The Practical Joke in "Huckleberry Finn"

Hunt, Alan; Hunt, Carol

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“…Indicators have been developed for a variety of end users. These include farmers (Hunt and Gilkes 1992), local councils (White 1997), catchment and land protection boards (Hill and Forbes 1997), policy makers (OECD 1997) and other decision makers at community (SIP 2000), regional, national (SCARM 1996) and global levels (Doran 1996;Pieri 1996). In some instances, however, end users have been encouraged to develop their own indicators.…”

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The sustainability indicator industry:where to from here? A focus group study to explore the potential of farmer participation in the development of indicators

King¹,

Gunton²,

Freebairn³

et al. 2000

Aust. J. Exp. Agric.

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In Australia, the work being carried out on sustainability indicators has become an industry on its own. This paper firstly provides an introduction that reviews the literature on indicator development and use, particularly in relation to agricultural production systems. A number of reasons for the limited use of indicators by farmers are mentioned. Secondly, a focus group study involving farmers from two dryland cropping areas in Queensland to investigate sustainability indicators and sustainable farming systems is presented. The indicators the participants identified during focus groups included indicators that reflect (i)farming system components, (ii) the management of these components, (iii) the management of all components and their interrelationships at the systems level, and (iv) the external factors that influence and interact with this systems level. Focus group analysis also showed that the participants perceived sustainability as an on-going process and a sustainable farming system as dynamic and emergent in nature. The implications of these findings are discussed. Three key issues were raised (i) the value of farmer knowledge with respect to the development of indicators has often been ignored; (ii) there are links between indicators developed through traditional science and those being used by farmers; and (iii) off-farm indicators used by farmers may be very useful in policy development at a variety of levels (e.g. catchment, regional, national, global). The focus group method involving farmers provided a useful way to gain insights about farmer perceptions and for farmers to learn from each other during the research process.

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confidence: 99%

The sustainability indicator industry:where to from here? A focus group study to explore the potential of farmer participation in the development of indicators

King¹,

Gunton²,

Freebairn³

et al. 2000

Aust. J. Exp. Agric.

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“…This could be due to progressive soil compaction over time in older plantations, as a result of farming activities and frequent worker's traffic. Low bulk density facilitates root growth and the circulation of oxygen and water in the soil [13]. The bulk density of tropical soils increases with depth [14], [15], and according to the type of land use.…”

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“…The bulk density of tropical soils increases with depth [14], [15], and according to the type of land use. Since all soil bulk densities were lower than 1.5 g cm -3 , then it could be stated that these soils were appropriate for optimum movement of air and water through the soil [13].…”

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Soil Acidification Vulnerability and Long-term Trace Metal Depletion Under Rubber Tree Plantations in the Semi-mountainous Region of West Côte d'Ivoire

et al. 2023

IJFMR

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The objective of this study was to assess the impacts of rubber cultivation on soil properties in the Tonkpi region, western Côte d’Ivoire. The study proceeded by comparing soils under rubber tree cultivation of different ages to those under other crops or fallow. The soils were sampled from a depth of 0 to 25 cm. The samples were dried and then sent to the central laboratory of the University of Man for physical and chemical analyses. Soil pH was measured with the multiparameter HANNA HI9829. Soil potentially toxic elements like As, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, Mo, Fe, Se, Ca, Pb, K, Mn and V were analyzed, at the geological laboratory of the University Felix Houphouet-Boigny with a handheld NITON XL3t X-ray fluorescence analyzer. The results showed that soils from rubber-cultivated areas had a sandy loamy-clay texture, while those from the control area had a sandy-loamy texture. The soil pH was strongly to slightly acidic, with pH varying from 4.86 to 6.34, while the bulk densities varied from 0.51/g cm3 to 0.62 g/cm3. The redox potential of the soils was inferior to 400 mV (Eh ˂ 400 mV). This study also revealed a general decrease in the potentially toxic element content of soils under rubber cultivation. The soil contents of Cr, Co and Cu were inferior to the limit of detection. The Pb, Mn and Ca concentrations were 4.81, 194.2 and 2140 µg g-1, respectively, and these were significantly different from those of the other soils. This study provided a major insight into the effect of rubber cultivation in western Côte d'Ivoire.

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The Double-sidedness of racial discourse in Twain’s Huckleberry Finn: A Reconsideration in Bakhtin’s Theory

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The Practical Joke in "Huckleberry Finn"

Cited by 3 publications

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The sustainability indicator industry:where to from here? A focus group study to explore the potential of farmer participation in the development of indicators

The sustainability indicator industry:where to from here? A focus group study to explore the potential of farmer participation in the development of indicators

Soil Acidification Vulnerability and Long-term Trace Metal Depletion Under Rubber Tree Plantations in the Semi-mountainous Region of West Côte d'Ivoire

The Double-sidedness of racial discourse in Twain’s Huckleberry Finn: A Reconsideration in Bakhtin’s Theory

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