A multinational comparison of care-leaving policy and legislation
Care-leavers – those transitioning from alternative care towards young adulthood – are widely recognized as a vulnerable population, yet child protection legislation seldom applies to them because they have reached adulthood.
Benjamin Strahl+3 more
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Economic feasibility of fish cage culture in Lake Victoria, Kenya
The study analyzed the economic viability of cage fish culture in Lake Victoria, Kenya through analysis of input‐output relationship and profitability. The study revealed that cage fish farming in the lake is profitable and worthwhile. Abstract Fish cage culture has rapidly grown throughout Lake Victoria's shores, with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis ...
Kevin Obiero+3 more
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Time-dependent community structure in legislation cosponsorship networks in the Congress of the Republic of Peru [PDF]
We study community structure in time-dependent legislation cosponsorship networks in the Peruvian Congress, and we compare them briefly to legislation cosponsorship networks in the US Senate. To study these legislatures, we employ a multilayer representation of temporal networks in which legislators in each layer are connected to each other with a ...
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Legislation for the Reuse of Biosolids on Agricultural Land in Europe: Overview
The issues concerning the management of sewage sludge produced in wastewater treatment plants are becoming more important in Europe due to: (i) the modification of sludge quality (biological and chemical sludge are often mixed with negative impacts on ...
M. Collivignarelli+6 more
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Downy mildew resistance and genetic variability in a wild rocket germplasm collection
Abstract One hundred accessions of a “core collection” of Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. and Eruca spp. were screened at seedling stage for resistance to downy mildew. Accessions tested at the seedling stage were assigned to 0–6 interaction phenotypes.
Paula S. Coelho+5 more
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Smoking cessation service in the pharmacy setting: Attitudes of pharmacy students, pharmacists and the general public [PDF]
Smoking is a global public health problem, and control measures should be implemented in the community so as to reduce the number of smoking-related diseases and healthcare costs.
Milošević-Georgiev Andrijana+2 more
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Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus in seafood
The objective of this study was to establish the occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus in several species of sea fish and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis).
Deyan Stratev+2 more
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Abstract By 2022, the European Commission seeks to introduce harmonized, mandatory front‐of‐pack (FOP) nutrition labeling. The color‐graded Nutri‐Score is at the heart of the European debate. Yet, little is known about how the information provided in back‐of‐pack (BOP) nutrition tables interacts with evaluative FOP labels, such as Nutri‐Score, and if ...
Birgit Gassler+2 more
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Reforming legislation in prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency [PDF]
The article represents the results of the analysis of modern legal regulation of the system for prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency in the Russian Federation and activity of commissions for juvenile affairs and juvenile rights protection as ...
Ryabova Elena Nikolayevna+3 more
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Influencing a Polarized and Connected Legislature [PDF]
When can an interest group exploit polarization between political parties to its advantage? Building upon Battaglini and Patacchini (2018), we study a model where an interest group credibly promises payments to legislators conditional on voting for its preferred policy. A legislator can be directly susceptible to other legislators and value voting like
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