Resultados de búsqueda - "cognition"

När religion och djurskydd kolliderar por Lundvall, Anna

“…This is shown in numerous of scientific studies. The cognitive ability of animals can be compared to how they experience feelings and scientists have shown how the structures in the brain that involves feelings and cognitive behaviours in animals are very much the same as the structures in human brains. …”
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The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults por Maluccio, John, Hoddinott, John F., Behrman, Jere R., Martorell, Reynaldo, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Stein, Aryeh D.

“…Studies have shown that malnourished children in developing countries score lower on tests of cognitive function and fail to acquire fine motor skills at the normal rate. …”
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Measuring women's empowerment in national surveys: Development of the Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) por Seymour, Greg, Heckert, Jessica, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Malapit, Hazel J., Paz, Florencia, Faas, Simone, Myers, Emily, Doss, Cheryl, Sinharoy, Sheela S., Cheong, Yuk Fai, Yount, Kathryn M., Hassan, Md. Zahidul, Hassan, Md. Imrul, Sharma, Sudhindra, Pokhrel, Pankaj, Sagastume, Mónica Dardón, Kanyanda, Shelton S. E., Vundru, Wilbert D., Moylan, Heather

“…In this paper, we describe the development and testing of WEMNS and its components, including: (1) WEMNS's distinctiveness from other empowerment metrics; (2) the iterative approach used to develop and pilot the WEMNS module in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Malawi, and Nepal, using cognitive interviewing, phone surveys, and face-to-face surveys; (3) analysis of quantitative pilot data; and (4) a summary of the findings from the cognitive interviewing. …”
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The potential of genetically modified food crops to improve human nutrition in developing countries por Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Because of poor dietary quality and consequent widespread micronutrient malnutrition in low income countries, children and their mothers, who have higher requirements for vitamins and minerals due to rapid growth and reproduction respectively, have higher mortality, become sick more often, have their cognitive abilities compromised for a lifetime, and are less productive members of the workforce. …”
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Literature review on linkages between child nutrition and economic growth por Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Ahn, Hee Eun

“…Second, child undernutrition, especially stunting during the first 1,000 days of life, has several short- and long-term effects on individuals and economies that include impaired cognitive and non-cognitive development, poor educational performance, low productivity and earnings, and higher healthcare costs. …”
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Measuring food fortification coverage in household surveys: Formative research findings from Bangladesh and Ethiopia por Scott, Samuel P., Myers, Emily, Jungjohann, Svenja, Manohar, Swetha, Neupane, Sumanta, Banerjee, Archis, Berhane, Hanna, Workneh, Firehiwot, Ferdaweke, Fiker, Zaman, Zubayer Ibn, Salsabil, Nishat, Billah, Sk Masum, Lotus, Sharif Uddin, Heidkamp, Rebecca, Kim, Sunny S.

“…Modifications to the FACT survey items reduced cognitive errors. A set of four questions can capture household coverage of food vehicle and fortifiable food vehicle use. …”
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Associations between exposure to nutrition, WASH interventions and children’s academic performance in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis por Adugna, Yimer Mihretie, Ayelign, Abebe, Zerfu, Taddese Alemu

“…Background Poor nutrition and inadequate WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) practices significantly impact children’s health, nutrition, and cognitive development, especially in low-income settings. …”
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Temporary and permanent migrant selection: Theory and evidence of ability‐search cost dynamics por Chen, Joyce J., Kosec, Katrina, Mueller, Valerie

“…Consistent with our stylized model, we show that temporary migrants are intermediately selected on education, with weaker selection on cognitive ability. In contrast, permanent migration is associated with strong positive selection on both education and ability, as it involves finer employee–employer matching and offers greater returns to experience. …”
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Intrahousehold welfare in rural Ethiopia por Fafchamps, Marcel, Kebede, Bereket, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…The relative nutrition of spouses is associated with differences in cognitive ability, independent income and asset devolution upon divorce. …”
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Appetitive behavior of the honey bee Apis mellifera in response to phenolic compounds naturally found in nectars por Gatica Hernandez, Ismaél Jairo Gabriel, Palottini, Florencia, Macri, Ivana Noelia, Galmarini, Claudio Romulo, Farina, Walter Marcelo

“…Finally, we evaluated the beeś cognitive abilities when the reward (unconditioned stimulus, US) offered during conditioning PER assays presents differences in composition. …”
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Evidence of impact of interventions on growth and development during early and middle childhood por Alderman, Harold, Behrman, Jere R., Glewwe, Paul, Fernald, Lia, Walker, Susan P.

