Resultados de búsqueda - "Humanism"

First report of the occurrence of Trichinella-specific antibodies in domestic pigs in Central and Eastern Uganda por Roesel, Kristina, Nöckler, K., Baumann, M.P.O., Fries, R., Dione, Michel M., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Grace, Delia

“…This was the first large systematic field investigation of Trichinella infection in domestic pigs in Uganda and its results imply that further studies are needed to identify the Trichinella species involved, and to identify potential sources of infection for humans.…”
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Site characterization and systems analysis in Central Mekong por Staal, Steven J., Njiru, Nelly M., Thinh Nguyen, Kihoro, Esther, Karimov, A.A., Teufel, Nils, Wijk, Mark T. van, Ritzema, Randall S.

“…Agricultural systems, for example, modify natural systems for productive use, add infrastructure to provide markets, and modify human institutions to organize labour and services to enable the agricultural system to function. …”
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Multi-spectral kernel sorting to reduce aflatoxins and fumonisins in Kenyan maize por Stasiewicz, Matthew, Falade, Titilayo D.O., Mutuma, M., Mutiga, Samuel K., Harvey, Jagger J.W., Fox, Glen P., Pearson, T.C., Muthomi, J.W., Nelson, Rebecca

“…With further development, this technology could be used to sort maize at local hammer mills to reduce human mycotoxin exposure in Kenya, and elsewhere in the world, while at once reducing food loss, and improving food safety and nutritional status.…”
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Spatial variability of soil N2O and CO2 fluxes in different topographic positions in a tropical montane forest in Kenya por Arias Navarro, Cristina, Díaz Pinés, Eugenio, Klatt, Steffen, Brandt, Patric, Rufino, Mariana C., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Verchot, Louis V.

“…The high spatial variation of N2O and CO2 fluxes was further increased by changes in vegetation and soil properties resulting from human disturbance associated with charcoal production. …”
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Biological controls for aflatoxin reduction por Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Cotty, Peter J.

“…These products need to be moved into wide use to reduce aflatoxin exposure to the human populations across Africa.…”
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Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy por Tamò, Manuele, Srinivasan, R., Dannou, E.A., Agboton, C., Datinon, B., Dabiré, C., Baoua, I., Ba, Malick N., Haruna, B., Pittendrigh, Barry Robert

“…Using synthetic pesticides as the first line of defense against insect pests is not considered a sustainable component of a long-term management strategy for various reasons, but mainly because of human and environmental health considerations. Hence, the development of biological-control-based interventions becomes an attractive and essential activity in cowpea pest management. …”
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Comparing FAMACHA© eye colour chart and haemoglobin colour scale tests for detecting anaemia and improving treatment of bovine trypanosomosis in West Africa por Grace, Delia, Himstedt, H., Sidibe, I., Randolph, Thomas F., Clausen, Peter-Henning

“…Having confirmed the usefulness of anemia as a predictor of trypanosomosis, two potential pen-side tests for anemia were evaluated (the first reported trial of their use in cattle), firstly a color chart developed for anemia detection in sheep through visual inspection of conjunctival membranes (FAMACHA©) and secondly the Hemoglobin Color Scale (HbCS) developed for assessing hemoglobin levels in human patients by comparing blood drops on filter paper with color standards. …”
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Scaling out Climate Smart Agriculture: Strategies and Guidelines for Smallholder Farming in Western Kenya por Schaller, Michaela, Barth, Elena I., Blies, Darinka, Röhrig, Felicitas, Schümmelfeder, Malte

“…BASIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA ON KENYA With a Human Development Indicator (HDI) of 0.548, Kenya ranks 145th in the world (UNDP, 2015). …”
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Effect of urine, poultry manure, and dewatered faecal sludge on agronomic characteristics of cabbage in Accra, Ghana por Amoah, Philip, Adamtey, N., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…The study was to assess the: (i) effect of human urine and other organic inputs on cabbage growth, yield, nutrient uptake, N-use efficiency, and soil chemical characteristics; (ii) economic returns of the use of urine and/or other organic inputs as a source of fertiliser for cabbage production. …”
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Heavy metal accumulation and health risk assessment in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia por Woldetsadik, D., Drechsel, Pay, Keraita, Bernard N., Itanna, F., Gebrekidan, H.

