Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parent or parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction. Historically, some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption, while others used less formal means (notably contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities without …
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ECRI: European Commission against Racism and Intolerance · 30 June 2022 English
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aims and was proportionate to the aim(s) pursued. Adoption Fretté v. France 26 February 2002 The applicant … limited by the interests of children eligible for adoption, notwithstanding the applicant’s legitimate aspirations … case concerned a civil action seeking to have an adoption decision pronounced in Peru declared enforceable … application as the Civil Code made no provision for full adoption by a single woman. The Court held that there had … acknowledge the family ties created by the full adoption granted in Peru, and a violation of Article 14 …
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 13 October 2009 English
CARD: Center for Agricultural and Rural Development · 18 April 2003 English
The Adoption Model We begin by describing the theoretical justification for the existence of an adoption premium, and why the premium relates directly to payoff uncertainties, thereby allowing separate … ..] Turning now to the premium function, note that the theoretical basis for the presence of an adoption premium requires the presence of profit uncertainties of the two tillage practices. [...] The NRI … the probability of adoption is about zero at the data means.7 We find a positive effect of farm size on the adoption premium, and thus a negative effect on the probability of adoption. …
Green Subsidies in Agriculture: Estimating the Adoption Costs of Conservation Tillage from Observed Behavior … distinguishing between the expected payoff and premium of adoption based on observed behavior. We find that the premium … a significant role in farmers’ adoption decisions. Keywords: adoption subsidies, Conservation Security … GREEN SUBSIDIES IN AGRICULTURE: ESTIMATING THE ADOPTION COSTS OF CONSERVATION TILLAGE FROM OBSERVED BEHAVIOR … farmers’ incentives to adopt such practices. The adoption of conservation practices does not always lead …
CASE: Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion · 14 January 2003 English
structure of the network. [...] The next column shows that the relationship between the probability of adoption and the number of adopters known is non-linear. [...] To address this concern we collected data …
DEDPS35titlepage.doc Social Networks and Technology Adoption in Northern Mozambique‡ by Oriana Bandiera London … dataset on sunflower adoption in Mozambique, we analyse whether and how individual adoption decisions depend … who know many adopters might strategically delay adoption to free-ride on the information gathered by others … that the relationship between the probability of adoption and the number of known adopters is shaped as … formation. Keywords: Social networks, technology adoption, information sharing. JEL Classification: 012 …
ECT: Energy Charter · 24 November 2017 English
2017 Related documents: CC 609, Message 1385/17 DECISION OF THE ENERGY CHARTER CONFERENCE Subject: Adoption by correspondence - Budget for 2018-2019 By document CC 609, dated 7 November 2017, the Conference … the years 2018-2019. [...] As specified by Rule 19 (b) of the Rules of Procedure concerning the adoption of decisions by correspondence, members of the Energy Charter Conference were informed that any …
DECISION OF THE ENERGY CHARTER CONFERENCE Subject: Adoption by correspondence - Budget for 2018-2019 By document … 19 (b) of the Rules of Procedure concerning the adoption of decisions by correspondence, members of the …
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy · 25 July 2014 English
dependent on the TV when the TV is turned off by the user. [...] The obstacles impeding the rapid adoption of APMD devices include lack of awareness of product diversity, lack of understanding of savings …
Accelerating Adoption of Advanced Plug Load Management Devices Accelerating Adoption of Advanced Plug … Efficiency in Buildings 9-33 Barriers to Widespread Adoption of APMDs by Electric Utilities Despite the energy- … electric utilities. The obstacles impeding the rapid adoption of APMD devices include lack of awareness of product … questions about consistency of performance, wide adoption of APMDs by program sponsors depends on the following: … campaign is a promising route to encouraging wider adoption of APMDs and capturing the energy savings and …
CARD: Center for Agricultural and Rural Development · 25 July 2018 English
potential yield measures, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . [...] Acreage Response Function with NF Soy Adoption in the Savanna The acreage response function is more elastic in the savanna than in the south because …
Technology Adoption and the Agricultural Supply Response Function Guilherme DePaula Working Paper 18-WP … 294-7612. http://www.card.iastate.edu/ Technology Adoption and the Agricultural Supply Response Function … diffusion processes. The large price effect on the adoption of nitrogen-fixing soy designed to convert marginal … mailto:gdepaula@iastate.edu How does technology adoption influence long-run agricultural supply response … agricultural supply, estimating the effects of technology adoption in long-run agricultural supply functions remains …
CARD: Center for Agricultural and Rural Development · 29 August 2002 English
The flow of eggs to producers are compensated for the 8¢ to 10¢ per the breaker market is diverted to the grader dozen additional costs involved in increasing market during …
02-BP 37_Babcock.doc An Initial Analysis of Adoption of Animal Welfare Guidelines on the U.S. Egg Industry … market in supply control. AN INITIAL ANALYSIS OF ADOPTION OF ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES ON THE U.S. EGG INDUSTRY … increase. the new “welfare” technology. The effect of adoption by the egg industry of a cost- Now we can complicate … cost-increasing production technology An Initial Analysis of Adoption of Animal Welfare Guidelines on the U.S. Egg Industry … a split market for eggs An Initial Analysis of Adoption of Animal Welfare Guidelines on the U.S. Egg Industry …
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy · 3 August 2016 English
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Tools for CHP Adoption Roadmap to Distributed Generation: Innovative Tools for CHP Adoption Sam Witty, Gita … heat loads are present. To achieve widespread CHP adoption, the contractor has developed a comprehensive … technical and social barriers to CHP’s widespread adoption that must be addressed if the technology is to … places like New York City, it is favorable for CHP adoption. In addition to the potential for energy and cost … Acceleration Program addresses persistent barriers to CHP adoption and operation. The goal of the program was to …
UNU WIDER: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research · 15 September 2018 English
It is to fill in labor calendars with Ag and Rural Transformations The function of technology adoption is to support four transformations: A Green Revolution (GR) to increase yields of staple foods An … rural non-farm economy (R. [...] Demand-driven approaches to technology adoption The theory of change used to promote technology adoption in SSA has typically followed a Supply-driven business strategy • The … and are available for adoption but are not being adopted • It then works on the de. [...] Why a GR is difficult to achieve in rainfed SSA: Heterogeneity and complexity limit adoption • Heterogeneity in rain-fed …
Agricultural technology adoption and impact: Explaining the puzzle of low adoption Alain de Janvry, University … to ignorance, but to policy choice justified by adoption failures • Observe limitations to the dominant … dominant Supply-driven approach to technology adoption that starts from existing (presumed adoptable) technologies … technologies and seeks ways of removing constraints to adoption • Suggest implementing a more Demand-driven approach … indirectly for their livelihoods • Technology adoption is key for agriculture to fulfill these development …
