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EconomicsJune 1998Science Under Scarcity
Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research and Priority Setting
by Julian M Alston, George W Norton, Philip G Pardey
Resources for agricultural science are scarce across the world. Yet even as resources are shrinking, agricultural science has expanded its inquiry into many new areas - such as environmental preservation, food quality, and rural development - without forsaking its more traditional concerns. In a time of tight government budgets, research administrators are faced with the need to provide strong evidence that costs are justified by benefits. Science under Scarcity is an invaluable guide to the theory and methods necessary for evaluating research in agriculture and for setting priorities for resource allocation. Although economists have made significant progress in developing more sophisticated methods for research evaluation and priority setting, many research analysts and administrators do not have a working knowledge of those practices. Without the assistance of formal economic analysis it is particularly difficult to assess the social value of new technologies or to make informed judgements about the trade-offs that are involved in allocation decisions. Addressing that knowledge gap, this book reviews, synthesizes, and extends such methods as economic surplus analysis, econometric techniques, mathematical programming procedures, and scoring models. It discusses these practices in the context of scientific policy, describes their conceptual foundations, and explains how to do them.Originally published in 1995 in hardcover by Cornell University Press, it is now reissued in paperback by CAB INTERNATIONAL.
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January 1981Truth, knowledge and reality
Inquiries into the foundations of 17. century rationalism. A symposium of the Leibniz-Gesellschaft, Reading, 27 - 30 July 1979
by Herausgegeben von Parkinson, George Henry R.
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October 2008Geist und Materie
Zur Aktualität von Erwin Schrödinger
by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Robert Pogue Harrison, Michael R. Hendrickson, Robert B. Laughlin, Sabine Baumann
Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) gilt als einer der Väter der Quantenphysik; 1933 erhielt er zusammen mit Paul Dirac den Nobelpreis. Schrödingers Schriften regen auch heute noch an zu einem neuen Blick auf die Welt – und sie haben nicht nur in der Physik weitreichende Folgen gehabt. Schrödinger gilt vielen Experten heute als ein Vordenker des Bioengineering, der Entwicklung von Techniken, mit denen sich Zellen, Gewebe und Lebewesen effizient manipulieren lassen. Und Philosophen attestieren ihm eine orientierende und provozierende Wirkung auf eine neue ökologisch motivierte Philosophie der Natur. In diesem Band entfalten führende amerikanische Naturwissenschaftler und Geisteswissenschaftler das kontroverse Potential von Schrödingers Denken und belegen die anhaltende philosophische und technisch-praktische Bedeutung der Erkenntnisse eines epochalen Wissenschaftlers. "Die Welt ist ein Konstrukt aus unseren Empfindungen, Wahrnehmungen, Erinnerungen. Zwar ist es bequem, sie uns an und für sich einfach schlechthin vorhanden zu denken. Aber sie ist anscheinend nicht schon durch ihr bloßes Vorhandensein auch wirklich manifest." Aus: Erwin Schrödinger, Geist und Materie
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BiotechnologyJanuary 2000Biotechnology in the Developing World and Countries in Economic Transition
by Edited by George T Tzotzos, K G Skryabin
Of special interest to those countries that are relatively new to the biotechnology field, this unique data source describes emerging biotechnology trends in developing countries and in Central and Eastern Europe. It includes information on government policy and legislation, biotechnology programmes, research centres, universities, private companies, and national societies and organisations in each country.
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April 2023Speculation by Commodity Index Funds
The Impact on Food and Energy Prices
by Scott H. Irwin, Dwight R. Sanders
Commodity futures prices exploded in 2007-08 and concerns about a new type of participant in commodity futures markets began to emerge. Market participants, regulators, and civic organizations began raising concerns that inflows from new "commodity index" investments were driving the increases in commodity prices instead of economic fundamentals. The main argument was that unprecedented buying pressure from these speculative long-only futures traders created massive bubbles that resulted in prices substantially exceeding fundamental value. At the time, it was not uncommon to link concerns about speculation and high prices to world hunger, food crises, and civil unrest. Naturally, this outcry resulted in numerous regulatory proposals to restrict speculation in commodity futures markets through transaction taxes, speculative position limits, and even the bizarre idea of a "virtual reserve" whereby a public agency would take futures positions opposite speculators. At the core, these assertions raised major economic questions about the efficiency of price discovery in commodity futures markets. Moreover, these so-called remedies did not come without a potential cost. Burdensome regulations would increase compliance and risk sharing costs across the global food system-lowering prices for producers and increasing costs to consumers. To guide this debate, a rigorous approach was needed to understand the dynamics between prices and commodity index activity. This book documents a curated selection of papers on the impact of index investment on commodity futures prices. The chronology of the papers roughly follows the timeline of our involvement in the world-wide debate about commodity speculation as it evolved after 2007. The 10 papers follow the evolving speculation debate with new author forwards highlighting the contribution and impact. Policy-makers, researchers, and market participants will find this not only as useful documentation of the debate; but, also a natural starting point when high commodity prices inevitably create the next speculation backlash.
