Matuoka; Zylbersztajn, Decio. |
| This study investigates the reasons which lead the companies to keep simultaneous vertical integrated, third part and hybrid distribution channels. Companies establish different coordination structures, the organizational arrangements, which determine how the agents involved cooperate to the development of distribution activities, according to Transaction Cost Economics and Dynamic Competence. Even choosing different distribution channels, why the company does not establish one single organizational arrangement? What factors may justify the establishment of different arrangements? Possible explanations to those questions have been pointed out in multiple distribution channels. The empirical research indicates that firms establish multiple efficient... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Distribution channels; Poultry industry; Contracts; Organizational arrangements.. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43813 |
| |
|
|
| Chavas, Jean-Paul. |
| This paper explores the economics of input decision by a firm facing production uncertainty. It relies on a state-contingent approach to production uncertainty. First, the paper develops a methodology to specify and estimate cost-minimizing input decisions under a state-contingent technology. Second, the analysis is applied to time series data on US agriculture. It finds strong empirical evidence that, in the analysis of input choices, expected output alone does not provide an appropriate representation of production uncertainty. The results provide empirical support for an output-cubical technology. This indicates that an ex post analysis of stochastic technology (as commonly found in previous research) appears appropriate. The analysis also provides... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Production uncertainty; State contingent; Cost; Cubical technology.; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C3; D21; D8. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21081 |
| |
|
|
| Arraes,L.C.; de Souza,P.R.; Bruneska,D.; Castelo Filho,A.; de Souza Cavada,B.; de Lima Filho,J.L.; Crovella,S.. |
| We report a fast (less than 3 h) and cost-effective melting temperature assay method for the detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the MBL2 gene. The protocol, which is based on the Corbett Rotor Gene real time PCR platform and SYBR Green I chemistry, yielded, in the cohorts studied, sensitive (100%) and specific (100%) PCR amplification without the use of costly fluorophore-labeled probes or post-PCR manipulation. At the end of the PCR, the dissociation protocol included a slow heating from 60º to 95ºC in 0.2ºC steps, with an 8-s interval between steps. Melting curve profiles were obtained using the dissociation software of the Rotor Gene-3000 apparatus. Samples were analyzed in duplicate and in different PCR runs to test the reproducibility of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Melting temperature assay; Real time PCR; MBL2; Polymorphisms; HIV-1-positive children. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000600003 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Castaldi, Richard; Cholette, Susan; Hussain, Mahmood. |
| The purposes of this paper are (1) to examine driving forces and key success factors related to the increasing globalization of the wine industry, and (2) to analyze the current competitive advantage positions of four Old and five New World wine producing countries. Each country will be profiled using key industry data and analyzed regarding their national capabilities to address five key success factors that contribute to their national competitive advantage position. The countries fall into three groups with respect to their national comparative competitive advantage position. The group with the strongest competitive position includes United States, Australia, and Chile. Australia and Chile both have small populations that provide for a tiny domestic... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14859 |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Krutulyte, Rasa; Costa, Ana I.; Grunert, Klaus G.. |
| Cereal foods' production and use show substantial heterogeneity across Europe. For a category central in most EU diets, cereal foods' quality perception is, nevertheless, surprisingly understudied. With this in mind, 357 Danish, Lithuanian and Portuguese citizens were inquired about the importance of several cues and dimensions in their evaluation of the perceived quality of bread, cookies, breakfast cereals, pasta and vodka. Portuguese and Lithuanians consistently gave a significantly higher average importance to all the cues and quality dimensions considered, for all products, than their Danish counterparts. Nevertheless, respondents in all three samples found expected quality dimensions to be much more important than both extrinsic and intrinsic cues... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Cereal Foods; Consumer Quality Perception; Total Food Quality Model; Cross - cultural Study; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10073 |
| |
| Registros recuperados: 14.614 | |
|
|
|
