For approximately the last forty years industrial organization economists have undertaken empirical studies to determine if an increase in the number of producers results in more competitive market outcomes. In recent years a number of empirical studies, many under the inspiration and guidance of Leonard Weiss, have focused directly on the relationship between the price of output in a market an...

The literature on strategic alliances is vast. Most authors are pro-alliances and the casual reader may thereby be lulled into a false sense of security concerning the advantages of strategic alliances. There are several possible advantages of strategic alliances however by joining an alliance several opportunities are also forsaken. The opposite strategic option, a "go it alone strategy" gener...

In the conditions of Tashkent and Samarkand provinces Uzbekistan, autumn moth ( Agrotis segetum Den. Et Sshiff ) is one most common pests in irrigated agricultural areas. The worms this pest damage hundreds crops belonging to 34 families infect cotton, alfalfa, sugar beet, corn, cereals, legumes, oilseeds vegetables, melons potatoes, as well ivy, wild coconut, sorghum, oats. Autumn nocturnal pi...

Story in Brief A total of 96 growing-finishing swine were used to study the effect of an anthelmintic treatment regime and management system on pig performance, liver lesions and intestinal worm burdens. Anthelmintics had no significant effect on rate of gain in pigs fed in confinement or in pasture lots. Feed efficiency was significantly (P<.OI) improved by anthelminics only during the grower ...

t b e f p w ( f a s m i n T i Predictions in integrated pest management on the ompatibility of an insecticide with biological control ften are based on incomplete screening tests. While easuring levels of mortality from direct insecticide xposure is a very common screening method, possible ublethal effects as a result of either direct or indirect nsecticide exposure remain relatively unknown. T...

As we outline a movement beyond the apparent creative stagnation in the videogames industry we envision possible transformations, beyond the gridlock a producer-consumer dichotomy, that propose to mobilize players as creative actors in a holistic experience. We propose to recognize the authoring roles players develop in their relation to the industry and the gaming community, that configure an ...

The literature on strategic alliances is vast. Most authors are pro-alliances and the casual reader may thereby be lulled into a false sense of security concerning the advantages of strategic alliances. There are several possible advantages of strategic alliances however by joining an alliance several opportunities are also forsaken. The opposite strategic option, a "go it alone strategy" gener...