Search Results - "cognition"

Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index for Market Inclusion (pro-WEAI+MI) by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…It was validated using a combination of cognitive interviewing and qualitative and quantitative analysis based on pilot testing in Bangladesh, Philippines, Benin, and Malawi. …”
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Hidden hunger: A global problem with local solutions by Ulimwengu, John M., Domgho, Léa Magne, Collins, Julia, Badiane, Ousmane

“…Iodine deficiency in pregnant women can lead to lifelong neurological and cognitive issues in children. Folate deficiency during pregnancy also affects fetal development and can cause low birth weight and neural tube defects. …”
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Anchoring bias in recall data: Evidence from Central America by Godlonton, Susan, Hernandez, Manuel A., Murphy, Mike

“…Self-reported retrospective survey data is widely used in empirical work but may be subject to cognitive biases, even over relatively short recall periods. …”
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Den geriatriska hunden och katten by Bratlie, Hanna

“…Kosttillskott tas upp som ett komplement till ett balanserat seniorfoder, vid behandling av artros och Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome.…”
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Les Cobays Domestiques—The BecA Hub Domestic Cavies Project by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Regular supply of small quantities of animal protein has been shown to be crucial for adequate physical and cognitive development of children.…”
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Linking types of East Javanese rice farming systems to farmers' perceptions of complex rice systems by Khumairoh, Uma, Teixeira, Heitor Mancini, Yadav, Sudhir, Schulte, Rogier P.O., Batas, Mary Ann, Asmara, Degi Harja, Flor, Rica Joy, Agustina, Rohmatin, Setiawan, Adi, Nurlaelih, Euis E., Purnomo, Mangku, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…We constructed a farm typology based on a survey of 111 farm households and aggregated cognitive maps (ACMs) based on fuzzy cognitive maps developed in focus group discussions in Malang and Lamongan, East Java Province, Indonesia. …”
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Changes in iron status are related to changes in brain activity and behavior in Rwandan female university students: Results from a randomized controlled efficacy trial involving ir... by Wenger, Michael J., Rhoten, Stephanie E., Murray-Kolb, Laura E., Scott, Samuel P., Boy, Erick, Gahutu, Jean-Bosco, Haas, Jere D.

“…Background: Evidence suggests that iron deficiency (ID) affects cognitive performance, as measured in behavior. Although such effects must be mediated by changes in the brain, very few studies have included measures of brain activity to assess this relation. …”
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Intrahousehold impact of the transfer of modern agricultural technology: A gender perspective by Naved, Ruchira T.

“…Micronutrient deficiency impairs the cognitive development of young children, retards physical growth, increases child mortality, and contributes to the problem of maternal death during childbirth.…”
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Engaging with the future: framings of adaptation to climate change in conservation by Munera Roldan, C., Colloff, Matthew J., Locatelli, Bruno, Wyborn, C.

“…Based on theoretical perspectives on social change, we propose a framework (including individual cognitive basis, social interactions, and openness to alternatives) to analyse how change is framed in the definitions and how the framings influence adaptation options. …”
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Are returns to mothers' human capital realized in the next generation? The impact of mothers' intellectual human capital and long-run nutritional status on children's human capital... by Behrman, Jere R., Murphy, Alexis, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Yount, Kathryn M.

“…The preferred estimates developed herein suggest that (1) maternal human capital is more important than suggested by the standard estimates; (2) maternal cognitive skills have a greater impact than maternal schooling attainment on children's biological human capital; and (3) for some important indicators of children's human capital, maternal biological capital has larger effect sizes than maternal intellectual capital (schooling and cognitive skills). …”
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Joint university-industry laboratories through the lens of proximity dimensions: moving beyond geographical proximity by Mahdad, M., Minh, Thai Thi, Bogers, M. L. A. M., Piccaluga, A.

“…This paper aims to answer the question of how geographically proximate university and industry influence cognitive, social, organizational, institutional and cultural proximity within university-industry joint laboratories and finally, what is the outcome of these interplays on collaborative innovation. …”
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Integrating the soybean‑maize‑chicken value chains to attain nutritious diets in Tanzania by Wilson, W.C., Slingerland, Maja, Baijukya, F., Zanten, H. van, Oosting, S.J., Giller, Kenneth E.

“…The fuzzy cognitive maps were constructed based on information gathered during household interviews with 569 farming households, followed by a participatory workshop with 54 stakeholders involved in the three value chains. …”
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Influence of poverty concerns on demand for healthier processed foods: A field experiment in Mexico City by Dominguez-Viera, Marcos E., Berg, Marrit van den, Handgraaf, Michel, Donovan, J.

“…Living in poverty can present cognitive biases that exacerbate constraints to achieving healthier diets. …”
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Identifying measures for coverage of nutrition-sensitive social protection programs: Learnings from India by Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Avula, Rasmi, Neupane, Sumanta, Akseer, Nadia, Heidkamp, Rebecca

“…Cognitive testing indicated variability in understanding the terms used to specify NSSP programs, including the need to use regional program names. …”
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Levels, correlates, and differences in human, physical, and financial assets brought into marriages by young Guatemalan adults by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Behrman, Jere R., Maluccio, John, Murphy, Alexis, Yount, Katherine M.

“…Basic patterns are examined in current marital status, age at first marriage and related milestones, human capital assets brought to marriage (e.g., schooling attainment, cognitive ability, literacy, and pre-marital work experience), and physical assets and savings accounts brought to marriage. …”
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Formative research in Ethiopia and Bangladesh: Strengthening household survey measures of maternal micronutrient supplementation in low- and middle-income countries by Walton, Shelley, Wood, Ellina, Berhane, Hanna Y., Workneh, Firehiwot, Ferdaweke, Fiker, Billah, Sk Masum, Lotus, Sharif Uddin, Munos, Melinda, Kim, Sunny S., Manohar, Swetha, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Azeem, Syed Shehryar, Heidkamp, Rebecca

“…In Phase III, we iteratively tested and refined the draft tools through cognitive interviews with women. Results The total number of study participants, including CPW, RDW, healthcare workers, and retailers, was 73 in Ethiopia and 132 in Bangladesh. …”
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Biofortification Prioritization Index (BPI) by HarvestPlus

“…Lack of these and other micronutrients impairs cognitive and physical development and increases vulnerability to infectious diseases, especially among children and women.…”
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Mental models in the perception of the relationship between climate and production systems in Caquetá, Colombia by Lopez, Maria Claudia, Alvarez, Javier, Rodriguz, Luz Angela, Vanegas Cubillos, Martha

“…Mental models are the representations that cognitive systems create to interpret the environment and its different functions, constituting a strategy that allows us to understand the knowledge that different human groups may have about the causes, consequences, and solutions to specific problems.…”
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The effect of early environment on the adaptability of chicks by Mccrea, Kirste Colleen

“…This study investigated cognitive functions and learning capabilities, which are pivotal in developing adaptation skills, of 48 laying hens at the age of 9-14 weeks using a holeboard test. …”
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Trygg inne eller fri ute? by Nygårds, Nanette

“…The outdoor cat may, primarily, risk a lack of social and emotional care, while the indoor cat may experience a lack of cognitive enrichment. Indoor and outdoor cat owners alike could therefore provide their cat with interactive play, foraging activites, and opportunity for behavioral training which can all function as means of cognitive stimulation and social bonding. …”
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