Resultados de búsqueda - "illustration"

Trade-offs in livestock development at farm level: Different actors with different objectives por Salmon, Gareth R., Teufel, Nils, Baltenweck, Isabelle, Wijk, Mark T. van, Claessens, Lieven, Marshall, Karen

“…Finally, a (partial) trade-off analysis is illustrated by use of a case study on household dairy cattle enterprises in Senegal. …”
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Diseases threatening banana biodiversity in Uganda por Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K., Kangire, A., Kubiriba, Jerome, Nakyanzi, M., Gold, Cliford S.

“…Recent on station and on-farm studies suggest the major diseases threatening banana biodiversity in Uganda include: 1)Black sigatoka which severely affects all East African Highland (EA-AAA) banana cultivars and a range of introduced genotypes; 2) Fusarium wilt which affects several introduced genotypes though all EA - AAA bananas are resistant; 3) Banana streak virus causing different levels of infection on all types of banana cultivars; and 4) Banana bacterial wilt, a recent outbreak affecting all types of banana in Mukono and Kayunga districts (central Uganda). This paper illustrates the potential threat posed by the above diseases to Musa biodiversity in Uganda and highlights some of the recent studies undertaken to control the diseases.…”
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The Use of Thermography in Evaluation of Surgical Wounds in Small Animal Practice por Gumpert Herlofson, Erica

“…The controversial finding of a malignant tumour being depicted as colder than surrounding tissue instead of warmer, which is described in the literature, illustrates the need for further research to improve thermal imaging diagnostic outcome in the oncology field. …”

Bonaventure Cemetery of Savannah, Georgia and St. Roch Cemetery of New Orleans, Louisiana por Abbott, Judson

“…Savannah, Georgia and New Orleans, Louisiana, two cities in the southeastern United States demonstrating many similarities in their natural environments, differ greatly in cemetery design. To illustrate this difference, this paper analyzes Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery and New Orleans's St. …”
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Intellectual property rights in common bean breeding por Widengård, Marie

“…In general, the thesis illustrates how international trade regulations translate into national law and onto the field of local and participatory breeding. …”
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Nature has no waste por Heinkelmann, Anne Maren

“…Beyond a common core, three types of SRM are differentiated: environmental type, economic type, and social type. The SRM types are illustrated in three qualitative case studies. Firstly, the project Murg-Auen-Park by Staufer&Hasler Architekten follows the environmental type. …”
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Välfärden hos hemlösa hundägare och deras hundar : effekterna av samhällsnormer på hemlösa ägare och deras hundars välfärd por Dahlqvist, Amanda

“…Considering that there is limited of research in this subject, this study can illustrate the potential benefits of homeless owners owning a dog and how making it more accessible can improve the welfare of both the owner and its dog. …”

Population and management models for the Swedish wild boar (Sus scrofa) por Magnusson, Madeleine

“…The effect on growth rate from varying combinations of proportional harvest of juveniles and of adult females was also illustrated by contour curves for λ at different levels (increase-stable-decrease population). …”

Små ingrepp med stora steg mot förändring por From Björk, Madelaine, Lindqvist, Jenny

“…The student competition was located to Warwick Junction, where the contestants were to prepare a proposal in three scales that illustrates the development of the area. To understand the conditions and requirements of the site, we translated and interpreted the competition programs. …”
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Rethinking irrigation modernisation: realising multiple objectives through the integration of fisheries por McCartney, Matthew P., Whiting, L., Makin, I., Lankford, B.A., Ringler, Claudia

“…Better integration of fisheries (including aquaculture) in irrigation planning, investment and management can contribute to the modernisation of irrigation and the achievement of the multiple objectives that it is called on to deliver. A framework illustrating how fisheries can be better integrated with irrigation, and how the two can complement each other across a range of scales, from scheme to catchment and, ultimately, national level, is presented.…”
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In pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR por Kholová, Jana, Urban, Milan Oldřich, Cock, James H., Arcos, Jairo, Arnaud, Elizabeth, Aytekin, Destan, Azevedo, Vania, Barnes, Andrew P., Ceccarelli, Salvatore, Chavarriaga, Paul, Cobb, Joshua N., Connor, David, Cooper, Mark, Debouck, Daniel G., Ellis, Noel, Fungo, Robert, Grando, Stefania, Hammer, Graeme L., Hoffer, Julia, Jara, Carlos, Messina, Charlie, Mosquera, Gloria, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Ng, Enghwa, Prager, Steven, Sankaran, Sindhuja, Selvaraj, Michael Gomez, Tardieu, François, Thornton, Philip K., Valdés, Sylvia, Etten, Jacob van, Wenzl, Peter, Xu, Yunbi, Craufurd, Peter Q.

