Search Results - Linear equality

Frog somatic indices: Importance of considering allometric scaling, relation with body condition and seasonal variation in the frog Leptodactylus latrans by Brodeur, Celine Marie, Vera Candioti, Josefina, Damonte, María Jimena, Bahl, Maria Florencia, Poliserpi, Maria Belen, D´andrea, María Florencia

“…In the case of liver, fat and carcass, the non-linear regression curves were not statistically different amongst sexes and so a single relationship was described for both males and females L. latrans. …”
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Determinants of Women's Decision-Making Power in Pest and Disease Management: Evidence From Uganda by Okonya, J., Mudege, Netsayi N., Nyaga, J.N., Jogo, W.

“…The implications of the study are that, women should equally be targeted during pest and disease management interventions such as training.…”
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GA-GBLUP: leveraging the genetic algorithm to improve the predictability of genomic selection by Yang Xu, Yuxiang Zhang, Yanru Cui, Kai Zhou, Guangning Yu, Wenyan Yang, Xin Wang, Furong Li, Xiusheng Guan, Xuecai Zhang, Zefeng Yang, Shizhong Xu, Chenwu Xu

“…However, GBLUP assumes that markers contribute equally to the total genetic variance, which may not be the case. …”
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Study of the determinants of chronic malnutrition in northern Nigeria: Quantitative evidence from the Nigeria demographic and health surveys by Amare, Mulubrhan, Benson, Todd, Fadare, Olusegun, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo

“…Close to half of all children younger than 5 years in the Northeast and Northwest geopolitical zones were estimated to be stunted in their growth for their age in 2013 compared to 22% of children in the rest of Nigeria.We examine the drivers of chronic child undernutrition in northern Nigeria and how those drivers differ from other areas of the country.Both a standard child-level regression-based approach and decomposition analysis were used to address the determinants of stunting and decompose how drivers differ between northern Nigeria and other areas of the country using 2008 and 2013 Nigeria DHS data.There are strong differences in the levels of the determinants of undernutrition in young children between the 2 parts of the country. However, equally important, the decomposition analysis shows that there are significant differences between northern Nigeria and other areas of Nigeria in the effect of the same determinant of nutritional status in accelerating or retarding the linear growth of young children.A national program to address child undernutrition must recognize this heterogeneity in its design. …”
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Modeling genotype× environment interaction using additive genetic covariances of relatives for predicting breeding values of wheat genotypes by Crossa, José, Burgueño, Juan, Cornelius, Paul L., McLaren, Graham, Trethowan, Richard, Krishnamachari, Anitha

“…Using Mixed Model Methodology, the genetic covariance matrix can be estimated and Best Linear Unbiased Predictors (BLUPs) of the breeding values obtained. …”
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Nocturnal moths use of novel habitats by Lövbom, Oskar

“…The traps were set in three different types of bog habitats (novel power lines, sparse bog, and dense bog) within a boreal forest-mire mosaic. Generalised linear models (GLM) were used to analyse abundance and species richness of nocturnal moths. …”
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Can economic development be a driver of food system sustainability? Empirical evidence from a global sustainability index and a multi-country analysis by Béné, Christophe, Fanzo, Jessica, Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Lundy, Mark M.

“…The analysis reveals a strong non-linear but positive correlation between the food system sustainability index and countries’ individual GDP per capita. …”
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Innovation systems perspectives on developing-country agriculture: A critical review by Spielman, David J.

“…The more theoretical innovation systems literature represents a significant change from the conventional, linear perspectives on agricultural research and development (R&D) by providing a framework for the analysis of complex relationships and innovative processes that occur among multiple agents, social and economic institutions, and endogenously determined technological and institutional opportunities. …”
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Early decay detection in citrus fruit using laser-light backscattering imaging by Lorente, Delia, Zude, Manuela, Regen, C., Palou, Lluís, Gómez-Sanchís, Juan, Blasco, José

“…The Gaussian-Lorentzian cross product (GL) distribution function with five independent parameters described radial profiles accurately with average R-2 values higher or equal to 0.998, pointing to differences in the parameters at the five wavelengths between sound and decaying oranges. …”
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Comportamiento en ambientes de diversos niveles de productividad de genotipos de frijol negro desarrollados en Colombia by Voysest Voysest, Oswaldo

