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Chládková, H. "The competitive strength factors of the company." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 53, No. 7 (January 7, 2008): 312–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/1154-agricecon.

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PATRIA Kobylí, Inc. is one of the traditional wine-growers and producers of quality wines based in southern Moravia. Farming on 152 hectares, PATRIA Kobylí supplies the market with more than 1 million litres of wine per year. It offers an assortment of 14 whites and 6 blue wines. The company focuses on wines designed for gastronomes and distributed to selected specialized wine-merchants. But since 2003, the sales of the company’s wines have been declining. The sales in the individual months of 2006 were the lowest for the last 6 years. But the aim of the company will not be to increase the sales volume but the wine quality and services and sales techniques and so to maintain its position in the market. The company started to analyze its strengths and weaknesses and extended its portfolio of Saint Martin wine and special wines and sparkling wines.
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Kharaishvili, Eter, Badri Gechbaia, and Gela Mamuladze. "Vegetable market: competitive advantages of Georgian product and competition challenges." Innovative Marketing 14, no. 3 (November 8, 2018): 8–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/im.14(3).2018.02.

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The paper evaluates the level of competition on the vegetable market. Based on the analysis of the production development trends and resource potential, dynamics and ratio of export and import of agricultural products, including vegetables are presented; dynamics of self-sufficiency ratio of these products is studied; challenges of food security and competitive advantages of Georgian vegetables are identified.The article concludes that the country has a significant potential for exporting vegetables both to the countries of Europe and Middle East. The paper discusses the factors that hinder export of vegetables; in addition, the ways for reducing dependency on seasonality, opportunities for the development of modern greenhouses and mechanisms for supplying goods to customers all year round are suggested.On the basis of analyzing the level of competition on the vegetable market, vegetable business is considered as monopolistic. In addition, it is calculated that, currently, local vegetables products account for only 75% of the market.The paper evaluates the outcomes of high market power caused by monopoly in vegetable business; the impact of market power on pricing mechanism and the welfare of population is determined. In accordance with the problems identified, conclusions are made and recommendations for solving these problems are suggested.
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Borgström, Pernilla, Joachim Strengbom, Maria Viketoft, and Riccardo Bommarco. "Aboveground insect herbivory increases plant competitive asymmetry, while belowground herbivory mitigates the effect." PeerJ 4 (April 4, 2016): e1867. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1867.

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Insect herbivores can shift the composition of a plant community, but the mechanism underlying such shifts remains largely unexplored. A possibility is that insects alter the competitive symmetry between plant species. The effect of herbivory on competition likely depends on whether the plants are subjected to aboveground or belowground herbivory or both, and also depends on soil nitrogen levels. It is unclear how these biotic and abiotic factors interactively affect competition. In a greenhouse experiment, we measured competition between two coexisting grass species that respond differently to nitrogen deposition:Dactylis glomerataL., which is competitively favoured by nitrogen addition, andFestuca rubraL., which is competitively favoured on nitrogen-poor soils. We predicted: (1) that aboveground herbivory would reduce competitive asymmetry at high soil nitrogen by reducing the competitive advantage ofD. glomerata; and (2), that belowground herbivory would relax competition at low soil nitrogen, by reducing the competitive advantage ofF. rubra. Aboveground herbivory caused a 46% decrease in the competitive ability ofF. rubra, and a 23% increase in that ofD. glomerata, thus increasing competitive asymmetry, independently of soil nitrogen level. Belowground herbivory did not affect competitive symmetry, but the combined influence of above- and belowground herbivory was weaker than predicted from their individual effects. Belowground herbivory thus mitigated the increased competitive asymmetry caused by aboveground herbivory.D. glomerataremained competitively dominant after the cessation of aboveground herbivory, showing that the influence of herbivory continued beyond the feeding period. We showed that insect herbivory can strongly influence plant competitive interactions. In our experimental plant community, aboveground insect herbivory increased the risk of competitive exclusion ofF. rubra. Belowground herbivory appeared to mitigate the influence of aboveground herbivory, and this mechanism may play a role for plant species coexistence.
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Álvarez-Ibáñez, David, and María Fernández-Hawrylak. "Impacto emocional de la actividad física: emociones asociadas a la actividad física competitiva y no competitiva en educación primaria (Emotional impact of physical activity: emotions associated with competitive and non-competitive physical activity in p." Retos 45 (April 5, 2022): 290–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v45i0.92549.

