in order to avoid drought effects, it is essential to detect and monitor the spatial andtemporal changes of the phenomenon. in general, drought indices are made use of toachieve the goals. the main aim followed in this paper is to introduce and assess a newdrought index termed mrdi. mrdi (modified reconnaissance drought index) is thencompared with modified standardized precipitation index (mspi...

The Narumi–Katayama index of a graph G is equal to the product of the degrees of the vertices of G. In this paper we consider a new version of the Narumi– Katayama index in which each vertex degree d is multiplied d times. We characterize the graphs extremal w.r.t. this new topological index.

The first general Zagreb index is defined as $M_1^lambda(G)=sum_{vin V(G)}d_{G}(v)^lambda$. The case $lambda=3$, is called F-index. Similarly, reformulated first general Zagreb index is defined in terms of edge-drees as $EM_1^lambda(G)=sum_{ein E(G)}d_{G}(e)^lambda$ and the reformulated F-index is $RF(G)=sum_{ein E(G)}d_{G}(e)^3$. In this paper, we compute the reformulated F-index for some grap...

This paper presents an overview of current and upcoming trade related regulations of genetically modified (GM) food, and analyzes their effects on trade, consumers, and producers. Using a three country analytical model of welfare and political interests, the study assesses the economic effects and motivation behind the adoption of import approval regulations, information requirements for GM com...

This paper provides evidence on private standards on genetically modified (GM) organisms for 44 retailers operating in 54 countries, distinguishing between retailers not using GM ingredients, and retailers using ingredients which are potentially GM in private label products. Using this information, we empirically investigate the drivers that induce retailers to adopting a GM-free private standa...

The intensification of agriculture has provided cheaper more plentiful food, but has also caused declines in farmland wildlife. The introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops may exacerbate this, or offer new ways of mitigating anthropogenic impacts. The potential consequences of the introduction of GM crops have been studied for over a decade, since commercialization. Although the specifi...