Search Results - "causality"

Intersecciones entre clima, seguridad y movilidad humana en Honduras by Higuera-Florez, Julian, Madurga-Lopez, Ignacio

“…Este informe analiza estas diferentes interacciones entre clima, seguridad y dinámicas de movilidad humana en Honduras, a través de cuatro rutas causales identificadas en la literatura: Ruta Causal 1: Riesgos de conflicto y de seguridad humana asociados con la migración relacionada con el clima. …”
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Statistical modelling of determinants of child stunting using secondary data and Bayesian networks: A UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) action against stunting hub protoc... by Rosenstock, Todd S., Yet, Barbaros

“…Several factors have been implicated in child stunting, but the precise determinants, mechanisms of action and causal pathways remain poorly understood. The objective of this study is to explore causal relationships between the various determinants of child stunting.…”
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Biodiversity and Biogeography of Three Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars which Affect Kiwi Fruit Cultivation by Morán, Félix, Marco-Noales, Ester, Escrich, Ainoa, Barbé, Silvia, López, María M.

“…Three pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae have been reported affecting kiwi fruit plants: Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae causal agent of bacterial canker of kiwi fruit; P. syringae pv. actinidifoliorum, causal agent of leaf spot of kiwi fruit, and P. syringae, pv. syringae causal agent of floral buds necrosis. …”
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Ceratocystis cacaofunesta is responsible of cocoa crops wilt in Colombia: morphological and molecular characterization of isolates by Carrero Gutiérrez, Martha Liliana, González Sayer, Sandra, Jaimes Suárez, Yeirme, González Almario, Carolina, González Almario, Adriana

“…Ceratocystis wilt is a prevalent disease affecting cocoa crops in the country, with C. fimbriata identified as its causal agent. However, there are still inconsistencies at the morphological level regarding the causal species, which contradict the causal relationship of the pathogen with the disease, affecting its diagnosis. …”
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Theory of Change for five learning labs - vegetable and maize-legume cropping systems in Ethiopia and Kenya by Nchanji, Eileen, Cosmas, Lutomia, Ketema, Dessalegn, Ayuya, Oscar, Nyamolo, Victor, Jong, Arnold

“…A theory of change (ToC) is a strategic framework that outlines causal pathways through which specific initiative outcomes are achieved. …”
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Forests and human health in the tropics: some important connections by Colfer, C.J.P., Sheil, Douglas, Kaimowitz, D., Kishi, M.

“…This paper contains an overview of the state of human health in and around forests, and the causal links between forests and human health. It identifies four central links between forests and human health, focusing on two central questions: 1. …”
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Synergistic relationship of bacterial blight and anthracnose disease pathogen in cassava multiple infection by Fokunang, C.N., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Ikotun, T.

“…A study was conducted at the greenhouse of the international institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan,Nigeria to investigate the synergistic relationship of xanthomonas campestris pv. Manihotics (causal agent of cassava bacteria blight CBB), and colletotrichum gloeosporiodes f.sp manihotics (causal agent of cassava anthracnose disease CAD), in cassava multiple infection. …”
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Rice hoja blanca: a complex plant-virus-vector pathosystem by Morales, Francisco José, Jennings, Peter R.

“…Rice hoja blanca (RHB; white leaf) devastated rice ( Oryza sativa ) plantings in tropical America for half a century, before scientists could either identify its causal agent or understand the nature of its cyclical epidemics. …”
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Secondary data analysis using evidence-based bayesian networks with an application to investigate the determinants of childhood stunting by Yet, Barbaros, Öykü Başerdem, Elif, Rosenstock, Todd

“…In order to build BNs from a combination of knowledge and secondary data, the causal structure is firstly built based on expert knowledge and published evidence, and then the parameters are learned from the data. …”
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Intersections of climate, security and human mobility in the community of Cedeño, Marcovia, department of Choluteca, Honduras by Palou-Zuniga, Nohelia, Higuera-Florez, Julian

“…Thus, the five causal pathways of climate security and human mobility identified in this community were: 1. …”
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Review of literature on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka by Noble, A.D., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Manthrithilake, Herath, Arasalingam, Sutharsiny

“…It attempts to provide an overview of the possible environmentally-induced causal factors that have been implicated in the development of the disease, and identifies the gaps in research and recommends potential areas for future research. …”
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Does Environmental party representation matter for investments in green infrastructure? : a regression discontinuity approach by Jörnling, Angelica

“…The results show that there is a positive causal effect of Environmental Party representation on investments in green infrastructure. …”

Efforts of researchers and other stakeholders to manage an unfolding epidemic: Lessons from potato purple top in Ecuador by Navarrete, I., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Andrade-Piedra, J.L., Struik, P.C.

“…We show that the complexity of the diagnosis of causal agent(s) of purple top caused uncertainty among stakeholders. …”
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COVID-19 and food (in)security in Africa: Review of the emerging empirical evidence by Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr., Nshakira-Rukundo, Emmanuel, Gebrekidan, Bisrat Haile

“…There are many attempts to suggest this relationship may be causal with some robust methods in some contexts, but data limitations prevail which constrains causal learning. …”
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How will training traders contribute to improved food safety in informal markets for meat and milk? A theory of change analysis by Johnson, Nancy L., Mayne, John, Grace, Delia, Wyatt, Amanda

“…The results show that for some parts of the impact pathway, outcomes and causal links are well defined and supported by evidence, while for others, the program logic needs to be refined and more evidence gathered to validate hypothesized causal relationships in specific contexts. …”
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Outcomes and Impacts of Development Interventions: Toward Conceptual Clarity by Belcher, B., Palenberg, M.

“…Based on this assessment, the article proposes a remedy in three parts: applying good definition practice in future definition updates, differentiating causal perspectives and using appropriate causal language, and employing meaningful qualifiers when using the terms outcome and impact. …”
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Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation by Baylis, K., Honey-Rosés, J., Börner, J., Corbera, E., Ezzine-de-Blas, D., Ferraro, P.J., Lapeyre, R., Persson, U.M., Pfaff, A., Wunder, Sven

“…Such designs measure causal effects of specific interventions by comparing outcomes with the interventions to outcomes in credible counterfactual scenarios. …”
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Ceratobasidium sp. AG-A, root pathogen of Calibrachoa hybrida by Borrelli, Nicolás Pablo, Moreno, María Virginia, Stenglein, Sebastian, Stancanelli, Santiago, Wright, Eduardo R., Rivera, Marta Carolina

“…The objective of this study was to identify the causal agent of the disease. Five morphologically identical isolates developed from the roots of wilting plants. …”
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A mechanisms-based explanation of nutrition policy (dis)integration processes in Uganda by Namugumya, Brenda Shenute, Candel, Jeroen J. L., Talsma, Elise F., Termeer, Catrien J. A. M.

“…However, the explanatory value of these studies has remained relatively limited, as the causal processes through which independent variables affect policy outcomes remain unelucidated. …”
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Methods and explanations in the study of human actions and their environmental effects. CIFOR/WWF Special Publication. by Vayda, A.P.

“…Citing relevant sources from the literature of philosophy as well as social and biological science, he argues that we should be guided in our research by the goal of giving causal explanations of concrete human behaviour and its concrete environmental effects. …”
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