Search Results - "Humanism"

The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants by D’Hont, Angélique, Denoeud, F., Aury, J.M., Baurens, F.C., Guignon, Valentin, Dita, M., Roux, N.

“…It involved hybridizations between diverse species and subspecies, fostered by human migrations2, and selection of diploid and triploid seedless, parthenocarpic hybrids thereafter widely dispersed by vegetative propagation. …”
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Innovative research approaches for sustainable livestock production and poverty reduction in the developing world by Kristjanson, Patricia M.

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Evidence-based identification of the most important livestock related zoonotic diseases in Kampala, Uganda by Makita, K., Fèvre, Eric M., Waiswa, C., Kaboyo, W., Eisler, M.C., Welburn, S.C.

“…The present study was conducted to identify the most important livestock farming-related zoonotic diseases among the human population in urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala, Uganda and to assess the risks from such farming. …”
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An integrated framework for discovery and genotyping of genomic variants from high-throughput sequencing experiments by Duitama, Jorge, Quintero, Juan Camilo, Cruz, Daniel Felipe, Quintero, Constanza, Hubmann, Georg, Foulquié Moreno, Maria R., Verstrepen, Kevin J., Trevelein, Johan M, Tohme, Joseph M.

“…Analysis of sequencing experiments in yeast, rice and human samples shows that NGSEP has superior accuracy and efficiency, compared with currently available packages for variants detection. …”
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QTL analysis of seed iron, zinc, and phosphorus levels in an Andean bean population by Cichy, Karen Ann, Caldas, GV, Snapp, Sieglinde S., Blair, Matthew W.

“…Iron and zinc are essential micronutrients for human health often found in insufficient quantities in the diet. …”
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Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science by Ashby, Jacqueline A.

“…Such an agenda must be understood as a way of managing natural resources for the production of food and environmental services essential to human well-being. If agricultural systems are viewed and managed as parts of whole ecosystems, the key properties of complex systems that need to be taken into account will force researchers to consider long-term effects and environmental externalities. …”
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Iron, zinc, and protein bioavailability proxy measures of meals prepared with nutritionally enhanced beans and maize by Pachón, Helena, Ortíz, D.A., Araújo, C, Blair, Matthew W., Restrepo, J.

“…Nutritionally enhanced beans (NEB) with more Fe and Zn than conventional beans (CB) and nutritionally enhanced maize (NEM) with more tryptophan and lysine than conventional maize (CM) were developed as part of a crop-biofortification strategy to improve human nutrition. Proxy measures were used to assess Fe and Zn bioavailability and protein digestibility of a bean recipe (fríjol sancochado) and a maize-milk recipe (mazamorra) prepared with enhanced or conventional crops in Colombia. …”
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Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production by Hyman, Glenn G., Fujisaka, Sam, Jones, Peter G., Wood, S., Vicente, M. Carmen de, Dixon, John A.

“…The analysis employed spatial overlay, drought modelling and descriptive statistics to identify where best to target technology generation to achieve its intended human welfare goals. Analysis showed that drought coincides with high levels of poverty in 15 major farming systems, especially in South Asia, the Sahel and eastern and southern Africa, where high diversity in drought frequency characterizes the environments. …”
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Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya by Irungu, P., Bett, Bernard K., Mbogoh, S.G., Nyamwaro, Sospeter S., Murilla, G.A., Randolph, Thomas F.

“…The extent of farm-level extra-label drug use in Kenya is not well documented in spite of its important implications on food safety, human health and international trade. One hundred and thirteen farmers in Kajiado and Narok districts were interviewed between October 2005 and February 2006 using a pre-tested questionnaire. …”
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Livestock-environment interactions under intensifying production by Staal, Steven J., Ehui, Simeon K., Tanner, J.C.

“…As human populations continue to grow, the intensification of agricultural production is occurring in order to maintain food consumption and rural income levels in developing countries. …”
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Food production from livestock in small farm systems for urban populations in South East Asia by Devendra, C.

“…Food production from livestock in small farm systems for urban populations is discussed in the context of projected human population increase, market-led demand, rising incomes, and changing consumer preferences. …”
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Land management, crop production, and household income in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia: An econometric analysis by Pender, J.L., Gebremedhin, Berhanu

“…The third section, key findings and implications examines population pressure, access to roads and markets, income strategies, irrigation, agricultural extension and credit, and endowments of physical, human, and social capital. The study is based on econometric analysis of household and plot-level surveys conducted in 100 villages in 50 tabias (the lowest administrative unit in Tigray, usually comprising four or five villages) in the highlands of Tigray during 1999-2000. …”
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Livestock, ethics, quality of life and development in Latin America by Li Pun, H.H., León Velarde, C.U., Mares, V.M.

“…The region can be broken down into several sub-regions according to geographic and ethnic characteristics, relative level of human Development and/or political organization. …”
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Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities by Ehui, Simeon K., Shapiro, Barry I., Yapi-Gnoare, C.V.

“…This demand is driven by human population, rural-urban demographic shifts and income growth. …”
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Ecohealth research in Southeast Asia: Past, present and the way forward by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Doria, S., Dinh Xuan Tung, Mallee, H., Wilcox, B.A., Grace, Delia

“…Ecohealth is a comprehensive approach to understanding health at its human, animal and environmental interface in a socio-ecological systems context. …”
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ILRI medium-term plan 2008-2010. Livestock: a pathway out of poverty by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Other topics of discussions include; key global livestock issues; livestock and human health; vaccines and diagnostics; livestock genetics and breeding; research services; and ILRI ICRAF alignment in corporate services. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolated from carcasses, processing facilities and the environment surrounding small scale poultry slaughterhouses in Thailand by Chotinun, S., Rojanasthien, S., Unger, Fred, Tadee, P., Patchanee, P.

“…Salmonella is a major food-borne pathogen worldwide, including Thailand, and poultry meat plays a role as a vehicle for the spread of the disease from animals to humans. The prevalence and characteristics of Salmonella isolated from 41 small scale poultry slaughterhouses in Chiang Mai, Thailand were determined during July 2011 through May 2012. …”
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Status of the draft potato ontology. by Simon, R., Bonierbale, Merideth W.

“…The CO serves primarily to harmonize phenotypic and genotypic data for semantic compatibility across diverse, distributed data types; and ontology in general, facilitates the use of terms by both humans and algorithms. Other potential uses include knowledge transfer across species and predictions. …”
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Climate Change and Aquatic Animal Disease by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Fish is therefore a key element in food security and human nutrition. Analysis of future fish supply-demand scenarios suggests that farming of fish and other aquatic products will need to double production by 2030 to meet growing demand. …”
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Spatial and seasonal diversity of wild food plants in home gardens of Northeast Thailand by Cruz García, Gisella S., Struik, Paul C.

“…Home gardens showed higher diversity in the dry season because of the presence of human management. Ninety-five percent of the WFP species presented additional uses, with nine different types of uses in total. …”
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