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La práctica de actividad física puede generar emociones positivas y negativas, en función del tipo de actividad física que se realice. Se presenta un estudio cuasiexperimental con pre-test y post-test, cuyo objetivo es comparar el impacto emocional que produce la práctica de actividad física competitiva y no competitiva en Educación Física. Se utilizó el cuestionario POMS (Profile of Mood States) (Gómez, 2015), analizando los factores de depresión, vigor, cólera, tensión y fatiga en una muestra de 43 estudiantes con una edad comprendida entre 11 y 12 años (M = 11.3, DT = 1.2) en un centro concertado de la ciudad de Burgos, España. Los factores depresión y cólera fueron estadísticamente significativos cuando se comparó su puntuación diferencial entre la práctica de actividad física competitiva y no competitiva, siendo mayores estos factores, asociado a emociones negativas, durante la práctica de actividad física competitiva. Se concluye que la actividad física competitiva podría generar emociones negativas en el alumnado. Abstract. The practice of physical activity can generate positive and negative emotions, depending on the type of physical activity that is carried out. We present a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test, whose aim is to compare the emotional impact that the practice of competitive and non-competitive physical activity in Physical Education produce. The POMS questionnaire (Profile of Mood States) (Gómez, 2015) was applied to analyze the depression, vigor, anger, tension and fatigue factors in a sample of 43 students, aged between 11 and 12 years (M = 11.3, SD = 1.2) in a 'concertada' school (private school with public funding) in the city of Burgos, Spain. The depression and anger factors were statistically significant when their differential score was compared between the practice of competitive and non-competitive physical activity, being these factors, associated with negative emotions, greater during the practice of competitive physical activity. We conclude that competitive physical activity could generate negative emotions in students.
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Ferdousi, Farhana, Kevin Baird, Rahat Munir, and Sophia Su. "Associations between organisational factors, TQM and competitive advantage." Benchmarking: An International Journal 25, no. 3 (April 3, 2018): 854–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-05-2017-0110.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between the extent of adoption of TQM, using Kaynak’s (2003) core TQM practices (quality data and reporting, supplier quality management, product/service design, process management) model and competitive advantage. In addition, the study examines the antecedent role of organisational-related factors (intensity of market competition, information technology (IT), expert systems and the supplier evaluation programme) in respect to the extent of adoption of TQM. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted of 673 business units of garment organisations in a developing country, Bangladesh. Findings The findings indicate that the extent of adoption of TQM practices was positively associated with competitive advantage. In addition, two organisational-related factors (intensity of market competition and IT) were positively associated with the extent of adoption of TQM. Practical implications The findings provide an insight into the ability of TQM to facilitate competitive advantage in developing countries. Practitioners are also provided with an insight into which organisational factors facilitate the adoption of TQM practices. Originality/value The findings provide an important insight into the use and value of TQM practices in developing countries.
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Данилова and Oksana Danilova. "Competitive strategy – a basis for identifying key success factors of meat industry." Vestnik of Kazan State Agrarian University 8, no. 3 (October 24, 2013): 25–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1319.

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This article discusses the analysis of external conditions and factors of competitive advantage to identify the key success factors of the meat industry, which are a set of actions to ensure the competitiveness and financial success. To assess the formation of competitive advantages of meat industry, identify their characteristics is not enough statistical data. The objectives of the study was to identify the main areas of investment , relationships with suppliers of raw materials, ways to improve the profitability of the enterprise . The study suggests that the main competitive strategies remains a quality of product . On the basis of this, the pricing and sales policies of the meat industry are based. According to respondents, changes in demand for meat, is equally dependent on the quality of meat products and prices. For sausages the price factor plays a more significant role. The predominant mode of competition in the meat industry is currently the price competition on the basis of cost savings as a competitive advantage .
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Hung Cuong, Dr Pham, and Nguyen Van Ngan. "FACTORS AFFECTING THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF CITIMART." Kaav International Journal of Economics , Commerce & Business Management 1, no. 4 (August 12, 2014): 133–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.52458/23484969.octdec2014.a11.

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According to Porter (1985), in the market of competition, competitive advantage lies in the center of business activities of an enterprise. For this reason, one of the most important factors for any kind of business is to build or construct a good and stable competitive advantage. The wealth of a company cannot be durable if the company does not maintain its competitive advantage. Improving the competitive advantage is one of the first and foremost concerns of every business. In the process of integration, all economies have to try their best to fully compete with each other to gain the best. Among the economy sectors, the retail enterprises are of those who have to apply marketing strategies to strengthen their competitive advantage. With good and suitable marketing strategies, businesses can increase the number of their customer, have goods and products attractive to consumers and finally gain the expected profits. In Vietnam, the market economy started at the end of 1986, much later than the world market economy, so the application of competitive advantages from the macro level to micro level (here the enterprise level) has been slow. For the sector of retailing, especially supermarket retailing, the market scale of Vietnam is much smaller than that of other markets in the region. However, there are basic factors for a fast development in Vietnam such as: big population with the kind of young population, high rate of economic growth rate and non-stop improved living standard. That is the fact that the potential for retailing development in Vietnam is not small and supermarket business in the future is big. In Vietnam, especially in Ho Chi Minh market, there are quite a lot of supermarket chains which are in operation nowadays such as Co-op mart, Citimart, Maximart, B-smart, Shop&Go and so on? These supermarkets are trying their best to gain more customers. For this purpose, the researcher chose Citimart as a case study in this research. Citimart is one of most favorable supermarket in Ho Chi Minh. In this thesis, the researcher studies the factors affecting the competitive advantage of Citimart, and then find out the solutions for the policy makers to have good business strategies of Citimart.
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Yasar, Mehmet, and Ender Gerede. "Identification of factors affecting competitive tension in the domestic air transport market in Turkey." International Journal of Management and Economics 56, no. 2 (May 26, 2020): 118–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2020-0009.

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AbstractCompetitive tension refers to pressure that is considered to exist among firms operating in a competitive market and that forces them to take competitive action against each other. An imaginary upper limit of competitive tension symbolizes the difference between whether to take competitive action or not. The antecedents of competitive tension are examined in this study. Within this scope, market commonality and resource similarity are the variables studied as components of competitor analysis; market concentration that provides clues for the competitive structure of competed markets; and finally, competitive asymmetry, presuming that the competition among the companies is not equal and rivals do not consider each other at the same level as competing firms, were taken as primary variables of competitive tension. In order to test whether these variables have an effect on competitive tension among airlines, airlines operating in the domestic air transport market in Turkey were examined in this study. The perceived competitive tension that was detected as a result of regression analyses was studied on three different dimensions, namely, internal tension, external tension, and total tension, and each dimension was analyzed as a different model. The findings of the study revealed that market commonality and market concentration have a significant effect on competitive tension. These effects were found to be positive for market commonality and negative for market concentration. Resource similarity and competitive asymmetry were found to have no significant effect.
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Śliwiński, Rafał, and Magdalena Śliwińska. "The competitive factors of German enterprises in Poland." Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny 83, no. 3 (September 30, 2021): 287–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/rpeis.2021.83.3.19.

