Search Results - "The Elders"

Manejo agronomico del cultivo de cafe (Coffea arabica L.) en etapa de vivero, variedad Parainema, San Juan del Rio Coco, Madriz, Nicaragua, 2019 by Villarreyna Alvarado, Elder Alfredo

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The impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance by Zhang, Xin, Chen, Xi, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…The damage on the aging brain by air pollution likely imposes substantial health and economic costs, considering that cognitive functioning is critical for the elderly for both running daily errands and making high-stake decisions.…”
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Utbrott av livsmedelsburen smitta på äldreboenden i Sverige by Arvidsson, Andreas

“…En litteratursökning gjordes via ISI Web of Knowledge, sökorden elderly* and food poison* och gastroenteritis and elderly and food användes. …”
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Estudio comparativo entre los métodos diagnósticos para mastitis subclínicas, California Test y DRAMINSKI 4Q en vacas Jersey, Diriamba – Carazo, Agosto –Octubre, 2015 by Reyes Sánchez, Elder Azael, Arguello Sánchez, Jefferson Steven

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Caracterización de aislamientos de Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli y evaluación de fuentes de resistencia a la bacteriosis común del frijol by Argeñal G., Elder R.

“…Argeñal, Elder 1999. Caracterización de aislamientos de Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli y evaluación de fuentes de resistencia a la bacteriosis común del frijol. …”
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Beyond “women and youth”: Applying intersectionality in agricultural research for development by Tavenner, Katie, Crane, Todd A.

“…While this framing aims to recognize the customary inequities in agricultural development activities traditionally oriented toward elder men, the homogenization of these categories does not capture the intra-gender differences between these social groups. …”
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Will China’s demographic transition exacerbate its income inequality? A CGE modeling with top-down microsimulation by Wang, Xinxin, Chen, Kevin Z., Robinson, Sherman, Huang, Zuhui

“…The results of the poverty and inequality index indicate that population aging has a negative impact on the reduction of poverty while its impact is positive with regard to equality. In addition, elderly rural households are experiencing the most serious poverty, and their inequality problems compared with other household groups and within group inequality worsens with demographic transition. …”
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Participatory methods for planning the future in forest communities by Evans, K., Jong, W. de, Cronkleton, P., Nghi, Tran Huu

“…The methods encourage participation by members who have little experience with structured planning, including the most marginalized: women, elderly, and illiterate participants. The methods are useful as planning tools, for generating records of decisionmaking processes, and for preparing for negotiations between communities and local governments…”
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Establecimiento de pasturas en finca by Oyola, Elder

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Gender and resilience to health shocks: Evidence from financial and health diaries in rural Kenya and Nigeria by Janssens, Wendy, Kramer, Berber, Murphy, Mike

“…The burden of responding to health shocks often falls disproportionately on women, since they usually act as primary caregivers in households, and as a result are responsible for managing the health of children or elderly dependents. Despite this, much research around the uptake of health insurance or other risk-management products focuses on households instead of individuals, without considering how gender may affect individual preferences for, and access to, these products. …”
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Mixed farming systems initiative enhances productivity and resilience in Nepal’s hill agriculture by International Water Management Institute

“…The initiative has also introduced socio-technical innovations tailored for women and elderly farmers, strengthened entrepreneurship skills among female and smallholder farmers, and fostered stronger networks among diverse farming groups. …”
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Vad innebär framgång för lantbrukare? by Holmgren, Patrik

Effects on neuroprotection and α-synuclein expression of a Canna coccinea rhizome extract by Spotorno, Viviana Graciela, Roxo, Mariana, Wetterauer, Bernhard, Zabal, Osvaldo Alfredo, Wink, Michael

“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly, currently with no cure. Its mechanisms are not well understood, however α-synuclein protein aggregation plays a central role in the pathogenesis of PD, leading to neurodegeneration. …”
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Presentation for Global Food 50/50 Launch Event by Tanaka, Sonja, Njuki, Jemimah

“…The data reveal policy attention to parental leave, but other policies related to family needs, such as child care and elder care, remain scarce. This launch event seminar will present key findings from the report and explore how this new accountability mechanism can empower a broader movement to demand more equitable and inclusive organizations across the global food system.…”
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Rågsveds Hälsoträdgård by Ben-Hamadou, Bente

“…The purpose of this work is to investigate if it is possible to create a restorative garden on a rooftop in a large city and to investigate if it by mean of a welcoming atmosphere, appropriate design and meaningful activities can contribute to a better quality of life for the elderly users. On the basis of theories of environmental psychology and horticultural therapy, an inquiry and an asking guide for interviews with inhabitants and staff at the assisted dwelling center of Rågsved, Stockholm was developed. …”
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Impact evaluation study for Egypt's Takaful and Karama cash transfer program: Synthesis report- Summary of key findings form the quantitative and qualitative impact evaluation stud... by Breisinger, Clemens, Gilligan, Daniel O., ElDidi, Hagar, El-Enbaby, Hoda, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kassim, Yumna, Kurdi, Sikandra, Jilani, Amir Hamza, Thai, Giang, Goessinger, Karim-Yassin, Moataz, Yasmine, Petesch, Patti

“…Takaful supports poor families with children under 18 years of age, while Karama supports the poor elderly and disabled. For Takaful, the amount of cash that households receive depends on the number of children and their school level, while the Karama transfer is a set rate per individual. …”
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What is the optimal locus of control for social assistance programs? Evidence from the productive safety net programme in Ethiopia by Simons, Andrew M.

“…We recover the preferences revealed by local communities’ aid allocations and find they are pro-poor, allocating more to underprivileged groups with lower wage earning potential (e.g., teenage girls vs. teenage boys, adult women vs. adult men, elderly vs. working age adults). Despite communities’ pro-poor implementation, the program with constrained funding does not significantly lower overall poverty rates. …”
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Skogens ekonomiska stöd – vilka är det som ej söker och varför? by Lönnroth, Lina

“…The knowledge about the contributions was a bit higher among elder people and men, compared to younger people and women. …”
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Mother-father resources and girl-boy health in rural Bangladesh by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Third, establishment of a formal social security system could reduce bias toward investing more in sons by decreasing elderly parents’ reliance on adult sons.…”
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Livelihood transitions and determinants in rural South Africa: insights from a longitudinal analysis of households in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga Province by Rusere, F., Samimi, C., Mkuhlani, S., Hunter, L., Twine, W.

“…Reliance on social grants was higher among larger households and those with more elderly members, while households with more working-age adults favored migrant employment. …”
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