Search Results - "causality"

A refined method for theory-based evaluation of the societal impacts of research by Belcher, B., Davel, R., Claus, R.

“…Evaluation is especially challenging for problem-oriented research that employs inter- and transdisciplinary approaches and intervenes in complex systems, where experimental and statistical approaches to causal inference are inappropriate. Instead, theory-based evaluation can be applied to identify and test causal processes. …”
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Mapping the effect of antimicrobial resistance in poultry production in Senegal: an integrated system dynamics and network analysis approach by Aboah, Joshua, Ngom, B., Emes, E., Fall, A.G., Seydi, M., Faye, A., Dione, Michel M.

“…However, one balancing feedback loop that revolves around the causal link between producers’ investment in qualified human resource personnel to ensure good farm management practices underline the financial implication of producers’ investment decisions. …”
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The impact of forage condition on household food security in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia by Alulu, Vincent, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Lepariyo, Watson, Paliwal, Ambica, Galgallo, Diba, Gobu, Wako, Banerjee, Rupsha R.

“…We studied the causal link between forage condition and food security in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia and probed the mechanisms through which the effects occur. …”
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Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Mo, Cecilia H.

“…We share insights from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted across three states of southwestern Nigeria (Oyo, Ogun, and Osun) involving over 5,800 women participants from 450 communities. We causally test whether training women alone, as well as whether training them in tandem (though in separate sessions) with their husbands, can increase women’s access to and investments in livelihood opportunities. …”
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Intimate partner violence and women's economic preferences by Anderberg, Dan, Cassidy, Rachel, Dam, Anaya, Hidrobo, Melissa, Leight, Jessica, Morsink, Karlijn

“…Together, these results provide consistent, novel causal evidence that exposure to IPV induces individuals to discount the future more heavily. …”
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Mortaja blanca, enfermedad de la papa causada por el hongoRosellinia sp. by Guerrero G., Omar

“…Principal biological aspects of the soil-borne fungus Rosellinia sp. causal agent of the potato "Mortaja Blanca" is presented. …”
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How do programs work to improve child nutrition? Program impact pathways of three nongovernmental organization intervention projects in the Peruvian highlands by Kim, Sunny S., Habicht, Jean-Pierre, Menon, Purnima, Stoltzfus, Rebecca J.

“…Beyond the logical sequence of program inputs, outputs, and outcomes, the conceptualization of impact pathways is a useful approach for understanding the causal connections required for impact and for identifying where attention and reinforcements may be required within program operation. …”
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Optimización del desempeño predictivo de modelos de selección genómica en el contexto del mejoramiento genético forestal by Jurcic, Esteban Javier

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Draft Genome Sequence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 from Peru, obtained by nanopore and illumina hybrid assembly by Leiva Sandoval, Ana Maria, Rouard, Mathieu, López Alvarez, Diana, Cenci, Alberto, Breton, Catherine, Acuña, Rosalyn, Rojas, Juan Carlos, Dita Rodriguez, Miguel Angel, Cuéllar, Wilmer Jose

“…Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) is the causal agent of Fusarium wilt, a major threat to the banana industry worldwide. …”
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Draft genome sequence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 from Peru, obtained by nanopore and illumina hybrid assembly by Leiva, Ana M., Rouard, Mathieu, Lopez Alvarez, Diana, Cenci, Alberto, Breton, Catherine, Acuña Payano, Rosalyn Katherine, Rojas Llanque, Juan Carlos, Dita, Miguel, Cuellar, Wilmer J.

“…Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) is the causal agent of Fusarium wilt, a major threat to the banana industry worldwide. …”
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Prospección fitosanitaria en sistemas productivos hortícolas del cinturón verde de Córdoba (CVC). by Pastor, Silvina Estela, Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz, Di Feo, Liliana Del Valle, Perez Grosso, Tomas, Pérez, A., Prado, A., Narmona, Luis Rogelio, Scifo, A., Vaghi Medina, Carlos Gaston, Serra, Gerardo Victor, Fichetti, P., Barbero, Gabriel, Alemandri, Vanina Maria, Celli, Marcos Giovani, Perotto, Maria Cecilia, Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia, Zanini, Andrea Alejandra, Giolitti, Fabian, Trucco, Veronica Milagros, Nome Docampo, Claudia, Dal Zotto, Angelica, Benitez, Roger Alejandro

“…Como resultado, se identificaron los agentes causales de las enfermedades fúngicas y virales más frecuentes, como así también la entomofauna vinculada a la producción hortícola en el CVC. …”
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Virología agrícola con énfasis en el problema de la hoja blanca del arroz en Colombia. by Martínez López, G.