“…The highest yielding lines showed b values closer to those of Porrillo Sintetico (equal to or less than 1) than those of Jamapa (equal to or greater than 1). …”
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Rice production and climate change in Northeast China: evidence of adaptation through land use shifts by Hu, Yanan, Fan, Lingling, Liu, Zhenhuan, Yu, Qiangyi, Liang, Shefang, Chen, Shi, You, Liangzhi, Wu, Wenbin, Yang, Peng

“…Rising RAT over the past three decades increased rice production by 4.44% (equal to a relative contribution of 0.87% to production growth) in NEC, while the majority of rice production growth (79.6%) resulted from increased agricultural inputs. …”
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Indirect genetic effects and inbreeding: Consequences of BLUP selection for socially affected traits on rate of inbreeding by Hooi Ling Khaw, Ponzoni, R.W., Bijma, P.

“…Methods A simulation study was conducted to examine the effect of Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) selection for socially affected traits on the rate of inbreeding. …”
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Importance of livestock diseases identified using participatory epidemiology in the highlands of Ethiopia by Gizaw, Solomon, Desta, Hiwot, Alemu, Biruk G., Tegegne, Azage, Wieland, Barbara

“…Sheep and poultry were equally the second most important livestock, followed by goat and equine. …”
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Investigating genomic prediction strategies for grain carotenoid traits in a tropical/subtropical maize panel by LaPorte, Mary-Francis, Suwarno, Willy Bayuardi, Hannok, Pattama, Koide, Akiyoshi, Bradbury, Peter, Crossa, José, Palacios-Rojas, Natalia, Diepenbrock, Christine

“…Ridge Regression-Best Linear Unbiased Prediction, Elastic Net, and Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces had high predictive abilities for all tested traits (beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, provitamin A, lutein, and zeaxanthin) and outperformed Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator. …”
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Remotely sensed spectral indicators of bird taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity across Afrotropical urban and non-urban habitats by Awoyemi, A.G., Alabi, T.R., Ibanez-Alamo, J.D.

“…Random Forest Regressions and Generalized Linear Mixed Effect Models were used to identify the topmost ranked indicator of each avian diversity component, and its variation between urban and non-urban areas. …”
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Trait associations in diversity panels of the two common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) gene pools grown under well-watered and water-stress conditions by Asfaw, A., Ambachew, Daniel, Shah, Tushaar, Blair, Matthew W.

“…Moreover, the results depicted the phenotypic correlation as equal or better than its genotypic counterpart in estimating drought tolerance in common bean plants. …”
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A hierarchical method for soil erosion assessment and spatial risk modelling: a case study of Kiambu district in Kenya. by Okoth, Peter F.

“…The field-plots were stored as area objects while the linear watershed proxies were stored as line objects. …”
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Continental-scale controls on soil organic carbon across sub-Saharan Africa by Fromm, S.F. von, Hoyt, A. M., Lange, M., Acquah, G. E., Aynekulu, E., Berhe, A. A., Haefele, S. M., McGrath, S. P., Shepherd, Keith D., Sila, A. M., Six, Johan, Towett, Erick K., Trumbore, S. E., Vågen, Tor-Gunnar, Weullow, E., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Doetterl, S.

“…The most important SOC predictors were identified by linear mixed-effects models, regression trees and random forest models. …”
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Drivers of millet consumption among school aged children in central Tanzania by Chande, M., Muhimbula, H., Mremi, R., Muzanila, Y.C., Kumwenda, N., Msuya, J., Msere, H., Bekunda, Mateete A., Okori, Patrick, Gichohi-Wainaina, Wanjiku N.

“…Intention was considered high if it was higher than the median intention score of the group, and low if it was equal to or lower than the median scores. Correlations and multiple linear regressions were performed to measure association between constructs and to identify predictive constructs. …”
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Dietary diversity predicts the adequacy of micronutrient intake in pregnant adolescent girls and women in Bangladesh, but use of the 5-group cutoff poorly identifies individuals wi... by Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Huybregts, Lieven, Sanghvi, Tina, Tran, Lan Mai, Frongillo, Edward A., Menon, Purnima, Ruel, Marie T.

“…Conclusions: The WDDS-10 predicted MPA equally well for pregnant adolescent girls and women at population level. …”
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