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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Models of Religious Conformity and Conversion: Theory and Calibrations [PDF]

This paper develops behavioral and deterministic overlapping generations models to explain and simulate changes in the proportion of secular and religious people.
Oz Shy
core  

Development of Orthodox education in modern Ukraine

Українське Pелігієзнавство, 2005
The intensive development of the religious and ecclesiastical sphere, which was called to life by the democratic changes in Ukraine in the early 1990s, contributed to the rapid quantitative growth of educational institutions.
Liudmyla O. Fylypovych, N. Gavrilova
doaj   +1 more source

Trump Tariffs 2.0: Assessing the Impacts on US Distilled Spirits Imports

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The proposed 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada could have significant repercussions on US imports of distilled spirits. This study estimates US import demand across various spirit categories (e.g., tequila, whiskey) and assesses the potential impact of the proposed tariff.
Andrew Muhammad
wiley   +1 more source

The Growth of “Islamic” Radical Books in Indonesia

, 2006
More recently, at least some decades after the triumph of global communication, thousands of fundamental and radical books—whether politically, religiously or culturally based books—have already rapidly grown in the world-wide. This phenomena, culturally
Yusuf, Choirul Fuad; Office for Research and Development and Training, Ministry of Religious Affairs
core   +1 more source

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

Religious Affiliation and Military Service in the United States

Religions
Those who serve in the armed forces are shaped not only by incentives and opportunity structures but also by institutions that cultivate norms of duty, authority, and collective obligation.
Ori Swed, G. Doug Davis, Michael O. Slobodchikoff, Nehemia Stern, Uzi Ben Shalom   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 and African American Religious Institutions. [PDF]

Ethn Dis, 2020
Bruce MA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is investing in religious institutions a viable pathway to reduce mortality in the population? [PDF]

Soc Sci Med, 2020
Ransome Y.
europepmc   +1 more source