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    2017 Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers. Va. Coop. Ext. Serv. Publ. 456-419
    Pfeiffer, Douglas G.; Bergh, J. Christopher; Wilson, James M.; Frank, Daniel L.; Hooks, C. R. R.; Sherif, Sherif M.; Walsh, C. S.; Yoder, Keith S.; Rahman, M.; Kotcon, J. B.; Derr, Jeffrey F.; Chandran, Rakesh S.; Weaver, Michael J.; Brown, Amy; Parkhurst, James A. (2016)
    Integrated pest management (IPM) is the approach emphasized in this guide; some aspects of IPM are incorporated throughout, although this guide mainly deals with the chemical component of IPM. IPM combines biological control from predators with selective chemical application for maintaining pest populations below economic threshold levels. This approach requires that growers give careful consideration to the selection, application rate and timing of chemical sprays. The degree of integration achieved will vary according to the management ability, training and objectives of the orchardist. Inadequate monitoring or implementation of IPM practices will lead to unsatisfactory results. In order to encourage the biological control components of the program, growers must consider the toxicity of chemicals to predators (Table 9, page 59) in addition to their efficacy against fruit pests (Tables 7 and 8, pages 56-58).
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    Child and Adolescent Health From 1990 to 2015: Findings From the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 Study.
    Global Burden of Disease Child and Adolescent Health Collaboration; Kassebaum, N.; Kyu, H. H.; Zoeckler, L.; Olsen, H. E.; Thomas, K.; Pinho, C.; Bhutta, Z. A.; Dandona, L.; Ferrari, A.; Ghiwot, T. T.; Hay, Simon I.; Kinfu, Y.; Liang, X.; Lopez, A.; Malta, D. C.; Mokdad, Ali H.; Naghavi, Mohsen; Patton, G. C.; Salomon, J.; Sartorius, Benn; Topor-Madry, Roman; Vollset, S. E.; Werdecker, Andrea; Whiteford, H. A.; Abate, K. H.; Abbas, Kaja M.; Abreha Damtew, S.; Ahmed, M. B.; Akseer, N.; Al-Raddadi, Rajaa; Alemayohu, M. A.; Altirkawi, Khalid A.; Abajobir, A. A.; Amare, A. T.; Antonio, C. A.; Arnlov, J.; Artaman, A.; Asayesh, Hamid; Avokpaho, E. F.; Awasthi, A.; Ayala Quintanilla, B. P.; Bacha, Umar; Balem, D.; Barac, A.; Bärnighausen, T. W.; Baye, E.; Bedi, N.; Bensenor, I. M.; Berhane, Adugnaw; Bernabe, E.; Bernal, O. A.; Beyene, A. S.; Biadgilign, S.; Bikbov, B.; Boyce, C. A.; Brazinova, A.; Hailu, G. B.; Carter, Austin; Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos A.; Catalá-López, F.; Charlson, F. J.; Chitheer, A. A.; Choi, J. J.; Ciobanu, L. G.; Crump, J.; Dandona, R.; Dellavalle, R. P.; Deribew, Amare; deVeber, G.; Dicker, D.; Betsu, B. B.; Ding, E. L.; Dubey, M.; Endries, A. Y.; Erskine, H. E.; Faraon, E. J.; Faro, A.; Farzadfar, F.; Fernandes, J. C.; Fijabi, D. O.; Fitzmaurice, C.; Fleming, T. D.; Flor, L. S.; Foreman, Kyle J.; Franklin, R. C.; Fraser, M. S.; Frostad, J. J.; Fullman, N.; Gebregergs, G. B.; Gebru, A. A.; Geleijnse, J. M.; Gibney, K. B.; Gidey Yihdego, M.; Ginawi, I. A.; Gishu, Melkamu Dedefo; Gizachew, T. A.; Glaser, E.; Gold, A. L.; Goldberg, E.; Gona, P.; Goto, A.; Gugnani, H. C.; Jiang, G.; Gupta, Rahul; Tesfay, F. H.; Hankey, G. J.; Havmoeller, R.; Hijar, M.; Horino, M.; Hosgood, H. D.; Hu, G.; Jacobsen, K. H.; Jakovljevic, M. B.; Jayaraman, S. P.; Jha, V.; Jibat, Tariku; Johnson, Catherine O.; Jonas, Jost; Kasaeian, Amir; Kawakami, Norito; Keiyoro, P. N.; Khalil, Ibrahim; Khang, Y. H.; Khubchandani, Jagdish; Ahmad Kiadaliri, A. A.; Kieling, C.; Kim, D.; Kissoon, Niranjan; Knibbs, L. D.; Koyanagi, Ai; Krohn, K. J.; Kuate