Pest‐preservation paradox among insects
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.The pest‐preservation paradox is a non‐binary perspective that insects range from those that are harmful and requiring management on the one side, to those requiring conservation intervention on the opposite end of the spectrum. Importantly, the vast majority of insects occur somewhere in the center of the two extremes, and their position along the ...
Michael J. Samways +3 more
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Straw return and organic fertilization promote soil organic carbon sequestration through microbes. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolYu Y, Deng X, Wang F, Xing S, Wang J.
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Parent child contact problems—Re‐connecting the dots through a somatic lens
Family Court Review, EarlyView.Abstract Parent child contact problems (PCCP) and parental alienation (PA) occupy much time for family law professionals especially as parents might use the term PA loosely, for the parent allegedly doing PA and the parent experiencing PA. Negotiating safety, connection and distance are fundamental to PCCP.
Maureen Mueller
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Responses of soil bacterial composition and network complexity to O<sub>3</sub> stress and straw return in a soybean cropland. [PDF]
Front Plant SciGang Q, Wang Y, Li JS, Mao B, Zhao TH.
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Scrutinising Frontex: The European Parliament and Accountability through Discharge
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how the European Parliament (EP) has leveraged the budgetary discharge procedure to enhance the political accountability of the EU's Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex. Whilst the procedure is formally limited to budget implementation, the EP has used it as an accountability tool that goes far beyond financial ...
Magnus G. Schoeller, Peter Slominski
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Enhancing Soil Water-Soluble Carbon Stability Structure Through Straw Return in Maize-Soybean Rotation in Mollisols. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Kuang E +8 more
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Demand Shocks, Export Diversification, and Firm Performance During the Great Trade Collapse
Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the impact of external demand shocks from the 2008 to 2009 Great Trade Collapse on the performance of Chinese exporters and examines how export diversification mitigates these effects. Using Chinese Customs data merged with financial data from all listed Chinese firms, we construct firm‐specific demand shocks based on pre ...
Qianlin Hong +3 more
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Effects of irrigation techniques on soil carbon sequestration and yield maintenance in non-rainfed croplands under straw return. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolCheng W, Cui J, Zhang B, Ming L.
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Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Every winter, Delhi's polluted air draws national attention to the burning of rice stubble in neighbouring states. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Haryana in north India, this article shows how bureaucrats and scientists attempt to enact certainty around technological solutions to stubble burning even while privately acknowledging their ...
Nikhit Agrawal
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Differences in microbial community structure induced by tillage practices under straw return associated with metabolic functions. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolSu S, Li H, Li W, Yang Z, Zhang Q.
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