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The purpose of this paper is to answer the following research questions: which factors relating to the international competitiveness of German enterprises are most important for the Polish market? Which competitiveness factors play a key role in helping enterprises from the highest developed countries conquer the market of a relatively less developed country? On the basis of a literature review, a research gap is identified, indicating there is a shortage of studies that clearly identify a group of factors that influence a company’s success on the foreign market. The gap is filled with the empirical qualitative research and the conclusions regarding the key competitiveness factors and their effective combination. Competitive strategies and factors key for their implementation are identified, presenting the factors responsible for the growth of German enterprises on the international market (Poland) and achieving market success. The set of enterprises’ competitiveness factors is established and the hierarchy those factors is presented. Although the qualitative research based on thirteen companies is not representative, the leading German enterprises provide a valuable lesson on how to successfully conquer a foreign market. The key competitiveness factors responsible for such success in the context of strategic goals, competition strategies and modern methods of competition are presented and discussed. The findings are very useful for real enterprises in internationalizing situations, where the management has to determine the competitive strategy which should lead to foreign growth and in consequence success on the international market. The study indicates what to focus on when entering the foreign market and which factors have a direct impact on the growth on the foreign market. The paper is a result of empirical research on competitiveness and provides valuable information about the set of ranked competitive factors that have a direct influence on success in a foreign market.
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Campbell, Rhiannon A., Elizabeth J. Bradshaw, Nick B. Ball, David L. Pease, and Wayne Spratford. "Injury epidemiology and risk factors in competitive artistic gymnasts: a systematic review." British Journal of Sports Medicine 53, no. 17 (January 22, 2019): 1056–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099547.

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BackgroundArtistic gymnastics is reported to have some of the highest injury rates in sports, which limits participation and often involves considerable medical expenses.PurposeTo critically appraise the epidemiological literature on injury patterns and risk factors in competitive artistic gymnastics.Study designSystematic review.MethodsSix databases were searched for articles that investigated injuries in competitive artistic gymnasts. Injury incidence, prevalence and risk factor data were extracted, alongside information on injury location, type, severity, nature and mechanism of injury. Quality and level of evidence were assessed using a modified Downs and Black quality index checklist and the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine guidelines.ResultsThe search identified 894 articles, with 22 eligible for inclusion. Descriptive analysis showed that injury incidence and prevalence varied from 0.3 to 3.6 injuries per gymnast (female=0.3–3.6, male=0.7) and 2.0–2.3 (female=2.0–2.3, male=2.0), respectively. Male gymnasts sustained mostly upper limb injuries, while female gymnast reported lower limb injuries. Floor was associated with the greatest number of injuries for both male and female gymnasts. Higher competitive level and exposure to competition were risk factors for gymnastics injury: age, body mass, body size, training duration and life stress were significant associated factors.ConclusionInjury incidence and prevalence results are substantial among artistic gymnasts of all competitive levels. Gymnasts who train at highly competitive levels and are exposed to competition environments are a greater risk of injury. Future researchers should implement consistent reporting methods.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Competitive factors"

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Handy, Christopher. "Competition and housing associations : critical success factors in a changing competitive environment." Thesis, Henley Business School, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395755.

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Arellano, Bahamonde Rolando José. "Price discrimination factors for competitive non-regulated taxi markets." Doctoral thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2018. http://tesis.pucp.edu.pe/repositorio/handle/123456789/12840.

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The lack of information on price discrimination regarding which characteristics of the client are used and how they influence the definition of the initial price offered in a competitive non-regulated taxi market is the main problem that encouraged this investigation. The study differs from other studies in its use of an experimental research method which allowed analysis of the problem as close as possible to the natural context of the phenomenon. Interviews with 10 taxi drivers produced six variables affecting the process of price definition. A group of 16 people matching those variables collected rates offered by a random sample of taxi drivers. Due to the lack of normality in the distribution of the prices collected, an ordered regression model was implemented. The findings are that price discrimination exists in a nonregulated market such as that of taxis in Lima and that phenotype and the accent of the client are individual characteristics that have a significant influence on the initial price offer. The results confirm that price discrimination is applied in a context like the one of the study, but the question remains as to why it is naturally present and what conditions make it work
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Wisner, Michael. "Competitive factors affecting the expansion of Greenfield elevator sites." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/16176.

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Master of Agribusiness
Department of Agricultural Economics
Michael A. Boland
The purpose of this thesis is to identify Greenfield grain facility sites within 100 miles of Holdrege, Nebraska and to evaluate the feasibility of these sites. CHS Agri Service Center currently has facilities that are within 50 miles of Holdrege, Nebraska. However there are no Greenfield sites in this area that would be feasible due to a large number of competitors already operating in this area. This problem was broken down into two components. The first is site selection and the second is a financial model using net present value to determine if the sites selected would be profitable to the standards that CHS, Inc. requires (12% or better return on assets). In order to determine where Greenfield sites might be located supply and demand factors were evaluated to determine surplus and deficit grain areas. The areas where there were large surpluses of grain have the greatest potential for a Greenfield facility to succeed. Then a feasibility analysis of the chosen sites is conducted using net present value and internal rate of return analysis to determine if there is enough grain volume to operate the grain facility above the 12% return on assets criterion. After a detailed review of the supply and demand factors of grain in the region, two locations were determined to be good candidates for further study. Based on recent projects completed at CHS, Inc. two model facilities were created as tools to determine if a certain facility type is more profitable than another. The cost structures for these two model facilities are based on costs that are currently incurred at CHS Agri Service Center locations. It was found that neither facility at either location was profitable enough to meet the minimum performance criteria required by CHS, Inc. As a result of these findings it may be possible to move ahead with a Greenfield facility at one of these sites if a higher volume can be obtained. A merger with another grain company in the immediate area of the proposed facility may be the best way to increase volume.
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Drevinskas, Dalius. "Factors' Contributing to the Competitive Advantage of the Lithuanian Public Relations Agencies." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2010. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20100125_143102-44932.

