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Boundary Changes of Natural Plague Foci in the North-Western Pre-Caspian

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2016
Objective of the study is to specify present-day locations and sizes of natural plague foci in the North-Western Pre-Caspian.Materials and methods. Based on the results of field and office mapping of Pre-Caspian sandy and North-Western steppe plague foci,
A. A. Kuznetsov, A. N. Matrosov, A. V. Porshakov, V. N. Chekashov, M. M. Shilov   +4 more
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World Health Law: Toward a New Conception of Global Health Governance for the 21st Century [PDF]

, 2005
The international community joined together during the late twentieth century to form a world trade system. Although imperfect, the world trade system contains adjudicable and enforceable norms designed to facilitate global economic activity.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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Non-Specific Prophylaxis of Plague in the Gorno-Altai High-Mountain Natural Focus in 2016

Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections, 2016
Objective of the study is to substantiate performance, assess the conditions, and analyze the results of activities on non-specific plague prophylaxis in the epizootic territory. Materials and methods. Utilized were archival data and operational reports of Altai Plague Control Station, Irkutsk RAPI, RusRAPI “Microbe”, Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology
A. N. Matrosov, L. V. Shchuchinov, A. V. Denisov, A. I. Mishchenko, E. N. Rozhdestvensky, A. A. Sludsky, A. S. Razdorsky, E. P. Mikhailov, I. N. Sharova, A. M. Porshakov, A. A. Kuznetsov, N. V. Popov, E. V. Chipanin, V. M. Korzun, E. G. Tokmakova, S. V. Balakhonov, S. A. Shcherbakova, A. A. Makin, G. S. Arkhipov, V. V. Kutyrev   +19 more
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Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Infectious Disease Epidemiology. [PDF]

, 2019
Much of the intellectual tradition of modern epidemiology stems from efforts to understand and combat chronic diseases persisting through the 20th century epidemiologic transition of countries such as the United States and United Kingdom.
Lewnard, Joseph A, Reingold, Arthur L
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Molecular-Genetic Characteristics of Yersinia pestis Strains Isolated in the Mongolian Territory of Transboundary Sailyugem Natural Plague Focus

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2019
Objective: investigation of phylogenetic origin and affinity of Yersinia pestis strains isolated from field material collected during the epizootiologic survey of the Mongolian part of trans-boundary Sailyugem natural plague focus. Materials and methods:
S. V. Balakhonov, M. B. Yarygina, A. S. Gladkikh, L. V. Mironova, S. I. Feranchuk, N. O. Bochalgin, E. N. Rozhdestvensky, S. A. Vityazeva, B. Natsagdorzh, D. Tserennorov, N. Tsogbadrakh, S. A. Kosilko, V. M. Korzun   +12 more
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Elin Röös   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to improve public health systems : lessons from Tamil Nadu [PDF]

Public health systems in India have weakened since the 1950s, after central decisions to amalgamate the medical and public health services, and to focus public health work largely on single-issue programs - instead of on strengthening public health ...
Das Gupta, Monica, Desikachari, B.R., Padmanaban, P., Somanathan, T.V.   +3 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source