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Rapid Characterisation of Farming Systems in Africa RISING: Malawi by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Wageningen University and Research

“…In East and Southern Africa, the project is being implemented in Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia. …”
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Randomness in the experimental samples of PROGRESA --Education, Health, and Nutrition Program by Behrman, Jere R., Todd, Petra E.

“…PROGRESA is a new large-scale social program being implemented in Mexico to provide various kinds of assistance to families living in conditions of extreme poverty. …”
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Lamb survival and ewe longevity in a crossbreeding program between indigenous and exotic sheep in semi-arid lands by Oyieng, Edwin P., Ojango, Julie M.K., Gauly, M., Mrode, Raphael A., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, König, S.

“…For both lambs and ewes, the Dorper had the highest risk of dying or being culled. Among the crossbreds, the DDDR lambs and ewes had higher risks of dying or being culled relative to F1 lambs and ewes. …”
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Analysis of alpha-cypermethrin pesticide residues along the value chain of tomato from Laikipia County, Kenya by Obar, J.A., Kwoba, E., Omosa, Esther, Ekaya, Wellington, Fèvre, Eric M., Onono, J.

“…CONCLUSIONS Despite tested pesticide levels in tomatoes being within legal limits, their frequent detection is concerning due to tomatoes being eaten raw. …”
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Can digital cash transfers serve those in active conflict? Evidence from a randomized intervention in Sudan by Abay, Kibrom A., Abdelfattah, Lina Alaaeldin, Abushama, Hala, Kirui, Oliver K., Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw, Siddig, Khalid

“…This paper evaluates the impact of digital transfers on the well-being of households grappling with active conflict in Sudan. …”
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Comparison of bamboo production systems in six counties in China by Ruíz Pérez, M., Belcher, B.

“…New demands, notably for bamboo shoots are widening the range of species being planted, signaling a trend towards greater diversification, although most bamboo remains the dominant species. …”
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Using Coupled Simulation Models to Link Pastoral Decision Making and Ecosystem Services by Boone, Randall B., Galvin, K.A., BurnSilver, S.B., Thornton, Philip K., Ojima, D.S., Jawson, J.R.

“…The structure of the new agent-based model and linkages between the models are described, and then we demonstrate the model results using a scenario that shows changes in Maasai well-being in response to drought. We then explore two additional but related scenarios, quantifying household well-being if access to a grazing reserve is lost and if access is lost but those most affected are compensated. …”
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Remote sensing and GIS for wetland inventory, mapping and change analysis by Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Finlayson, C. Max, Nagabhatla, Nidhi

“…A multiple purpose wetland inventory is being developed and promoted through partnerships and specific analyses at different scales in response to past uncertainties and gaps in inventory coverage. …”
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How CIAT’s climate research informs and influences decision making in IFAD and the cocoa and coffee sector globally: An outcomes validation report by Nyangaga J

“…Projects are designed to deliver outcomes that can influence impacts that indicate their goals have been or are being realized. In this case, outcomes are described as ‘behavioral changes’ in stakeholders that will have an effect on the target impacts. …”
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Agricultural ecosystems and their services: the vanguard of sustainability? by DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Jones, S.K., Attwood, S., Bossio, Deborah A., Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Enfors, E., Fremier, Alexander K., Gordon, LJ, Kizito, Fred, López Noriega, Isabel, Matthews, Nathaniel, McCartney, Matthew P., Meacham, M., Noble, A.D., Quintero, Marcela, Remans, Roseline, Soppe, Richard, Willemen, L., Wood, SLR, Zhang, Wei

“…Sustainable Development Goals offer an opportunity to improve human well-being while conserving natural resources. Ecosystem services highlight human well-being benefits ecosystems, including agricultural ecosystems, provides. …”
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Trees, soils, and warthogs - distribution of services and disservices from reforestation areas in southern Ethiopia by Byg, A., Novo, P., Dinato, M., Moges, A., Tefera, T., Balana, Bedru, Woldeamanuel, T., Black, H.

“…Ecosystem services approaches have been seen as one way to change this by focussing explicitly on maintaining ecosystems for human well-being of stakeholders at various scales. However, ecosystem services approaches have often ignored trade-offs between groups of people and issues of power and do not automatically lead to better outcomes in terms of human well-being. …”
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The ground beetle Pseudophonus rufipes revealed as predator of Ceratitis capitata in citrus orchards by Monzó, César, Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz, Urbaneja, Alberto, Castanera, Pedro

“…Thereafter, the carabids captured by pitfall traps were analyzed, being DNA-remains of C. capitata detected in 22.2% of them. …”
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Forest fires and fire management in Sweden : a comparison with Spain by López, Jerónimo

“…Even though a big effort is being made throughout this entire region, forest fires still spread over large surfaces every year. …”

Beteendeproblem hos hund som kan leda till avlivning by Lövebrant, Johanna

“…The most common reason for dogs being euthanized is aggression. The aggression can be directed toward humans or other animals, mostly other dogs. …”

One City in Two Countries by Landstedt, Moa, Ollinen, Carin

“…The tangible cultural heritage can be investigated through four phases of HaparandaTornio's institutionalisation; (1) the motion of single projects, (2) joint local policy agreements, (3) creating a joint body and (4) continued responsibility of being defined as a Twin City. The intangible cultural heritage can be recognised through the border being a uniting seam, rather than an isolating barrier, where different languages, mentality and traditions have merged. …”
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Inconsistent diagnosis of acute malnutrition by weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference: Contributors in 16 cross-sectional surveys from South Sudan, the Philippines, Cha... by Roberfroid, Dominique, Huybregts, Lieven, Lachat, Carl, Vrijens, France, Kolsteren, Patrick, Guesdon, Benjamin

“…Overall 23.1 % of the 14,409 children were identified as acutely malnourished by either WHZ−2 or MUAC125, but only 28.5 % of those (949/3,328) were identified by both indicators. Being stunted (+17.8 %; 95 % CI: 14.8 %; 22.8 %), being a female (+16.5 %; 95 % CI: 13.5 %; 19.5 %) and being younger than 24 months (+33.6 %; 95 % CI: 30.4 %; 36.7 %) were factors strongly associated with being detected as malnourished by MUAC125 and not by WHZ−2, whereas having 'longer legs' moderately increased the diagnosis by WHZ−2 (+4.2 %; 95 % CI: 0.7 %; 7.6 %). …”
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Fuentes de agua para consumo humano en la microcuenca La Soledad, Honduras: 1. Caracterización de los acueductos y evaluación de prácticas agrosilvopecuarias by Sosa Pérez, Gabriel, Jiménez Otárola, Francisco

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Bilstaden : om bilismens konsekvenser för stadens gaturum by Magnér, Kalle

What is farm animal welfare? : a study of animal-based food consumers’ perceptions inMexico using the ZMET tool by Capetillo Hernandez, Cristel Alejandra

“…Finally, when thinking of FAW, the respondents ultimately reach three end-states: being compassionate, wellness, and achievement. …”

Hur påverkas dvärghamstrar av att vistas i hamsterbollar? by Karlsson, Maria

“…The hamsters were also observed in their home cage after being in the balls. Statistical analysis was done with the non-parametric Sign test. …”
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