Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change

A systematic review was conducted by a multidisciplinary team to analyze qualitatively best available scientific evidence on the effect of agricultural intensification and environmental changes on the risk of zoonoses for which there are epidemiological interactions between wildlife and livestock. The study found several examples in which agricultural intensification and/or environmental change were associated with an increased risk of zoonotic disease emergence, driven by the impact of an expanding human population and changing human behavior on the environment. We conclude that the rate of future zoonotic disease emergence or reemergence will be closely linked to the evolution of the agriculture–environment nexus. However, available research inadequately addresses the complexity and interrelatedness of environmental, biological, economic, and social dimensions of zoonotic pathogen emergence, which significantly limits our ability to predict, prevent, and respond to zoonotic disease emergence

Series effects in the employment interview

There are a number of areas of research possessing varying degrees of relevancy to the present study. The central problem in this investigation is the relationship of early to final impressions and though such studies reported by Allport (1937), and the more recent one of Gage (1952), are concerned with quickly formed impressions they have little relevance as they are concerned with relating impressions to external criteria. The investigations of Allport and Vernon (1932) and Wolff (1943) dealing with the congruence of different modes of expressive behaviour would be of interest if the task was that of analyzing the bases of early impressions. These, together with such research as Magson (1929), and Wolf and Murray (1937), which yield evidence concerning the kinds of valid judgments which may be made on the basis of observation will take on additional significance if it can be shown that early observations create impressions which carry important weight in the final outcome of the interview. Research in the applied field concerning the employment interview is naturally suggested in view of the primary interest of this investigation. This proved to be disappointing in terms of providing a foundation upon which the present study might be built. A brief account of the work 1n this field is given not because it aids in the interpretation of these experimental results but, rather, to point out the implications of the point of view presented by this study for what has already been done in the field. [...