Cottonleaf curl virus disease (CLCuV) is a devastating biotic factor that imposed crop productivity a huge loss. To battle this issue this study was assessed in 2019 for the evaluation of the response of leaf extract of miracle tree (Moringa oleifera L.) and potassium (K) nutrition to mitigate the plague of CLCuV disease in cotton variety CRIS-129. Treatments have consisted of the various K dosses Viz., 0, 100, and 150 kg K2SO4 ha-1, and 3% leaf extract of moringa was sprayed at 30, 60, and 90 days after emergence. Results regarding yield components i-e boll weight (g) and seed index (g) were increased by increasing K application and foliar spray of moringa leaf extract but statistically non-significant (p
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But not every Christian believes this. Cessationists insist God turned off the miracles less than a century after he pouring out his Spirit upon his church. Gone within two generations. Not because of a massive doubt problem among his followers (although certain cessationists believe this too), but because they figure miracles are no longer needed now that we have a bible. And back this faithless idea with various out-of-context scriptures.
My view is that core inflation will fall to around 2%, which is the target for several central banks, including the Fed and the European Central Bank. My longer-term outlook is not as sanguine, however, as I think inflation will reaccelerate.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a productivity miracle, at least in the longer run. But implementing AI into corporate processes across the manufacturing and services sectors will take time and more labor, imposing higher costs. As a result, I see AI being inflationary in the short term before the economy can realize its longer-term productivity benefits. Much of the anecdotal evidence our analysts pick up in their hundreds of company meetings confirm this view.
China is another wild card for inflation. Faltering Chinese domestic demand has meant that the country has been exporting goods disinflation (or even deflation, in some cases) through global trade. This has been a major contributor to decelerating price pressures worldwide.
The real question is the speed at which this will occur. This, of course, is difficult to answer. Some models using private sector home value and rent indexes suggest we could see sticky shelter inflation holding above 4% for 2024, which would imply a much slower glide down to 2% for overall inflation.
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On Monday, Seattle's Julio Rodriguez took home American League Rookie of the Year honors, while Atlanta's Michael Harris II won in the National League. On Tuesday, Cleveland's Terry Francona was named AL Manager of the Year, and the Mets' Buck Showalter won for the NL. On Wednesday, 39-year-old Justin Verlander secured his third career Cy Young by winning the AL honors, while Sandy Alcantara made Marlins franchise history in the NL with his victory -- marking the first time since 1968 that the Cy Young winners were each unanimous choices.
Finally, Paul Goldschmidt beat out Cardinals teammate Nolan Arenado and Padres star Manny Machado for NL MVP honors. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge capped his historic season with the AL MVP award, keeping Shohei Ohtani from a second straight MVP award.
Doolittle's take: According to Baseball Reference, Ohtani put up 9.6 WAR this season. That's a tremendous season. During the 54 seasons of divisional play, only 29 hitters and 24 pitchers have exceeded that total and, of course, none of them did it as a two-way player. Nevertheless, Judge's bWAR (10.6) was a full win better.
No version of WAR is the end-all, be-all of this conversation but this speaks to just how special Judge's season was in a historical context. The only other active players to produce a 10-WAR season are Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and (surprise) Zack Greinke.
The AL record 62 homers will dominate the forever headlines, but just as impressive is the full sweep of Judge's 2022 stat line. He topped 130 runs and RBI, something that hadn't been done since Alex Rodriguez in 2007. He led the AL in walks, on-base percentage, slugging and finished second in batting average. While playing on a division champion, he led the circuit in win probability added.
Here's another snippet about how special a 10-WAR season actually is. Judge became the fourth Yankee position player to record a season of that caliber. The other three are named Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle. Joe DiMaggio never did it. Derek Jeter never did it. However Judge's free agency turns out, he has made his mark on Yankee history in a big way.
Note: AXE is an index that creates a consensus rating from the leading value metrics (WAR, from Fangraphs and Baseball Reference) and contextual metrics (win probability added and championship probability added, both from Baseball Reference).
Doolittle's take: The metrics were close enough that you could make a coherent argument in favor of all of the finalists and beyond, including the Dodgers' power duo of Betts and Freeman. However, Goldschmidt did top the AXE leaderboard and is a worthy choice.
This is no reason to give a person an MVP trophy, but Goldschmidt's career deserved to have at least one such award on his mantel. He has been one of the game's best all-around players for nearly a decade and one of its most consistent. He also has been a perennial also-ran in the MVP balloting, with three previous top-three finishes and two others in the top 10. This has perhaps contributed to his status as one of his generation's most unsung stars.
Hopefully that changes now that Goldschmidt has an MVP on his rsum, one that might have reached a tipping point this season in terms of Hall of Fame consideration. That's no empty talk. According to the new Bill James Handbook 2023, his production this season put him on the cusp of such consideration in the Hall of Fame Monitor system. And, given what we saw in 2022, he has a lot of production ahead of him to add to his case.
The flip side of the good-for-Goldy tale is that Arenado is now in his teammate's former position as a generational player with six top-10 MVP finishes but no award. Meanwhile, Machado is at five top-10 finishes without a win. For both, it's now a question of whether, next season, they can follow Goldschmidt's path.
Doolittle's take: Justin Verlander once seemed all but indestructible, maintaining every bit of his dominance as he advanced into his late 30s. Then, after one fateful start in the stunted 2020 season, Verlander proved to be human. Tommy John surgery, rehab and that lone outing over a two-season span followed. Time comes for us all and it had been a great run. Verlander would return, but dominant Verlander?
Yep. Still here -- and he's the fourth oldest player to win a Cy Young in MLB history. All Verlander did in his return from his long layoff was lead the AL in wins, ERA, ERA+, WHIP and hits allowed per nine innings. Just like that, it's all back on the table -- Verlander's long-stated desire to pitch into his mid-40s, his quest to win 300 games, one more monster contract, all of it.
My one qualm with the voting came before Wednesday's results were even announced, which is that I thought Ohtani should have been a finalist and Verlander's top competitor for the award. Even if that had happened, I would still have leaned towards Verlander. As for Cease and Manoah -- both young, emergent aces -- they'll have plenty of more shots at this honor.
I am a little shocked that it was unanimous. While I thought Verlander should win, the separation between him, Cease and Manoah wasn't overwhelming. It's a great achievement though and amazing that we have two unanimous Cy Youngs in one season.
Doolittle's take: No one did as much to remind baseball fans about the aura of a true, traditional workhorse ace this season than Alcantara. The metrics (8.0 bWAR) showed that, to be sure. Just as important was the buzz that was generated around the Marlins when Alcantara was slated to take the mound. Every outing had a big game feel to it as Marlins fans jumped on for the ride. More often than not, Alcantara delivered.
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