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Pest controlOctober 2013Biological Control Programmes in Canada 2001-2012
by Edited by Peter G Mason, David R Gillespie.
Canada is a world leader in biological control research. Reporting the status of biocontrol agents released in Canada over the last decade, this book presents case studies by target pest that evaluate the impact of biocontrol and recommend future priorities. In addition to a new chapter on future targets and an appendix listing established agents, this edition contains information of interest to a global audience, and chapters that address effects of invasive species and climate change.
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Agriculture & related industriesMay 2001Biotechnology Revolution in Global Agriculture
Invention, Innovation and Investment in the Canola Sector
by Edited by Peter W B Phillips, George G Khachatourians
Biotechnology processes are fundamentally changing the nature of the products being produced in the industry. Canola has been developed in Canada through such processes. It is a type of rapeseed that has an enhanced level of mono-unsaturated fatty acids, thus producing a healthier oil for human consumption. It is now being introduced to many other countries. This book reviews for the first time the global canola sector in order to identify fundamental trends resulting from the adoption of biotechnology. It examines the canola sector over an extended period, looking at:its local originsregional growth and international expansionanalyses of public policy affecting commercialisationestimates of the costs and benefits of changes.It is essential reading for government and industry researchers and students involved in the areas of agricultural economics, plant biotechnology and crop science.
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September 1997Der erste Bund fürs Leben
Bonding. Die gelungene Eltern-Kind-Beziehung und was Mütter und Väter dazu beitragen können
by Klaus, Marshall H; Kennell, John H; Klaus, Phyllis H / Übersetzt von Enright, Roswitha
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Agricultural engineering & machineryApril 1997Milk Composition, Production and Biotechnology
by Edited by Robert A S Welch, Donald J W Burns, Stephen R Davis, A I Popay, Colin G Prosser
Major changes have recently taken place in the value attached to components of milk. Although approximately half the energy in milk is contained in fat, fat is rapidly decreasing in value relative to protein. This has come about because of the increased availability of competitively-priced, plant-derived edible oils and because of the perceived health problems associated with animal fat in the human diet. Such changes have major implications for the dairy sector, particularly in developed countries. Against this background, this book presents a timely review of developments in milk production and consumption, of changes in milk component values, and of the opportunities that biotechnology provides to alter the composition of and add value to milk on the farm. The subject coverage is very broad, ranging from nutritional aspects of pastures and forages, to rumen microbiology, genetics and reproductive technologies, milk biochemistry and environmental implications. It is based on a conference held in Wellington, New Zealand, in February 1996 and sponsored by the OECD and AgResearch. Contributors include leading research workers from North America, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. It provides an invaluable overview of the subject, suitable as a reference book for advanced students, researchers and advisers in dairy science as well as related disciplines such as grassland, nutritional and food sciences.
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October 1983Das kleine Buch der Vögel und Nester
by Fritz Kredel, Fritz Kredel, J. Kull, H. R. Schinz, W. Hartmann, Heinz Graupner
Erstmals erschien der vorliegende Band 1934. Die von W. Hartmann und J. Kull stammenden illuminierten Kupfer wurden der 1819 in Zürich erschienenen »Beschreibung und Abbildung der künstlichen Nester und Eier der Vögel, welche in der Schweiz, in Deutschland und in den angränzenden Ländern brüten« von H. R. Schinz entnommen.Das sehr schöne kleine Buch zeigt den jeweiligen Vogel bei seinem kunstvollen Nestbau: Zaunkönig, Rotkehlchen, Weidenlaubsänger, Schwanzmeise, Goldhähnchen, Samtköpfchen, Gartengrasmücke, Sumpfrohrsänger und viele mehr. So vielfältig die Vogelgestalten, so verschiedenartig sind auch die Formen der Nester, die gebaut und hier vorgezeigt werden. »Der Vogel baut sein Nest nicht bewußt nach dem Muster seiner eigenen Wiege oder nach Anleitungen seiner Artgenossen. Brüten wir künstlich einen Vogel aus und ziehen ihn so auf, daß er niemals ein Vogelnest zu sehen bekommt, so wird er doch, wenn seine Zeit naht, eine Brutstätte bauen, die sich in nichts von denen seiner Sippe unterscheidet. Die größten Nestbaukünstler finden wir unter unseren Singvögeln. Sie zeigen uns die höchste Meisterschaft tierischer Baukunst überhaupt. Es ist so, als wolle die Natur ihre Geschöpfe noch übertreffen.«
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Insecticide & herbicide technologyFebruary 1994Potato Genetics
by Edited by John E Bradshaw, George R Mackay
The potato is economically a very important crop in many parts of the world. All improvements through potato breeding or biotechnology must be based on a thorough knowledge of potato genetics. This book fills a major gap in the current literature for an up-to-date account of this topic and its implications for crop improvement. Written by authorities from the UK, USA, Canada, Peru, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Poland, this major reference work will be indispensible for workers in plant genetics, breeding and biotechnology.
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1988
Aufzeichnungen eines Wahnsinnigen
Erzählungen
by Nikolai W Gogol, R Fritze-Hanschmann, G Schwarz
