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Rapid soil quality assessment using portable visible near infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy by Gemtesa Tiruneh, Getachew

“…Fraction of organic carbon (FOC), CEC, Ca, pH, Co and %clay particle size were all predicted with better accuracy (Residual Prediction Deviation (RPD) ≥2 and R2 >0.7) for both field and laboratory measurements. Log transformation of P reference data seemed as if it improved the model performance since R2 increased (R2>0.7) but the back transformation showed failure in prediction since RMSECV increased. …”
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Inverkan av kuffens placering och hundens position vid indirekt blodtrycksmätning med High Definition Oscillometry by Johansson, Sofie, Olli, Vanessa

Effectiveness of agricultural development training program: the cases of teff and livestock farmers of Alaba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia by Surur, O.O.

“…Training plan is based on quota from above; expected changes in performances are not indicated in the objectives, thus they are vague, incompatible and difficult to measure. …”
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Designing weather index insurance of crops for the increased satisfaction of farmers, industry and the government by Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Vyas, Shalika, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Rao, Kolli N.

“…Weather-based crop insurance is a powerful tool for stabilizing farmers’ income by providing timely payouts directly linked with weather parameters. However, its performance can be marred by faulty design, leading to high basis risk and insufficient payouts. …”
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Financial access of midstream agricultural firms in Africa: Evidence from the LSMS-ISA and World Bank enterprise surveys by Ambler, Kate, de Brauw, Alan, Herskowitz, Sylvan, Pulido, Cristhian

“…The midstream of agricultural value chains are rapidly changing in response to shifting domestic and international demand. While the performance of this segment may have important implications for the entire sector, evidence on midstream actors and their financial needs remain thin. …”
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Africa agriculture trade monitor 2020 by Bouët, Antoine, Odjo, Sunday P., Zaki, Chahir

“…The importance and measurement of informal cross-border trade for agricultural products is also examined. …”
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Evaluation of cytotoxicity assays and a high-througput variant of the alkaline Comet assay in mouse lymphoma L5178Y cells by Gustavsson, Linda

“…Since DNA damage is associated with cell death, cytotoxicity measurements should be evaluated concurrently with each Comet experiment. …”

Laktatnivån i blodet : en prognostisk markör för tikar med pyometra? by Bergström Ledin, Hanna

“…The purpose of the present study was to explore if blood lactate levels are increased in bitches with pyometra, and if the lactate measurement could be used as a prognostic indicator and to determine outcome. …”

Hur väl mäter en skördare? : en studie i mätprecision hos skördare vid upparbetning av tallstammar by Nilsson, Nils

Precipitation estimations based on remote sensing compared with data from weather stations over agricultural region of Argentina pampas by Ovando, Gustavo Gabriel, Sayago, Silvina, Bellini Saibene, Yanina Noemi, Belmonte, María Laura, Bocco, Mónica

“…Global patterns of precipitation have changed due to the increase in temperature as a result of climate change. Measuring the amount of precipitation at a given location using surface instruments is relatively simple. …”
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Etiska fonder by Abounaja El khabbaz, Ranja

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Factors influencing quality nutrition service provision at antenatal care contacts: Findings from a public health facility-based observational study in 21 districts of Bangladesh by Billah, Sk Masum, Ali, Nazia Binte, Khan, Abdullah Nurus Salam, Raynes-Greenow, Camille, Menon, Purnima, Nguyen, Phuong Hong

“…Overall, only 15% of clients received all four nutrition services. Performance of weight measurement (79%) was higher than IFA provision (56%), anaemia assessment (52%) and nutrition counselling (52%). …”
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Prediction of the level of astringency in persimmon using visible and near-infrared spectroscopy by Cortés, Victoria, Rodríguez-Ortega, Alejandro, Blasco, José, Rey, Beatriz, Besada, Cristina, Cubero, Sergio, Salvador, Alejandra, Talens, Pau, Aleixos, Nuria

“…In general, the models with the best performance were those which included standard normal variate (SNV) in the pre-processing. …”
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Monitoring agricultural productivity for sustainable production and R&D planning by Laborde Debucquet, David, Piñeiro, Valeria, Arias, Joaquin, Bureau, Jean-Christophe, Elverdin, Pablo, Matthews, Alan, Saini, Eugenia, Schmidhuber, Josef

“…As such, it is suggested that 1) an international consortium should monitor Agricultural Total Factor Productivity to provide international comparisons and track performance over time; 2) the G20 should acknowledge and address the issue of sustainable productivity measurement, and; 3) support more in depth research on the relation between Agricultural TFP and Agricultural R&D.…”
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Kundnöjdhet hos privata skogsägare som använt Södras uppdragsform ”skördarmätning med stampris” by Nilsson, Rasmus

Satellite rainfall products outperform ground observations for landslide prediction in India by Brunetti, M. T., Melillo, M., Gariano, S. L., Ciabatta, L., Brocca, L., Amarnath, Giriraj, Peruccacci, S.

“…Specifically, we have tested Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) and SM2RAIN-ASCAT satellite rainfall products, and their merging, at daily and hourly temporal resolution, and Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) daily rain gauge observations. …”
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Leveraging food system transformation in Latin America through scaling high impact business models by Simon, Nataniel, Wadt, Lucas, Prudenciano, Lucas, Newman, Richard, Zulu-Hume, Mercy F., Sharma, Ashish, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Costa, Ciniro

“…Key messages: 1) A framework was developed and applied to identify Climate-Smart Food Systems (CSFS) business models in the Latin America (LATAM) region with the potential to implement and scale climate mitigation and resilient practices across several food production systems. 2) Through the analysis, a pipeline of eight high-impact potential companies were identified to facilitate matchmaking with private sector investors. 3) Selected CSFS companies include agroforestry (i.e., coffee and cocoa), regenerative livestock production and silvipastoral systems, with positive impacts on social (e.g., gender and youth) and economic aspects. 4) Some of the most important challenges identified for implementing and scaling CSFS include: 1) access to capital, especially for long-term projects; 2) access to information and technical assistance; and 3) market validation for some products, especially fruits. 5) Regarding technical assistance, focus should be on implementing measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of emissions, accessing carbon markets and providing guidance for adoption of CSFS practices and project review and discussion for up- and middle-stream companies. 5) The CIAT-CCAFS Impact Assessment Tool showed potential for evaluating CSFS performance of companies (i) potential impact assessment and (ii) additionality of investments regarding mitigation, adaptation and productivity.…”
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Global food and water security, trade and market stability by Piñeiro, Valeria, Elverdin, Pablo, Piñeiro, Martín, Puricelli, Estefania, Regúnaga, Marcelo, Villarreal, Federico

“…To support that process it is proposed to improve the measurement of sustainable practices in crop production and to monitor the production systems in different regions to provide international comparisons and track performance over time. …”
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Soil solution sampling for organic acids in rice paddy soils by Angeles, Olivyn R., Johnson, Sarah E., Buresh, Roland J.

“…The objective of this study was to develop a method for measuring OA in soil solution in field and greenhouse studies. …”
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Appraisal of selection practice and fertility of bull used for frozen semen production in Ethiopia by Tesema, Z., Besufkad, S., Kassahun, D., Deribe, B., Abebe, A., Zewdie, T., Araya, A., Yitagesu, E., Alemayehu, L., Agegnehu, B., Gizaw, Solomon

“…Data were collected through key informant interviews and longitudinal measurement of fertility and morphological traits of bulls. …”
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