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Considerations of sharing research data when publishing in academic sciences journals have become increasingly common in the last decade thanks to mandates by national and international granting agencies. Yet, similar directives for social and behavioral sciences journals have been slow to gain traction. This presentation explores the presence of research data management language in manuscript submission directions for the top 136 academic journals in sociology, psychology, political science, and general social sciences as determined by 2015/2016 Scimago and Eigenfactor journal rankings. Official journal websites were examined via content analysis for specific data policies, as well as general mentions of data sharing and data management. The presentation makes unique contributions to existing data management and scholarly communications literature by: 1) drawing attention to data language used by publishers of social and behavioral sciences journals; 2) examining existing data policies and requirements for publication from journals; and 3) discussing how brief or non-existent journal data policies interrupt the data lifecycle.

National Highway Safety Bureau, Washington, D.C. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; COP: 2 ; Author corporate affiliation: Peat, Marwick, Livingston and Company, Washington, D.C. ; Subject code: FG ; Subject code: RCGEF ; Subject code: WW

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) re-registered Bt corn in 2001 with mandatory insect resistance management (IRM) requirements in order to promote sustainable use by farmers. Since then studies have reported IRM compliance rates ranging from 79% to 96%. Using survey data from Minnesota and Wisconsin, we show that previous compliance rate estimates are likely too high because they do not use a comprehensive measure for compliance. With a more comprehensive measure, we find compliance rates ranging between 72% and 76%. We also explore the relationship between IRM awareness, farm size, and IRM compliance. ; Financial support from the USDA-IFAFS program, Minnesota and Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Stations, and PATS are gratefully acknowledged. ; Includes bibliographical references

National Highway Safety Bureau, Washington, D.C. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; COP: 2 ; Author corporate affiliation: Peat, Marwick, Livingston and Company, Washington, D.C. ; Subject code: FG ; Subject code: RCGEF ; Subject code: WW

Data are available in the scientific literature concerning the quality and usefulness of donkey milk for human consumption. However, there is a lack of studies related to the understanding of the welfare of dairy donkeys. The only attempt, at a European Union level, to assess the welfare of donkeys is that of the Animal Welfare Indicator&rsquo ; s (AWIN) welfare assessment protocol for donkeys, where the appropriate nutrition welfare criteria have been assessed, but only through the evaluation of the body condition score. However, several other indicators that take into account the importance of good feeding welfare principles should be considered for the correct management of dairy donkeys. Therefore, it is hoped that this review of the available scientific literature will be useful to help establish a set of appropriate welfare requirements and indicators for the management of dairy donkeys. The review is aimed at identifying and discussing other requirements and indicators, such as nutritional requirements, farm management requirements and animal-based indicators, which may be important for the correct assessment of the appropriate nutrition welfare criteria and to establish best practices for the feeding of dairy donkeys.

Data are available in the scientific literature concerning the quality and usefulness of donkey milk for human consumption. However, there is a lack of studies related to the understanding of the welfare of dairy donkeys. The only attempt, at a European Union level, to assess the welfare of donkeys is that of the Animal Welfare Indicator's (AWIN) welfare assessment protocol for donkeys, where the appropriate nutrition welfare criteria have been assessed, but only through the evaluation of the body condition score. However, several other indicators that take into account the importance of good feeding welfare principles should be considered for the correct management of dairy donkeys. Therefore, it is hoped that this review of the available scientific literature will be useful to help establish a set of appropriate welfare requirements and indicators for the management of dairy donkeys. The review is aimed at identifying and discussing other requirements and indicators, such as nutritional requirements, farm management requirements and animal-based indicators, which may be important for the correct assessment of the appropriate nutrition welfare criteria and to establish best practices for the feeding of dairy donkeys.

Data are available in the scientific literature concerning the quality and usefulness of donkey milk for human consumption. However, there is a lack of studies related to the understanding of the welfare of dairy donkeys. The only attempt, at a European Union level, to assess the welfare of donkeys is that of the Animal Welfare Indicator's (AWIN) welfare assessment protocol for donkeys, where the appropriate nutrition welfare criteria have been assessed, but only through the evaluation of the body condition score. However, several other indicators that take into account the importance of good feeding welfare principles should be considered for the correct management of dairy donkeys. Therefore, it is hoped that this review of the available scientific literature will be useful to help establish a set of appropriate welfare requirements and indicators for the management of dairy donkeys. The review is aimed at identifying and discussing other requirements and indicators, such as nutritional requirements, farm management requirements and animal-based indicators, which may be important for the correct assessment of the appropriate nutrition welfare criteria and to establish best practices for the feeding of dairy donkeys.

Woodlots in BC play a key role in creating jobs in communities and providing personalized management options that address the concerns of local stakeholders. These small, area-based tenures face many challenges, however, including dealing with small economies of scale, forest health issues, climate change, market access, and coping with oftentimes ill-formed forest policy. By addressing the relevant legislation, this paper addresses the basic requirements for woodlot licensees to obtain and manage a woodlot; it also overviews many of the contemporary challenges faced by licensees, and poses possible solutions to those challenges. The most prominent barriers to financial and managerial success are associated with forest policies that result in significant administrative burden and limit the ability for woodlot licensees to diversify their revenue streams. Limited harvest volumes also leave them vulnerable to catastrophic events and unable to make large capital investments. The strengths of woodlots rest in their ability to serve value-added markets, and the small size of woodlots allows them to respond quickly to market demand. To improve the economic viability of woodlots forest policy must be specifically designed to deal with these small harvest volumes. More research, investment, and flexibility with regard to forest practices and alternative revenue streams are essential to provide woodlot licensees with the tools for continued success. ; Forestry, Faculty of ; Unreviewed ; Undergraduate