Organic farming provides many benefits in Indonesia: it can improve soil quality, food quality and soil carbon sequestration. This study was designed to compare soil carbon sequestration levels between conventional and organic rice farming fields in west Java, Indonesia. The results from soil analysis indicate that organic farming leads to soil with significantly higher soil carbon storage capa...

Primary forest conservation is essential for limiting climate change, meeting objectives, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Schemes that compensate communities forgone extractive uses are important policy tools, but effective deployment demands an understanding of local deforestation drivers host communities’ preferences. We use Q-methodology to reveal discourses present in three Democrati...

(3) a. Friends, begin your meditation now! ⇒ b. They should begin to meditate now. (4) a. Do not park in the dry cleaner’s lot! ⇐ b. They should not park in the dry cleaner’s lot. ∗I would like to thank audiences at the University of British Columbia and Yale University for very helpful feedback on the material presented here. This research has been supported by NSF award BCS-1053038 ‘The Seman...

Background: The study examined the impact of a contract farming scheme on the farmers’ income, food security, and nutrition. Methods: Simple random sampling was used to select 100 respondents for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics as well the Propensity Score Matching technique. Results: The major determinants of participation in contract farming included...

the purpose of this research was identifying socio-economic characteristics affected on respondents’ participation in contract farming. the survey was conducted using structured questionnaire in populous states namely kedah, kelantan, terengganu, pahang, perak, selangor and johor in peninsular malaysia. a total of one-hundred and sixty seven ffv farmers were randomly selected and personally int...

Today, the Diversity Committee assists and informs department leadership in the recruitment and retention of students and faculty from underrepresented populations to better serve our diverse patient populations, with a member of the diversity committee serving on each search committee. The committee also sponsors and selects the recipient of the annual Dr. Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture i...

The Korean Journal of Urology (KJU) has adopted “A commitment to excellence” as a slogan for 2015. Selected by members of the editorial board among various candidates, this slogan most accurately reflects the eagerness and passion of our members and our commitment to reaching excellence in the field of urology. To be an excellent journal in the f ield of urology, the KJU should be indexed in SC...