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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance bifenazate

EFSA Journal, 2017
The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State Sweden and co‐rapporteur Member State Italy for the pesticide active substance bifenazate are ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
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Forced Postures in Courgette Greenhouse Workers [PDF]

Agronomy, 2019
Occupational health and safety allows the prevention of occupational diseases and accidents. Agriculture is one of the sectors in which it is important to prevent the musculoskeletal disorders that workers usually develop. The objective of this study is the evaluation of postures adopted by courgette farmers in greenhouses of the Almeria-type.
Marta Gómez-Galán, Juana-María González-Parra, José Pérez-Alonso, Iacopo Golasi, Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre   +4 more
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Reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing MRLs for metaflumizone in various commodities [PDF]

, 2013
In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Italy, herewith referred to as the evaluating Member State (EMS), received an application from BASF Italia Srl. to modify the existing MRLs for metaflumizone in various crops.
European Food Safety Authority
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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthy Competition to Support Healthy Eating? An Investigation of Fruit and Vegetable Pricing in UK Supermarkets [PDF]

, 2017
Governments and public health officials are urging the public to eat more fruits and vegetables to contribute to a healthy diet. However, there is concern that a lack of effective competition amongst supermarket retailers has resulted in inflated prices ...
Anderson, Berck, Bishop, Chakraborty, Chakraborty, CMA, Competition Commission, Competition Commission, DEFRA, Dobson, Goldberg, Hong, Jones, Kim, Lach, Lan, Lloyd, Nakamura, Nakamura, ODI, Pesendorfer, Revoredo-Giha, Rotemberg, Seaton, Simpson, Smith, Smith, Wildenbeest, Wooldridge   +28 more
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Annotating aspects in text and image: A new task and dataset for multimodal aspect‐based sentiment analysis

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aspect‐Based Sentiment Analysis (ABSA) has evolved from textual analysis to a multimodal paradigm, integrating visual information to capture nuanced sentiments. Despite advancements, existing Multimodal ABSA (MABSA) research remains limited in granularity, which focuses on either coarse‐level categories or named entities, neglecting fine ...
Li Yang, Jia Yang, Jin‐Cheon Na, Jianfei Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for fluazifop‐P in various products of plant and animal origin

EFSA Journal, 2017
In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta Crop Protection AG submitted a request to the competent national authority in Portugal to modify the existing maximum residue levels (MRL) for the active substance ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Alba Brancato, Daniela Brocca, Chloé De Lentdecker, Zoltan Erdos, Lucien Ferreira, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Renata Leuschner, Christopher Lythgo, Paula Medina, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Alexandre Nougadere, Ragnor Pedersen, Hermine Reich, Angela Sacchi, Miguel Santos, Alois Stanek, Juergen Sturma, José Tarazona, Anne Theobald, Benedicte Vagenende, Alessia Verani, Laura Villamar‐Bouza   +25 more
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Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses [PDF]

, 2019
Musculoskeletal disorders cause serious problems that affect workers in many sectors. The objective of this study is the ergonomic analysis of melon cultivation farmers in Almeria-type greenhouses.
Callejón Ferre, Ángel Jesús, Díaz Pérez, Manuel, Golasi, Iacopo, Gómez Galán, Marta, Pérez Alonso, José   +4 more
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Hidden Markov graphical models with state‐dependent generalized hyperbolic distributions

Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we develop a novel hidden Markov graphical model to investigate time‐varying interconnectedness between different financial markets. To identify conditional correlation structures under varying market conditions and accommodate shape features embedded in financial time series, we rely upon the generalized hyperbolic family of ...
Beatrice Foroni, Luca Merlo, Lea Petrella   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic Centre Wales Technical Note 6: Biology and management of leatherjackets [PDF]

, 2005
Leatherjackets are the larvae of crane flies (Tipula spp.) which are better known as daddy longlegs. The largest populations are found in grassland and populations in infested fields can reach 0.6 million leatherjackets/ha.
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