Two insecticide formulations containing the naturalyte insecticide spinosad, GF-120 Fruit Fly Bait and SpinTor 2 SC, were compared for control of apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), and blueberry maggot, Rhagoletis mendax Curran. In 2002 and 2003, larval infestation in blueberries and apples was significantly lower in plots treated with GF-120 (spinosad bait) or SpinTor than in untreate...

Brazil’s trade liberalization between 1990 and 1993, and its partial reversal in 1995, are used to study how trade affects productivity. The production function of Brazilian manufacturers is estimated at the SIC two-digit level under an extension of Olley and Pakes’ (1996) three-step procedure. Firm-level productivity is inferred and then related to trade in a causal analysis. Findings suggest ...

Brazil’s trade liberalization between 1990 and 1993, and its partial reversal in 1995, are used to study how reduced inward trade barriers affect productivity. The production function of Brazilian manufacturers is estimated at the ISIC3 two-digit level under various alternatives, including an extension of Olley and Pakes’ (1996) procedure. Firm-level productivity is inferred and then related to...

In this section we outline how we control for endogeneous selection while using LP intermediate proxy approach. The idea is essentially the same as the one used in Olley and Pakes (1996); namely, we first identify the state variables that are relevant for endogneous exiting decisions and approximate the survival probabilities using the polynomials in the observable variables. Then, we can contr...

The old controversy regarding the Rorschach Inkblot Test has recently revived. The present article suggests that the debate will be most productive if careful attention is paid to methodological issues. Three recent examples illustrate how incorrect conclusions regarding Rorschach validity may occur if methodological issues are not evaluated carefully. The present article examines (a) Burns and...

Public key authenticated encryption with keyword search (PAEKS) has been proposed, where a sender's secret is required for encryption, and trapdoor associated not only but also the sender. This setting allows us to prevent information leakage of from trapdoors. Liu et al. (ASIACCS 2022) proposed generic construction PAEKS based on word-independent smooth projective hash functions (SPHFs) PEKS. ...

President’s Message M y term as President went by quickly thanks to the fortuitous experience that I was confronted with no major conflicts. I thank my good fortune and the diligence of the current Council, all the hard work of my predecessors as President and especially the management efforts of Dave Williams, Sr. and Dave Williams, Jr. In 1996, we had a number of exciting affiliate meetings. ...