Defo, B.; Kucuk Bicer, B.; Kulikoff, R.; Kumar, G. A.; Lal, D. K.; Lam, H. Y.; Larson, Heidi J.; Larsson, A.; Laryea, D. O.; Leung, J.; Lim, S. S.; Lo, L. T.; Lo, W. D.; Looker, K. J.; Lotufo, P. A.; Magdy Abd, H.; El Razek; Malekzadeh, Reza; Markos Shifti, D.; Mazidi, M.; Meaney, P. A.; Meles, K. G.; Memiah, Peter; Mendoza, Walter; Abera Mengistie, M.; Mengistu, G. W.; Mensah, G. A.; Miller, Ted R.; Mock, C.; Mohammadi, A.; Mohammed, S.; Monasta, L.; Mueller, U.; Nagata, C.; Naheed, A.; Nguyen, G.; Nguyen, Q. L.; Nsoesie, E.; Oh, I. H.; Okoro, A.; Olusanya, J. O.; Olusanya, B. O.; Ortiz, A.; Paudel, D.; Pereira, David M.; Perico, N.; Petzold, M.; Phillips, M. R.; Polanczyk, G. V.; Pourmalek, Farshad; Qorbani, Mostafa; Rafay, Anwar; Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa; Rahman, M.; Rai, R. K.; Ram, U.; Rankin, Z.; Remuzzi, G.; Renzaho, Andre M. N.; Roba, H. S.; Rojas-Rueda, D.; Ronfani, L.; Sagar, R.; Sanabria, J. R.; Kedir Mohammed, M. S.; Santos, I. S.; Satpathy, M.; Sawhney, M.; Schöttker, B.; Schwebel, D. C.; Scott, J. G.; Sepanlou, Sadaf G.; Shaheen, A.; Shaikh, M. A.; She, J.; Shiri, R.; Shiue, I.; Sigfusdottir, I. D.; Singh, J.; Slipakit, N.; Smith, A.; Sreeramareddy, C.; Stanaway, J. D.; Stein, D. J.; Steiner, C.; Sufiyan, M. B.; Swaminathan, S.; Tabarés-Seisdedos, R.; Tabb, K. M.; Tadese, F.; Tavakkoli, M.; Taye, B.; Teeple, S.; Tegegne, T. K.; Temam Shifa, G.; Terkawi, A. S.; Thomas, B.; Thomson, A. J.; Tobe-Gai, R.; Tonelli, Marcello; Tran, Bach Xuan; Troeger, Christopher; Ukwaja, Kingsley N.; Uthman, Olalekan; Vasankari, Tommi; Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy; Vlassov, Vasiliy Victorovich; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Weintraub, Robert; Gebrehiwot, Solomon Weldemariam; Westerman, Ronny; Williams, Hywel C.; Wolfe, Charles D. A.; Woodbrook, Rachel; Yano, Yuichiro; Yonemoto, Naohiro; Yoon, Seok-Jun; Younis, Mustafa Z.; Yu, Chuanhua; Zaki, Maysaa El Sayed; Zegeye, Elias Asfaw; Zuhlke, Liesl Joanna; Murray, Christopher J. L.; Vos, Theo (2017-04-03)
    Importance: Comprehensive and timely monitoring of disease burden in all age groups, including children and adolescents, is essential for improving population health. Objective: To quantify and describe levels and trends of mortality and nonfatal health outcomes among children and adolescents from 1990 to 2015 to provide a framework for policy discussion. Evidence Review: Cause-specific mortality and nonfatal health outcomes were analyzed for 195 countries and territories by age group, sex, and year from 1990 to 2015 using standardized approaches for data processing and statistical modeling, with subsequent analysis of the findings to describe levels and trends across geography and time among children and adolescents 19 years or younger. A composite indicator of income, education, and fertility was developed (Socio-demographic Index [SDI]) for each geographic unit and year, which evaluates the historical association between SDI and health loss. Findings: Global child and adolescent mortality decreased from 14.18 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 14.09 million to 14.28 million) deaths in 1990 to 7.26 million (95% UI, 7.14 million to 7.39 million) deaths in 2015, but progress has been unevenly distributed. Countries with a lower SDI had a larger proportion of mortality burden (75%) in 2015 than was the case in 1990 (61%). Most deaths in 2015 occurred in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Global trends were driven by reductions in mortality owing to