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Degree of insecticide exposure and access to nectar impact survival of Trissolcus japonicus, a hymenopteran parasitoid, in flowering border strips

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
We applied three thiamethoxam spray treatments to buckwheat border strips: control (no nearby spray), drift (adjacent peach trees directly sprayed) and direct spray (buckwheat and peaches directly sprayed). Drift‐treated buckwheat received about 1.4% the amount of thiamethoxam as direct‐spray buckwheat. This amount has no lethal effects on parasitoids,
Emma O. Waltman, Anne L. Nielsen
wiley   +1 more source

Halal Certification and Value Addition for MSME Products: A Literature Review on Government Initiatives and Regulatory Frameworks

open access: yesMalacca
This study aims to explore the role of halal certification in enhancing the value of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) products through a review of existing literature and policy frameworks in Indonesia.
Desy Arum Sunarta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the efficacy of tagging adhesives for insect tracking

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Two‐part epoxy resin delivered the strongest RFID tag adhesion on carabid beetles, exceeding polyvinyl acetate, cosmetic latex and cyanoacrylate adhesives. Adhesive performance was consistent across Harpalus, Leistus and Poecilus; species effects were non‐significant, supporting a broadly applicable protocol for carabid RFID tagging studies.
Leona C. R. Breen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Strategic litigation is a growing public concern, but remains understudied in democratic theory. In strategic litigation, collectives go to court with a political agenda that goes beyond their specific case. How should we assess the legitimacy of strategic litigation? Building on Lafont's model of deliberative democracy and Klein's distinction
Svenja Ahlhaus
wiley   +1 more source

Halal Certification Procedures: Some Unresolved Issues

open access: yesICR Journal, 2015
There is a higher halal awareness among Muslim consumers, where the product in the supermarket is no longer assumed halal and its halal certificate and country of origin are more and more checked for the acceptance of and trust in new products. New Islamic brands are emerging in Muslim markets that are taking significant market share from conventional ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Prioritization of barriers to halal certification adoption for food SME: a study using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

open access: yesAgrointek
Halal certification plays a crucial role in boosting Muslim consumer confidence and expanding both domestic and international market opportunities. However, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often encounter significant challenges in obtaining this ...
Dana Marsetiya Utama   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, scholars have increasingly examined the unique blending of Christian and political ideology known as Christian nationalism. During this period, the US Supreme Court has increasingly ruled in ways that favor Christian nationalism, and Court watchers have criticized several justices for showing bias toward Christianity at best and ...
Miles T. Armaly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A drag on the ticket? Estimating top‐of‐the‐ticket effects on down‐ballot races

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Campaign staff, journalists, and political scientists commonly attribute the poor performances of a party's down‐ballot candidates to low‐quality or extreme top‐of‐the‐ticket candidates, but empirical evidence on this conventional wisdom is scant. We estimate the effect of candidate quality and ideology in gubernatorial and U.S.
Kevin DeLuca   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The limits of AI for authoritarian control

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract An emerging literature suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance autocrats' repressive capabilities. This paper argues that while AI presents a powerful new tool for authoritarian control, its effectiveness is constrained by the very repressive institutions it is designed to serve.
Eddie Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Does Halal Certification Matter? The Influence of Polarity in Religious Understanding on Attachment to Halal Certification in Indonesia

open access: yesMuslim Business and Economics Review
This article examines the influence of polarity in religious understanding on attachment to halal certification in Indonesia. In 2024, there were 3,237,167 products that have been certified halal, with 58.5% being self-declared as halal and the remaining 41.5% being regular halal certificates.
Arisy Abror Dzukroni, Raharjo Raharjo
openaire   +1 more source

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