Resultados de búsqueda - "university"

A situational review of infant and young child feeding practices and interventions in Viet Nam por Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Menon, Purnima, Ruel, Marie T., Hajeebhoy, Nemat

“…Findings show that the proportion of children ever breastfed is almost universal and the median duration of breastfeeding is 13-18 months. …”
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The nutrition policy process: The role of strategic capacity in advancing national nutrition agendas por Pelletier, David L., Menon, Purnima, Ngo, Tien, Frongillo, Edward A., Frongillo, Dominic

“…Second, disagreements over interventions and strategies are an almost universal feature of the nutrition policy process, occur primarily among mid-level actors rather than among politicians or senior administrators, and are primarily the product of structural factors such as organizational mandates, interests, and differences in professional perspectives. …”
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Information and communications technologies and IFPRI's mandate: a conceptual framework por Chowdhury, Nuimuddin

“…In some countries it has brought changes to the universe of policymaking and governance. These technologies process various kinds of information (voice, video, audio, text, data) and also facilitate various forms of communication among human agents, between human agents and information systems, and among information systems. …”
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HIV/AIDS, Household Income, and Consumption Dynamics in Malawi por Masanjala, Winford H.

“…For instance, a number of macro-level forecasts, from the pioneering studies (Ainsworth and Over 1992; Cuddington 1993; Cuddington and Hancock 1994) to more recent ones (e.g., Bloom and Mahal 1997; Greener, Jefferis, and Siphambe 2000; Arndt and Lewis 2001; Haacker 2002; Crafts and Haacker 2003) have generated an almost universal consensus that the AIDS epidemic will have an immense impact on the macroeconomies of hard-hit countries, significantly slowing economic growth and worsening poverty and income distribution (also see summaries in UNFPA 2002; UNAIDS 2002). …”
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Adapting the Women's Empowerment in Nutrition Index: Lessons from Kenya por Lentz, Erin, Jensen, Nathaniel D., Lepariyo, Watson, Narayanan, Sudha, Bageant, Elizabeth

“…This paper contributes to ongoing efforts to measure women's empowerment that are both context-sensitive and universal, focusing on the recently developed Women's Empowerment in Nutrition Index (WENI). …”
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Capacity Building for Researchers, Academics, and Extension Experts to Support Climate-Smart Practice Implementation por Getachew, Tesfaye, Belay, Berhanu, Haile, Aynalem

“…A total of 56 participants attended these sessions, representing 17 Ethiopian universities, five research centers, regional and federal agricultural institutions, and international partners. …”
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Which machine learning algorithm is best suited for estimating reference evapotranspiration in humid subtropical climate? por Deb, P., Kumar, V., Urfels, A., Lautze, Jonathan F., Kamboj, B. R., Sharma, J. R., Yadav, S.

“…In this study, four Gaussian process regression (GPR) algorithms—polynomial kernel (PK), polynomial universal function kernel (PUK), normalized poly kernel (NPK), and radial basis function (RBF)—were compared against widely used random forest (RF) and a simpler locally weighted linear regression (LWLR) algorithm at a humid subtropical region in India. …”
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From Policy to Practice: The Uganda Climate-Smart Agriculture Multistakeholder Platform Annual Review 2025 por Barungi, Julian, Okonya, Joshua, Anyango, Prossy, Recha, John W.M.

“…The event brought together 84 stakeholders implementing CSA initiatives (34 females, 50 males) from Government Ministries, Agencies and departments, International and national research institutes, UN agencies, farmer organizations, private companies, civil society organizations and universities who reflected on progress of implementation of CSA initiatives in the country, identified challenges to adoption of CSA technologies and innovations, and proposed strategies for scaling, monitoring and reporting on climate actions in the agricultural sector. …”
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Climate Data Tools (CDT) Training Video Series por Institute for Meteorological Training and Research, Kenya

“…Together, these training modules provide a comprehensive learning pathway that empowers users (whether at national meteorological services, universities, or otherwise) to create customized, analysis-ready climate products. …”
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Validation of the early action protocol for flood disasters: case study of Matara District, Sri Lanka por Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarasinghe, H., Indrasena, R., Gunasundara, W., Kaushalya, C., Nethmi, K., De Silva, R., Amarnath, Giriraj

