County Property Values and Tax Impacts of Florida's Citrus Industry by Alan W. Hodges, W. David Mulkey, Ronald P. Muraro, Thomas H. Spreen

“… Events impacting the citrus industry, such as citrus canker or increased foreign competition due to liberalization of trade barriers, may have a dramatic impact on the welfare of local communities. This paper provides estimates of the local fiscal impacts of ad valorem property taxes paid by citrus grove owners, and taxes generated by citrus processing operations. …”
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Family Reunification Following Foster Care by Rosalyn Monroe, Victor W. Harris

“…Researchers and practitioners in child welfare have provided helpful information to develop workable plans to aid families in reunifying and rebuilding. …”
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Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life? by Sophie Amalie Blirup-Plum, Henrik Elvang Jensen, Katrine Top Hartmann, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Karen Pankoke, Mette Sif Hansen, Ken Steen Pedersen, Inge Larsen, Jens Peter Nielsen, John Elmerdahl Olsen, Egle Kudirkiene, Thomas Hartig Braunstein, Kristiane Barington

“…An inaccurate clinical diagnosis complicates prudent use of antimicrobials in pig herds. In addition, animal welfare may be hampered in infected piglets due to lack of treatment and in healthy piglets due to the antimicrobial effect on the gut microbiome.…”
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Wet Feeding Promotes Growth without Affecting Hypothalamic Peptide Gene Expression in Growing Broiler Chicks by Tomoya Matsunami, Yuhui Zhang, Yuji Taniguchi, Sei-ichi Hinomoto, Takaoki Saneyasu, Hiroshi Kamisoyama, Kazuhisa Honda

“…From the perspective of animal welfare, freedom from hunger and thirst is an undeniable requirement for the poultry industry. …”
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Decentralized Planning, Budgeting and Service Delivery in Local Governments. A Case Study of Health and Education Services in Musanze District, Rwanda. by Samson, Maniragaba

“…Districts should improve on effective planning, budgeting in order to improve on social economic welfare of the people.…”
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Human rights and taxation in the digital economy: data tax and the right to science by Jayson S. Lamchek

“…Data tax (DT) could re-establish states’ legitimacy by governing economic actors and promoting social solidarity and welfare through benefits. However, the overall impact of DT will depend on decisions about what social benefits DT funds (universal basic income or less expensive public goods) and whether benefits will entrench or challenge harmful business models and practices. …”
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On the Estimation of k-Regimes Switching of Mixture Autoregressive Model via Weibull Distributional Random Noise by Rasaki, Olawale Olanrewaju, Anthony, Gichuhi Waititu, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…We developed and established a Weibull Mixture Autoregressive model of k-regimes via WMAR(k; p1, p2, , pk ) with Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm adopted as parameter estimation technique. …”
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Estate Planning by Martie Gillen, Josephine Turner, Vervil Mitchell

“…An estate plan is a pattern, a guide, or a master method for working toward financial security and the family’s future welfare. To be most effective, estate planning should involve all members of the family. …”
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Estate Planning by Martie Gillen, Josephine Turner, Vervil Mitchell

“…An estate plan is a pattern, a guide, or a master method for working toward financial security and the family’s future welfare. To be most effective, estate planning should involve all members of the family. …”
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Social contexts and black families' engagement in early childhood programs. by Jane Leer, Imari Z Smith, Zoelene Hill, Lisa A Gennetian

“…Reading a news article about a family's experience with the child welfare system decreased interest in home visiting among Black parents, while labeling a program as "new baby wellness" rather than "home visit" increased interest. …”
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Investigating factors influencing utilization of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy among unaccompanied young refugees: an exploratory analysis by Barbara Kasparik, Madina Farani, Elisa Pfeiffer, Cedric Sachser, Rita Rosner

“…The aim of this study is to investigate factors associated with the intention and actual utilization of MHC of UYRs living in child and youth welfare facilities in Germany. Method This study is part of the multi-site project BETTER CARE which aims to implement a stepped and collaborative care approach. …”
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Prebiotic emergent sources for aquaculture: Microalgae and insects by Mónica Vanessa Oviedo-Olvera, Ana Angélica Feregrino-Pérez, María Isabel Nieto-Ramírez, Marta Montserrat Tovar-Ramírez, Humberto Aguirre-Becerra, Juan Fernando García-Trejo

“…The accelerated growth of aquaculture has encouraged the search for new techniques and inputs to increase the yield of various aquaculture species, considering the health and welfare of the organisms. Functional food development for fish nourishment includes ingredients containing bioactive compounds, such as prebiotics, that generate favorable immune responses. …”
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Inescapable Media: The Role of Social Media Data Mining in Understanding American Adolescent Media Engagement by Peng Cheryl Siyuan

“…The paper highlights the progress of tactics to mitigate the undesirable effects of social media whilst enriching its progressive influences on growth and welfare.…”
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Nutritional health aspects and functional properties of nut yogurt: Future perspectives by Jiangxia Zhai, Yongliang Zhuang, Liping Sun, Ying Gu, Xuejing Fan

“…The increase in lactose intolerance, the rise of veganism, the pursuit of healthy lifestyles, environmental awareness and concern for animal welfare have led to an increase in consumer demand for plant-based yogurts. …”
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Corrigendum: Jeremiah 29:5-7 reread through the lens of posttraumatic growth by X. Li

“… Jeremiah 29:5-7 is well known for exhorting the exiles to settle down and pray for the welfare of Babylon. The idea of settling down conflicts with the prophecy of returning home in the book of Jeremiah, and it sounds odd to encourage prayer for the enemy. …”
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Reflexões sobre as incidências tributárias no Brasil e suas relações com o desenvolvimento socioeconômico nacional by Luciano Henrique Fialho Botelho, Luíz Antônio Abrantes

“…Finally, some suggestions of the literature for a tax reform in Brazil were discussed and the choice of a system with a high tax burden was highlighted, in the face of the search for a welfare state.…”
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Die ring: in diens van onderlinge sorg by A. Celliers

“…Throughout the history of the classis in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa, this same sense of unity and concern about the welfare of the congregations constituted the presbytery. …”
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IGJR issue 1/2018 by IF and FRFG

“…Vanhuysse, Pieter (2015): Skills, stakes and clout: Early human capital foundations for European welfare futures. In: The Future of Welfare in a Global Europe. …”
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Co-designing action-oriented mental health conversations between care providers and ageing Canadians in the community: a participatory mixed-methods study protocol by Carrie McAiney, Paul Holyoke, Heather McNeil, Justine L Giosa, Elizabeth Kalles, Nelly D Oelke, Katie Aubrecht, Olinda Habib Perez

“…Knowledge mobilisation activities will include peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, webinars, newsletters, infographics and policy briefs. …”
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Sistem Informasi Geografis Pemetaan Data Terpadu Kesejahteraan Sosial di Kabupaten Garut by Dede Kurniadi, Asri Mulyani, Marshal Firmansyah, Nia Abania

“…Abstract The Garut Regency Dinas Sosial is trying to improve its services to the community, especially in the transparency of the amount of Social Welfare Integrated Data (DTKS) per District in the Garut Regency. …”
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