scholarly journals Factors Affecting School Grounds and Athletic Field Quality after Pesticide Bans: The Case of Connecticut

HortScience ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace Bartholomew ◽  
Benjamin L. Campbell ◽  
Victoria Wallace
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Lawn Care ◽  
Field Quality ◽  
Athletic Fields ◽  
Athletic Field ◽  
The Impact

Pesticide laws focused on school grounds/athletic fields are beginning to take shape around the United States. A body of literature has examined the health implications of pesticides on school children and faculty and staff. However, little research has examined the impact of changing pesticide regulations on grounds/field quality and expenses. Our research indicate that school grounds/field managers have perceived decreased quality after the Connecticut kindergarten to eighth grade pesticide ban went into effect in 2010. Furthermore, we find that educational sessions or increased expenditures on school grounds/fields can increase the probability of maintaining field quality at integrated pest management levels. However, we see that lower income areas are more likely to experience decreased grounds/field quality after the lawn care pesticide ban took effect.

THE IMPACT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
A. A. SERGEEV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

The article considers the problems and factors affecting the introduction of digital innovative technologies in the industry. Machine-building industries in developed countries are becoming more flexible, technologically equipped and digitalized. The prospects for applying digital innovations are undeniable, but when it comes to implementing digitalization projects for industrial enterprises, a number of problems arise. Due to the fact that digital innovations are concentrated in Large companies in the United States and Europe, Russia, due to its backwardness in this direction, is experiencing serious difficulties in developing and implementing innovations. These problems are part of a failed innovation policy that has led to a decline in innovation activity and lagging behind some of the world's leading countries. One of the complex criteria for evaluating innovation policy and the results obtained is the Bloomberg Innovation Index, whose growth rates are unsatisfactory for solving national digitalization programs. The article shows the reasons for Russia's lag, and suggests measures to resolve the accumulated problems.

Who do you believe? Political parties and conspiracy theories in Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-119
Author(s):  
Niloufer Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
The United States ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Emerging Democracies ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Established Democracies ◽  
The Impact

In authoritarian states, emerging democracies, and well-established democracies alike, alternative accounts that contest official state narratives are common. Why do people believe such accounts even in the absence of supporting evidence? While this question has been explored in the United States, relatively little research has assessed it in other contexts. Through a survey experiment carried out in Pakistan, this article tests the impact of cues by political parties on belief in such conspiracy theories. The results provide evidence in favor of partisan cueing: When alternative narratives are endorsed by political parties viewed favorably by the respondent, they are more likely to be believed. I suggest that political parties are able to capitalize on misinformation and a lack of trust in official institutions for tactical advantage. Results differ by subgroup: Higher income and urban respondents are swayed more by their own party source than are lower income and rural individuals.

Wrestling with 9/11: Immigrant Perceptions and Perceptions of Immigrants

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Brettell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Asian Indians ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fort Worth ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Immigrant Populations ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
The Impact

Soon after 9/11 a research project to study new immigration into the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area got under way. In the questionnaire that was administered to 600 immigrants across five different immigrant populations (Asian Indians, Vietnamese, Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Nigerians) between 2003 and 2005 we decided to include a question about the impact of 9/11 on their lives. We asked: “How has the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 affected your position as an immigrant in the United States?” This article analyzes the responses to this question, looking at similarities and differences across different immigrant populations. It also addresses the broader issue of how 9/11 has affected both immigration policy and attitudes toward the foreign-born in the United States. 

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