“…However, to the best of our knowledge, an insight into assessment of human health risks associated with the consumption of vegetable crops grown on wastewater-irrigated soils is non-existent in the city. …”
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Consuming cassava as a staple food places children 2-5 years old at risk for inadequate protein intake, an observational study in Kenya and Nigeria por Stephenson, K., Amthor, R., Mallowa, S., Nungo, R., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Gichuki, S., Mbanaso, A., Manary, M.

“…Using WHO consensus documents for human nutrient requirements, the protein:energy ratio (P:E) of an adequate diet is > 5%. …”
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Groundwater recharge rates and surface runoff response to land use and land cover changes in semi-arid environments por Owuor, Steven O., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Guzha, Alphonce Chenjerayi, Rufino, Mariana C., Pelster, David E., Díaz Pinés, Eugenio, Breuer, Lutz

“…Therefore, there is an urgent need to increase the body of quantitative evidence given the pressure of growing human population and climate change on water resources in the region.…”
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Impact of irrigation works systems on livelihoods of fishing community in Ca Mau Peninsula, Viet Nam por Van, M.V., Hien, H. V., Phuong, D. T., Quyen, N. T. K., Nga, D. T. V., Tuan, L. A.

“…Overall results revealed an impact of IWS on livelihoods of fishing community such as human resources, natural resources and physical capital. …”
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Community participatory interventions to improve farmer knowledge and practices of household biogas unit operation in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam por Luu Quoc Toan, Mai Huong Nguyen, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Giang Pham, Tung Dinh-Xuan, MacDonald, L.E., Phuc Pham Duc

“…However, farmers' knowledge and practices of the safe and appropriate use of household biogas units (HBUs) are still limited and could negatively impact human, animal, and environmental health. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of an intervention to improve knowledge and practices of biogas operation among farmers in 2 communes of Ha Nam Province, Vietnam. …”
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Development and commercialization of the green muscle biopesticide por Douthwaite, Boru, Langewald, J., Harris, J.

“…This is because the eventual level of sales of Green Muscle depends on the correction of the market failure whereby the human and environmental health costs of spraying chemical pesticides are not charged to the purchaser. …”
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Enhanced surveillance for Rift Valley fever in livestock during El Niño rains and threat of RVF outbreak, Kenya, 2015-2016 por Oyas, H., Holmstrom, L., Kemunto, N.P., Muturi, M., Mwatondo, A., Osoro, E.M., Bitek, A., Bett, Bernard K., Githinji, J.W.K., Thumbi, Samuel M., Widdowson, M.A., Munyua, P.M., Njenga, M.K.

“…Conclusion/Significance This surveillance activity served as an early warning system that could detect RVF disease in animals before spillover to humans. It was also an excellent pilot for designing and implementing syndromic surveillance in animals in the country, which is now being rolled out using a mobile phone-based data reporting technology as part of the global health security system.…”
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Botanical identification of medicinal roots collected and traded in Morocco and comparison to the existing literature por Ouarghidi, A, Martin, G.J., Powell, B., Esser, G, Abbad, A.

“…The ethno-medicinal uses of these species were also recorded.We identified the vernacular names for 67 medicinal roots (by free listing) used to treat a variety of human diseases. We were able to collect and identify one or more species for 39 of the recorded vernacular names. …”
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Bioaerosol sampling to detect avian influenza virus in Hanoi’s largest live poultry market por Bui, V.N., Nguyen, T.T., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Bui, A.N., McCallion, K.A., Hu Suk Lee, Than, S.T., Coleman, K.K., Gray, G.C.

“…Culling birds in such farms could reduce highly pathogenic avian influenza virus spread among poultry and humans.…”
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Climate change adaptation through the water-energy-food nexus in southern Africa por Mpandeli, S., Naidoo, D., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Nhemachena, Charles, Nhamo, Luxon, Liphadzi, S., Hlahla, S., Modi, Albert Thembinkosi

“…It will also have direct and indirect impacts on nutrition, human well-being, and health. Reduced agricultural production, lack of access to clean water, sanitation, and clean, sustainable energy are the major areas of concern. …”
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Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin por Thapa, Bhesh Raj, Ishidaira, H., Pandey, Vishnu Prasad, Bhandari, T.M., Shakya, N.M.

“…In this context, this study aims to assess the temporal trends and spatial distribution of household water security index (WSI), defined as a ratio of supply to demand for domestic water use for basic human water requirements (50 L per capita per day (lpcd)) and economic growth (135 lpcd) as demand in pre and post-MWSP scenarios. …”
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