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The Thesis deals with the question of competitive advantage of the public relations agencies in Lithuania. The aim of the study is to find the factors that influence competitive advantage of the PR agencies in Lithuania. The other major objective of the work is try to identify the reasons of long term successful or unsuccessful performance of participants of analyzed industry. The analysis of literature on subject of CA and personal professional experience of the author of this work influenced a choice of theoretical Resource based view (J. Barney) model as dominating theoretical background of research model. Though the academic thrust of Industrial Organization (I/O) literature is not rejected, but complements the empirical research with analyses of the strategies (generic strategies of M. Porter) of CA within the industry of PR in Lithuania. The public relations industry in Lithuania is relatively very young – less than 2 decades of age. The actual size of public relations industry cannot be estimated as not all of the PR agencies provide their financial results, still, the official size of the industry is of 23 agencies, making overall yearly turnover of around 100 m. Lt (“Verslo žinios“, 2009). The projects funded from the EU structural funds and the turn of the big local companies to towards corporate social responsibility are among the main reasons of growth. The empirical research has opened, that competence of personnel (human capital) and the know-how of the... [to full text]
Magistriniame darbe nagrinėjamas Lietuvos viešųjų ryšių agentūrų konkurencinio pranašumo klausimas. Kitas svarbus darbo tikslas yra pabandyti nustatyti ilguoju laikotarpiu sėkmingo ar nesėkmingo agentūros darbo priežastis. Konkurencinio pranašumo dalyko literatūros analizė ir darbo autoriaus asmeninė profesinė patirtis lėmė Ištekliais paremto požiūrio (Resource based view (J. Barney) naudojimą, kaip tyrimo modelio pagrindą. Tačiau akademinė Industrinės organizacijos (Indutrial Organization (M. Porter) kryptis nėra atmetama, o papildo tyrimo modelį bendrųjų konkurencinio pranašumo strategijų (Generic strategies) analize Lietuvos viešųjų ryšių rinkoje. Apibūdinant Lietuvos ryšių su visuomenę industriją, reikia paminėti, kad ji yra santykinai labai jauna – jaunesnė nei 20 metų. Tikrasis jos dydis taip pat yra sunkiai nustatomas, kadangi ne visos agentūros teikia savo finansinius duomenis „Verslo žinių“ metiniams sąvadams, tačiau, remiantis jais, rinkoje 2008 metais dirbo 23 agentūros, o bendra agentūrų apyvarta sudarė apie 100 mln. Lt. Iš ES struktūrinių fondų finansuojami projektai ir didelių įmonių atsigręžimas į socialinės atsakomybės sritį buvo laikomi rinkos augimo varikliais. Empirinis tyrimas atskleidė, kad personalo kompetencija (žmogiškieji resursai) ir agentūros know-how (žinios) yra pagrindiniai viešųjų ryšių agentūrų konkurencinio pranašumo šaltiniai. Trečiasis pagal svarbą faktorius išsiskyrė tarp didžiųjų ir mažųjų agentūrų. Rinkos lyderiai sėkmės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]
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Weremiuk, Kathleen M. "Strategic decisions in the home building industry : factors related to competitive advantage." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78392.

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Sevier, Robert A. "Freshmen at competitive liberal arts colleges : a survey of factors influencing institutional choice /." Connect to resource, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1244141651.

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Sevier, Robert Allen. "Freshmen at competitive liberal arts colleges: a survey of factors influencing institutional choice." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1244141651.

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Domingos, Ricardo Augusto. "A gestão estratégica logística como fator competitivo para a criação de valor na cadeia têxtil." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2015. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/653.