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Intensification of food production systems: A boon or a bane? por Kennady, Vijayalakshmy, Chakraborty, Sharmistha, Biswal, Jyotsnarani, Rahman, Habibar

“…In either case, changes brought about by intensification should be cognitively understood as opposed to extensive modifications, which involve either a rise or fall in the number of inputs utilised. …”
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Adolescent nutrition in West Africa: A rapid review of the research evidence por Verstraeten, Roosmarijn, Salm, Leah, Diop, Loty, Diatta, Ampa Dogui, Touré, Mariama

“…Adolescence is an important period of physical and cognitive development during which optimal nutrition is crucial. …”
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Pregnancy pesticide exposure and child development in low- and middle-income countries: A prospective analysis of a birth cohort in rural Bangladesh and meta-analysis por Bliznashka, Lilia, Roy, Aditi, Christiani, David C., Calafat, Antonia M., Ospina, Maria, Diao, Nancy, Mazumdar, Maitreyi, Jaacks, Lindsay M.

“…Pregnancy 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPY) concentrations were inversely associated with cognitive development, but the association was small: -0.02 points (-0.04, 0.01). …”
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Factores que influyen en las decisiones de los productores agropecuarios para la adopción de prácticas de conservación de suelo y agua y su relación con la pobreza en las microcuen... por Martínez Cano, Abner R.

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Chemotactile perception and associative learning of amino acids in yellowjacket workers por Mattiacci, Analia, Pietrantuono, Ana Laura, Corley, Juan Carlos, Masciocchi, Maite

“…Understanding the sensory and cognitive capabilities of V. germanica provides a foundation for developing more effective control methods.…”
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Science for Africa’s future food security: linking agency and institutions in the food system por Dzudzor, Makafui I., May, Julian D., Mockshell, Jonathan

“…Drawing from a conceptual framework tailored to the African food system, we emphasise that regulative, normative, and cognitive institutions play a central role in structuring food systems on the continent. …”
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Investigating market-based opportunities for the provision of nutritious and safe diets to prevent childhood stunting: a UKRI-GCRF action against stunting hub protocol paper por Cooper, G.S., Davies-Kershaw, H., Dominguez-Salas, Paula, Fahmida, U., Faye, B., Ferguson, E., Grace, Delia, Häsler, B.N., Kadiyala, S., Konapur, A., Kulkarni, B., Prakashbabu, B.C., Pramesthi, I.L., Rowland, D., Selvaraj, K., Sudibya, A.R.P., Tine, R.C., Yadav, D.M.D., Zahra, N.L., Shankar, B., Heffernan, C.

“…The tool will be validated through pretesting using cognitive interviewing and piloting in purposively sampled households, 10 (cognitive interviewing) and 30 (piloting) households in each country; (2) stakeholder interviews (e.g., with producers, intermediaries and retailers) will be conducted to map out nutrition-sensitive entry points of key value chains (e.g., animal-sourced foods), before hotspots of potential food safety hazards will be identified from food samples collected along the chains; (3) the Optifood and Agrifood tools will be used to identify foods that can address food system nutrient gaps and engage key stakeholders to prioritise market interventions to improve nutrition outcomes. …”
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Maternal hemoglobin concentrations across pregnancy and child health and development from birth through 6-7 years por Young, Melissa F., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Khuong, Long Quynh, Tandon, Sonia, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Conclusion: Maternal Hb trajectories during pregnancy are associated with child Hb concentrations across the first 1,000 days, but not with birth outcomes or later cognitive functioning. More work is needed to better understand and interpret changes in Hb levels during pregnancy especially in resource poor settings.…”
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The economic returns to nutrition-specific investments in Southern Asia and Africa South of the Sahara por Haile, Beliyou, Arndt, Channing, Ru, Yating, Alderman, Harold, Puett, Chloe

“…It increases the risk of impaired brain development with implications for cognitive and non-cognitive functions, educational performance, productivity, and chronic diseases later in life. …”
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