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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

Implementing TeleSleep at Veterans Healthcare Administration: an organizational case study of adaptation and sustainment

Frontiers in Sleep
Veteran access to sleep medicine is of paramount importance to the Veterans Health Administration (VA). To increase access, VA has created community referral policies and programs, as well as telehealth programs. In 2017, the Office of Rural Health (ORH)
Jeffrey K. Belkora, Jeffrey K. Belkora, Jill Reichert, Katherine Williams, Katherine Williams, Mary A. Whooley, Mary A. Whooley, Mary A. Whooley, Talayeh Rezayat, Talayeh Rezayat, Stacy Sorensen, Priyanka Chilakamarri, Priyanka Chilakamarri, Elizabeth Sanders, Andrea Maas, Alexander Gomez, Philip Kurien, Philip Kurien, Liza Ashbrook, Liza Ashbrook, Jacque Thomas, Kathleen F. Sarmiento, Kathleen F. Sarmiento   +22 more
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Healing a Broken System: Veterans and the War on Drugs [PDF]

, 2012
This report examines the plight of returning veterans who struggle with incarceration and psychological wounds of war such as addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder -- and suggests reforms that could improve the health and preserve the freedom of ...

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Clostridium difficile infection among veterans health administration patients [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVETo report on the prevalence and incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) from 2009 to 2013 among Veterans Healthcare Administration patientsDESIGNA retrospective descriptive analysis of data extracted from a large electronic medical ...
Dubberke, Erik R, Gerding, Dale N, Kelly, Ciarán P, Kuntz, Jennifer L, Mahé, Cédric, Mills, Peter, Neily, Julia, Olsen, Margaret A, Young-Xu, Yinong   +8 more
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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Homeless Veterans: VA Should Improve Reporting on the Benefits Provided by Leases of Unneeded Property [PDF]

, 2017
[Excerpt] Federal real property is on GAO’s high risk list partly because some agencies, like VA, have large amounts of underutilized or vacant space.
Shea, Rebecca
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma: The growing challenge

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Risk and protective factors for NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cause of cancer‐related mortality and morbidity worldwide. With the obesity pandemic, NAFLD‐related HCC is contributing to the burden of disease exponentially.
Pir Ahmad Shah, Rashmee Patil, Stephen A. Harrison   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Needs Assessment: Veterans in the Western United States [PDF]

, 2013
In this report, the authors focus on the diverse challenges facing veterans in 12 states and communities that account for nearly one-third of all veterans nationwide.
Katherine Kidder, Phillip Carter
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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source