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Adoption and diffusion of no tillage practices in Southern Spain olive groves
Get PDFThis paper analyses the process of adoption of no tillage in South-eastern Spain’s olive groves. Olive tree groves in South-eastern Spain’s mountainous areas are subject to a high risk of soil erosion, which is the main environmental problem for this crop, and have to incur in high costs of soil conservation. This results in a greater difficulty to comply with the practices required to benefit from both the single payment and agri-environmental schemes. In many high-steeped areas, farmers have opted for non-tillage practices as an alternative to other conservation practices. Using our own data from a survey carried out in 2006 among 215 olive tree farmers from the Granada Province in Southern Spain regarding the adoption of soil conservation and management practices, we model the diffusion process of no tillage practices using several specifications (logistic, Gompertz and exponential). We also estimate an ordered probit model to analyse which socio-economic and institutional factors determine the adoption of no tillage. Our results show that 90% of farmers in the area of study perform no tillage with either localized (21%) or no localized (69%) application of weedicides. The diffusion process of no tillage has been very intense since the middle nineties, and has been based on the interactions among farmers in the area of study rather than in external factors such as EU policies or extension services. Among other relevant factors that positively affect the adoption of no tillage practices in general, such as farm size and irrigation, the probability of a farmer adopting no tillage with non-localized application of weedicides increases when there is a relative that will continue with the farming activity, what causes the farmer to incorporate long term effects in his farming decisions, when the farmer is only a manager or when he bought the farm rather than inherited it (i.e. on more professionalized farms), and with his educational level. These results confirm some findings from previous studies in other nearby areas.Spanish olive groves, soil erosion, no tillage, Crop Production/Industries, Land Economics/Use,
Framing gender intersections in the European Union: What implications for the quality of intersectionality in policies?
No full textThis article explores the extent to which the emergence of an antidiscrimination policy in the European Union (EU) implies a shift in EU gender equality policies towards an intersectional approach. The frame analysis of EU gender equality policy documents shows that intersectional dimensions are increasingly present but they are treated implicitly and from a separate perspective, and the inclusion of a wide range of inequalities often implies a degendering of the policy content. We assess the implications of the identified intersectionality trends for the quality of intersectionality in gender equality policies, and we suggest the practice of an "intersectionality impact assessment" as a way to improve the quality of EU policy-making. © 2011 The Author
Author Correction: National Identity Predicts Public Health Support During a Global Pandemic (nature Communications, (2022), 13, 1, (517), 10.1038/S41467-021-27668-9)
No full textIn this article the author name ‘Agustin Ibanez’ was incorrectly written as ‘Augustin Ibanez’. The original article has been corrected. © The Author(s) 2022
Author Correction: National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic (Nature Communications, (2022), 13, 1, (517), 10.1038/s41467-021-27668-9)
No full textIn this article the author name ‘Agustin Ibanez’ was incorrectly written as ‘Augustin Ibanez’. The original article has been corrected
Author Correction: National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic (Nature Communications, (2022), 13, 1, (517), 10.1038/s41467-021-27668-9)
No full textIn this article the author name ‘Agustin Ibanez’ was incorrectly written as ‘Augustin Ibanez’. The original article has been corrected.</p
Protecting the historic buildings of Mexico: the barrel vault of San Agustin Church in Morelia
Get PDFHeritage in Mexico is endangered due to exposure to major hazard events and lack of maintenance. The level of knowledge
necessary to evaluate structural behavior of historic buildings is generally low, mainly regarding the parameters such as mechanical properties. San Agustin church is one of the most important historical buildings in Morelia City, Mexico. Thus, a comprehensive analysis of the San
Agustin church was performed, including a damage survey and dynamic identification tests. Based on the diagnosis, a 3D finite element
model with solid elements was developed and calibrated. Then, a seismic assessment was carried out using pushover analysis. The findings
about the damage obtained from the numerical analysis is consistent with the actual condition of the church. Finally, a partial model was
developed to evaluate the performance of the nave barrel vault strengthened with an extrados masonry arch and a layer of carbon fabricreinforced cementitious matrix, an intervention that substantially increased the horizontal load capacity.The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Carlos Eduardo Mendoza Rosales and Dr. Jose Cabrera Aceves for the architectural data provided for the development of this work, and Eng. Rodolfo Gaytan for support during dynamic identification testing. Finally, the first author would like to thank the CONACyT grant
Perkembangan dan Apresiasi Masyarakat Desa Karanganyar Terhadap Kesenian Tradisional Ebeg
No full textPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan eksistensi kesenian tradisional ebeg. Eksistensi kesenian ebeg ini difokuskan pada perkembangan dan apresiasi masyarakat desa Karanganyar terhadap kesenian ebeg.
Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Fokus dari penelitian adalah masih mampu bertahannya kesenian tradisional ebeg ditinjau dari perkembangan serta bagaimana apresiasi masyarakat terhadap kesenian ini. Data yang diperoleh melalui observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, dan lembar angket. Analisis data dilakukan dengan mereduksi data, menyajikan, dan kemudian menarik kesimpulan. Keabsahan data diperoleh melalui teknik triangulasi sumber. Sedangkan analisis data angket menggunakan analisis deskriptif. Validitas dan reliabilitas menggunakan analisis korelasi Product Moment dan Alpha cronbach.
Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa: (1) bentuk pertunjukan pertunjukan ebeg mengalami banyak perkembangan; (a) dibagi menjadi tiga balad, yang pertama masih dengan gaya lama, kedua merupakan kreasi baru, dan ketiga merupakan bagian mendem, (b) instrumen pengiring bertambah menjadi campur, slompret, gong, kendang, kendang jaipong, ketipung, saron, demung, bass drum, snare, cymbal, dan penambahan sinden, (c) lagu yang dimainkan meliputi lagu-lagu banyumasan, campursari, dangdut, menyesuaikan permintaan penonton, (d) properti yang bervariasi menyesuaikan kebutuhan pertunjukan, (e) pola lantai yang semakin variatif, (2) hasil analisis angket menunjukan bahwa 93,4% masyarakat desa Karanganyar termasuk dalam kategori berapresiasi tinggi terhadap kesenian ebeg
Identifikasi Tingkat Pemahaman Konsep Siswa Kelas X MAN 1 Kota Malang pada Materi Redoks Menggunakan Two-tier Multiple Choice Diagnostic Instrument
No full textABSTRAK Salah satu materi kimia yang menjadi dasar untuk mempelajari materi elektrokimia adalah materi redoks. Materi redoks dibangun oleh beberapa konsep seperti penangkapan-pelepasan oksigen, penangkapan-pelepasan elektron, perubahan bilangan oksidasi dan konsep reduktor-oksidator. Kemampuan siswa dalam memahami beberapa konsep tersebut menentukan tingkat kemudahan dalam memahami materi elektrokimia. Sehingga perlu pemahaman konsep yang baik untuk mempermudah proses belajar selanjutnya. Salah satu alat ukur untuk mengetahui tingkat pemahaman siswa ialah two-tier multiple choice diagnostic instrument. Kurangnya penelitian tentang pemahaman konsep redoks menggunakan two-tier multiple choice diagnostic instrument, maka peneliti menganggap penting untuk melakukan penelitian pemahaman konsep redoks menggunakan two-tier multiple choice diagnostic instrument. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah (1) bagaimana kualitas soal tes two-tier multiple choice diagnostic instrument yang disusun ?; (2) bagaimana tingkat pemahaman siswa kelas X MAN 1 Kota Malang pada materi redoks berdasarkan hasil tes two-tier multiple choice diagnostic instrument ? Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif yang bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tingkat pemahaman siswa. Sampel penelitian yaitu siswa kelas X-MIPA 3 MAN 1 Kota Malang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara acak kelas. Instrumen penelitian terdiri dari 20 butir soal, berupa tes two-tier multiple choice diagnostic instrument. Analisis data dilakukan dengan cara menghitung persentase tingkat pemahaman konsep siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Kualitas two-tier multiple choice diagnostic instrument yang sudah disusun memiliki persentase validitas isi sebesar 82,5% dengan kriteria sangat tinggi. Indeks kesukaran dari 7 soal adalah mudah, 9 soal adalah sedang, dan 8 soal sukar. Indeks daya beda dari 12 soal adalah jelek, 2 soal adalah cukup, 3 soal adalah baik, dan 5 soal adalah sangat baik. Sebanyak 18 soal valid dan 6 soal tidak valid serta nilai reliabilitas butir soal sebesar 0,62 dengan kriteria tinggi. (2) Persentase pemahaman siswa kelas X MAN 1 Kota Malang pada materi redoks terhadap konsep pelepasan dan pengikatan oksigen sebesar 80,6% termasuk dalam kriteria sangat tinggi. Persentase pemahaman siswa pada konsep pelepasan dan pengikatan elektron sebesar 16,7% termasuk dalam kriteria sangat rendah. Persentase pemahaman siswa pada konsep perubahan bilangan oksidasi sebesar 51,8% termasuk dalam kriteria rendah. Persentase pemahaman siswa pada konsep oksidator dan reduktor sebesar 40,6% termasuk dalam kriteria rendah
Begins... La administracion de Justicia, que es la base fundamental de la sociedad y el objeto de todo pacto social, no debe ser indiferente á ninguno de los individuos que viven sujetos á unas mismas leyes
No full textPublic statement issued by Agustin Yañez on behalf of Manuel Porres Baranda de Estrada, concerning the latter's law-suit with José de Mestas over the rightful ownership of assets. Possible author, Agustin Yañe
Sectoral allocation by gender of Latin American workers over the liberalization period of the 1990s
Get PDFThe recent restructuring of Latin American economies has renewed interest in the effects of trade liberalization, on labor markets, and on the gender division of labor. The author does not attempt to establish casuality between economic reforms, and the types of jobs that men and women hold. Instead, she provides a detailed description of the trends in male, and female formal, and informal sector participation during the economic reform period in Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica. The author first compares the gender composition of the formal, informal wage, and self-employment sectors in a year before reforms (1988 for Argentina, 1989 for Brazil, and Costa Rica), and a year after reforms implementation (1997 for Argentina, 1995 for Brazil and Costa Rica). Although women continued to be more likely than men to work in the informal wage sector, there is no trend of"masculinization"or"feminization"of the informal sector, or any other. Instead, in Argentina men have overtaken women as the most prevalent workers in the informal wage sector, while in Brazil, the opposite has occurred (as men move into self-employment). In Costa Rica there have been no statistical, observable changes. The author then considers the distribution across sectors within each gender group, to identify whether men, and women are more likely to select different sectors in the post-reform period relative to the pre-reform period. Among both men, and women in all three countries (except Brazilian men), workers have become more likely to hold informal wage jobs, and less likely to hold formal sector jobs. Trends in human capital accumulation explain these changes for both men, and women, while changes in gender roles, primarily in homecare and marriage, do not seem to have an effect.Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Labor Policies,Population&Development,Public Health Promotion,Environmental Economics&Policies,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Environmental Economics&Policies,Population&Development,Banks&Banking Reform,Work&Working Conditions
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