“…Por otra parte, se hace referencia a los primeros registros sobre el problema de la hoja blanca del arroz en Colombia, la descripción de los síntomas característicos y los resultados obtenidos hasta la fecha de trabajos orientados a la identificación del agente o agentes causales de la enfermedad, al aislamiento y prolificación del agente causal y a la producción de antisueros. …”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on livelihoods and wild meat use in communities surrounding the Dja Faunal Reserve, South-East Cameroon by Kamogne Tagne, C.T., Brittain, S., Booker, F., Challender, D.W.S., Maddison, N., Milner-Gulland, E.J., Mouamfon, M., Roe, D., Coad, L.M.

“…Our results generally agree with the causal pathways suggested by McNamara et al. However, our study highlights additional impact pathways not identified in the model. …”
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Can young agripreneurs improve their skills through agripreneurship empowerment programmes? Evidence from Africa by Adeyanju, D.F., Mburu, J., Gituro, W., Chumo, C., Mignouna, Djana B., Mulinganya, N., Ashagidigbi, W.M.

“…This article examined the driving forces behind young agripreneurs’ participation in agripreneurship empowerment programmes and estimates the causal impact of programme participation on agripreneurship skills using data from a random cross-section sample of 1435 young agripreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. …”
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Single torradovirus infections explain the mysterious cassava frogskin disease in the Americas by Jimenez, Jenyfer, Caicedo, Sara, Pardo, Juan M., Gil-Ordóñez, Alejandra, Alvarez-Quinto, Robert, Mollov, Dimitre, Cuellar, Wilmer J.

“…Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) emerged in the Americas in the 1970s, but its causal agent has to date remained a mystery. The clonal propagation of cassava, high incidence of mixed infections, unknown alternative hosts, and root symptoms taking two or more crop cycles to develop, have made it difficult to identify the causal agent. …”
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Bovine genome database: new curated collection of selective sweeps in bovine populations across the world by Kambal, Sumaya, Walsh, A.T., Sivasankaran, S.K., Adossa, Nigatu A., Skarlupka, J.H., Hanotte, Olivier H., Suen, G., Elsik, C.G.

“…However, pinpointing the underlying causal variants remains a key priority in understanding molecular mechanisms controlling these traits. …”
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Occurrence and distribution of cowpea damping-off and stem rot and associated fungi in Benin by Adandonon, A., Aveling, T.A.S., Tamo, Manuele

“…Diseased plants, prevailing environmental conditions and cowpea grower cultural practices were recorded and causal agents associated with the disease identified. …”
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Guía para el diagnostico y control de enfermedades en cultivos de importancia economica by Castaño Z., Jairo, Mendoza., Luis del R.

“…La descripción de los patógenos se hace detalladamente y se complementan con dibujos macro y microscópicos del (los) agente (s) causal (es). Se hace énfasis en la descripción de los factores que afectan el desarrollo de cada enfermedad y se da una serie de recomendaciones para el manejo apropiado de cada problema. …”
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Aislamiento y caracterización de Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis biotipo ovis en Lama glama en Córdoba, Argentina. by Auad, J., Cooper, Laura G., Cerutti, Julieta, Marcellino, Romanela, Neder, Veronica Elizabeth, Calvinho, Luis Fernando

“…Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis es el agente causal de la linfadenitis caseosa en distintas especies animales. …”
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Formación en medios de cultivo de basidiocarpos de Crinipellis perniciosa (Stahel) Singer. by Merchán Vargas, Víctor Manuel

“…Se presenta información sobre resultados obtenidos en laboratorio con relación a la formación de cuerpos fructíferos (basidiocarpos) del hongo Crinipellis perniciosa, agente causal de la enfermedad denominada escoba de bruja, una de las que mayores pérdidas causa al cultivo del cacao en América…”
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