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  1. Breaking the links between conflict and hunger in Africa by Messer, Ellen, Cohen, Marc J.

    Published 2004
    “…Often, warring parties manipulate starvation as a deliberate tactic, using their control over access to food to attract and reward friends and humble and punish enemies. …”
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    Brief
  2. Report of the TAC Quinquennial Review of ILRAD, 1981 by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

    Published 1981
    “…Five priority projects are identified for ILRAD's work on trypanosomiasis and five for theileriosis. …”
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    Evaluation Report
  3. Patterns of fetal growth based on ultrasound measurement and its relationship with small for gestational age at birth in rural Vietnam by Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Addo, O. Yaw, Young, Melissa, Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines, Pham, Hoa, Truong, Truong V., Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

    Published 2016
    “…We aim to describe patterns of fetal growth and to predict SGA at birth using fetal ultrasound measurements.We studied 1412 pregnant women enrolled in a randomised‐controlled trial evaluating maternal micronutrient supplementation in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam. …”
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    Journal Article
  4. Leveraging social protection for women’s engagement in sustainable land management: IPSR Innovation Profile. First edition, March 2024 by Gilligan, Daniel O., Billings, Lucy, Kalva, Parthu, Leight, Jessica, Tambet, Heleene, Bahiru, Kibret, Mulford, Michael, Bekele, Kalkidan

    Published 2024
    “…For example, Kato et al (2021) find that plots controlled by women in Ethiopia are more prone to soil erosion and of poorer quality in terms of soil depth, and women’s participation in watershed committees is low. …”
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  5. Improving the productivity of cowpea in the savannas of northeast Nigeria through participatory evaluation and dissemination of improved varieties by Kamara, A.Y., Omoigui, L.O., Ewansiha, S.U.

    Published 2012
    “…Further adoption studies revealed a 38% adoption of improved varieties four years after introduction in project areas. However, despite the obvious yield benefits of the new varieties, farmers have shown a preference for the continued use of a local variety Kanannado Brown. …”
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    Conference Proceedings
  6. Water infiltration in the Nyando River basin, Kenya by Bargues Tobella, Aida

    Published 2009
    “…The results showed that the average steady-state infitrability was significantly higher, and the average sediment generation rate and bulk density significantly lower, in the treated plots than in the controls. The higher infiltrability rates in the treated plots as compared to the controls were significantly explained by the increment in vegetation cover and the reduction in soil bulk density. …”
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  7. Cattle trypanosomiasis in Africa to 2030 by Thornton, Philip K., Robinson, Timothy P., Kruska, Russell L., Jones, Peter G., McDermott, John J., Reid, Robin S.

    Published 2006
    “…This indicative study modelled the effect of climate change and population growth on the future range of tsetse flies, their main vector, in sub- Saharan Africa. Projected climate change to 2030 has a limited effect on their distribution. …”
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    Book Chapter
  8. Radiosensibilidad de las especies de plantas tropicales: Carica papaya, Manihot dulcis y Swietenia humilis by Moh, C.C.

    Published 2025
    “…At a dose of 12 Kr of acute gamma radiation, the percentage of survival of papaya (Carica papaya) seeds was not appreciably different from the control Further experimentation showed that the LDs for papaya seeds was in the vecinity of 19 Kr. …”
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    Artículo
  9. Market development and food demand in rural China by Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott

    Published 1995
    “…Understanding the forces behind these consumption pattern shifts also will aid academics and policymakers in making better projections about future consumerneeds and price levels.…”
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    Artículo preliminar
  10. The evolving role of tropical forests for local livelihoods in Indonesia by Basuki, I., Sheil, Douglas, Padmanaba, M., Liswanti, N., Mulcahy, G., Wan, M.

    Published 2011
    “…Local people consider development projects, logging and mining activities, and floods as having the greatest influence on their livelihoods and use of forests. …”
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    Journal Article
  11. Understanding modifiable caregiver factors contributing to child development among young children in rural Malawi by Bliznashka, Lilia, Nwabuikwu, Odiche, Ahun, Marilyn, Becker, Karoline, Nnensa, Theresa, Roschnik, Natalie, Kachinjika, Monice, Mvula, Peter, Munthali, Alister, Ndolo, Victoria, Katundu, Mangani, Maleta, Kenneth, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Gladstone, Melissa, Gelli, Aulo

    Published 2024
    “…This study examined modifiable caregiver factors influencing child development in Malawi using baseline data from 1,021 mothers and their children <2 years of age participating in a cluster-randomized controlled trial implemented in rural Malawi (2022–2025). …”
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    Journal Article

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