Search Results - "Scientist"

Data synthesis of multiple on-farm trials to generate regional variety recommendations: the case of common bean in Central America by Brown, David, Aguilar, Amílcar, Barrios, Mirna, Bruin, Sytze de, Sousa, Kauê de, Gallardo, Omar, Gómez, Marvin, Hernández, Juan Carlos, Chaves, Néstor F., Machida, Lewis, Mejia, Pablo, Mercado, Leida, Pavón, Mainor, Rosas, Juan Carlos, Steinke, Jonathan, Suchini, José Gabriel, Zelaya, Veronica, Etten, Jacob van

“…This approach involves the participation of farmers as citizen scientists at scale and ensures data are collected digitally, facilitating data synthesis. …”
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Cost-effective cassava processing: case study of small-scale flash-fryer reengineering by Tran, Thierry, Abass, A., Taborda Andrade, Luis Alejandro, Chapuis, Arnaud, Precoppe, Marcelo, Adinsi, Laurent, Bouniol, Alexandre, Ojide, Makuachukwu, Adegbite, Suraju Adeyemi, Lukombo, Simon Singi, Sartas, Murat, Teeken, Béla, Kuate, Apollin Fotso, Ndjouenkeu, Robert, Moreno, Martín, Belalcázar, John Eiver, Becerra López-Lavalle, Luis Augusto, Dufou, Dominique

“…Taking stock of this situation, RTB scientists have developed several innovations to optimize energy effciency and costs, including a longer drying pipe, reengineered heat exchanger, larger blower for higher air velocity, and a higher product/air ratio. …”
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Celebrating Professor Rajeev K. Varshney's transformative research odyssey from genomics to the field on his induction as Fellow of the Royal Society by Garg, Vanika, Barmukh, Rutwik, Annapurna Chitikineni, Roorkiwal, Manish, Ojiewo, Chris O., Abhishek Bohra, Thudi, Mahendar, Singh, Vikas K., Kudapa, Himabindu, Saxena, Rachit K., Fountain, Jake C., Mir, Reyazul Rouf, Chellapilla Bharadwaj, Xiaoping Chen, Liu Xin, Pandey, Manish K.

“…Starting from a small town in India and reaching the global stage, Professor Varshney's academic and professional trajectory has inspired many scientists active in research today. His ground-breaking work, especially his effort to list orphan tropical crops to genomic resource-rich entities, has been transformative. …”
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Does a citizen science approach enhance the effectiveness of flood early warning systems? Evidence from the Akaki Catchment, Ethiopia by Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Bekele, Tilaye Worku, Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Mdee, A., Nicol, Alan, Cohen, J., Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Tedla, H. Z., Demissie, Kirubel

“…However, the longer-term participation of citizen scientists in flood EWSs is challenging due to the disparity between commitment levels and benefits, lack of legal frameworks, and insufficient recognition of community diversity within policy frameworks. …”
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Importance of parasitic foodborne diseases in rural areas of southern Laos: A long-term case study using an integrated approach by Putthana, V., Promburom, P., Lacksivy, T., Meunsen, D., Keosengthong, A., Danner, G., Keonam, K., Changleuxai, P., Adsanychanh, N., Sanamxay, D., Suthammavong, P., Ninnasopha, K., Binot, A., Herder, S., Unger, Fred

“…A multidisciplinary research team consisting of vets, public health, environmental, social and participatory modelling scientists has been established and jointly implemented activities using quantitative (e.g. serological sampling) and qualitative methods such as PRA and Participatory Epidemiology. …”
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Phylogenetic Prediction of Alternaria Leaf Blight Resistance in Wild and Cultivated Species of Carrots by Arbizu Berrocal, Carlos Irvin, Tas, Pamela M., Simon, Philipp W., Spooner, David M.

“…Plant scientists make inferences and predictions from phylogenetic trees to solve scientific problems. …”
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Factors influencing the effectiveness of group interactions among international and interdisciplinary early‑career researchers working toward environmental sustainability in climat... by Enriquez, Andrea Soledad, Temoltzin Loranca, Yunuén, LLanos, Eduardo, Schrapffer, Anthony, Jansen, Sarah, Adade Williams, Portia, Saravia Tomasina, Celmira, Perez, Natalia Jesica, Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor

“…There is a concern about training the next generation of scientists to holistically address climate change. One way to address this concern is gathering researchers to promote collaboration, as a critical aspect of the scientific perspective. …”
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MAGGnet : an international network to foster mitigation of agricultural greehouse gases by Lewczuk, Nuria, Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela, Liebig, M.A., Franzluebbers, A.J., Alvarez, Carolina, Chiesa, Tomás Della, Piñeiro, Gervasio, Yahdjian, María Laura, Grace, P., Cabral, Osvaldo Machado Rodrigues, Martin-Neto, Ladislau, Rodrigues, Renato de Aragao Ribeiro, Amiro, B., Angers, D., Hao, X., Oelbermann, M., Tenuta, M., Munkholm, L.J., Regina, K., Cellier, Pierre, Ehrhardt, Fiona, Richard, G., Dechow, R., Agus, F., Widiarta, N., Spink, J., Berti, Antonio, Grignani, Carlo, Mazzoncini, Marco, Orsini, Roberto, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Seddaiu, Giovanna, Tei, Francesco, Ventrella, Domenico, Vitali, Giuliano, Kishimoto-Mo, A., Shirato, Y., Sudo, S., Shin, J., Schipper, L., Savé, Robert, Leifeld, J., Spadavecchia, L., Yeluripati, J., Del Grosso, Stephen J., Rice, Charles W., Sawchik, Jorge

