Search Results - "Rationalism"

The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in public works programs: Evidence from the MGNREGA in India by Narayanan, Sudha, Das, Upasak, Liu, Yanyan, Barrett, Christopher B.

“…We find further that rationing is strongly associated with indicators of implementation ability such as staff capacity. …”
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Tubaramure, a food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition program in Burundi, increased household food security and energy and micronutrient consumption, and maternal and... by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Bliznashka, Lilia, Ruel, Marie T.

“…The treatment arms received the same food ration but differed in the ration timing and duration: 1) the first 1000 d; 2) from pregnancy through 17.9 mo of age; or 3) from birth through 23.9 mo of age. …”
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Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program, reduces child stunting in Burundi: A cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.

“…A second objective was to assess the differential effect when varying the timing and duration of receiving food rations.…”
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Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages by Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos, Castelán-Ortega, O.A., Galindo-Maldonado, F. A., Arango, Jacobo, Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael, Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie, Flores Santiago, E.J., Montoya Flores, María Denisse, Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina, Piñeiro Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad, Arceo Castillo, Jeyder Israel, Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando, Ramírez Avilés, L., Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier

“…Results showed that when foliage and ground pods of tropical trees and shrubs were incorporated in cattle rations, methane yield (g CH4/kg DM intake) was decreased by 10% to 25%, depending on plant species and level of intake of the ration. …”
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Crecimiento de terneros utilizando cantidades limitadas de leche y formulaciones con niveles proteínicos diferentes by Jarquín, Roberto, González, Jorge Mario, Braham, J. Edgar, Bressani, Ricardo, Cabezas, Marco Tulio

“…All of them were then exposed for 8 weeks to a feeding system based on rations with a protein content ranging from 17.8 to 25.1 per cent. …”
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Studies on Sudan Desert sheep: 1. Effect of feeding to lambs of poor quality dry desert grass (humra) and subsequent refeeding on a high plane of nutrition on live weight growth, c... by Gaili, E.S.E., Mahgoub, O.

“…Generally, the live weight gain of lambs fed on Humra, with or without cottonseed cake, was poor whereas lambs fed on the complete ration made significantly (p…”
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Vi bedriver en business, vi är ingen välgörenhet : hästföretagens relation till byråkratin och näringens framtidsutsikter by Asplund, Maria

Feeding of dry cows by Lindqvist, Ellen

“…The results showed that using total mixed ration or separate feeding had no effect on the parameters studied. …”
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The impact of Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program in Burundi, on household food consumption and maternal and child dietary diversity by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Bliznashka, Lilia, Ruel, Marie T.

“…Tubaramure is a food‐assisted integrated health and nutrition program that targets pregnant women and their child up to 2 y of age (first 1000 d) in two highly food insecure provinces in Burundi. Monthly food rations include corn‐soy‐blend (CSB) and vit A‐ and D‐fortified oil. …”
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Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis by Barrios, M, Arias, L, San José, J.J

“…Results indicated that the main factors were related to the technological and economic rationality components of the agricultural systems. …”
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Koncentrationer av mjölkurea, våmammoniak och urinurea vid olika halter av kalium i foderstaten till mjölkkor by Johansson, Sara

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Effect of dried leaves of Leucaena leucocephala on rumen fermentation, rumen microbial population, and enteric methane production in crossbred heifers by Montoya Flores, María Denisse, Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina, Arango, Jacobo, Romano Muñoz, José Luis, Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier, Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando, Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos

“…There was a linear reduction (p < 0.05) in CH4 emissions as the levels of DLL in the ration were increased. Results of this study suggest that an inclusion of 12% DM of ration as DLL enhances digestible CP and reduces daily production of enteric CH4 without adversely affecting DMI, rumen microbial population, and fermentation parameters.…”
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Community-based integrated control of trypanosomosis in cattle by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Rational Drug Use can be combined with other methods that reduce the numbers of tsetse flies to further slow the spread of resistance to trypanocidal medicines. …”
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Food transfers, electronic food vouchers and child nutritional status among Rohingya children living in Bangladesh by Hoddinott, John F., Dorosh, Paul A., Filipski, Mateusz J., Rosenbach, Gracie, Tiburcio, Ernesto

“…Objective: To examine associations between receipt of an electronic food voucher (e-voucher) compared to food rations on the nutritional status of Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. …”
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Dynamics and politics of policy change by Chowdhury, Tawfiq-e-Elahi, Haggblade, Steven

“…Played out over two decades, since the 1970s, this fascinating and complex tale has involved powerful interest groups, including at least three different governments of Bangladesh, half a dozen key food-aid donors, millions of ration recipients, 10,000 ration shop dealers, an equal number of officials managing government food programs, and more than 1,700 millers who supply government rice (Table 9.1). …”
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Global conservation strategy for Musa (Banana and Plantain): A consultative document prepared in collaboration with partners in the Musa research-and-development community. March 2... by Rosales, F.E., Belalcázar Carvajal, S., Pocasangre, L.E.

“…This document presents a strategy to rationalize the conservation of the banana gene pool and promote the safe use and distribution of a wide range of diversity, all the way to farmers fields.…”
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Development of coordinated research efforts by Mamo, T., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Tedla, A.

“…The experience of ICRISAT with the use of Vertisols in semi-arid India indicates that the key to drastically improved productivity of Vertisols is the effective control of surface soil water which then enables rational use of the land for food and feed production. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance among poultry farmers in urban and peri-urban areas of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Sawadogo, A., Kagambèga, A., Moodley, Arshnee, Ouédraogo, A.A., Barro, N., Dione, Michel M.

“…Lack of knowledge about the rational use of antibiotics including their use without a prescription are serious risk factors for the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Does rainfall variability explain low uptake of agricultural credit? Evidence from Ethiopia by Abay, Kibrom A., Koru, Bethelhem, Chamberlin, Jordan, Berhane, Guush

“…We further examine whether rainfall uncertainty explains credit rationing among those households not participating in rural credit markets. …”
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Improving the use of available feed resources to overcome sheep feeding deficits in western China by Philp, Joshua, Komarek, Adam M., Pain, Sarah J., Li, Xueling, Bellotti, William D.

“…The results indicate that the capacity for underfed Tan weaner sheep to absorb energy from low protein rations typical of winter rapidly degrades and that the lucerne hay in the diet prevented this decline. …”
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