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The value creation of the textile sector organizations to consumers has led them to improve their levels of logistics services based on the train of thought of general strategic Porter (1989) and competitive factors proposed by Ferdows and Mayer (1990). In this sense, this study aimed to verify the creation of value through strategic alignment of competitive priorities between customers and suppliers in the textile chain, addition to investigating the importance of the three main pillars of the strategic management of logistics, transport, storage and reporting system that relationship. For this, we used in the first phase an exploratory research study was qualitative, with the collection instrument, a roadmap consisting of questions, spontaneous. In the second phase a qualitative study with scripted questions stimulated using projective and association analysis techniques. Applied at 12 institutions between paired six companies and six customers suppliers. Data processed by the content analysis revealed the first phase. That for both customer and supplier, the quality was considered the main criterion of alignment. Regarding the second criterion: was evident in the analysis of results for the customer has been low cost and to the vendor was the speed of delivery. Data analysis in the second phase, showed that among the three main pillars of strategic logistics management information system was the most important for value creation between companies. Because of these results, we show that the quality in shipping, and delivery of products, as well as an efficient information system, is most relevant as factors that induce the creation of value between customer and supplier in the textile chain. As a conclusion of this study, it was understood that the results serve as a warning to all managers in the textile chain to make better know their customers because the competitive factors when aligned lead to value creation, increased consumption and increased financial results.
A criação de valor nas organizações do setor têxtil tem levado as mesmas a melhorar seus níveis de serviços logísticos com base na linha de pensamento da estratégica genérica de Porter (1989), e dos fatores competitivos propostos por Ferdows e De Mayer (1990). Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo verificar a criação de valor por meio do alinhamento estratégico das prioridades competitivas, entre clientes e fornecedores, na cadeia têxtil, além de verificar, nessa relação, a importância dos três principais pilares da gestão estratégica da logística: transporte, estocagem e sistema de informação. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa composta de duas fases principais, junto a doze instituições, pareadas entre seis empresas clientes e seis fornecedores. Na primeira fase, uma pesquisa de natureza exploratória, do tipo qualitativo, tendo como instrumento de coleta um roteiro composto de perguntas espontâneas. Na segunda fase, uma pesquisa do tipo qualitativa, com roteiro de perguntas estimuladas, utilizando-se a técnica projetiva e por análise de associação. Os dados tratados pela análise de conteúdo revelaram na primeira fase que, para ambos, clientes e fornecedores, a qualidade foi considerada como o principal critério de alinhamento. Quanto ao segundo critério, ficou evidente, na análise dos resultados, que para o cliente o valor está no custo baixo e para o fornecedor na velocidade de entrega. A análise dos dados na segunda fase mostrou que, entre os três principais pilares da gestão estratégica logística, o sistema de informação foi o mais importante para a criação de valor entre as empresas. Por conta desses resultados evidenciou-se que a qualidade no transporte e a entrega dos produtos, assim como um sistema de informação eficiente, estão em maior relevância como fatores que induzem a criação de valor entre clientes e fornecedores na cadeia têxtil. Como conclusão deste estudo, entendeu-se que os resultados obtidos servem de alerta para que todos os gestores da cadeia têxtil passem a conhecer melhor seus respectivos clientes, e a atender suas necessidades, pois os fatores competitivos, quando alinhados, levam à criação de valor, aumento de consumo e aumento no resultado financeiro.
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Claudia, Kubiak. "Perceived factors influencing athletic performance across career stages." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för hälsa och välfärd, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-21983.

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The objectives in the study were to examine: (1) factors that contributes to successful athletic performance across career stages; (2) factors that contributes to poor athletic performance across career stages. The theoretical frameworks included: model of psychological preparation for peak performance (Hardy, Jones, & Gould, 1996); the developmental model on transitions faced by athletes (Wylleman & Lavallee, 2004). Ten participants took part of the study (N=10) and consisted of five individual sport athletes and five team sport athletes from local to international competitive level. Semi-structured interviews were conducted derived from the semi-structured interview guide specially created for this study, which was based on the theoretical frameworks. The results are presented in three parts, and 8 category profiles describing the factors contributing to successful and poor athletic performance on the initiation-, development-, mastery- and maintenance stage. The results showed a list of factors contributing to both successful and poor athletic performance across different career stages for example, social support, family, coach, teammates, athletic ability, athletic experience and, athletic achievements. The results also showed that the factors seems to play a different role depending on the different athletic career stage for instance, supportive significant others and sporting environment turned out to be a more important contributing factor to athletes successful athletic performance on the initiation stage, where athletic ability turned out to be a more important contributing factor to athletes successful athletic performance on the mastery stage. The results are discussed based on the theoretical frameworks and previous research. Suggestions on future research and implications are given.
Syftena med föreliggande studie var att undersöka: (1) faktorer som bidrar till framgångsrika idrottsprestationer genom idrottskarriären, (2) faktorer som bidrar till dåliga idrottsprestationer genom idrottskarriären. De teoretiska ramverk som ingår i studien är: model of psychological preparation for peak performance (Hardy, Jones, & Gould, 1996); the developmental model on transitions faced by athletes (Wylleman & Lavallee, 2004). Tio deltagare deltog i studien (N=10) och bestod av fem individuella idrottare och fem lag idrottare från lokal till internationell tävlingsnivå. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes utifrån en framtagen intervjuguide speciellt skapad för denna studie, som byggde på teoretiska ramverk. Resultaten presenteras i tre delar, och 8 kategori profiler beskriver de faktorer som bidrar till framgångsrika och dåliga idrottsprestationer i inledningsstadiet-, specialiseringsstadiet-, toppstadiet- och underhållsstadiet. Resultaten visade att faktorer som bidrar till både framgångsrik och dåliga idrottsprestationer förekom under olika skeden av idrottskarriären som, t.ex. socialt stöd, familj, tränare, lagkamrater, idrottslig förmåga, idrottsliga erfarenheter och idrottsprestationer. Resultaten visade också att de olika faktorerna verkade spela olika betydelse beroende på det specifika karriärsteget inom idrotten. Ett exempel är stödjande närstående och idrottsmiljö som visade sig ha störst betydelse för bidragandet av framgångsrika idrottsprestationer i inledningsfasen. Idrottslig förmåga visade sig ha störst betydelse för bidragandet av framgångsrika idrottsprestationer i toppfasen av idrottskarriären. Resultaten diskuteras utifrån teoretiska ramverk och tidigare forskning. Förslag på framtida forskning samt implikationer ges.
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Silva, Renato de Azevedo. "Modelos de fração de cura com fatores latentes competitivos e fragilidade." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/45/45133/tde-01072011-081116/.

