Search Results - "systematics"

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 49 by Avula, Rasmi

“…Two articles focus on frontline workers, and there is a systematic review that examines dietary diversity and undernutrition among school children. …”
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Conflict of interest in nutrition: Where’s the power? Comment on “Towards preventing and managing conflict of interest in nutrition policy? An analysis of submissions to a consulta... by Harris, Jody, Nisbett, Nicholas, Gillespie, Stuart

“…We suggest that power needs to be acknowledged as a factor in COI; that it needs to be systematically assessed in COI tools using approaches we outline here; and that it needs to be explicitly addressed through COI mechanisms. …”
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Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes by Piñeiro, Valeria, Arias, Joaquin, Elverdin, Pablo, Ibáñez, Ana María, Morales Opazo, Cristian, Prager, Steven D., Torero, Máximo

“…Despite growing interest, there has been little systematic evaluation of the incentives–adoption–outcome chain—that is, which incentives best promote adoption and which lead to desired sustainability outcomes. …”
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Mechanized: Transforming Africa’s agriculture value chains by Malabo Montpellier Panel, Glatzel, Katrin, Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi, Demmler, Kathrin

“…The current report—Mechanized: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture Value Chains—summarizes the findings of a systematic analysis of what countries at the forefront of progress in mechanization have done right. …”
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Using cognitive interviewing to improve the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index survey instruments: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda by Malapit, Hazel J., Sproule, Kathryn, Kovarik, Chiara

“…The purpose of cognitive interviewing is to systematically identify and analyze sources of response error in surveys, and to use that information to improve the quality and accuracy of survey instruments. …”
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Using economic selection index for trait prioritization in sweetpotato target product profiles in Eastern Africa by Okello, Julius J., Mwanga, Robert O.M, Yada, Benard, Ssali, Reuben, Hareau, Guy, Campos, Hugo

“…The ESI findings stress the heterogeneity of actors with divergent needs, underscoring the importance of trait prioritization in TPPs based on market forces and employing systematic market intelligence to understand trait preferences of market segment actors/participants.…”
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Mapping research on bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Africa: Bibliometric, geographical, and topical perspectives by El Bilali, Hamid, Kiebre, Zakaria, Nanema, Romaric Kiswendsida, Dan Guimbo, Iro, Rokka, Veli-Matti, Gonnella, Maria, Tietiambou, Sheirita Reine Fanta, Dambo, Lawali, Nanema, Jacques, Grazioli, Francesca, Acasto, Filippo

“…Verdc.) originates from Africa and the list of producers is topped by African countries, it is not clear whether research is developed enough to support crop promotion in the continent. Thus, this systematic review of 180 articles presents a comprehensive summary of research on Bambara groundnut (BGN) in Africa. …”
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Side event – “Multi-disciplinary action research for collective action and sustainable rangeland management” by Frija, Aymen, Carpentier, Irene, sghaier, amal, Idoudi, Zied

“…Both of these broader concepts require an innovative 'territorial approach ‘that promotes social and economic interactions that pragmatically and systematically address the challenges of rangeland pressure and governance within broader territorial development perspectives. …”
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Measuring women's empowerment in fragile settings: Practical guidance and notes from the field by Ambler, Kate, Bloem, Jeffrey R., Becquey, Elodie, Dione, Malick, Diop, Loty, Gelli, Aulo, Heckert, Jessica, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Mardonova Tolibkhonovna, Mohru, Misra, Rewa S., Pedehombga, Abdoulaye, Rajiv, Sharanya, Wagner, Julia

“…Given all of this, accurately measuring women’s empowerment systematically across a variety of settings is imperative. …”
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Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption by Miehe, Caroline, Nabwire, Leocardia, Sparrow, Robert, Spielman, David J., Van Campenhout, Bjorn

“…To fully benefit from new agricultural technologies like improved seed varieties, significant investment in complementary inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides, and practices such as systematic planting, irrigation, and weeding are also required. …”
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Healthy diets and the role of micro, small, and medium enterprises: Examining Ethiopia’s food environment by de Brauw, Alan, Hirvonen, Kalle

“…But there is little systematic knowledge about the opportunities they have and constraints they face in trying to grow their businesses. …”
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Internal displacement and the measurement of women’s empowerment: Evidence from a test-retest survey experiment by Ambler, Kate, Bloem, Jeffrey R., Misra, Rewa S.

