Resultados de búsqueda - "blindness"

Motor pump revolution in Ethiopia: promises at a crossroads por Dessalegn, Mengistu, Merrey, Douglas J.

“…We analyse the wider implications for Africa of this blindness to the social dimension of pump irrigation and offer suggestions on future policy and applied research to address the problem before it becomes a widespread crisis.…”
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Dealing with disagreements at water management meetings por Viio Löfberg, Johanna

“…“yes, but…” exchanges, laughter, tactful blindness and stand-offs by postpone the management of the disagreement to another, unspecified, time point in the future. …”
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Hidden hunger: A global problem with local solutions por Ulimwengu, John M., Domgho, Léa Magne, Collins, Julia, Badiane, Ousmane

“…Vitamin A deficiency is the primary cause of preventable childhood blindness and a major contributor to child sickness and deaths from other diseases. …”
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Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) – a peripheral empire commodity in French West Africa, 1894–1960 por Wardell, D.A., Elias, Marlène, Zida, M., Tapsoba, A., Rousseau, K., Gautier, D., Lovett, P.N., Bama, T.

“…Yet, we suggest that French colonial policies failed due to a composite of factors including the limited investment in either the colony or shea as an oilseed crop, adaptation by women shea producers to the extraction of male labour and the trade opportunities created by new international borders, and the 'blindness' of colonial officials to the economic, social and cultural functions of periodic local markets used by women shea traders. …”
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Farming practices and crop varietal choice among Ugandan bean and sweet potato producers por LaRochelle, Catherine, Labarta, Ricardo, Katungi, Enid, Herrington, Caitlin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Ball, Anna-Marie, Birol, Ekin, Alwang, Jeffrey

“…VAD further impedes child growth, contributes to blindness, lessens immune function, and increases the morbidity and mortality of children and pregnant women (WHO 2009). …”
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Differences of progressive retinal atrophy in dogs por Ekroth, Lisen

“…A group of diseases that affect the dog’s sight is progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) a disease that means that the photoreceptors in the retina of the eye either not develop normally or undergo degeneration and thereby causes vision loss and blindness. The disease affects many different breeds and is inherited. …”

Promoting gender equity in marine protected areas: A self-assessment tool por Bonilla Anariba, Sara, Sanders, Arie, Canty, Steven

“…Currently, there is inherent gender blindness in the establishment and management of MPAs, which is likely to be confounded as existing MPAs are expanded and new areas are designated. …”
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Performance, Variance Components, and Acceptability of Pro-vitamin A-Biofortified Sweetpotato in Southern Africa and Implications in Future Breeding por Gasura, E., Matsaure, F., Setimela, P.S., Rugare, J.T., Nyakurwa, C.S., Andrade, M.I.

“…In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major cause of blindness in children under 5 years. Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas L.) is widely grown in this region, and pro-vitamin A varieties could help to combat such problems. …”
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Evaluation of pro-vitamin A enriched maize hybrids for fighting hidden hunger in Nepal por Tripathi, Mahendra Prasad, Gautam, Damodar, Koirala, Keshab Babu, Shrestha, Hari Kumar, Issa, Abdurahman Beshir

“…Prevailing vitamin A deficiency is a malnutrition repercussing retarded growth, weak immune system and night-blindness in human beings. Pro-vitamin A enriched maize hybrids could be a strategy for combating vitamin A deficiency, mostly prevailing in children and women of Nepal. …”
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Breeding for enhanced ß-Carotene content in cassava: constraints and accomplishments por Njoku, DN, Vernon, G, Egesi, Chiedozie N., Asante, I.K., Offei, SK, Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Kulakow, Peter A., Eke-Okoro, O.N., Ceballos, H.

“…It is also well known that vitamin A deficiency is primarily caused by dietary inadequacy that results in progressive eye damage and eventually leads to blindness, especially in children. In addition, affected children suffer from a weakened immune system. …”
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Up-scaling orange-fleshed sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam) technologies in western Kenya. por Ndolo, P.J., McEwan, M., Akhwale, M., Odongo, M., Nabiwa, G., Yaite, B.

“…Vitamin A deficiency is a major nutritional problem in Kenya, leading to night blindness and high mortality rate in infants. Consumption of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) that is high in -carotene (pro-vitamin A), can reduce the risk of the deficiency. …”
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Reframing plastic through experiences at a beach clean-up : a frame analysis of experience-based learnings at a beach clean-up for creating knowledge, building responsibility and m... por Busch, Jana Ricarda

“…Literature reveals that the current plastic crisis is sustained through a collective blindness towards plastic and a diffusion of responsibility for the crisis. …”

Att se hälsoträdgårdens färger med huden por Ottenby, Cecilia

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The refractive state of the eye in Icelandic horses heterozygous for the Silver mutation por Johansson, Maria K

“…Horses homozygous for the Silver mutation (TT) are affected by multiple eye defects causing visual impairment or even blindness. Horses heterozygous for the Silver mutation (CT) usually have iridociliary cysts, occasionally extending into the peripheral retina. …”

Validation of KASP-SNP markers in cassava germplasm for marker-assisted selection of increased carotenoid content and dry matter content por Ige, A.D., Olasanmi, B., Bauchet, Guillaume J., Kayondo, S.I., Mbanjo, E., Uwugiaren, R., Motomura-Wages, S., Norton, J., Egesi, Chiedozie N., Parkes, Elizabeth Y., Kulakow, Peter A., Ceballos, H., Dieng, I., Rabbi, I.Y.

“…Biofortified varieties contribute to the alleviation of provitamin A deficiency, a leading cause of preventable blindness common among pre-school children and pregnant women in developing countries particularly Africa. …”
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Vila i träd : sambandet mellan gravträd och människors miljöengagemang och attityd till växtlighet por Kristensson, Klara

An Outbreak of Sodium Fluoroacetate (1080) Intoxication in Selenium- and Copper-Deficient Sheep in California por Giannitti, Federico, Anderson, Mark, Caspe, Sergio Gaston, Mete, A., East, N.E., Mostrom, M., Poppenga, R.

“…Both ewes and lambs exhibited disoriented running, followed by apparent blindness, weakness, ataxia, coma, and death. Over the next 4 days, 63 ewes and 80 lambs died with a peak at 3 days after grazing the suspect pasture (157/445, 35% mortality). …”
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Síndrome de movilización grasa en vacas de cría por falta de adaptación al consumo de silo de maíz = Fat mobilization syndrome in beef cows due to poor adaptation to corn silage co... por Sandoval, Gabriela Virginia, Ruiz, Álvaro Francisco, Micheloud, Juan Francisco

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Veterinära rådgivningssamtal : faktorer som påverkar genomförandet av diskuterade råd por Göransdotter, Lowa

Kattpest : kliniskt uttryck och immunoprofylax por Staaf Hästö, Lovisa