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Os modelos de riscos proporcionais são muito utilizados na análise do tempo de sobrevivência, porém, assumem implicitamente que, observado um conjunto de variáveis explicativas, a população em estudo seja homogênea e que os indivíduos permaneçam sob risco durante todo o período de observação ou até que apresentem o evento de interesse. Tais suposições não são adequadas quando os indivíduos da população em estudo possuem diferentes pré-disposições ao surgimento de uma doença ou quando estão sujeitos à cura após o período de tratamento. Esta dissertação discute o modelo de sobrevivência com fração de cura quando o evento de interesse é caracterizado por fatores latentes competitivos, enquanto a heterogeneidade não observada entre os riscos dos pacientes é modelada através de um fator aleatório denominado termo de fragilidade.
Proportional hazards models are widely used in the analysis of survival time, however, it is implictly assumed that given a set of explanatory variables, the population under study is homogeneous and individuals remain at risk throughout the observation period time or until they have the event of interest. However, such assumptions are not reasonable when individuals from the population under study have dierent pre-dispositions to the emergence of a disease or are subject to the cure after treatment. This work discusses the cure fraction model when the event of interest is characterized by latent competitive factors, with patient risk modeled by a random factor called frailty.
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Competitive excellence: Critical success factors. New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House, 2000.

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Malcolm, Armstrong, ed. Psychological factors in competitive sport. London: Falmer Press, 1989.

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Davies, Don. Psychological factors in competitive sport. London: Falmer, 1989.

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Strock, Harold B. Advanced structural ceramics: Markets, technologies, and competitive factors. Burlington, Mass. (17 New England Executive Park, Burlington 01803): Decision Resources, 1992.

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Wright, Philip C. The small trade associations and the creation of competitive factors. Halifax, N.S: Dalhousie University, 1993.

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Johnson, Urban. The long term injured competitive athlete: A study of psychosocial risk factors. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1997.

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O'Donovan, David T. Competitive advantage in internationally traded service industries: Perceptions of the determinant factors. Dublin: Service Industries Research Centre, 1995.

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Brustad, Robert John. Affective outcomes in competitive youth sport: the influence of intrapersonal and socialisation factors. Eugene: Microform Publications, College of Human Development and Performance, University of Oregon, 1989.

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What makes a high performance organization: Five validated factors of competitive advantage that apply worldwide. Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent: Global Professional Pub., 2012.

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Bill, Donaldson, ed. 6 psychological factors for success: America's most successful athletic coaches reveal the path to competitive excellence. Omaha, Neb: Peak Performance Pub., 2001.

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West, Chris. "Legal Factors and Ethical Guidelines." In Competitive Intelligence, 160–69. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230514591_15.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Learning, Motivation and Performance." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 5–26. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-2.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Anxiety, Stress and Performance." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 70–104. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-5.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Teaching Sports Skills." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 43–69. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-4.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Practice." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 27–42. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-3.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Psychological Preparation of Competitors." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 113–29. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-7.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Achieving Peak Performance in Sport: Generating Confidence and Developing Concentration." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 152–65. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-9.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Introduction." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 1–4. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-1.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Psychological Factors and Performance in Competitive Sport." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 130–51. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-8.

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Davies, Don, and Malcolm Armstrong. "Anticipation in Ball Games." In Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport, 105–12. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863665-6.

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Greenwood, Kristyn, Kelly Braun, and Suzy Czarkowski. "Competitive testing." In CHI98: ACM Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/286498.286834.

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Atmaca, U. I., C. Maple, G. Epiphaniou, and A. T. Sheik. "Human Factors for Vehicle Platooning: A Review." In Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy (CADE 2021). Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/icp.2021.2429.

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Xian-jiang, Zhou, Gao Zhi, and Zhang Qiao-ling. "Analysis Approach of Winning Factors in Competitive Basketball." In 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Knowledge Acquisition and Modeling Workshop (KAM 2008 Workshop). IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/kamw.2008.4810697.

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Xiong, Zhangyuan, Hongzhi Yu, Lulu Liu, and Fucheng Wan. "Analysis of Product Competitive Factors in Agricultural B2C Platform Based on Factor Analysis." In 2016 5th International Conference on Measurement, Instrumentation and Automation (ICMIA 2016). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icmia-16.2016.89.

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Faxin, Cheng, Xie Yujing, and Wang Juan. "Identifying the key competitive factors in Chinese manufacturing enterprises." In 2010 International Conference on Logistics Systems and Intelligent Management (ICLSIM). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iclsim.2010.5461431.

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Kumar, Ratnakar, Nitasha Hasteer, and Jean-Paul Van Belle. "Evaluating Factors Influencing Contestant Behavior in Competitive Software Development." In 2018 8th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science & Engineering (Confluence). IEEE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/confluence.2018.8442860.

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Ramlugun, Vidisha D. Gunesh. "Factors affecting technology acceptance- evidence from the hotel industry in Mauritius." In Annual International Conference on Infocomm Technologies in Competitive Strategies. Global Science and Technology Forum, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.5176/978-981-08-7240-3_i-34.

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Pan, Quan-fu. "International Competitive Factors of China's Major Agricultural and Promotion Strategies." In 2011 International Conference on Management and Service Science (MASS 2011). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icmss.2011.5998159.

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Vrkljan, Sanela, and Zrinka Blažević Bognar. "THE MODEL OF KEY COMPETITIVE FACTORS OF GLOBAL CHAIN HOTELS." In Tourism in Southern and Eastern Europe 2017: Tourism and Creative Industries: Trends and Challenges. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/tosee.04.21.

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Xiang, Qian, and XianHua Dai. "Modeling the competitive effects of nucleosomes on transcription factors binding." In the First ACM International Conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1854776.1854827.

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Persico, Nicola, José Carlos Rodríguez-Pueblita, and Dan Silverman. Factions and Political Competition. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w13008.

