Resultados de búsqueda - "Humanism"

Research projects on health risk assessment implemented by the Hanoi School of Public Health por Hung Nguyen-Viet, Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh

“…The third project “Dioxin Exposure Risk Assessment and the Sustainability of Public Health Interventions at Dioxin Hot Spots in Vietnam” applies Environmental Health Risk Assessment to assess the risk of dioxin exposure through human consumption of contaminated foods at Bien Hoa and Da Nang dioxin hot spots. …”
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Sorghum and pearl millet as food-feed-crops in India por Hall, A.J., Blümmel, Michael, Thorpe, W.R., Bidinger, F.R., Hash, C.T.

“…This paper reviews the role of and demand for food-feed-crops — crops that are grown to provide both grain for human food and crop residues as fodder for ruminant livestock. …”
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The effects of pastoralism and protection on lion behaviour, demography and space use in the Mara Region of Kenya por Mogensen, N.L., Ogutu, Joseph O., Dabelsteen, T.

“…Contraction of their historic geographic ranges and conflicts with humans underpins declines in large carnivore populations worldwide. …”
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Comparative genome analysis of trypanotolerance QTL por Ng'ang'a, J., Imbuga, M., Iraqi, F.A.

“…The homologous genes within the human genome were then identified and aligned to the bovine radiation hybrid map in order to identify the mouse/bovine homologous regions. …”
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Assessing and forecasting groundwater development costs in Sub-Saharan Africa por Xenarios, Stefanos, Pavelic, Paul

“…Greater use of groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa is a pre-requisite for improved human welfare; however, the costs associated with groundwater development are prohibitively high and poorly defined. …”
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Agricultural water management and poverty in Ethiopia por Hagos, Fitsum, Jayasinghe, Gayathri, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Loulseged, Makonnen, Yilma, Aster Denekew

“…Finally, our study identified the most important correlates of poverty on the basis this we made the policy recommendations to build assets (AWM technologies, livestock, etc); to enhance human resource development and improve the functioning of labor markets for enhanced impact of AWM technologies on poverty.…”
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Microsatellite repeats in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) : Isolation, characterization, and cross-species amplification in Phaseolus ssp por Gaitán Solís, Eliana, Duque E., Myriam Cristina, Edwards, K.J., Tohme, Joseph M.

“…The common bean is the most important grain legume for direct human consumption in the world. The objectives of this study were to isolate microsatellite repeats and to establish their discriminatory power (DL) to be used in bean diversity characterization and mapping. …”
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Impact of sorghum research and Development in Zimbabwe: The case of SV 2 por Anandajayasekeram, P., Martella, D.R., Sanders, J., Kupfuma, B.

“…Sorghum and millet are important for human consumption in marginal rainfall regions, for low income consumers in other regions and for beer production in Zimbabwe. …”
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Application of biotechnology in disease diagnosis and vaccine Development por Masake, R.A., Musoke, A.J., Ole-MoiYoi, O.K.

“…Advances in biotechnological techniques are driven by the needs of the human populations. The new techniques in biotechnology have been developed as a consequence of the integrated use of microbiology, biochemistry and chemical engineering. …”
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Conservation of livestock biodiversity and its relevance to food security por Negussie, E., Ayalew, W.

“…The rising demand on the earth's natural and cultivated resources to feed and sustain human life has led to a serious depletion in the diversity of plant and animal life forms in both developed and developing countries. …”
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Livestock-mediated nutrient transfers in Sahelian agro-ecosystems por Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Fernández Rivera, S., Schlecht, Eva, Turner, M., Williams, Timothy O.

“…These transfers were measured over a year in three villages of Niger that differ in densities of human and livestock populations and proportion of land that is cropped. …”
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Reproductive performance in Ethiopian Zebu (Bos indicus) cattle: Constraints and impact on production por Mukasa-Mugerwa, E., Tegegne, Azage

“…The milk and meat productivity of Ethiopia's 27 million cattle is still low for the human population of 53 million, which grows at 2.9 percent yr and is expected to surpass 65 million at the end of this century. …”
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Kenyan milk consumers’ behaviour and perceptions of aflatoxin por Walke, M., Mtimet, Nadhem, Baker, Derek, Waithanji, Elizabeth M., Lindahl, Johanna F., Hartmann, M., Grace, Delia

“…Aflatoxin contamination in food is a human health threat in many developing countries. …”
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Agriculture Systems por Andren, O., Katterer, T

“…Agricultural ecosystems are designed by humans, and are based on a long chain of experience and experiments. …”
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From global economic modelling to household level analyses of food security and sustainability: How big is the gap and can we bridge it? por Wijk, Mark T. van

“…Existing models do not sufficiently capture the complexity of human–environment interactions across different scales, and especially the link between landscape and local market levels, and national and sub-national level policies and markets is missing. …”
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Strengthening Soil Databases for Climate Change and Food Security Modeling Applications por Chaves, B., Hoogenboom, Gerrit

“…This work should be in a framework and set of modeling tools and databases to analyze the implications of human responses to the climate challenge in terms of regional food security and the preservation of important ecosystem services, upon which the long-term sustainability of global agriculture must be based.…”
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Fragmentation of a peri-urban savanna, Athi-Kaputiei plains, Kenya por Reid, Robin S., Gichohi, H., Said, Mohammed Yahya, Nkedianye, D., Ogutu, Joseph O., Kshatriya, Mrigesh, Kristjanson, Patricia M., Kifugo, S.C., Agatsiva, J.L., Adanje, S.A., Bagine, R.

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Potential of lactic acid bacteria in aflatoxin risk mitigation por Ahlberg, Sara H., Joutsjoki, V., Korhonen, H.J.

“…Consumption of contaminated food and feed can cause a severe health risk to humans and animals. A novel biological method could reduce the health risks of aflatoxins through inhibiting mold growth and binding aflatoxins. …”
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Latin American wasp spearheads ‘sting‘ operations in Africa and Asia = Avispa Latinoamericana comanda ‘operaciones encubiertas en África y Asia por Lefroy, Rod D.B.

“…Anagyrus lopezi poses no threat to humans, animals, or other insects. In mid-2010, thousands of the wasps were deployed by the Thai Department of Agriculture (DoA) to combat mealybug outbreaks in the country, where cassava is a vital smallholder crop. …”
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Institutional arrangements for implementing One Health and Eco-health por Grace, Delia, Kabayo, W., McDermott, John J.

“…Unprecedented changes to ecosystems and agriculture are resulting in complex health challenges (human, animal and ecosystem) requiring innovative and systemic solutions, such as ecohealth and one health. …”
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