“…The role of the distinct disciplines, actors and their interactions throughout the process from crop choice through to adoption by farmers is discussed and illustrated.…”
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Diagnosing the performance of food systems to increase accountability toward healthy diets and environmental sustainability por Herforth, Anna, Bellows, Alexandra L., Marshall, Quinn, McLaren, Rebecca, Beal, Ty, Nordhagen, Stella, Remans, Roseline, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Fanzo, Jessica

“…A global assessment and two country case studies—Greece and Tanzania—illustrate how the diagnostics could spur decision options available to countries.…”
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Sweet or not: Using information and cognitive dissonance to nudge children toward healthier food choices por Nguyen, Trang, de Brauw, Alan, Berg, Marrit van den

“…The third group was intended to raise cognitive dissonance by illustrating the gap between what people know they should do (socially desired behaviors) and what they actually do (transgressions). …”
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Agricultural development and food security in Eastern Europe and Central Asia por Burkitbayeva, Saule, Liefert, William, Swinnen, Johan

“…Using a conceptual model, we illustrate and examine the key aspects of the agricultural transition process, some of which are still playing out in various ECA countries. …”
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Scaling up innovations through adaptive research: An institutional analysis and lessons from farm science centers in India por Ananth, P. N., Sahoo, P. R., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Barik, N. K., Sundaray, J. K.

“…It suggests ways in which the mainstream extension system can address farmers’ constraints in order to promote more widespread adoption of new technologies. The study illustrates the challenges of conducting adaptive trials in farmers’ fields and of reaching more farmers with the proven technologies. …”
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Demand for Complementary Financial and Technological Tools for Managing Drought Risk: Evidence from Rice Farmers in Bangladesh por Ward, Patrick S., Spielman, David J., Ortega, David L., Kumar, Neha, Minocha, Sumedha

“…In this study we examine farmers’ preferences for two distinct tools that allow them to manage drought risk: weather index insurance and a recently released drought-tolerant rice variety. We illustrate how these tools can independently address drought risk and demonstrate the additional benefits gained by combining them into a complementary risk management product. …”
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Drought risk reduction in agriculture: A review of adaptive strategies in East Africa and the Indo-Gangetic plain of South Asia por Cenacchi, Nicola

“…The goal of the project was to characterize extreme drought events, to improve on a methodology to assess the probability of these events in the future under climate change, to illustrate their impacts, and to provide suggestions on coping strategies. …”
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The Ramsar's wise use concept in theory and practice: an investigation of the practice in Kolleru Lake, India, through a multidisciplinary approach por Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, de Silva, Sanjiv, Nagabhatla, N., Finlayson, C. Max, Pattanaik, C.

“…From the policy perspective, this case study illustrates the predominance of in-country/local lobbies over international obligations, in decision making for balancing ecosystem conservation with development.…”
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Mapping the likelihood of introduction and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria using multicriteria decision modelli... por Stevens, Kim B., Costard, Solenne, Métras, Raphaëlle, Pfeiffer, Dirk U.

“…This report describes the methods used to produce likelihood maps illustrating the likelihood of introduction and subsequent spread of HPAIV H5N1 at both the continental and country level (Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana; targeted countries of the DfID project), and highlights limitations associated with the maps.…”
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Developing an objectives hierarchy for multicriteria decisions on land use options, with a case study of biodiversity conservation and forestry production from Papua, Indonesia por Sarkar, S., Dyer, J.S., Margules, C., Ciarleglio, M., Kemp, N., Wong, Grace Y., Juhn, D., Supriatna, J.

“…The methodology was illustrated with a case study of land use planning in a forestry concession in the Merauke region of Papua Province, Indonesia. …”
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