“…Given all of this, accurately measuring women’s empowerment systematically across a variety of settings is imperative. …”
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Same words, different worlds? Living labs in multifunctional landscapes - Aligning terminologies, approaches for optimal research for impact by Staiger, Simone, Fuchs, Lisa Elena, Navarrete, Angela Patricia

“…According to the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL), Living Labs are defined as “user-centered, open innovation ecosystems based on a systematic user co-creation approach, integrating research and innovation processes in real-life communities and settings”. …”
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Devolution and Indonesia's new forestry law by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Kartodihardjo, H.

“…A broader base of civil society organisational capacity and systematic checks and balances within government are necessary to support these changes.…”
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The cross border timber trade in Kalimantan: will stopping timber smugglers help solve the illegal logging problem in Indonesia? by Obidzinski, K., Andrianto, A., Wijaya, C., Hernawan, D., Belle, C.W.

“…These are sweeping assumptions that so far have not been systematically analyzed. This study was aimed to look more comprehensively at the dynamics, extent, nature and modus operandi of timber smuggling between Indonesia and Malaysia in Kalimantan and to assess the claims that are being made about the significance of timber smuggling within the context of the illegal logging problem in Indonesia. …”
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Comparison of linkage disequilibrium and haplotype diversity on macro- and microchromosomes in chicken by Megens, H-K, Crooijmans, R.P.M.A., Bastiaansen, J., Kerstens, H., Coster, A., Jalving, R., Verejiken, A., Silva, P., Muir, W., Cheng, H., Hanotte, Olivier H., Groenen, M.

“…In this study, LD and haplotype diversity were systematically characterized in 371 birds from eight chicken populations (commercial lines, fancy breeds, and red jungle fowl) across macro- and microchromosomes. …”
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An efficient sampling protocol for sagebrush/grassland monitoring by Larson LL, Louhaichi, Mounir, Clark, P.E., Johnson DE

“…The methods used to position samples (transects, quadrats, lines, and points) vary and can be classed as selective, capricious, systematic, or random. One of the prerequisites for valid statistical inference is that samples are taken randomly. …”
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Integrated systems research in nutrition-sensitive landscapes: A theoretical methodological framework by Groot, Jeroen C.J., Kennedy, G., Remans, R., Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Álvarez, S., Mashingaidze, N., Timler, Carl J., Stadler, M., Rio Mena, T. del, Horlings, L., Brouwer, Inge D., Cole, Steven M., Descheemaeker, Katrien K.

“…This chapter describes systems and systematically explores windows of opportunity for sustainable redesign and innovation in landscape and farm systems for improved nutrition using whole-farm and landscape models for each site. …”
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Feeding practices and effects of gastrointestinal parasite infections on live weight gain of small ruminants in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya by Odoi, A., Gathuma, J.M., Gachuiri, C.K., Omore, Amos O.

“…A total of 307 sheep and goats from smallholder farms were sampled using a 2-stage cluster and systematic random approach. Sampled farms were visited once a month for nine months during which a health and production survey questionnaire was administered, animals weighed and fecal samples taken for fecal egg count. …”
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Acinetobacter baumannii and Its relationship to carbapenem resistance : a meta-analysis by Rodrigues, Diego Lucas Neres, Costa, Francielly Morais Rodrigues da, Marques Da Silva, Wanderson, Aburjaile, Flavia, Azevedo, Vasco

“…The objective of this work was to investigate, through systematic analysis and meta-analysis, the chance of resistance to carbapenem in A. baumannii strains. …”
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