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Sustainability and Strategy in U.S. Agri-Food Firms: An Assessment of Current Practices

Ross, R. Brent; Pandey, Vivek; Ross, Kara L. - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 18 (2015) 1

The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA). www.ifama.org

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Assessment of Feed Supplementation to Dairy Goat: Results of Research and Technology Dissemination Trials

Anwar, Muhammad Zubair; Ali, Akhter; Khan, M. Azeem - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 02 (2012) 04

goats. The sustainability of feed supplementation has serious problem, about 67.27 percent respondents were in view that …

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Economic growth and obesity: An interesting relationship with world-wide implications

Egger, Garry; Swinburn, Boyd; Amirul Islam, F.M. - In: Economics & Human Biology 10 (2012) 2, pp. 147-153

The prosperity of a country, commonly measured in terms of its annual per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), has different relationships with population levels of body weight and happiness, as well as environmental impacts such as carbon emissions. The aim of this study was to examine these...

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A comparison of innovative financing and general fiscal investment strategies for second-class highways: Perspectives for building a sustainable financing strategy

Sun, Zhentian; Li, Xuhong; Xie, Yuanchang - In: Transport Policy 35 (2014) C, pp. 193-201

developed an integrated method to assess the long-term sustainability of IFS and GFIS in terms of the following widely accepted … this research can help decision makers at various levels in China to develop sustainable and effective funding strategies …

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What drives range preferences in electric vehicle users?

Franke, Thomas; Krems, Josef F. - In: Transport Policy 30 (2013) C, pp. 56-62

range mobility and determining optimal EV range are discussed. …

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Financing new metros—The Beijing metro financing sustainability study

Chang, Zheng - In: Transport Policy 32 (2014) C, pp. 148-155

case to examine the financing sustainability. By calculation, Beijing government faces immediate financial challenges in … 2012 and 2013 as the metro expenses are around 10% of government׳s revenue. The financing sustainability is largely … influenced by the local land leasing revenue. If property values collapse, financial sustainability could be a serious problem in …

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Sustainable, safe, smart—three key elements of Singapore’s evolving transport policies

Haque, M.M.; Chin, H.C.; Debnath, A.K. - In: Transport Policy 27 (2013) C, pp. 20-31

Sustainability, safety and smartness are three key elements of a modern transportation system. This study illustrates … these three components. Sustainability targets economical efficiency, environmental justice and social equity by including … these three directions reveal that smart technologies facilitate implementation of policies promoting sustainability and …

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Evaluating health services research capacity building programs: Implications for health services and human resource development

Levine, Roger; Russ-Eft, Darlene; Burling, Andrea; … - In: Evaluation and Program Planning 37 (2013) C, pp. 1-11

by Principal Investigators and staff, increases in research funding, changes in organizational research culture, and …

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Selection of sustainability indicators for health services in challenging environments: Balancing scientific approach with political engagement

Blanchet, Karl; Girois, Susan - In: Evaluation and Program Planning 38 (2013) C, pp. 28-32

Sustainability evaluation has become a key component of international health. However, evaluators have faced a number … of challenges linked to the lack of consensus on the meaning of the concept of “sustainability”. This paper aims to … describe a methodology, the Sustainability Analysis Process, based on several conceptual frameworks and tested in five …

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Using the multiple capitals framework to connect indicators of regional cumulative impacts of mining and pastoralism in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia

Moran, C.J.; Franks, D.M.; Sonter, L.J. - In: Resources Policy 38 (2013) 4, pp. 733-744

It is commonly recognized that there are constraints to successful regional-scale assessment and monitoring of cumulative impacts because of challenges in the selection of coherent and measurable indicators of the effects. It has also been sensibly declared that the connections between...

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