Resultados de búsqueda - "colonialism"

Continuity and Change: Performing Gender in Rural Tanzania por Badstue, Lone B., Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Umantseva, Anya, Kamanzi, Adelbertus, Roeven, Lara

“…Understanding gender as a performance we contextualise our analysis through a historical overview of women’s struggles to secure rights from colonial times to the present day. We find that while local discourse appears to embrace the idea of gender equality, practice remains quite different with the threat of sanctions restricting the scope for re-negotiation of gender. …”
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The poor agricultural system in Africa, who is to blame? por Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Nchanji, Yvonne Kiki, Adolwa, Ivan S.

“…Using historical and contemporary evidence gathered from Northern Ghana during several field trips from 2013 to 2015, we argue that practices adopted as a result of colonial influence in combination with socio-economic and biophysical factors and ineffective economic policies have contributed immensely to the poor state of agriculture in Africa. …”
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Outmigration and labor mobility issues and policies in Nepal por Kharel, A., Sugden, F., Gupta, S.

“…Nepal’s labor migration history dates back to the colonial period in India when Nepali youths were recruited in the army of the East India Company in the early 19th century, and even prior to this period, Nepali men served in the army of Shikh ruler Ranjit Singh in Punjab (included territories of present-day India and Pakistan). …”
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Ethnicity and earnings in a mixed race labor market por Ñopo, Hugo, Saavedra, Jaime, Torero, Maximo

“…This study examines the relationship between earnings and racial differences in a context in which various races have coexisted and mixed during several centuries, as is in many parts of the post-colonial world, and specifically Urban Peru. Coarse indicators of racial differences do not suffice in capturing this relationship therefore we introduce a score-based procedure of white and indigenous racial intensities that allows us to approximate these mixed racial heritage. …”
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Comparative biology of some Cicadulina species and populations from various climatic zones in Nigeria (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) por Okoth, V.A.O., Dabrowski, Z.T., Van Emden, H.F.

“…All Cicadulina populations were 3–4 times as prolific on pearl millet as on maize, sorghum or the grass Digitaria exilis. The IITA colony of C. triangula was significantly more fecund than C. mbila. …”
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One step forward, two steps back?: paradoxes of natural resources management decentralisation in Cameroon por Oyono, P.R.

“…Many types and forms of decentralisation have been implemented in Africa since the colonial period, with varying degrees of success. This paper explores the process of forest management decentralisation conducted in Cameroon since the mid-1990s, highlighting its foundations and characterising its initial assets. …”
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Molecular characterisation of a cognate 70 kDa heat shock protein of the protozoan parasite Theileria parva por Daubenberger, C.A., Heussler, V., Gobright, E.I., Wijngaard, P.L.J., Clevers, H.C., Wells, C., Tsuji, N., Musoke, A.J., McKeever, Declan J.

“…From this library, several colonies carrying parasite encoded genes were identified and are currently being characterised. …”
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Latin American wasp spearheads ‘sting‘ operations in Africa and Asia = Avispa Latinoamericana comanda ‘operaciones encubiertas en África y Asia por Lefroy, Rod D.B.

“…They imported A. lopezi from colonies kept at IITA in Benin. CIAT provided initial diagnosis of the mealybug outbreaks, and together with IITA, shared expertise on mass rearing. …”
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Preliminary investigations of pathogenic variability expressed by Isariopsis griseola por Álvarez Ayala, G., Schwartz, Howard F.

“…Conidia are harvested in a water suspension from petri plates by rubbing the colony surface with a soft brush or thin wire. Inoculum concn. is adjusted to 2 x 10(4) conidia/ml. …”
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How can public professional services be restored in a weak state? Options for animal health in Congo's south Kivu por Leonard, David K., Mushi, M.F., Robinson, Timothy P.

