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Lay knowledge and management of malaria in Baringo county, Kenya by Mutua, Edna N., Bukachi, S.A., Bett, Bernard K., Estambale, B.B.A., Nyamongo, I.K.

“…Baringo County is prone to seasonal transmissions of malaria mostly in the rainy seasons. Methods This cross-sectional study used a mixed methods approach to collect data on knowledge and lay management of malaria. …”
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Hygienic practices, bacteriological quality of cow milk and its public health importance along the dairy value chain in Sidama High Lands of southern Ethiopia by Zewdu, M.

“…Milk is an important source of nutrients to human and animals, but due to its high water activity and nutritional value, it serves as an excellent medium for growth of many kinds of microorganisms under suitable conditions. The present cross sectional study was conducted to assess hygienic practices, determination of bacterial quantity of milk, isolation and identification of bacterial pathogens in milk and to determine antimicrobial susceptibility of the major isolate at each critical control points throughout the value chain in Arbegona, Bensa and Bona districts, Sidama zone from November 2014 to May 2015. …”
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First report of the occurrence of Trichinella-specific antibodies in domestic pigs in Central and Eastern Uganda by Roesel, Kristina, Nöckler, K., Baumann, M.P.O., Fries, R., Dione, Michel M., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Grace, Delia

“…Pig keeping in Uganda is historically recent, and evidence on zoonotic pig diseases, including infection with Trichinella species, is scarce. A cross-sectional survey on Trichinella seroprevalence in pigs was conducted in three districts in Central and Eastern Uganda from April 2013 to January 2015. …”
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Village poultry in Ethiopia socio-technical analysis and learning with farmers by Asgedom, A.H.

“…To this end it used as data collection methods individual and open-group interviews, a cross-sectional stratified random survey, farm-recording, a market survey, and village-poultry modelling. …”
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Complementary feeding practices of children aged 6-23 months in rural area, Southern-Benin: challenges and opportunities by Mitchodigni, I.M., Hounkpatin, Waliou Amoussa, Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D., Termote, Céline, Kennedy, G., Hounhouigan, Djidjoho J.

“…Study Design: This study is designed by using a descriptive cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in two rural districts, Bopa and Houeyogbe, in Southern Benin from October to December 2013. …”
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Access to and use of video-mediated agricultural information: lessons from the case of Sasakawa global 2000 rice videos in Uganda by Karubanga, G., Kibwika, P., Sseguya, H., Okry, F.

“…However, its effectiveness to enhance access to and use of information depends on certain organizational, social, economic and technical factors. This cross-sectional study assessed these organizational, social, economic and technical factors that affect access to and use of agricultural information from the perspective of video participants, using Sasakawa Global 2000 as a case. …”
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Adoption and impact of improved technologies in developing countries: the case of Imazapyrresistant maize in Western Kenya by Mignouna, Djana B.

“…This study was done using a case of imazapyr-resistant maize technology for combating noxious Striga weed which has devastating effects on maize production in western Kenya. A cross sectional survey that included randomly selected samples of 169 adopters and 431 non-adopters. …”
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Isolation and characterization of Baculoviruses from three major Lepidopteran pests in the SemiArid tropics of India by Kumar, C.S., Rao, G.R., Sireesha, K., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Transmission electron microscopy of thin sections of OBs of the three isolates revealed up to 5–8 multiple bacilliform shaped particles packaged within a single viral envelope. …”
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The potential contribution of yellow cassava to dietary nutrient adequacy of primary-school children in Eastern Kenya; the use of linear programming by Talsma, Elise F., Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J., Melse-Boonstra, Alida, Mayer, Eva V., Verhoef, Hans, Demir, Ayse Y., Ferguson, Elaine L., Kok, Frans J., Brouwer, Inge D.

