A STATISTICAL EXAMINATION OF YIELD SWITCHING FRAUD IN THE FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM

An over-parameterized statistical yield-switching-fraud model is developed. Over-parameterized procedures are reviewed. Five percent of 206,952 producers (thirteen percent in one state) have suspicious yield patterns, elect higher coverage, and increase total multiple-unit indemnifications up to ten percent in some states and up to 30 percent at some coverage levels.Crop Production/Industries, Risk and Uncertainty,

Causes of waterlogging

Waterlogging is highly variable, both between years and within paddocks. This residts in uncertainty as to whether a paddock should be cropped in a particular year, and whether different management should be used on waterlogged areas within a paddock A study has determined what are the most important causes of waterlogged soils

Seepage interceptor drains for reducing waterlogging and salinity

Shallow interceptor drains can reduce waterlogging on sloping sites. Such drains will more than pay for themselves from the increased crop yield. Recent work has shown that these drains also decrease salinity so that they are cost-effective in the long as well as the short term

You say goodbye, I say hello: Seeking Sustainability by Cancelling Our Credit Class

Budget and personnel constraints in recent years, coupled with initiatives to reach more students and faculty, left the presenter\u27s library facing a challenge: How can we build an instruction program that is collaborative, far-reaching, and, perhaps most importantly, sustainable? The library\u27s instruction team, including the presenters, came together to critically evaluate their work with a credit-bearing information literacy course, lower level general education courses, and the training of student workers who staff the combined library services desk. The team identified parts of their workload that while time intensive, did not produce a commensurate impact in terms of the number of students and faculty reached. With these considerations in mind, the team explored the adoption of commercially produced tools that offer a greater level of automation, make it easier to reach more students, and yet do not devalue the important role of librarians. Coinciding with the library\u27s internal dialogue was a growing discussion on campus of the need to integrate information literacy skills into the university\u27s general education program. In addition, the leadership of the Undergraduate Studies\u27 peer mentor program expressed a similar interest in supporting information literacy. The confluence of the library\u27s instruction program re-tooling and the increasing campus interest in information literacy have provided and continue to provide a fertile environment for librarians to help shape the development of information literacy initiatives on campus. To this end, a newly revitalized liaison program offers librarians an informal means of listening to and speaking with faculty and students about the information literacy in specific disciplines. At a more formal level, the service of librarians on important campus committees has provided a literal seat at the table from which to contribute to high-level conversation about information literacy on campus. The presenters will discuss how they and their instruction librarian colleagues came together to critically assess unsustainable, relatively low-impact instruction initiatives. Further, they will discuss their plan to use the Credo Information Literacy modules to better meet the campus need for information literacy instruction and assessment in a sustainable and scalable manner

Zvjezdača Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837) (Asteroidea; Astropectinidae): Nova vrsta u fauni britanskih bodljikaša

The starfish Tethyaster subinermis is documented from the south-western parts of British waters, with one specimen caught by trawl at 48° 27.5’N, 009° 35.3’W (208–250 m depth) in 2001 and a further two specimens caught by trawl at 48° 28.32’N, 009° 33.23’W (189–217 m depth) in 2020.Autori iznose novi nalaz morske zvijezdače Tethyaster subinermis iz jugozapadnih dijelova britanskih voda, s jednim primjerkom ulovljenim koćom na 48 ° 27,5 ‘N, 009 ° 35,3’ W (dubine 208–250 m) 2001. godine i dva primjerka koja su ulovljena povlačnom mrežom na 48 ° 28,32’N, 009 ° 33,23’W (dubina 189–217 m) u 2020. godini