A DOUBLE-HURDLE MODEL ESTIMATION OF ADOPTION AND INTENSITY OF USE OF POULTRY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES IN MACHAKOS COUNTY, KENYA

A double-hurdle model estimation of adoption and intensity of use of poultry production technologies in Machakos County, Kenya

Poultry production technologies adoption, such as improved Indigenous Chicken blue square tablecloth (IC) breeds and fabricated brooders, remain a viable option for enhancing IC productivity.However, the uptake of improved IC technologies remains low, especially in developing countries.This study investigated the adoption and intensity of the use o

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Cryptic diversity in Indo-Pacific coral-reef fishes revealed by DNA-barcoding provides new support to the centre-of-overlap hypothesis.

Diversity in coral reef fishes is not evenly distributed and tends to accumulate in the Indo-Malay-Philippines Archipelago (IMPA).The comprehension of the mechanisms that initiated this pattern is in its infancy despite its importance for the conservation of coral reefs.Considering the IMPA either as an area of overlap or a cradle of marine biodive

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Practice-Based Learning of Product Lifecycle Data Reuse

Model-Based Definition (MBD) is an emerging methodology that plays a central role in transforming traditional manual industry practices to automation through machine-to-machine communication.MBD captures and re-uses the data used by these new practices in a digital format that seamlessly transfers information to enterprise stakeholders involved in

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Spatiotemporal slope stability analytics for failure estimation (SSSAFE): linking radar data to the fundamental dynamics of granular failure

Abstract Impending catastrophic failure of granular earth slopes manifests distinct kinematic patterns in space and time.While risk assessments of slope failure hazards have routinely relied on the monitoring of ground motion, such precursory failure patterns remain poorly understood.A key challenge is the multiplicity of spatiotemporal scales and

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