“…We assessed the potential effect of introducing a yellow cassava-based school lunch combined with additional food-based recommendations (FBR) on vitamin A and overall nutrient adequacy using Optifood (linear programming tool). Cross-sectional study to assess dietary intakes (24 h recall) and derive model parameters (list of foods consumed, median serving sizes, food and food (sub)group frequency distributions, food cost). …”
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Association of farmers' socio-economics with bovine brucellosis epidemiology in the dry zone of Sri Lanka by Kothalawala, K.A.C., Makita, K., Kothalawala, H., Jiffry, A.M., Kubota, S., Kono, H.

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the farmers’ socio-economic factors and their association with Brucella prevalence in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. A cross-sectional survey was planned and a total of 1,153 blood samples were collected from milking and dry animals of 155 farms from three selected veterinary ranges of Kalmunai, Navithanveli, and Mahaoya in the Ampara district, which is a multi-ethnic area. …”
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Adoption of improved chickpea technologies in North Gondar zone of Ethiopia: The case of Gondar Zuria District by Fenta, M.

“…This study used cross-sectional data in 2015/16 production season from the sample of 224 household heads selected through multi-stage sampling technique. …”
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Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. by Chulet, H., Anantharaman, M., Shanpru, E., Prain, Gordon

“…This study followed a value chain analysis approach and involved a cross-sectional data collection among a range of stakeholders and value chain actors through review of secondary data, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and surveys. …”
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Genetic diversity of Aspergillus flavus and occurrence of aflatoxin contamination in stored maize across three agro-ecological zones in Kenya by Gachara, G.W., Nyamache, A.K., Harvey, Jagger J.W., Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Wainaina, James

“…In this study, we conducted a cross-sectional survey within three Agro-ecological zones in Kenya, to determine occurrence and distribution of total aflatoxin in stored maize and the aflatoxigenicity potential of Aspergillus flavus in stored maize. …”
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Water use by drip irrigated one-year old pear trees by Requena, Antonio Mario, Nordenstrom, Gustavo, Castillo, Eduardo Raul

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Subclinical ketosis in dairy cows: prevalence and risk factors in grazing production system by Garro, Carlos Javier, Mian, L., Cobos Roldán, M.

“…The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Subclinical ketosis (SCK) between 4 and 19 days in milk (DIM) in a grazing production system and investigate the importance of potential risk factors for SCK. This cross-sectional study was conducted in dairy cows (n = 107), which had more of two parities. …”
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The Effects of Priming and Ageing on Seed Vigour in Tomato by Argerich, Cosme Alberto, Bradford, Kent J.

“…X-ray photographs and longitudinal sections revealed the formation of free space surrounding the embryo in dry primed seeds, which was not evident in control or aged seeds. …”
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Prospects for biological control of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera, Aleyrodidae) in greenhouse tomatoes of southern Spain by Stansly, Philip A., Sánchez, P. A., Rodríguez, J. M., Canizares, F., Nieto, Adelaida, López Leyva, M. J., Fajardo, M., Suárez, V., Urbaneja, Alberto

“…Each IPM greenhouse was divided into 4 equal sections, two receiving weekly releases of the indigenous Eretmocerus mundus Mercet and two receiving the exotic Eretmocerus eremicus Rose & Zolnerowich. …”
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Borage (Borago officinalis) is a new host of Pseudomonas cichorii in the Ebro Valley of Spain. by Cambra, Miguel A., Palacio-Bielsa, Ana, López, María M.

“…Severely infected leaves of mature and occasionally young plants become rotted. Longitudinal sections through the crown revealed severely necrotic cortical, vascular, and pith tissues. …”
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Evaluación de la aptitud de tierras para los cultivos de repollo, maíz y zanahoria bajo dos diferentes tecnologías en la microcuenca La Soledad, Valle de Angeles, Honduras by Parrado Grajales, Francisco J.

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APGAR score as a method for prediction of survival prognosis in newborn puppies and kittens by Axelsson, Rebecca

“…This study concludes and augments that APGAR scoring can be used as a simple method of determining instantaneous neonatal health in newborn cats and dogs – both by breeders at home and by staff at veterinary clinics after cesarean sections. Suggesting APGAR scoring to be a helpful tool in preventing and reducing neonatal death. …”
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