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Resistance management and sustainable use of agricultural biotechnology
(AgBioForum, 2010)
While crop biotechnologies deployed worldwide with herbicide-resistant (HR) or insect-resistant (IR) traits have provided significant economic and environmental benefits, these benefits are threatened by the evolution of ...
Price controls and biotechnology innovation : are state government policies reducing research and innovation by the ag biotech industry in India?
(AgBioForum, 2010)
In 2006, the governments of major cotton-producing states in India ordered all seed companies to lower their prices of Bt cotton seed to Rs. 750 per packet of seed, down from Rs. 1,600 per packet. Although biotech firms ...
Indirect land use change : a second-best solution to a first-class problem
(AgBioForum, 2010)
Concern about the possible effects of biofuels on deforestation have led to assigning biofuel producers with the responsibility for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the indirect land-use changes (ILUC) associated with ...
Public vs. private agbiotech research in the United States and European Union, 2002-2009
(AgBioForum, 2010)
We provide an in-depth analysis of biotechnology patents filed in the European Patent Office (EPO) and US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), building a comprehensive dataset of more than 7,000 patents for the period 2002 ...
Policy gridlock or future change? : the political economy dynamics of EU biotechnology regulation
(AgBioForum, 2010)
There are major differences in biotechnology regulation among various countries and in particular between the European Union and the United States. We summarize a formal and dynamic model of government decision-making on ...
Poverty impacts of improved agricultural productivity : opportunities for genetically modified crops
(AgBioForum, 2010)
Constraints on land and water resources, growth in population, and an apparent slowdown in agricultural productivity raise concerns that food prices may rise substantially in the coming decades. A key question is whether ...
Developments in agricultural biotechnology in sub-Saharan Africa
(AgBioForum, 2010)
A number of crops with a variety of traits are being developed by public-private partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa. These include maize that is resistant to the parasitic weed, Striga; tolerant to drought, and resistant ...
Good Laboratory Practices Are Not Synonymous with Good Scientific Practices, Accurate Reporting, or Valid Data
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2010)
In her commentary, Tyl (2009) responded to our criticism (Myers et al. 2009) of her bisphenol A (BPA) research (Tyl et al. 2008), and she defended the reliance on Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) in animal studies concerning ...
What is the best way to treat Morton's neuroma?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
No single treatment for Morton's neuroma has been identified in the literature.A protocol of stepped care that showed good results in an uncontrolled trial seems reasonable: patient education and footwear or insole changes, ...
Does turmeric relieve inflammatory conditions?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Limited evidence suggests that turmeric and its active compound, curcumin, are effective for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, primarily low-quality cohort studies ...
Missouri Folk Arts Program
(MU Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2010)
Missouri Folk Arts Program (MFAP) staff
members are relieved, and excited, to have
wrapped up the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship
Program (TAAP). Over the course of the
last fiscal year, ...
Libertarianism, Self-Ownership and Consensual Killing
(2011)
I argue that, under a broad range of circumstances, consensual killing (suicide, assisted suicide, and killing another person with their permission) is morally permissible and forcible prevention is not. The argument depends ...
Resolving FTO barriers in GM canola
(AgBioForum, 2010)
The development of intellectual property (IP) protection in plant breeding brought much-needed private investment into canola research in the 1980s, but at the same time, fragmented research and IP ownership. In the 1990s, ...
What is the most effective treatment for acne rosacea?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Topical metronidazole and azelaic acid are equally effective for the papulopustular lesions of acne rosacea, although metronidazole is better tolerated. Oral doxycycline, tetracycline, and metronidazole are also effective, ...
How does electronic fetal heart rate monitoring affect labor and delivery outcomes?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
Continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) reduces the risk of neonatal seizure by 50% compared with intermittent auscultation (IA) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, systematic review of randomized controlled trials ...
When should you treat tongue-tie in a newborn?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
Consider treatment when the infant is having difficulty breastfeeding. Infants with mild to moderate tongue-tie, or ankyloglossia, are likely to breastfeed successfully and usually require no treatment (strength of ...
What is the prognosis for patients with chronic urticaria?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
The prognosis for chronic urticaria in primary care is unknown; studies in dermatology clinics in multiple countries report complete resolution in approximately one-third of patients with idiopathic chronic urticaria over ...
Time to try this warfarin alternative?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Consider dabigatran, an oral anticoagulant that does not require monitoring, for the prevention of stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Stength of recommendation: B: Based on a single well-done ...
What's the best way to control circumcision pain in newborns?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB), ring block (RB), and eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) all control pain effectively during neonatal circumcision (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, systematic review). An RB ...
Ureteral calculi: What should you consider before intervening?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
The size of the calculi, their location, and complicating factors such as infection should all be considered. Most ureteral calculi smaller than 5 mm pass spontaneously, as do approximately half of calculi between 5 and ...