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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign and Domestic Policy Implications of Latvia’s Reaction to Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine

Journal on Baltic Security, 2023
Latvia has consistently supported Ukraine since Russia’s unprovoked invasion. Importantly, Latvia took considerable risks and provided military support to Ukraine even before Russia invaded despite the strong possibility that Russia might win quickly ...
Toms Rostoks
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Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU: Evidence From Club Dynamics and Structural Breaks

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
wiley   +1 more source

Europeanization by European Parliament Political Groups: The Case of Latvia 2004-2019

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, 2020
This article assesses the top-down Europeanization of national political parties by the political groups of the European Parliament. Based on the premise that the national political parties alter their agendas and argumentation because of ties to their ...
Andžāns Māris, Bukovskis Kārlis, Sprūds Andris   +2 more
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Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan, Halit Yanıkkaya, Hüseyin Alperen Özer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some Aspects of the Baltic Countries’ Pre- and Post- Accession Convergence to the European Union

Baltic Journal of European studies, 2013
This comprehensive article provides an overview of the broader process of political, legal and societal changes characterizing the Baltic countries’ convergence towards the European Union.
Talts Mait
doaj   +1 more source

Linguistic Studies in Latvia [PDF]

, 2010
This issue of Humanities and Social Sciences: Latvia introduces a small part of research carried out in the Faculty of Humanities of the University of ...
University of Latvia
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In Vivo Nb4C3Tx MXene‐Assisted Photothermal Therapy of Melanoma in Mice

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Nb4C3Tx MXene converts pulsed 1064 nm irradiation into localized heat, producing concentration‐ and time‐dependent melanoma cell killing in vitro and suppressing tumor growth in mice. Histology reveals extensive tumor damage, macrophage‐associated material clearance, and no detectable persistent deposits in examined visceral organs, supporting Nb4C3Tx ...
Anton Roshchupkin, Benjamin Chacon, Gulnaz Gahramanova, Inna Chorna, Zhanna Klishchova, Anastasia Konieva, Ilya Yanko, Andrii Liutyi, Milena Yalyzhko, Ivan Baginskiy, Veronika Zahorodna, Júlio Sílvio de Sousa Bueno Filho, Erfan Rezvani Ghomi, Igor Panko, Tetiana Shapochka, Oksana Sulaieva, Oleksandr Solodovnyk, Lucia Gemma Delogu, Oleksiy Gogotsi, Laura Fusco, Sergiy Kyrylenko, Yury Gogotsi, Maksym Pogorielov   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source