Resultados de búsqueda - "Humanism"

Optimal drug control under risk of drug resistance – The case of African animal trypanosomosis por Liebenehm, S., Bett, Bernard K., Verdugo, Cristobal, Said, Mohammed Yahya

“…We apply a dynamic optimisation framework to consider both the negative externality of drug resistance development and human behaviour. We develop a bio-economic model to simulate the economic consequences of treatment strategies in a dynamic scenario that takes into account the interactions among the vector, host and livestock farmers. …”
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Cost of hospitalization for foodborne diarrhea: A case study from Vietnam por Hoang Van Minh, Tran Tuan Anh, Anh Duc Ha, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…These changes will have major impacts on human exposures to food poisoning. The present case study aimed to estimate hospitalization costs of foodborne diarrhea cases in selected health facilities in Vietnam. …”
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An assessment of chemical and biological product use in aquaculture in Bangladesh por Ali, H., Rico, A., Murshed-e-Jahan, K., Belton, Ben

“…However, despite this finding, the study identified a large number of compounds that are currently in use, and that require further regulation and evaluation regarding their potential environmental and human health impacts, as already done in most developed countries.…”
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Research approaches for improved pro-poor control of zoonoses por Schelling, E., Grace, Delia, Willingham, Arve Lee, Randolph, Thomas F.

“…Zoonotic infections are receiving more and more international attention as diseases of neglected and impoverished communities, at the intersection between livestock production, human health, and poverty. OBJECTIVE: To review research innovations and trends that can help identify and test targeted control strategies for zoonoses tailored to poor communities, focusing particularly on Africa. …”
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Methods of processing of some under-utilized yam and cocoyam tuber varieties: effect on carotenoid content por Ukom, A.N., Ojimelukwe, P.C., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji

“…There was relative good retention of total carotenoids in the boiled and roasted process to improve human nutrition.…”
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Replication data for: Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: Assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production por Hyman, Glenn G., Fujisaka, Sam, Jones, Peter G., Wood, Stanley, Vicente, M. Carmen de, Dixon, John

“…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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Characterization of casein kinase II of Trypanosoma (nannomonas) congolense. por Janoo, R.T.K.

“…In addition, the T congolense catalytic subunit sequence revealed a 30 % homology with jhe human serine/threonine protein kinases. Comparison of the T congolense sequence with higher eukaryotic a and at sequences reveal that it is most identical with the a subunit.…”
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Breeding objectives and breeding strategies for small ruminants in the tropics. por Kosgey, I.S.

“…Small ruminants (i.e., sheep and goats) are widespread in the tropics and are important to the subsistence, economic and social livelihoods of a large human population in these areas. The aim of this thesis was to identify the breeding objectives for tropical small ruminants, and to develop appropriate breeding strategies for their improvement. …”
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A study of the M235T variant of the angiotensinogen gene and hypertension in a sample population of Calabar and Uyo, Nigeria por Kooffreh, M.E., Anumudu, C.I., Akpan, E., Ikpeme, E., Kumar, P. Lava

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Improvement of accession distinctiveness as an added value to the global worth of the yam (Dioscorea spp) genebank por Girma Tessema, G., Korie, S., Dumet, D., Franco, J.

“…Along the years, mistakes accumulate and this is particularly true when dealing with a large number of accessions requiring annual regeneration. Human errors such as mislabeling or misreading and material mix up during planting or storage are the main causes for misidentification of accessions. …”
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Awareness in the context of prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among households in Western Kenya using a cross-sectional study por Oyunga, M.A., Omondi, Dennis O., Grant, F.

“…Increasing awareness of the role of vitamin A (VA) in human health has led to international efforts to eliminate VA deficiency (VAD) as a public health problem. …”
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Children consuming cassava as a staple food are at risk for inadequate zinc, iron, and vitamin A intake por Gegios, A., Amthor, R., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Egesi, Chiedozie N., Mallowa, S., Nungo, R., Gichuki, S., Mbanaso, A., Manary, M.J.

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Microbiological risk infection assessment using QMRA in agriculture systems in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa por Kouamé, P.K., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Dongo, K., Zurbrugg, C., Biémi, J., Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…We assessed the health risks associated with the use of wastewater for watering salad destined for human consumption, to help local authorities in developing appropriate risk mitigation measures for Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Côte d’Ivoire. …”
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Effectiveness of predictive markers for marker assisted selection of pro-vitamin A carotenoids in medium-late maturing maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines por Gebremeskel, S., García Oliveira, A.L., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, Victor O., Gedil, Melaku A

“…Development of pro-vitamin A (PVA) biofortified staple crops has been promoted as an option for addressing vitamin A deficiency in humans. Recently, crtRBI, lcyE and zep1 genes of carotenoid biosynthesis pathway have been identified as contributors to PVA accumulation in maize endosperm. …”
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Heritability for yield and glycoalkaloid content in potato breeding under warm environments por Gastelo, M., Díaz, L., Burgos, G., Felde, T. zum, Bonierbale, Merideth W.

“…High temperatures affect potato production in the tropics, putting tuber yield and quality at risk and leading to increased glycoalkaloid concentration the cause of the bitter taste in potatoes and a cause for concern for human health. The International Potato Center (CIP), has developed new heat tolerant clones which are heat tolerant and also resistant to late blight. …”
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Propagation of mycotoxigenic fungi in maize stores by postharvest insects por Lamboni, Y., Hell, K.

“…Maize pests feeding on grains can transmit with their movement fungi harmful to human and animal health. The aim of the present work was to study the immigration and the dynamics of storage pests in traditional African maize granaries and the fungal spectrum associated with these insects. …”
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Policy dialog workshop on flood index insurance and drought management for agricultural development in Bihar, India por International Water Management Institute

“…Climate variability already poses a significant threat to humanity, with the poor and most vulnerable at greatest risk. …”
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Institutional linkages and landscape governance systems: The case of Mt. Marsabit, Kenya por Robinson, Lance W., Kagombe, J.K.

“…The desire to overcome fragmented management of the natural ecosystems on which human beings depend has contributed to a growing interest in landscape approaches and to deeper questions about landscape governance systems. …”
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Fire carbon emissions over maritime southeast Asia in 2015 largest since 1997 por Huijnen, V., Wooster, M., Kaiser, J.W., Gaveau, D.L.A., Flemming, J., Parrington, M., Inness, A., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Main, B., Weele, M. van

“…Although seasonal fires are a frequent occurrence in the human modified landscapes found in Indonesia, the extent of the 2015 fires was greatly inflated by an extended drought period associated with a strong El Niño. …”
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Adoption of improved fallows in West Africa: lessons from Mucuna and Stylo case studies por Tarawali, G., Carsky, R.J., Manyong, Victor M., Vissoh, Pierre V., Osei-Bonsu, P., Galiba, M.

“…Traditional shifting cultivation systems can no longer be sustained in West Africa because of rapid increases in human and livestock populations. Short-duration, improved fallows are among the alternative land-management strategies that have evolved. …”
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