infectious, nutritional, and neonatal disorders, which in the aggregate led to a relative increase in the importance of noncommunicable diseases and injuries in explaining global disease burden. The absolute burden of disability in children and adolescents increased 4.3% (95% UI, 3.1%-5.6%) from 1990 to 2015, with much of the increase owing to population growth and improved survival for children and adolescents to older ages. Other than infectious conditions, many top causes of disability are associated with long-term sequelae of conditions present at birth (eg, neonatal disorders, congenital birth defects, and hemoglobinopathies) and complications of a variety of infections and nutritional deficiencies. Anemia, developmental intellectual disability, hearing loss, epilepsy, and vision loss are important contributors to childhood disability that can arise from multiple causes. Maternal and reproductive health remains a key cause of disease burden in adolescent females, especially in lower-SDI countries. In low-SDI countries, mortality is the primary driver of health loss for children and adolescents, whereas disability predominates in higher-SDI locations; the specific pattern of epidemiological transition varies across diseases and injuries. Conclusions and Relevance: Consistent international attention and investment have led to sustained improvements in causes of health loss among children and adolescents in many countries, although progress has been uneven. The persistence of infectious diseases in some countries, coupled with ongoing epidemiologic transition to injuries and noncommunicable diseases, require all countries to carefully evaluate and implement appropriate strategies to maximize the health of their children and adolescents and for the international community to carefully consider which elements of child and adolescent health should be monitored.
  • Large-scale adoption and productivity impacts of improved lentil varieties in Bangladesh
    Alwang, Jeffrey R.; Yigezu, Y.; Aw-Hassan, A.; Rahman, M. W.; Rahman, M. (2017-07-07)
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    Selection Of The Most Cost Effective Pavement Maintenance Treatment For Selected Airport Pavements In New Mexico
    Rahman, M.; Tarefder, Rafiqul (2012)
    Due to environmental conditions and air traffic, pavements deteriorate with age. Periodic maintenance is of utmost importance to keep them in safe operable condition. Limited studies have been reported on airport pavement maintenance strategies. Cost benefit study of various maintenance alternatives should be analyzed to make the best use of allocated budgets. New Mexico has about 50 general aviation airports with pavement condition varying from serious to good. Most of these airport pavements require immediate maintenance treatment. The current need is to determine the effectiveness of various pavement maintenance strategies for these airfields. In this study, the results of a number of crack treatments (crack sealing, patching) as well as surface treatments (slurry seal, overlay) are compared in terms of Pavement Condition Index (PCI) improvement and resulting service life enhancement. The objective of this study is to select the most cost effective treatment by performing life cycle cost analysis and to select the optimum time for its application. The analysis shows that crack sealing has greater benefit to cost ratio and lower life cycle cost than patching. Also, the critical PCI plays an important role in selecting a cost effective treatment as well as aiming a target level of service.