“…How does one deal with a shortcoming in a public service when even a state “pocket of effectiveness” is unlikely to fill it directly? In the Belgian colonial era, South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo had a vibrant animal production system, which then was shattered by successive wars. …”
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Introduction et diffusion du manioc en Afrique: Guide de recherche de lIita, No. 49 por Carter, S., Fresco, Louise O., Jones, P., Fairbairn, J.

“…Du XVe au XVIIe siecles, les explorateurs portugais ont etabli des forts, des comptoirs commerce-aux et des colonies sur les cotes africaines et les iles voisines. …”
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Variability in susceptibility to simulated sunlight of conidia among isolates of entomopathogenic hyphomycetes por Fargues, J., Goettel, M.S., Smits, N., Ouédraogo, A., Vidal, C., Lacey, L.A., Lomer, C.J., Rougier, M.

“…Survival was estimated by comparing the number of colony forming units (CFU) produced by conidia exposed to irradiation to the number of CFUs produced by an unexposed control. …”
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Investigation of inoculum threshold and latent infection in Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes f. sp. manihotis in cassava cultivars por Fokunang, C.N., Akem, C., Ikotun, T., Tembe-Fokunang, E.A., Koona, P., Dixon, A.

“…This study showed that fungal suspension could initiate disease infection at very low inoculums concentration of 3.3 x 10 colony forming units (CFU)/ml of sterile distilled water. …”
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Coproducción de conocimientos interculturales en camino hacia sociedades sustentables por Alemany, Carlos Enrique, Moreno, Guadalupe

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How a slow-ovipositing parasitoid can succeed as a biological control agent of the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus: implications for future classical and conservation biol... por Beltrá, Aleixandre, Soto, Antonia, Tena, Alejandro

“…The low numbers of ants tending mealybug colonies in Spain and France could explain why this parasitoid, with a long handling time, is an efficient biological control agent for P. peruvianus.…”
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Hur anpassar sig Gyps-gamar (Gyps rueppellii och G. africanus) i Östafrika till oregelbunden och osäker födotillgång? por Broersma, Maja-Lisa

“…Griffon vultures also elicit social traits such as local enhancement that benefit the whole population, nest in colonies that give protection, and are in principle monogamous which saves energy. …”

Estudio de factibilidad para la producción de uva de mesa (Vitis vinifera) en Honduras por Chiriboga A., Ricardo X.

“…Antropólogos afirman la existencia de este cultivo en Guatemala durante el periodo colonial, habiendo descontinuado su explotación por orden del Rey de España, quien prohibió su cultivo por considerarla una industria competidora de la Viticultura en España. …”
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Nothopassalora personata from Argentina por Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto, Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson, Paredes, Juan Andrés, Giordano, Damián Francisco, Oddino, Claudio, Rago, Alejandro Mario, Carmona, Marcelo, Conforto, Erica Cinthia

“…In this study, six isolates obtained from symptomatic leaflets collected in Córdoba, Argentina, were characterized based on the morphology of the colony and conidia, as well as molecularly using a combination of the 28S nrRNA gene (LSU), the internal transcribed spacer regions and the intervening 5.8S nrRNA gene (ITS) of the rDNA operon, and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB2). …”
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Survey of natural enemies of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in citrus orchards in eastern Spain por Abad-Moyano, Raquel, Pina, Tatiana, Dembilio, Óscar, Ferragut, Francisco, Urbaneja, Alberto

“…Field surveys were conducted from 2004 to 2007 to determine the species composition and relative abundance of natural enemies associated with colonies of either the citrus red mite, Panonychus citri, or the two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, in Valencian citrus orchards (eastern Spain). …”
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The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), is a potential vector of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in bananas por Were, E., Nakato, V, Ocimati, W., Ramathani, I., Olal, S., Beed, Fenton D.

“…Analysis of weevils captured from diseased fields revealed more weevils contained Xcm originating from ‘Mbwazirume’ compared with ‘Kayinja’ cultivars. Colonies of Xcm were recovered from the weevil external body surface, internal organs (mouth parts and abdomen) and faecal matter. …”
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