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Transportation in net-zero emissions futures: Insights from the EMF-37 model intercomparison study Open
Transportation is currently the largest source of U.S. anthropogenic CO2 emissions, at about a third of the total. Achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century will require substantial reductions in transportation across passenger and freig…
Meta-analysis of the impacts of digital information interventions on agricultural development Open
Digital means of delivering advisory and other information services to small-scale agricultural producers are widely expected to expand the reach of extension and other information provision services while reducing costs. However, there is…
View article: Health and air pollutant emission impacts of net zero CO2 by 2050 scenarios from the energy modeling forum 37 study
Health and air pollutant emission impacts of net zero CO2 by 2050 scenarios from the energy modeling forum 37 study Open
Carbon dioxide and non-greenhouse gas air pollutants are emitted from many of the same sources. Decarbonization actions thus typically yield air pollutant emission reductions, resulting in significant air quality benefits. Although several…
Insights from adding transportation sector detail into an economy-wide model: The case of the ADAGE CGE model Open
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models provide valuable insights into economy-wide impacts of anticipated future structural changes in the transportation sector, yet few CGE models offer detailed transportation representations. We use…
Effective options for addressing air quality– related environmental public health burdens in Saudi Arabia Open
Air pollution poses major disease burdens globally and accounts for approximately 10% of deaths annually through its contribution to a variety of respiratory, cardiovascular, and other diseases. The burden of disease is particularly acute …
Greenhouse gas mitigation benefits and profitability of the GreenSeeker Handheld NDVI sensor: evidence from Mexico Open
Better targeting of fertilizer application can result in yields that meet or exceed those achieved without improved targeting while reducing total fertilizer use. However, in many growing regions, it may be difficult for farmers to access …
Insights from Adding Transportation Sector Detail into an Economy-Wide Model: The Case of the ADAGE Model Open
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models provide valuable insights into economy-wide impacts of anticipated future structural changes in the transportation sector, yet few CGE models offer detailed transportation representations. We use…
Utilizing Geospatial Data for Assessing Energy Security: Mapping Small Solar Home Systems Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Deep Learning Open
Solar home systems (SHS), a cost-effective solution for rural communities far from the grid in developing countries, are small solar panels and associated equipment that provides power to a single household. A crucial resource for targetin…
Market Structure and Optimal Payout Policy Open
This paper considers the relationship between market structure and payout policy within the context of an oligopoly in which firms must consider the strategic responses of their competitors. A differential game approach with a finite plann…
Utilizing geospatial data for assessing energy security: Mapping small solar home systems using unmanned aerial vehicles and deep learning Open
Solar home systems (SHS), a cost-effective solution for rural communities far from the grid in developing countries, are small solar panels and associated equipment that provides power to a single household. A crucial resource for targetin…
UAV-based solar photovoltaic detection dataset Open
This dataset contains unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery (a.k.a. drone imagery) and annotations of solar panel locations captured from controlled flights at various altitudes and speeds across two sites at Duke Forest (Couch field and B…
Solar photovoltaic annotations for computer vision related to the "Classification Training Dataset for Crop Types in Rwanda" drone imagery dataset Open
This dataset contains annotations (i.e. polygons) for solar photovoltaic (PV) objects in the previously published dataset "Classification Training Dataset for Crop Types in Rwanda" published by RTI International (DOI: 10.34911/rdnt.r4p1fr …
Improvement of epileptic seizure control with treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea Open
Sleep deprivation increases the risk of recurrent seizures in epileptic patients. We identified 10 patients with recurrent seizures and sleep disruption related to obstructive sleep apnoea. Two patients were treated with positional therapy…
View article: Land‐based measures to mitigate climate change: Potential and feasibility by country
Land‐based measures to mitigate climate change: Potential and feasibility by country Open
Land‐based climate mitigation measures have gained significant attention and importance in public and private sector climate policies. Building on previous studies, we refine and update the mitigation potentials for 20 land‐based measures …
Disability-adjusted life years due to chronic and hidden hunger under food system evolution with climate change and adaptation to 2050 Open
Food system projections to 2050 show a decreasing DALY incidence from both chronic and hidden hunger. Population growth is projected to outpace these improvements and lead to increasing total chronic and hidden hunger DALYs globally, conce…
Capturing key energy and emission trends in CGE models: Assessment of Status and Remaining Challenges Open
Limiting global warming in line with the goals in the Paris Agreement will require substantial technological and behavioural transformations. This challenge drives many of the current modelling trends. This article undertakes a review of 1…
View article: Linking global CGE models with sectoral models to generate baseline scenarios: Approaches, opportunities and pitfalls
Linking global CGE models with sectoral models to generate baseline scenarios: Approaches, opportunities and pitfalls Open
When modelling medium and long-term challenges we need a reference path of economic development (the so-called baseline). Because sectoral models often offer a more fundamental understanding of future developments for specific sectors, man…
Remote Crop Mapping at Scale: Using Satellite Imagery and UAV-Acquired Data as Ground Truth Open
Timely and accurate agricultural information is needed to inform resource allocation and sustainable practices to improve food security in the developing world. Obtaining this information through traditional surveys is time consuming and l…
Impacts of Climate Change on the Potential Productivity of Eleven Staple Crops in Rwanda Open
This study quantifies the potential responses of 11 staple crop yields to projected changes in temperature and precipitation in Rwanda, using a cross sectional model based on yield data collected across more than 14,000 villages. We incorp…
Deep Neural Networks and Transfer Learning for Food Crop Identification in UAV Images Open
Accurate projections of seasonal agricultural output are essential for improving food security. However, the collection of agricultural information through seasonal agricultural surveys is often not timely enough to inform public and priva…
Capturing Key Energy and Emission Trends in CGE Models: Assessment of Status and Remaining Challenges Open
Limiting global warming in line with the goals in the Paris Agreement will require substantial technological and behavioural transformations. This challenge drives many of the current modelling trends. This article undertakes a review of 1…
Valuing Carryforwards for the Small Cap Biotechnology Subindustry Open
Under the 2017 tax law, carryforward rules for net operating losses (NOLs) allow corporations to apply these losses forward for up to twenty years of taxable income. Startup corporations primarily engaged in basic research or that require …
Importance of Cross-Sector Interactions When Projecting Forest Carbon across Alternative Socioeconomic Futures Open
In recent decades, the carbon sink provided by the U.S. forest sector has offset a sizable portion of domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the future, the magnitude of this sink has important implications not only for projected U.S.…
The View From Above: Satellites Inform Decision-Making for Food Security Open
Despite notable progress in reducing global poverty and hunger in recent decades, about one out of nine people in the world suffers from hunger and malnutrition. Stakeholders charged with making decisions pertaining to agricultural product…