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    THE UNITED STATES IN THE GLOBAL SOYBEAN MARKET: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

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    This study applies the concept of a dynamic dominant-firm oligopoly model to the international soybean market. It has been suggested that the international soybean market should be viewed as an oligopoly among exporting nations. Consistent with Gaskins (1971) dynamic dominant firm model, our results indicate that the current U.S. loan deficiency-payment prices and their predecessors created an environment in which smaller (fringe) exporters could prosper and expand. The reduction of U.S. market share is thus a logical outcome of an "optimally managed decline" a la Gaskins. The study finds U.S. market share to decline at a reducing rate and predicts U.S. market share eventually to stabilize, given the expanding international market for soybeans and products. Recognition of the structure of international soybean market has policy implications for the 2002 farm program as the classic dominant firm model suggests.Crop Production/Industries, International Relations/Trade,

    Brukarens roll i vÀlfÀrdsforskning och utvecklingsarbete

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    Tekstene er fra forelesninger samt fra doktorantkurset "Brukarmedverkan i forskning och utvecklingsarbete inom hĂ€lso- och sjukvĂ„rd, socialt arbete och omsorg". Kurset ble avholdt vĂ„ren 2009.Fra omslag: PĂ„ 1980-talet blev ”brukare” ett modeord i offentlig förvaltning och förvaltningsforskning. Termen betecknar den som anvĂ€nder sig av vĂ€lfĂ€rdsservice (jfr. engelskans service user), eller ”slutmottagare” av offentlig nyttighet eller Ă„tgĂ€rd. Brukare av vĂ€lfĂ€rdstjĂ€nster vet hur hjĂ€lp och service fungerar i praktiken och kan dĂ€rför ge synnerligen viktig Ă„terkoppling enligt devisen: ”Den som har skorna pĂ„ fötterna vet var de skaver”. VĂ€lfĂ€rdsorganisationer har all anledning att involvera brukare i planering och policyarbete i syfte att utveckla förmĂ„gan att göra rĂ€tt saker. Det finns inte mycket dokumentation och forskning kring brukarmedverkan i utvecklingsarbete och forskning pĂ„ vĂ€lfĂ€rdsomrĂ„det. I synnerhet saknas kunskap om hur vĂ€lfĂ€rdstjĂ€nster tas emot och realiseras i brukarens livssammanhang. En ambition i doktorandkursen ”brukarmedverkan i forskning och utvecklingsarbete inom hĂ€lso- och sjukvĂ„rd, socialt arbete och omsorg” var att samla och presentera kunskaper pĂ„ omrĂ„det. Kursen genomfördes vĂ„ren 2009 i ett unikt samarbete mellan Karlstads Universitet, Sheffield University i England, Högskolan i Hedmark i Norge, HĂ€lsohögskolan i Jönköping och Högskolan i BorĂ„s/FoU SjuhĂ€rad VĂ€lfĂ€rd. Texterna i denna bok hĂ€rrör frĂ„n kursens förelĂ€sningar och paperarbeten. De ger mĂ„nga exempel pĂ„ hur brukare kan involveras i forskning och utvecklingsarbete, och presenterar en rad praktiska metoder för brukarsamverkan. Boken rekommenderas till vĂ€lfĂ€rdens politiker och yrkespersoner, till studenter som förbereder sig för vĂ€lfĂ€rdens yrken liksom till forskare och utvecklingsarbetare som vill utveckla samarbete med brukare och brukarorganisationer. Den vĂ€nder sig givetvis Ă€ven till brukare och brukarorganisationer som vill engagera sig i forskning och utvecklingsarbete

    Report on the employment of disabled people in European countries

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    THE UNITED STATES IN THE GLOBAL SOYBEAN MARKET: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

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    This study applies the concept of a dynamic dominant-firm oligopoly model to the international soybean market. It has been suggested that the international soybean market should be viewed as an oligopoly among exporting nations. Consistent with Gaskins (1971) dynamic dominant firm model, our results indicate that the current U.S. loan deficiency-payment prices and their predecessors created an environment in which smaller (fringe) exporters could prosper and expand. The reduction of U.S. market share is thus a logical outcome of an "optimally managed decline" a la Gaskins. The study finds U.S. market share to decline at a reducing rate and predicts U.S. market share eventually to stabilize, given the expanding international market for soybeans and products. Recognition of the structure of international soybean market has policy implications for the 2002 farm program as the classic dominant firm model suggests

    Jamie L. Whitten\u27s Testimony before the House Rules Committee on the First Concurrent Resolution on Fiscal Year 1983 Budget

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    Jamie L. Whitten\u27s testimony before the House Rules Committee on the first concurrent resolution on Fiscal Year 1983 Budget. Includes discussion of Appropriations Committee amendments to the resolution. Followed by exchange of questions and comments by Rules Committee members Richard Bolling, Claude Pepper, Shirley Chisholm, and Butler Carson Derrick. Testimony of U.S. Representatives Stanford E. Parris and Frank Wolfe on filed amendments regarding cost-of-living increases and pay adjustment increases for federal employees. Beginning of testimony of U.S. Representative Robert A. Roe on introduction of eleven amendments

