EVALUATION OF TILLAGE, AT-PLANTING TREATMENT, AND NEMATICIDE ON TOBACCO THRIPS (THYSANOPTERA: THRIPIDAE) AND RENIFORM NEMATODE (TYLENCHIDA: HOPLOLAMIDAE) MANAGEMENT IN COTTON

Evaluation of Tillage, At-Planting Treatment, and Nematicide on Tobacco Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Reniform Nematode (Tylenchida: Hoplolamidae) Management in Cotton

There are numerous early-season pests of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., that are economically important, including tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds), and reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis (Linford & Oliveira).Both of these species have the potential to reduce plant growth and delay crop maturity, ultimately resulting in redu

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Assessing country performances during the COVID-19 pandemic: a standard deviation based range of value method

In this paper, we compare the pandemic management performance of 22 countries that belong to the middle-high income class based on criteria including the pandemic data, population characteristics, and health system capacity.The management of the COVID-19 pandemic requires considering many and often conflicting aspects at the same time which necessi

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The impact of ESG performance on the credit risk of listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges

A more precise and rigorous assessment of the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance in business necessitates evaluating various firm characteristics.This study, focused on the ESG impact on enterprise credit risk, employed logistic models that incorporated the ESG rating index alongside other financial-related factors, i

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