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Kolodziejczyk, Bart. Unsettled Economic, Environmental, and Health Issues of Ammonia for Automotive Applications. SAE International, October 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/epr2021022.

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Ammonia has been previously trialed as an automotive fuel; however, it was hardly competitive with fossil fuels in terms of cost, energy density, and practicality. However, due to climate change, those practical and cost-related parameters have finally become secondary deciding factors in fuel selection. Ammonia is safer than most fuels and it offers superior energy densities compared to compressed or liquefied hydrogen. It is believed that ammonia might be an ultimate clean fuel choice and an extension to the emerging hydrogen economy. Unsettled Economic, Environmental, and Health Issues of Ammonia for Automotive Applications examines the major unsettled issues of using ammonia as a clean automotive fuel alternative, including the lack of regulations and standards for automotive applications, technology readiness, safety perception, and presently limited supply. While ammonia as a fuel is still in its infancy, identifying and addressing these challenges early could enable a safe and smooth transition.
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Boger, Dan C., Jr Greer, Liao Willis R., and Shu S. Competitive Weapon Systems Acquisition: Myths and Facts. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, March 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada207345.

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Conti, Rena, and Ernst Berndt. Four Facts Concerning Competition in U.S. Generic Prescription Drug Markets. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, August 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w26194.

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Spano, Christian, Paolo Natali, Charles Cannon, Suzanne Greene, Osvaldo Urzúa, Carlos Sucre, and Adriana Unzueta. Latin America and the Caribbean 2050: Becoming a Global Low-Carbon Metals and Solutions Hub. Inter-American Development Bank, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003412.

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This report evaluates scope 3 emissions along the copper and iron ore value chains and the opportunities that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has to become a low carbon metals and solutions hub. The report presents four carbon emission scenarios that represent different sets of decisions for policy-makers and investors. Two scenarios fall short of aligning with Paris targets: (1) the business as usual (BaU) scenario with no further abatement action; and (2) a BaU scenario with the current level of emission reduction potential from players in the value chain (BaU Possible). The other two scenarios deliver the required carbon reductions to be compliant with the Paris Agreement by 2060, but through different strategies: (3) the BaU Paris scenario. where alignment with Paris targets is achieved by keeping BaU volumes and reducing carbon intensity per tonne of metal; and (4) the Decoupled scenario, where carbon intensity reductions are relaxed and compensated by a reduction in primary supply to align the value chain emissions to a Paris trajectory. All scenarios require LACs leaders to consider investments in low-carbon technology in different degrees. The report argues that, given its competitive position in the cost curve for copper and iron ore and an abundance of enabling factors for low carbon strategies, the region could become a key source of low carbon metals and solutions as long as it is proactive in adopting all the necessary measures from public sector and industry perspectives. Finally, the report concludes that myriad opportunities exist for LAC, including new business models, technologies and products, and that these could yield a greater economic and social contribution to the region than the BaU trajectories.
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Butyrina, Maria, and Valentina Ryvlina. MEDIATIZATION OF ART: VIRTUAL MUSEUM AS MASS MEDIA. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, February 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vjo.2021.49.11075.

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The research is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of mediatization of art on the example of virtual museums. Main objective of the study is to give communication characteristics of the mediatized socio-cultural institutions. The subject of the research is forms, directions and communication features of virtual museums. Methodology. In the process of study, the method of communication analysis, which allowed to identify and characterize the main factors of the museum’s functioning as a communication system, was used. Among them, special emphasis is put on receptive and metalinguistic functions. Results / findings and conclusions. The need to be competitive in the information space determines the gradual transformation of socio-cultural institutions into mass media, which is reflected in the content and forms of dialogue with recipients. When cultural institutions begin to function as media, they take on the features of media structures that create a communication environment localized by the functions of communicators and audience expectations. Museums function in such a way that along with the real art space they form a virtual space, which puts the recipients into the reality of the exhibitions based on the principle of immersion. Mediaization of art on the example of virtual museum institutions allows us to talk about: expanding of the perceptual capabilities of the audience; improvement of the exposition function of mediatized museums with the help of Internet technologies; interactivity of museum expositions; providing broad contextual background knowledge necessary for a deep understanding of the content of works of art; the possibility to have a delayed viewing of works of art; absence of thematic, time and space restrictions; possibility of communication between visitors; a huge target audience. Significance. The study of the mediatized forms of communication between museums and visitors as well as the directions of their transformation into media are certainly of interest to the scientific field of “Social Communications”.
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BUHARI, Lateef Oluwafemi. Understanding the Causes of Electoral and Political Violence in Ekiti State, Nigeria: 2007-2010. Intellectual Archive, March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.32370/ia_2021_03_17.

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All over the world, elections are the litmus test of democracies. They also serve to consolidate political stability in a given polity just as they have the propensity to engender conflict and violence. Though there is usually competition over the control of the machineries of power, the turning point of that competition into violence becomes imperative in discerning the causes, both remote and immediate of such violence. In the light of the above, this paper notes the volatile nature of elections in Nigeria at large and Ekiti State in particular between 2007 and 2010. It examines plethora of factors leading to electoral fraud and political violence in the state. It further analyses the role of various stakeholders in political violence in the state.
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Kuethe, Todd H., Chad Fiechter, and David Oppedahl. Perceived Competition in Agricultural Lending: Stylized Facts and an Agenda for Future Research. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21033/wp-2021-16.

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Minz, Dror, Eric Nelson, and Yitzhak Hadar. Ecology of seed-colonizing microbial communities: influence of soil and plant factors and implications for rhizosphere microbiology. United States Department of Agriculture, July 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2008.7587728.bard.

