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Outside the Bean Belt: A Study on the Suitability and Sustainability of Coffee Plants in Southern California due to Climate Change using GIS

2023 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Casillas, Vanessa

Abstract: California has a unique climate that is suitable for growing a variety of agric ... Expand

Abstract: California has a unique climate that is suitable for growing a variety of agricultural crops. As stated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, California's agricultural abundance includes more than 400 commodities, and of these, over a third of the vegetables and three-quarters of the fruits and nuts consumed in the United States, are grown in California. Mark Gaskell, Ph.D., a California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, recently began an experiment to grow coffee plants; he believed that due to changing climatic conditions, California farmers could begin to grow coffee plants in their fields. Several farmers agreed to experiment as well and found that the plants did indeed grow. The issue, however, is that farmers would like to know if they can reliably plant coffee on their farms and sustain coffee production for years to come. As a result, this study will utilize the maximum entropy approach, a wellestablished algorithm for modeling habitat suitability over geographical domains, to measure the impact of future climate change on the sustainability of growing coffee plants in California in the years ahead. Layers of worldwide climate data, that represent 19 bioclimatic variables, will be utilized in this study. WorldClim is an online repository that contains historic, monthly, meteorological data averaged across 30 years as well as climate data representing possible future conditions based on various climate prediction models. While this study is focusing on the impact of climate change on coffee plants, it is expected the methodological processes developed, and the resultant findings will be applicable to a wide variety of agricultural crops. Collapse

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Topics: geographic information system climate change

Methods: design artifact literature study computational algorithm

Theories: biological theory
Learning to Learn: Facets of Generativity in Machine Learning Frameworks

2021 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Zibuschka, Jan

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Topics: innovation management big data artificial intelligence hard disk drive network effect

Methods: machine learning Granger causality digital trace data polynomial regression survey

Theories: biological theory
Approval in Nanotechnology Patents: Micro and Macro Factors That Affect Reactions to Category Blending
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2015 | Organization Science | Citations: 7
Authors: Lo, Jade Yu-Chieh; Kennedy, Mark Thomas

Abstract: Studies show that blending multiple categories rather than fitting one category ... Expand

Abstract: Studies show that blending multiple categories rather than fitting one category cleanly undermines the appeal of market offerings, but in science and technology, blending multiple categories has been a formula for creating important new categories like nanotechnology. What enables such blends to earn approval and become recognized as new categories? We argue that reactions to category blending are affected by both micro and macro factors. Specifically, blend reactions are affected at the micro level by cognitive limits, especially as blends are repeated, and at the macro level by domain-specific logics for judging quality. Using data on nanotechnology patents, we test this argument by analyzing two dimensions of approval: time to approval and citations by subsequent patents. In addition to showing that blending has different effects on these two dimensions of approval, our findings suggest that reactions to blending are moderated, as argued, by (1) institutional logics that value novel combinations and (2) the repetition of blends that came to define nanotechnology. Our study contributes to theory by linking approval of category blends to cognitive limitations and cultural and institutional logics of evaluation. Collapse

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Topics: innovation management research and development database system intellectual property personal computer

Methods: descriptive statistic robustness check theory development hazard function survival analysis

Theories: biological theory organizational theory

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Outside the Bean Belt: A Study on the Suitability and Sustainability of Coffee Plants in Southern California due to Climate Change using GIS

Learning to Learn: Facets of Generativity in Machine Learning Frameworks

Approval in Nanotechnology Patents: Micro and Macro Factors That Affect Reactions to Category Blending