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Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and determinants of their adaptation decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia by Belay, Abrham, Recha, John W.M., Woldeamanuel, Teshale, Morton, John F.

“…The econometric model indicated that education, family size, gender, age, livestock ownership, farming experience, frequency of contact with extension agents, farm size, access to market, access to climate information and income were the key factors determining farmers’ choice of adaptation practice. …”
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Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance Model by Buruchara, Robin Arani, Chirwa, Rowland, Abang, Mathew M., Rubyogo, Jean-Claude

“…The ultimate goal is to enhance food security, income generation and health of poor communities in a gender equitable manner. The regional bean networks are Eastern and Central Africa Bean Research Network (ECABREN) covering 9 countries, Southern Africa Bean Research Network (SABRN), covering 11 countries and the West and Central Africa Bean Research Network (WECABREN), covering 10 countries. …”
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East Africa Soil Carbon Workshop: Science to inform policy by Nyawira, Sylvia Sarah, Sommer, Rolf

“…The aim was to exchange state-of-the art knowledge; review and discuss latest methods, metrics and tools for assessing SOC and mapping & monitoring SOC dynamic hotspots; and to discuss entry points for shaping gender-sensitive policies towards a green economy where carbon sequestration in soils is a recognized component. …”
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Quantitative analysis, distribution and traditional management of pigeon pea [Cajanus Cajan (L.) Millsp.] Landraces’ diversity in Southern Benin by Zavinon, F., Adoukonou-Sagbadja, Hubert, Ahoton, L., Vodouhe, R.S., Ahanhanzo, C.

“…The study confirmed the absence of correlations between farmers’ gender and landrace diversity which was nonetheless found to be significantly shaped by the ethnic group and the field size exploited by farmers (P < 0.05). …”
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Means-End chain approach explains motivations to consume insect-based foods: the case of Cricket-Scones in Kenya by Pambo, K.O., Okello, J.J., Mbeche, R.M., Kinyuru, J.N.

“…Moderating these results by gender revealed higher involvement for males. The findings suggest that cricket-scones enhance the goals of achieving core personal values. …”
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Citizens’ Food Habit Behavior and Food Waste Consequences during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Spain by Vidal-Mones, Berta, Barco, Héctor, Diaz-Ruiz, Raquel, Fernández-Zamudio, María A.

“…We found significant differences in the reported FW generation between participants regarding their age, gender, household composition, and employment status due to COVID-19. …”
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Thirty years of community forest management in the maya biosphere reserve: A review of its successes and challenges for conservation and governance of tropical forest socio-ecologi... by Ureta Cifuentes, Silvia Ximena, Zamora Mejía, Fabián Marcelo, Pineda Cotzojay, Pedro Arnulfo, Ngo-Bieng, Marie Ange

“…The results show that the model has significantly contributed to reducing deforestation and generating local economic benefits, yet it faces challenges related to governance, land tenure security, gender empowerment, and pressure from external actors. …”
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Cocoa Barometer by Fountain, Antonie C, Huetz-Adams, Friedel

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Finns det något annat än Stockholm? : bilden av landsbygden i dagstidningar by Wickström, Hanna

Seroprevalens av antikroppar mot Encephalitozoon cuniculi hos friska tamkaniner by Eriksson, Anneli

“…No obvious predisposing factor such as breed, age, gender or background was identified. Comparison of the studied population to a randomly chosen population of rabbits with symptoms of encephalitozoonosis showed that the studied population had a markedly lower average age and a larger proportion of males.…”

Assessing water security and urban poverty linkages : a case study of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya by Okumu, Lucy Awino

“…Urban poverty is multifaceted and intergenerational and improving a person's income is not a guarantee of improvement in security or environment pollution. The women gender are the most affected not only by water security since they take care of the household ,but also poverty in the urban area. …”

Interaktioner mellan människa och tamkatt (Felis silvestris catus) by Pålsson, Olivia

“…Factors affecting the interactions between cats and humans are for instance the experience of people, age and gender. To conclude, more research is needed to gain a more complete and holistic understanding of human-cat interactions and the factors affecting them.…”
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Attitudes concerning conservation in two different wildlife areas in Kenya by Larsson, Karin

“…Those who earn money from conservation are more positive than those who earn money from other sources. Age and gender also affect the attitudes. In this study the attitudes of local people in two different areas in Kenya was examined. …”
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Beteendeproblem hos hund som kan leda till avlivning by Lövebrant, Johanna

“…There are some important factors of the dog that increases the risk of being euthanized, and these are the breed, the gender and sexual status and also the size of the dog. …”

Effekterna av mer utbildning om djur i grundskolan by Bergengrip, Hugo

“…The results also showed a difference in how much the empathy of the children improved depending on gender, where boys’ empathy improved more than girls’. …”
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Omplacering av hundar by Larsson, Karin

“…The results of the advertisements were among others that there was no difference in gender of the dogs (p=0,165), that purebred dogs were more common than mixed breeds (p<0,001) and that there were more dogs between six months and two years of age than younger than six months and over two years of age. …”
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Information communication technologies and poverty reduction in rural ethiopia by Tirkaso, Wondmagegn Tafesse

“…The analysis revealed that various socio economic features of the society including age, gender, marital status and family size are related with the application of information communication technologies in multiple ways. …”
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Energy poverty: exploring households energy constraints and coping strategies by Adusei, Lord Aikins

“…I also sought to understand how energy and gender interact at the household level. The study found that not only is infrastructure to deliver energy weak, but in cases where infrastructures are available, physical access to energy is hampered by frequent shortages of LPG, irregular supply of grid electricity, frequent power cut, high cost of energy appliances (gas burners, cylinders, improved cookstoves, prepaid meters) and affordability problems among others. …”
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Enkätundersökning hos skogsägare inom SCA Skog Norrbottens Förvaltningsområde by Nilsson, Per

“…The first one a demographic part where the respondents indicate their gender, age, whether they live on the property, how many members, how large the acreage property is and how often it is harvested on the property. …”

1 – DNA methylation quantification analysis in different human soft tussues for forensic purposes 2 – Whole exome sequencing data analysis for geneic alteration in heart malfuncti... by Arslan, Ahmed

“…This approach may serve in the future, as a powerful forensic platform not only as an identification tool for tissues of unknown nature but also to predict age, gender of the donor and time of the crime scene. …”