    Polyamorphism mirrors polymorphism in the liquid–liquid transition of a molecular liquid

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    Liquid-liquid transitions between two amorphous phases in a single-component liquid (polyamorphism) have defied explanation and courted controversy. All known examples of liquid–liquid transitions have been observed in the supercooled liquid suggesting an intimate connection with vitrification and locally favored structures inhibiting crystallization. However, there is precious little information about the local molecular packing in supercooled liquids meaning that the order parameter of the transition is still unknown. Here, we investigate the liquid–liquid transition in triphenyl phosphite and show that it is caused by the competition between liquid structures that mirror two crystal polymorphs. The liquid–liquid transition is found to be between a geometrically frustrated liquid to a dynamically frustrated glass. These results indicate a general link between polymorphism and polyamorphism and will lead to a much greater understanding of the physical basis of liquid–liquid transitions and allow the discovery of other examples

    Migration and disability narratives from an intersectional perspective : a photovoice study

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    The aim of this paper is to explore everyday life experiences of migration and disability from an intersectional perspective drawing on issues such as gender, class, and ethnicity. This is relevant because when focus is on either migration or disability, unique challenges faced by disabled migrants are neglected, leading to fragmented support and a lack of accurate knowledge. The analysis is based on retrospective data from photovoice sessions conducted within the context of a community-based project, Disabled Refugees Welcome (DRW). A secondary analysis has involved eight of the members from the original photovoice sessions as well as academics. The results are presented in a narrative thematic analysis. The findings show how the combined effects of liminality, structural violence (lack of accessible and adapted housing, lack of access to knowledge about societal resources), and multiple discrimination risks can result in permanent exclusion

    Polyamorphism Mirrors Polymorphism in the Liquid–Liquid Transition of a Molecular Liquid

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    Liquid-liquid transitions between two amorphous phases in a single-component liquid (polyamorphism) have defied explanation and courted controversy. All known examples of liquid–liquid transitions have been observed in the supercooled liquid suggesting an intimate connection with vitrification and locally favored structures inhibiting crystallization. However, there is precious little information about the local molecular packing in supercooled liquids meaning that the order parameter of the transition is still unknown. Here, we investigate the liquid–liquid transition in triphenyl phosphite and show that it is caused by the competition between liquid structures that mirror two crystal polymorphs. The liquid–liquid transition is found to be between a geometrically frustrated liquid to a dynamically frustrated glass. These results indicate a general link between polymorphism and polyamorphism and will lead to a much greater understanding of the physical basis of liquid–liquid transitions and allow the discovery of other examples

    Brukarens roll i vÀlfÀrdsforskning och utvecklingsarbete

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    Fra omslag: PĂ„ 1980-talet blev ”brukare” ett modeord i offentlig förvaltning och förvaltningsforskning. Termen betecknar den som anvĂ€nder sig av vĂ€lfĂ€rdsservice (jfr. engelskans service user), eller ”slutmottagare” av offentlig nyttighet eller Ă„tgĂ€rd. Brukare av vĂ€lfĂ€rdstjĂ€nster vet hur hjĂ€lp och service fungerar i praktiken och kan dĂ€rför ge synnerligen viktig Ă„terkoppling enligt devisen: ”Den som har skorna pĂ„ fötterna vet var de skaver”. VĂ€lfĂ€rdsorganisationer har all anledning att involvera brukare i planering och policyarbete i syfte att utveckla förmĂ„gan att göra rĂ€tt saker. Det finns inte mycket dokumentation och forskning kring brukarmedverkan i utvecklingsarbete och forskning pĂ„ vĂ€lfĂ€rdsomrĂ„det. I synnerhet saknas kunskap om hur vĂ€lfĂ€rdstjĂ€nster tas emot och realiseras i brukarens livssammanhang. En ambition i doktorandkursen ”brukarmedverkan i forskning och utvecklingsarbete inom hĂ€lso- och sjukvĂ„rd, socialt arbete och omsorg” var att samla och presentera kunskaper pĂ„ omrĂ„det. Kursen genomfördes vĂ„ren 2009 i ett unikt samarbete mellan Karlstads Universitet, Sheffield University i England, Högskolan i Hedmark i Norge, HĂ€lsohögskolan i Jönköping och Högskolan i BorĂ„s/FoU SjuhĂ€rad VĂ€lfĂ€rd. Texterna i denna bok hĂ€rrör frĂ„n kursens förelĂ€sningar och paperarbeten. De ger mĂ„nga exempel pĂ„ hur brukare kan involveras i forskning och utvecklingsarbete, och presenterar en rad praktiska metoder för brukarsamverkan. Boken rekommenderas till vĂ€lfĂ€rdens politiker och yrkespersoner, till studenter som förbereder sig för vĂ€lfĂ€rdens yrken liksom till forskare och utvecklingsarbetare som vill utveckla samarbete med brukare och brukarorganisationer. Den vĂ€nder sig givetvis Ă€ven till brukare och brukarorganisationer som vill engagera sig i forskning och utvecklingsarbete
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