Resultados de búsqueda - "Humanism"

Bovine trypanotolerance: a natural ability to prevent severe anaemia and haemophagocytic syndrome? por Naessens, Jan

“…Anemia is a marker for a more complex pathology which resembles human haemophagocytic syndrome: hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia and a large number of hyperactivated phagocytosing macrophages in bone marrow, liver and other tissues. …”
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Clarity tubes as effective citizen science tools for monitoring wastewater treatment works and rivers por Graham, Mark, Pattinson, Nicholas B., Lepheana, Ayanda T., Taylor, Jim

“…Conventional monitoring methods are often inhibited by financial, infrastructural, and human capacity limitations, especially in developing regions. …”
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Emerging zoonotic diseases in Southeast Asia in the period 2011–2022: a systematic literature review por Thanh Trung Nguyen, Thi Ngan Mai, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Unger, Fred, Hu Suk Lee

“…In addition, these infections often result from environmental changes and human behaviour. Overall, public health surveillance to identify gaps in the literature and early warning signs are essential in this region. …”
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Prevalence of Salmonella in fresh produce tomatoes sold in open market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso por Bognini, H., Kagambèga, A., Tiendrebeogo, W.P.B., Sawadogo, A., Barro, N., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Dione, Michel M.

“…However, when handled improperly, it can serve as a vector of pathogen transmission to human if ingested raw or through cross-contamination with cooked food. …”
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Extension and advisory services: Supporting communities before, during, and after crises por Grove, Benjamin, Archibald, Thomas, Davis, Kristin E.

“…Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) providers are important partners for communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from shocks such as natural disasters and human, plant, and animal disease and pest outbreaks. …”
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Transgenic cotton and farmers’ health in Pakistan por Kouser, Shahzad, Spielman, David J., Qaim, Matin

“…Despite substantial research on the economic effects of transgenic insect-resistant Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton, there is still limited work on this technology’s impacts on human health. Due to the inbuilt insect resistance, Bt cotton requires fewer pesticide sprays than conventional cotton, which is not only advantageous from economic and environmental perspectives, but may also result in health benefits for farmers. …”
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Agricultural mechanization and agricultural transformation por Diao, Xinshen, Silver, Jed, Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…African agriculture still relies predominantly on human muscle power despite anecdotal evidence on urbanization and rising rural wages, in contrast to other developing regions that have experienced rapid increases in agricultural mechanization during the past few decades. …”
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Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing to Detect Prosopis juliflora Invasion: Environmental Drivers and Community Insights in Rangelands of Kenya por Paliwal, Ambica, Mhelezi, Magdalena, Galgallo, Diba, Banerjee, Rupsha R., Malicha, Wario, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…The remarkable adaptability and rapid proliferation of Prosopis juliflora have led to its invasive status in the rangelands of Kenya, detrimentally impacting native vegetation and biodiversity. Exacerbated by human activities such as overgrazing, deforestation, and land degradation, these conditions make the spread and management of this species a critical ecological concern. …”
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Striking variation in chromosome structure within Musa acuminata subspecies, diploid cultivars, and F1 diploid hybrids por Berankova, D., Cizkova, J., Majzlikova, G., Dolezalova, A., Mduma, H., Brown, A., Swennen, R., Hribova, E.

“…Using comparative oligo-painting, we investigated large chromosomal rearrangements in a set of wild M. acuminata subspecies and cultivars that originated from natural and human-made crosses. Additionally, we analyzed the chromosome structure of F1 progeny that resulted from crosses between Mchare bananas and the wild M. acuminata ‘Calcutta 4’ genotype. …”
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Organizational factors, planning capacity, and integration challenges constrain provincial planning processes for nutrition in decentralizing Vietnam por Lapping, Karin, Frongillo, Edward A., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Coates, Jennifer, Webb, Patrick, Menon, Purnima

“…Respondents were almost unanimous about the main barriers: a top-down approach to planning, limited human capacity for effective planning at subnational levels, and difficulty in integrating actions from multiple sectors. …”
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Preconception anemia and birth outcomes in Vietnam por Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Hao, Wei, Pham, Hoa, Truong, Truong, Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…These findings support the need for strategies and interventions to prevent and control anemia in women of reproductive age, both prior and during pregnancy, to improve birth outcomes.Supported by The Micronutrient Initiative and The Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition…”
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Productivity and efficiency of farmers growing four popular wheat varieties in Punjab, Pakistan por Battese, George E., Nazli, Hina, Smale, Melinda

“…We find no differences in technical inefficiency effects associated with farmers growing the top four varieties, either alone or in combination with other varieties. With respect to human capital, older farmers tend to be more technically inefficient than younger farmers, but education has no statistical significance. …”
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The excessive (and wasteful) consumption of food por Cafiero, Carlo

“…Vitamin D intake was significantly associated with the risk of anemia and, the association remained significant after adjusting for age and total energy intake (OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.72, 0.92).In conclusion, vitamin D intake was associated with better social status, and greater vitamin D intake may be protective of anemia.Supported by The Micronutrient Initiative and the Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition…”
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Registration of provitamin A-enriched tropical maize inbred lines por Menkir, A., Meseka, S., Gedil, M., Ojo, T., Mengesha Abera, W.

“…The released maize inbred lines will be diverse sources of favorable alleles to accelerate genetic gain in provitamin A and other beneficial carotenoid enrichment for human health.…”
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Leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health: Highlights from an international conference por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In February 2011, about 1,000 people came together at a conference in New Delhi to think through the interactions among agriculture, nutrition, and health and consider ways to exploit them to improve human nutrition and health. Participants helped clarify what is known about the links among the three sectors, what is not known, and where opportunities for leveraging agriculture for nutrition and health may lie. …”
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Staff aging and turnover in african agricultural research: a case study on the agricultural research council and faculties of natural and agricultural sciences and veterinary scien... por Liebenberg, Frikkie

“…As part of a series of case studies (including Burkina Faso, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, and Zambia) that assessed the status of and trends in human resource capacity, this study focused on staffing at the South African Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS&FVS) and Faculty of Veterinary Sciences (FVS) of the University of Pretoria (UP) during 2001-10. …”
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Global analysis of social learning's archetypes in natural resource management: understanding pathways of co-creation of knowledge por Bonatti, Michelle, Lana, Marcos, Medina, Leonardo, Chevelev, Paul, Baldivieso, Carla, Errismann, Carla, Gleich, Pia, Rodriguez, Tatiana, Eufemia, Luca, da Silva Rosa, Teresa, Borba, Juliano, Matavel, Custodio, Schlindwein, Sandro, Ison, Ray, Eisenack, Klaus, Hellin, Jon, Pacillo, Grazia, Vadez, Vincent, Bossuet, Jérôme, Dolinska, Aleksandra, Sieber, Stefan

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WTO, agriculture, and developing countries: a survey of issues por Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Robinson, Sherman, Thomas, Marcelle, Yanoma, Yukitsugu

“…This paper concludes that the problems for developing countries are not legal constraints under the AoA, but the lack of financial and human resources and institutional capabilities. …”
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Gender differences in agricultural productivity: a survey of empirical evidence por Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Women farmers' lower yields are attributable to lower levels of inputs and human capital than men. However, the use of coefficients estimated from these studies for simulation exercises may not be valid if endogenous input choice is not considered; (2) returns to schooling for both men and women are significant in dynamic agricultural settings where modern technologies have been introduced. …”
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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries por Fan, Shenggen

“…Instead, a more effective poverty alleviation strategy is urgently required in recognition of the fact that persistent poverty and malnutrition result in irreversible costs to human and economic development.…”
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