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Original objectives: Our initial project objectives were to 1) Determine and compare the composition of seed-colonizing microbial communities on seeds, 2) Determine the dynamics of development of microbial communities on seeds, and 3) Determine and compare the composition of seed-colonizing microbial communities with the composition of those in the soil and rhizosphere of the plants. Revisions to objectives: Our initial work on this project was hampered by the presence of native Pythium species in the soils we were using (in the US), preventing us from getting accurate assessments of spermosphere microbial communities. In our initial work, we tried to get around this problem by focusing on water potentials that might reduce damage from native Pythium species. This also prompted some initial investigation of the oomycete communities associated seedlings in this soil. However, for this work to proceed in a way that would allow us to examine seed-colonizing communities on healthy plants, we needed to either physically treat soils or amend soils with composts to suppress damage from Pythium. In the end, we followed the compost amendment line of investigation, which took us away from our initial objectives, but led to interesting work focusing on seed-associated microbial communities and their functional significance to seed-infecting pathogens. Work done in Israel was using suppressive compost amended potting mix throughout the study and did not have such problems. Our work focused on the following objectives: 1) to determine whether different plant species support a microbial induced suppression of Pythium damping-off, 2) to determine whether compost microbes that colonize seeds during early stages of seed germination can adequately explain levels of damping-off suppression observed, 3) to characterize cucumber seed-colonizing microbial communities that give rise to the disease suppressive properties, 4) assess carbon competition between seed-colonizing microbes and Pythium sporangia as a means of explaining Pythium damping-off suppression. Background: Earlier work demonstrated that seed-colonizing microbes might explain Pythium suppression. Yet these seed-colonizing microbial communities have never been characterized and their functional significance to Pythium damping-off suppression is not known. Our work set out to confirm the disease suppressive properties of seed-colonizing microbes, to characterize communities, and begin to determine the mechanisms by which Pythium suppression occurs. Major Conclusions: Compost-induced suppression of Pythium damping-off of cucumber and wheat can be explained by the bacterial consortia colonizing seeds within 8 h of sowing. Suppression on pea was highly variable. Fungi and archaea play no role in disease suppression. Potentially significant bacterial taxa are those with affinities to Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Current sequencing efforts are trying to resolve these taxa. Seed colonizing bacteria suppress Pythium by carbon competition, allowing sporangium germination by preventing the development of germ tubes. Presence of Pythium had a strong effect on microbial community on the seed.
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Dudley, Lynn M., Uri Shani, and Moshe Shenker. Modeling Plant Response to Deficit Irrigation with Saline Water: Separating the Effects of Water and Salt Stress in the Root Uptake Function. United States Department of Agriculture, March 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2003.7586468.bard.

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Standard salinity management theory, derived from blending thermodynamic and semi- empirical considerations leads to an erroneous perception regarding compensative interaction among salinity stress factors. The current approach treats matric and osmotic components of soil water potential separately and then combines their effects to compute overall response. With deficit water a severe yield decrease is expected under high salinity, yet little or no reduction is predicted for excess irrigation, irrespective of salinity level. Similarly, considerations of competition between chloride and nitrate ions have lead to compensation hypothesis and to application of excess nitrate under saline conditions. The premise of compensative interaction of growth factors behind present practices (that an increase in water application alleviates salinity stress) may result in collateral environmental damage. Over-irrigation resulting in salinization and elevated ground water threatens productivity on a global scale. Other repercussions include excessive application of nitrate to compensate for salinity, unwillingness to practice deficit irrigation with saline water, and under-utilization of marginal water. The objectives for the project were as follows: 1) To develop a database for model parameterization and validation by studying yield and transpiration response to water availability, excessive salinity and salt composition. 2) To modify the root sink terms of an existing mechanism-based model(s) of water flow, transpiration, crop yield, salt transport, and salt chemistry. 3) To develop conceptual and quantitative models of ion uptake that considers the soil solution concentration and composition. 4) To develop a conceptual and quantitative models of effects of NaCl and boron accumulation on yield and transpiration. 5) To add a user interface to the water flow, transpiration, crop yield, salt transport, chemistry model to make it easy for others to use. We conducted experiments in field plots and lysimeters to study biomass production and transpiration of com (Zeamays cv. Jubilee), melon (Cucumismelo subsp. melo cv. Galia), tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum Mill. cv. 5656), onion (Alliumcepa L. cv. HA 944), and date palms (Phoenix Dactylifera L. cv. Medjool) under salinity combined with water or with nitrate (growth promoters) or with boron (growth inhibitor). All factors ranged from levels not limiting to plant function to severe inhibition. For cases of combined salinity with water stress, or excess boron, we observed neither additive nor compensative effects on plant yield and transpiration. In fact, yield and transpiration at each combination of the various factors were primarily controlled by one of them, the most limiting factor to plant activity. We proposed a crop production model of the form Yr = min{gi(xi), where Yr = Yi ym-1 is relative yield,Ym is the maximum yield obtained in each experiment, Xi is an environmental factor, gi is a piecewise-linear response function, Yi is yield of a particular treatment. We selected a piecewise-linear approach because it highlights the irrigation level where the response to one factor ceases and a second factor begins. The production functions generate response "envelopes" containing possible yields with diagonal lines represent response to Xi alone and the lines parallel to the X-axis represent response to salinity alone. A multiplicative model was also derived approximating the limiting behaviour for incorporation in a hydrochemical model. The multiplicative model was selected because the response function was required to be continuous. The hydrochemical model was a better predictor of field-measured water content and salt profiles than models based on an additive and compensative model of crop response to salinity and water stress.
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