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Urban Extent of Africa 2010 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Country-level urban population headcounts and their share of total population were acquired from the World Bank for 2010-2013 and used to control the total size of the urban population from the analysis is consistent with the statistics data at 1 km resolution.…”
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Understanding biological control with entomopathogenic fungi-Insights from a stochastic pest-pathogen model by Djouda, Byliole S., Ndjomatchoua, Frank T., Moukam Kakmeni, F.M., Tchawoua, Clément, Tonnang, Henri E. Z.

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Is greater decisionmaking power of women associated with reduced gender discrimination in South Asia? by Smith, Lisa C., Byron, Elizabeth

“…The main empirical technique employed is multivariate regression analysis with statistical tests for significant differences in effects for girl and boy children. …”
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Effects of plant densities on the performance of common bean varieties in multiple environments of northwestern Tanzania by Amara, Raya, Kimisha, Joseph, Mbiu, Julius, Assefa, Teshale, Waswa, Boaz Shaban

“…The treatments comprised five bean varieties; TARIBEAN 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and five plant population densities; 200000, 222222, 250000, 266666 and 333333 plants/ha. …”
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Food insecurity and the relative importance of various household assets by Fisseha, Kebebew

“…The empirical evidence was collected from households living in the area of some densely populated and chronically food insecure districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. …”
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The association between food environment, diet quality and malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income adult populations across the rural—Urban gradient in Vietnam by Vuong, Vy Thao, Fiorella, Kathryn J., Jones, Andrew D., Thi Trinh, Huong, Khoury, Colin K., Huynh, Tuyen, Hoang, Ky The, Nguyen, Kien Tri

“…However, we did not observe statistically significant relationships between diet quality and malnutrition. …”
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Assessing the spatial distribution of crop production using a generalized cross-entropy approach by You, Liangzhi, Wood, Stanley

“…The information utilized includes crop production statistics, farming system characteristics, satellite-derived land cover data, biophysical crop suitability assessments, and population density. …”
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Simple power-law models to predict flow metrics for water resource and risk management along the Mekong tributaries. [Abstract only] by Lacombe, Guillaume, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Vogel, R., McCartney, Matthew P., Chemin, Yann H., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Sotoukee, Touleelor

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Distribution and diversity of wildlife in northern Kenya in relation to livestock and permanent water points by Leeuw, Jan de, Waweru, M.N., Okello, O.O., Maloba, M., Nguru, P., Said, Mohammed Yahya, Aligula, H.M., Heitkonig, I.M., Reid, Robin S.

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Ecotypic differentiation under farmers' selection: Molecular insights into the domestication of Pachyrhizus Rich. ex DC. (Fabaceae) in the Peruvian Andes by Deletre, M., Soengas, B., Vidaurre, P.J., Meneses, R.I., Delgado Vasquez, O., Ore Balbin, I., Santayana, M., Heider, B., Sorensen, M.

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Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Otsuka, Keijiro

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Impact of access to credit on income and food security in Malawi by Diagne, Aliou

“…The paper concludes that the necessary complementary resources and economic environment are not yet in place for access to formal credit to realize its full benefits for Malawi’s rural population.…”
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Effect of deforestation and introduction of exotic grasses as livestock forage on the population dynamics of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) i... by Nava, Santiago, Mastropaolo, Mariano, Guglielmone, Alberto, Mangold, Atilio Jose

“…The effect of deforestation and the introduction of exotic grasses on the population dynamics of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in northern Argentina was analysed. …”
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Evaluation of a gender-responsive nutrition education intervention on nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices among the vulnerable populations in the traditional agri-food sys... by Kasala, Kavitha, Ravula, Padmaja, Das, Abhishek

“…We aimed to evaluate the outcome of nutrition education interventions on nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices, and provide an evidence base for targeting nutrition programs among the vulnerable population using a gender lens. Quantitative surveys and interventions were conducted with a sample of 415 individuals in Telangana, India. …”
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High-frequency monitoring of diet quality in Guatemala by Jimenez Rodas, Daniel Ricardo, Manners, Rhys Evan Joseph, Lizarazo Torres, Miguel Angel, Ramos Solorzano, Gresia Dalal, Bonilla Barillas, Melissa

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White Fulani cattle of West and Central Africa by Tawah, C.L., Rege, J.E.O.

“…The paperreviews information on the White Fulani cattle under the headings; origin, classification, distribution, population statistics, ecological settings, utility, husbandry practices, physical characteristics, special genetic characteristics, adaptive attibutes and performance characteristics. …”
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Quality of vital event data for infant mortality estimation in prospective, population-based studies: an analysis of secondary data from Asia, Africa, and Latin America by Erchick, Daniel J., Subedi, Seema, Verhulst, Andrea, Guillot, Michel, Adair, Linda S., Barros, Aluísio J. D., Huybregts, Lieven

“…Prospective population-based cohort studies are an underutilized data source for mortality estimation that may offer strengths that avoid biases. …”
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SSRs, SNPs and DArTs comparison on estimation of relatedness and genetic parameters’ precision from a small half-sib sample population of eucalyptus grandis by Cappa, Eduardo Pablo, Klapste, Jaroslav, Garcia, Martin Nahuel, Villalba, Pamela Victoria, Marcucci Poltri, Susana Noemi

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Short range spatial variability of soil physico-chemical variables related to earthworm clustering in a Neotropical gallery forest by Jiménez, J.J., Decaëns, Thibaud, Amézquita Collazos, Edgar, Rao, Idupulapati M., Thomas, Richard J., Lavelle, Patrick M.

“…We performed fine-scale spatial variability by intensively sampling 100 points distributed in the nodes of a regular grid with 5 m inter-sample distance. Non-parametric statistics were used and included SADIE analysis and partial Mantel test, in addition to geostatistics (semi-variograms) and correlogram computation. …”
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Examining the incentive effects of food aid on household behavior in rural Ethiopia by Hoddinott, John F.

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