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Peat replacement in horticultural growing media: Availability of bio-based alternative materials
Hirschler, Olivier; Osterburg, Bernhard; Weimar, Holger; … - 2022
Peat is a fossil material and is since decades the major growing media constituent for horticulture in Europe. Because …Torf ist ein fossiler Rohstoff und seit Jahrzehnten der wichtigste Bestandteil von Substraten für den Gartenbau in …
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Can Horticulture be a Success Story for India?
Mittal, Surabhi - 2007
observed a shift in cropping pattern in favour of horticulture in India in the past one-and-a-half decades. Analysis of the … to shift towards horticulture production, but this diversification needs to be planned in a systematic manner. Certain … competing countries are also identified. Lessons from other developing countries focus on the growth of the horticulture sector …
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Wege zur Reduzierung von Lebensmittelabfällen - Pathways to reduce food waste (REFOWAS): Maßnahmen, Bewertungsrahmen und Analysewerkzeuge sowie zukunftsfähige Ansätze für einen nac...
Schmidt, Thomas G.; Baumgardt, Sandra; Blumenthal, Antonia - 2019
Mit den Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) haben sich die Mitglieder der Vereinten Nationen das Ziel gesetzt, die Lebensmittelabfälle entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette bis 2030 zu reduzieren. Ziel des REFOWAS-Projekts war es, den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor hinsichtlich der...
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Intergenerational altruism and transfers of time and money: a life cycle perspective
Bolt, Uta; French, Eric; Hentall-MacCuish, Jamie; … - 2023
Parental investments significantly impact children's outcomes. Exploiting panel data covering individuals from birth to retirement, we estimate child skill production functions and embed them into an estimated dynastic model in which altruistic mothers and fathers make investments in their...
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Modelling the effects of Brexit on the British economy
Minford, Patrick; Zhu, Zheyi - 2023
We estimate the short run effects of Brexit border disruption on the UK economy. We estimate a structural VAR for the UK where Brexit effects are identified by the dates of Brexit events, the referendum and the exit from the single market. We find evidence of short run effects of Brexit:...
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Sustainable management and conservation of biota in agricultural soils of the Republic of Moldova
Senicovscaia, Irina - 2012
In present research the ways and methods of the sustainable management and conservation of the soil biota in the modern agricultural ecosystems of the Republic of Moldova are considered. The database of invertebrates, microorganisms and enzymatic activities of different zonal soils in the...
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Evidenzbasierte Bestimmung des Leistungskatalogs im Gesundheitswesen? Das Beispiel des englischen National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Rothgang, Heinz; Niebuhr, Dea; Wasem, Jürgen; Greß, Stefan - 2004
Das englische National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) wird in der bundesdeutschen Diskussion um die Reform der Institutionen zur Konkretisierung des Leistungskatalogs in der GKV entweder als Vorbild oder als abschreckendes Beispiel genannt. Die Analyse der von NICE angewandten...
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prophylaxis in infants in the United Kingdom /
Bentley, Anthony; Filipovic, Ivana; Gooch, Katherine; … - In: Health Economics Review 3 (2013) 18, pp. 1-12
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory infection that is highly prevalent in infants. Severe cases of RSV infection require hospitalisation; this is most likely to occur in infant populations at high risk. The study assesses the cost-effectiveness of...
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Work Hours Constraints and Health
Bell, David; Otterbach, Steffen; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - 2011
The issue of whether employees who work more hours than they want to suffer adverse health consequences is important not only at the individual level but also for governmental formation of work time policy. Our study investigates this question by analyzing the impact of the discrepancy between...
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