“…Using an interactive “gallery walk” method, experts from the DMC, NDRSC, sectoral departments, universities, and NGOs reviewed triggers, early actions, roles, and timelines in each protocol, ensuring alignment with institutional mandates and national disaster management frameworks. …”
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Internal displacement and the promotion of agricultural intensification in Nigeria: Experimental evidence from a fragile setting por Misra, Rewa S., Bloem, Jeffrey R., Ambler, Kate, Wagner, Julia, Amare, Mulubrhan

“…Discounted treatments lead to near universal rates of adoption of the bundle, as well as greater use of bundle components including biofortified seeds (i.e., high iron pearl millet, high iron cowpea, and vitamin A maize) and complementary inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides. …”
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Beyond a Decade of Water Justice: Review, Directions, and Pathways to Achieve “Water for All” por Fanaian, Safa, Manero, A., Nguyen, N., Grafton, R. Q.

“…Water justice is increasingly recognized as central to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which seeks universal access to safe water and sanitation. Yet persistent injustices in water access, allocation, governance, and participation continue to undermine this goal. …”
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Water erosion risk prediction in eucalyptus plantations por Silva, Mayesse Aparecida da, Naves Silva, Marx Leandro, Curi, Nilton, Hoffmann Oliveira, Anna, Avanzi, Junior, Norton, Lloyd Darrell

“…The objective of this study was to obtain Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) factors and use them to estimate water erosion risk in regions with eucalyptus planted. …”
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Tracing evolutionary and developmental implications of mitochondrial stoichiometric shifting in the common bean por Arrieta Montiel, MP, Lyznik, A, Woloszynska, M, Janska, H, Tohme, Joseph M., Mackenzie, S

“…We have used the cms-associated sequence pvs-orf239 as a mitochondrial genetic marker for these studies and have demonstrated its universal presence throughout a diversity of undomesticated Phaseolus lines. …”
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Impact assessment of sunflower in Zimbabwe por Murata, M., Anandajayasekeram, P., Mudhara, M., Martella, D., Mazhangara, E.P.

“…Using a standard questionnaire and multistage sampling, information was collected from communal and commercial farmers in Natural Regions 11, 111 and IV_ Results of the survey indicate that sunflower is a universally adopted crop in the communal areas across all three natural regions, and the area under sunflower cultivation has increased substantially over the years. …”
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Do hydrologic rigor and technological advance tell us more or less about transboundary water management? por Giordano, Mark, Suhardiman, Diana, Peterson-Perlman, J.

“…This paper examined how the combination of universalized basin scale principles for international water management and increased mapping precision has resulted in policy prescriptions that sometimes run counter to what negotiators and managers have consistently and thoughtfully done in practice. …”
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Nigeria por Mignouna, Djana B., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, A., Asiedu, Robert, Manyong, Victor M.

“…The main survey design was based on a multistage, random sampling procedure, drawing on the universe of households from yam growing areas of Nigeria. …”
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The challenge of financing the implementation of Natura 2000 – Empirical evidence from six European Union Member States por Geitzenauer, M., Blondet, M., Koning, J. de, Ferranti, F., Sotirov, M., Weiss, G., Winkel, G.

“…We conclude that neither a “one size fits all” approach to funding Natura 2000 will work nor will a universal claim for “more money”. Therefore, a successful funding strategy ultimately necessitates effective interventions at institutional levels, the business environment and the local level.…”
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Estimation of soil erosion risk, its valuation and economic implications for agricultural production in western part of Rwanda por Kabirigi, M., Mugambi, S., Musana, B.S., Ngoga, G.T., Muhutu, J.C., Rutebuka, J., Ruganzu, V.M., Nzeyimana, I., Nabahungu, N.L.

“…A comprehensive methodology that integrates Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques was adopted to determine the soil erosion vulnerability within Katabuvuga, Nyamyumba and Mukamira watersheds in western part of Rwanda, with the aim of supporting planning of land and water management interventions. …”
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Post-Crackdown Effectiveness of Field-Based Forest Law Enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon por Börner, J., Kis-Katos, K., Hargrave, J., König, K.

“…We find that field-based enforcement operations have not been universally effective in deterring deforestation during our observation period. …”
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