Search Results - "Americanization"

The role of health in education and human capital: Why an integrated approach to school health could make a difference in the futures of schoolchildren in low-income countries by Cohee, Lauren M., Halliday, Katherine E., Gelli, Aulo, Mwenyango, Irene, Lavadenz, Fernando

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Effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on growth, psychomotor development, iron status, and morbidity among 6- to 12-mo-old infants in South Africa: A randomized... by Smuts, Corneluis M., Matsungo, Tonderayi M., Malan, Linda, Kruger, Hernulina S., Rothman, Marinel, Covic, Namukolo

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Agricultural trade aid: Implications and consequences for US global trade relationships in the context of the World Trade Organization by Glauber, Joseph W.

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Price volatility, export restrictions and the need for transparency by Illescas, Nelson, Masaro, Jimena Vicentin

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Environmental concerns and agricultural trade: Building a responsible and effective relationship by Papendieck, Sabine, McNamara, Brian

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Climate change, urbanization, and optimal long-term floodplain protection by Zhu, Tingju, Lund, Jay R., Jenkins, Marion W., Marques, G. F., Ritzema, Randall S.

“…This paper examines levee-protected floodplains and economic aspects of adaptation to increasing long-term flood risk due to urbanization and climate change. The lower American River floodplain in the Sacramento, California, metropolitan area is used as an illustration to explore the course of optimal floodplain protection decisions over long periods. …”
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An assessment of the regional and national socio-economic impacts of the 2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya by Rich, Karl M., Wanyoike, Francis N.

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The complex and gender differentiated objectives of livestock keeping for Somali pastoralists by Marshall, Karen, Mtimet, Nadhem, Wanyoike, Francis N., Ndiwa, Nicholas N.

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Participatory definition of trait preferences for designing village breeding schemes for goats in harsh environments of Ethiopia by Dessie, Tadelle, Gebreyesus, G., Mekuriaw, Getinet, Woldu, T., Jembere, T., Agaba, Morris, Okeyo Mwai, Ally

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Improving educational quality through enhancing community participation: results from a randomized field experiment in Indonesia by Pradhan, M., Suryadarma, D, Beatty, A, Wong, M, Gaduh, A, Alisjahbana, A, Artha, R.P.

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Morphometrics of Daucus (Apiaceae): A counterpart to a phylogenomic study by Arbizu Berrocal, Carlos Irvin, Reitsma, Kathleen R., Simon, Philipp W., Spooner, David M.

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Phylogenomics of the Carrot Genus (Daucus, Apiaceae) by Arbizu Berrocal, Carlos Irvin, Ruess, Holly, Senalik, Douglas, Simon, Philipp W., Spooner, David M.

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Plantes américaines au Sud Congo by Katz, E.

“…Most plants presently cultivated in the Congo, including the main food crops, have been introduced from the American continent. Starting from present-day observation, the author attempts to reconstruct their process of introduction, adoption and substitution for African species. …”
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Sistematización audiovisual del proyecto ACORDAR by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Sistematización del proyecto ACORDAR, desarrollado en Nicaragua entre el 2007 y el 2012, financiado por la Agencia de Desarrollo Internacional del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos (USAID, por sus siglas en inglés) y ejecutado por un consorcio principal liderado por Catholic Relief Services (CRS); del que formaron parte socios como Lutheran World Relief (LWR), TechnoServe (TNS), Aldea Global, Latin American Financial Services (LAFISE), el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) y otros socios locales en la zona de implementación.…”
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The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes by Goss, E.M., Tabima, J.F., Cooke, D.E.L., Restrepo, S., Fry, W.E., Forbes, G., Fieland, V.J., Cárdenas, M., Grunwald, N.J.

“…We sequenced four nuclear genes in representative samples from Mexico and the South American Andes. An Andean origin of P. infestans does not receive support from detailed analyses of Andean and Mexican populations. …”
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Root and tuber crops in Guadeloupe by Degras, L.

“…Since the 2nd World War, root crop production in Guadeloupe, especially that of cassava, has declined due to the importation of other carbohydrate commodities, diversification, rise in prices for export crops, lack of growers' associations, and adoption of European and North American consumption patterns. (CIAT)…”
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Deep sequencing revealed genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism and plasmid content of Erwinia amylovora strains isolated in Middle Atlas, Morocco by Hannou, Najat, Mondy, Samuel, Planamente, Sara, Moumni, Mohieddine, Llop, Pablo, López, María M., Manceau, Charles, Barny, Marie-Anne, Faure, Denis

“…Here, we report comparative genomics of four Moroccan E. amylovora strains with the European strain CFBP1430 and North-American strain ATCC49946. Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) revealed genetic homogeneity of Moroccan's strains and their proximity to the European strain CFBP1430. …”
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Conservation with caveats - Response by Coetzee, Bernard W. T.

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Prediction and prevention of famine by Mellor, John W.

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Book review. Plant stems: physiology and functional morphology by Putz, F.E.

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