“…Research networks provide a framework for review, synthesis and systematic testing of theories by multiple scientists across international borders critical for addressing global-scale issues. …”
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The Worldwide Threat from Destructive Isolates of Citrus Tristeza Virus. A Review by Roistacher, C. N., Moreno, Pedro

“…Also, to test for and eliminate very destructive forms of CTV, to strengthen quarantine laws and regulations, and to educate scientists, nurseryman and growers to the dangers involved in budwood importation and virus or vector spread.…”
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Vad är en sinnesträdgård? by Andresen, Tanja Charlotte Baast, Larsson, Victoria

“…According to our six informants - a politician, a project manager, two landscape architects and scientists, and two occupational therapists, the concept has not yet been defined. …”
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Socio-cultural sustainability of pig production: farm visits with citizen panels in the Netherlands and Denmark by Boogaard, Birgit K., Boekhorst, L.J.S., Oosting, Simon J., Sørensen, J.T.

“…Farmers and animal scientists tend to put most emphasis on the economic and environmental pillar and largely ignore the socio-cultural pillar. …”
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Dataset of the survey on e-registration and geo-referenced of rice value chain actors for the diffusion of technologies: Case of Benin and Côte d'Ivoire by Arouna, A., Aboudou, R.

“…Data can be used by scientists to have better understanding of the rice value chains, rice production systems, the level of knowledge, accessibility and adoption of improved rice varieties and agricultural technologies, for further research regarding rice value chain development, technologies testing and socioeconomics study of rice value chain actors. …”
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Macropropagation as an innovative technology: lessons and observations from projects in Cameroon by Lefranc, L.M., Lescot, T., Staver, Charles, Kwa, M., Michel, I., Nkapnang, I., Temple, L., Dubois, E.

“…Growers, nursery operators, extension workers and scientists should all take part in developing minimum specifications for the production of good quality planting materials. …”
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Citizen science in community-based watershed management: an institutional analysis in Ethiopia by Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Gowing, J., Walker, D., Parkin, G.

“…The engagement of communities (non-scientists) in the collection of reliable hydrometeorological data (a citizen science approach) has the potential to address part of the data gaps in Ethiopia. …”
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Enacting theories of change for food systems transformation under climate change by Dinesh, Dhanush, Hegger, Dries, Klerkx, Laurens, Vervoort, Joost M., Campbell, Bruce M., Driessen, Peter P.J.

“…We seek to advance the literature on transforming food systems under a changing climate, by identifying concrete next steps for scientists and practitioners. We do this by adapting a theory of change proposed by Campbell et al. (2018). …”
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Impacts of catchment restoration on water availability and drought resilience in Ethiopia: a meta‐analysis by Meaza, Hailemariam, Abera, Wuletawu, Nyssen, Jan

“…To conclude, catchment restoration practices in degraded landscapes have twin goals: enhancing freshwater availability and building drought resilience. We suggest scientists, donors, and managers to work on spreading restoration efforts to other degraded landscapes to improve water yield in the face of climate variability.…”
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Developing high-yielding Striga-resistant maize in sub-Saharan Africa by Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Fakorede, M.A.B., Akinwale, R.O., Adewale, Samuel A., Akaogu, I.C.

“…The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in collaboration with national scientists, have used team approach to investigate how best to solve the problem. …”
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ICARDA and SAHARA & Sahel Observatory: Building Resilient Pastoral Systems by Frija, Aymen

“…ICARDA scientists recently met with The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) team of experts to discuss the potential of collaboration in research on pastoral systems and adaptation to address climate change impacts on rural farmers. …”
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Modeling Soil Organic Carbon Changes under Alternative Climatic Scenarios and Soil Properties Using DNDC Model at a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Environment by Lembaid, Ibtissame, Moussadek, Rachid, Mrabet, Rachid, Bouhaouss, Ahmed

“…The information in this paper can be helpful for scientists and policy makers, who are dealing with regions of similar environmental conditions as Merchouch Station, by identifying alternative scenarios of soil carbon sequestration.…”
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Development of a pilot scale energy efficient flash dryer for cassava flour by Adegbite, S.A., Asiru, W.B., Sartas, M., Tran, T., Taborda, L.A., Chapuis, Arnaud, Ojide, M., Abass, A.

“…Excel tools developed by the CGIAR (RTB) scientists were used to design the components and built using locally sourced materials. …”
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