Search Results - "subjectivity"

Too many men, too-short lives: The effect of the male-biased sex ratio on mortality by Chang, Simon, Kan, Kamhon, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…We have found that men subjected to this massive marriage market squeeze exhibited higher mortality rates at ages 50-64. …”
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How happy are you? It depends on when asked … by Tauseef, Salauddin, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Minten, Bart, Headey, Derek D.

“…Subjective well-being measures are increasingly applied in quantitative economic analyses intended to elicit non-monetary wellbeing of individuals. …”
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Explaining wine scores through stochastic frontier analysis: an intent to measure sensory non-observable attributes by Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo, Gatti, Nicolas

“…The production of scores proxying wine quality is explained by a set of observable objective attributes, plus another set of unobservable and subjective (sensory) features, and randomness. Is it possible to use a Stochastic Frontier Approach (SFA) to understand whether objective and subjective (sensory) characteristics of wines explain the differences in ‘producing’ wine scores? …”
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Att röra sig i staden by Ericsson, Hedda

“…The work also includes an interview study were the subjects were asked to walk a wellknown path and the questions were asked on the way. …”
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Readers have shown a wide interest for QAS by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Ask us and we will answer Since its creation CTA has received many requests for information from individuals and organizations on a diverse range of subjects dealing with agriculture and rural development in ACP countries. …”
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Tapping farmers' knowledge of crop protection by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Training courses, seminars and farmer group follow-up activities on the subject of natural crop protection, organized in Cameroon since 1-988, have proved that farmers' experiences are a rich source of ideas for those involved in adaptive research....…”
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Let s praise the courage of the peasant farmer by Saba Gana, Andrew

“…Unlike almost any other business enterprise, the inputs required for production are subject to natural factors, out of the control of the person...…”
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Kivu farmer and researchers get together by Mulume, Sylvain Mapatano

“…Since independence rural people in Africa have been subjected to a diversity of agricultural development schemes. …”
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Images from space by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Adama Seck Cisse, Senegal: 'I would like to offer my contribution to Mailbox on the subject of images from space that aid development, Spore No. 68. …”
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Food from the wild by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…bibliography on the subject, Hidden harvest, is shortly to be published. …”
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Mechanism for the Operationalization of the Forest Stewardship Council Policy on Conversion by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

“…Additional innovation as Remedy procedure was adapted for use in new Remedy Framework, which also addressed violations of FSC Policy for Association. Second draft subjected to 3 month international public consultation. …”
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A testing time for tsetse eradication? by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Even with 100 years of experience and more than enough tools in the toolbox, the way forward for tsetse control continues to be a hotly debated subject. 'Tsetse eradication is a vision, control is a strategy' said one participant at a discussion...…”
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Pyriculariose resistant rice by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Rice pyriculariose poses a serious constraint to rice production throughout Africa, particularly in those regions subject to drought: more than half of the rice grown in Africa on about 2,500,000 ha (6 million acres) is cultivated in this type...…”
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Environment and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…It also specifies the E&S instruments that are to be implemented, subject to consultation, disclosure, and approval by the WB. …”
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Reassessing the fuelwood situation in developing countries by Arnold, J.E.M., Persson, R.

“…Analysis of the fuelwood situation has been hampered by lack of reliable information, and has been the subject of considerable debate. The present paper assesses the implications of recent information on the subject. …”
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Growth patterns and reproductive performance of grazing Brahman cows in a tropical environment by Vera, Raúl R., Ramírez, C.A., Velásquez, N.

“…In Experiment 1, weaned heifers were subjected to three rates of weight gain (H, M and L) on a poor quality tropical pasture until reaching mating weight of 270 kg. …”
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Anonymity, reciprocity,and conformity: evidence from voluntary contributions to a national park in Costa Rica by Environment for Development, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC (EUA), Alpízar, F, Carlsson, F, Johansson, O

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Plan de acción forestal tropical para América Central: bibliografía

“…This document contains 3014 bibliographic references related to subjects and geographical areas included in the “Plan de Acción Forestal Tropical para América Central”. …”
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Spatiotemporal responses of wheat and pea roots to fluctuations in soil physical conditions by Sjulgård, Hanna

“…Both pea and wheat responded with a decrease in root growth rate when subjected to physical stress. The difference was that pea had an increase, and recovered, in root growth rate upon the release of the stress, while wheat did not. …”

Human Preference and Fractal Dimension by Pihel, Johan

“…The subjects estimated their preference for manipulated images, edge images, of pastoral landscapes. …”
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