Comparing the profitability of farming and forestry

This paper updates an analysis of returns from major productive land uses in New Zealand carried out in 2008. Trends in profitability over time are shown, and a preliminary investigation of the relationship between land-use change towards forestry (new land planting) and forestry profitability is described.Profitability, farming, forestry, land use, land-use change, Agricultural and Food Policy, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Crop Production/Industries, Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management, Land Economics/Use, Livestock Production/Industries,

Liquidation of Private Firms in Poland, 1990-1994

The subject of this paper is an issue of liquidation of private economic units , especially its legal, social - economic and statistical views. First chapter of the paper describes legal regulations of foundation and liquidation in Poland. Second chapter deals with analysis of liquidation process of commercial and non-commercial companies - with its procedural, social and economic bearings. Data referring to establishment and liquidation of private enterprises in Poland in 1989 - 1994 are elaborated and presented in the third - statistical chapter.liquidation, economic transition, Poland, privatization

DNA Methods to Identify Missing Persons

Since its discovery in 1985 by Alec Jeffreys, forensic DNA profiling has emerged as an immensely powerful technology. In this chapter, the development of genetic approaches to forensic human identification will be discussed in a variety of contexts, including the analysis of skeletal remains and other trace evidence. The use of autosomal, X and Y chromosome genetic loci and maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA in relationship analysis will be briefly reviewed. More recent advances in the application of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) to human identification, particularly in the development of ancestry informative markers (AIMS) and externally visible characteristics (EVCs), will also be introduced, with related socio-ethical issues. A range of case studies are used to illustrate application of these technologies. Forensic genetics has a range of roles in missing person cases, including homicides and human rights related investigations. It is also important in the investigation of living missing persons, including trafficked children and persons displaced due to conflict and migration

Forensic facial reconstruction and its contribution to identification in missing person cases

Forensic facial reconstruction is a means for producing a facial surface from the skull. There are several technical approaches that can be applied, which include computerised and plastic sculptural methods. Whether the reconstruction is attempted in virtual or actual reality, the facial surface is projected by one of two principal means: by reconstruction of the craniofacial anatomy or by mathematical extrapolation of the face surface from that of the skull. More recently, it has been possible via a combination of the two. In this chapter, the history of facial reconstruction from the skull will be briefly introduced and the principal methods described. Both plastic and computational approaches will be summarised. The utility of forensic facial reconstruction will be discussed with reference to the investigation of cases of missing persons, and to current controversies in research and practice, relating to the precision and efficacy of the technique

Don\u27t Let Clutter of Extraneous Thoughts Get in Your Way

I have the best conversations when I am alone

Regulation: What is there not to like?

• Commentary on regulation. • Introduces policy trajectory. • Discusses critical issues introducing Public Choice economics

Volunteering May Teach You Something About Yourself

The opportunity to volunteer presented itself to me last year – and it turned out to be just as much an educational lesson to me about patience and communications