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Emergence, interpretation and translations of IWRM in South Africa by Movik, S., Mehta, L., van Koppen, Barbara, Denby, K.

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Emergence, interpretations and translations of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in South Africa by Movik, S., Mehta, L., van Koppen, Barbara

“…This paper explores how the idea of IWRM emerged in South Africa, its key debates and interpretations and how it has been translated. It maps out the history, main events, key people, and implementation efforts through a combination of reviews of available documents and in-depth semi-structured interviews with key actors. …”
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Participation – lost in translation? by Julin, Madeleine, Maltseva, Junna

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Translating seasonal forecasts into actionable information for adaptation planning in agriculture and water sectors in West Africa: Approach and application in Niger by Houngnibo, Mandela C. M., Minoungou, Bernard, Agossou, Gadedjisso-Tossou, Ali, Abdou, Segnon, Alcade C., Ladi Tchoho, Mahamadou Dan, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…This Info Note proposes a novel approach for translating seasonal forecasts into actionable sector-specific information. …”
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Defining Nature: Who’s Talking? The concept of nature in legal cases with Rights of Nature in Ecuador : a frame/framing analysis of interpretations of nature, underlying factors an... by Wolf, Laura Elisabeth

“…The analysis aims to “translate back” the definitions of nature within cases and recommended subsequent actions expressed during the interviews, to their underlying reasonings that influence actors’ sense-making. …”

Shamba Shape Up Season 15 – Episode 22: Weather Episode (English) by Grossi, Amanda, Gamoyo, Majambo Jarumani, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Murega, Brendah, Njoroge, Ezekiel, Musilu, Bahati, Masika, Peter Silla, Murage, Paul, Muriuki, Edward

“…The program showcases how county extension teams translate seasonal forecasts into location-specific guidance on crops, livestock, water management, and risks. …”
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Training intermediaries on Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA), Liwonde, Machinga District, Malawi, 20-31 and 27-31 July 2015 by Kafasalire A, Fara K, Nyirongo D

“…The purpose was to build the capacity of the intermediaries in Balaka, Nsanje and Lilongwe Districts in Malawi to apply the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) to interpret and communicate climate service information with farmers. …”
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Integrative science in practice : Process perspectives from ASB, the partnership for the tropical forest margins by Tomich, Thomas P., Timmer, D.W., Velarde, S.J., Alegre Orihuela, JC, Areskoug, V., Cash, D.W., Cattaneo, Andrea, Ericksen, Polly J., Joshi, L., Kasyoki, J, Legg, C., Locatelli, M., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Palm, Cheryl A., Porro, R., Rescia Perazzo, A, Salazar Vega, A, Noordwijk, Meine van, Weise, Stephan F., White, D.

“…In doing so, this web-based consultation provided a medium for reflection by a large ‘virtual team’ on whether words about integration are translated into practice, at least as perceived and self-reported by the scientists who participated. …”
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Vem sätter agendan? : en kvalitativ studie av det lokala genomförandet av Agenda 2030 by Wessling, Hanna

Clean up this mess? by Cartbo, Frida

“…The translation of qualities through strategic phasing, has formed the design process. …”
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Guidelines for mapping the preferences in gender sensitive product profiles to crop ontology and creating a consumer segment ontology. Version 1.0. by Arnaud, Elizabeth, Khamila, Sylvhia, Kibooga, Charity, Ndagire, Lilian Yiga, Marimo, Pricilla

“…The translation or interpretation of the collected preferences into traits and variables to make it interpretable and measurable by breeders is not always straightforward. …”
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ILCA glossary of livestock and related terms. English-French by International Livestock Centre for Africa

“…This handy glossary (giving French equivalents of alphabetically listed English terms but not vice versa), was compiled by staff at the ILCA French Copy Unit in Addis Ababa over a period of more than 10 years, and is sure to become a most useful aid for translators, interpreters and scientists working in the various fields of animal agriculture (including feed crop production). …”
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Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna by Diels, J., Lyasse, O., Sanginga, N., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Aihou, K., Iwuafor, E.N.O., Merckx, Roel, Deckers, J.

“…Based on calculations with the Rothamsted carbon model, this extra biomass translates into an increase in the topsoil carbon content of 0.33% C after 20 years. …”
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An attempt in theorizing the urban design competition through the means of rhetoric by Ganestam, Lisa

“…This essay may be regarded as an attempt to explore the knowledge based actions taken by professionals in the context of urban design competitions and how it is being translated into physical solutions. The study shows that the approach to using rhetoric as an interpretation methodology in order to theorize the urban design competition definitely served its purpose. …”
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The progression in developing genomic resources for crop improvement by Ruperao, P., Rangan, P., Shah, T., Thakur, V., Kalia, S., Mayes, S., Rathore, A.

“…The emerging sequencing technologies target generating more data with fewer inputs and at lower costs. This has also translated to an increase in the number and type of corresponding applications in genomics besides enhanced computational capacities (both hardware and software). …”
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Explainable machine learning driven nutrient recommendation for maize production in Malawi by Liben, Feyera, Kihara, Job, Abera, Wuletawu, AbebeMesfin, Tewodrofins, Homann-kee Tui, Sabine, Munthali, Moses, Munthali, Chandiona, Nalivata, Patson, Mzumara, Edward, Tuimene, Lulseged

“…This study aimed to (1) evaluate and compare the predictive performance of multiple machine learning algorithms for maize yield estimation in Malawi; (2) identify the most important yield-determining features through recursive feature elimination (RFECV) and SHAP-based interpretation; (3) examine interaction effects between key nutrient inputs and environmental variables using two-dimensional partial dependence plots; and (4) translate model outputs into site-specific nutrient management insights for precision agronomy in smallholder maize systems. …”
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Supportive work environment for psychological wellbeing by Malve-Ahlroth, Sara

“…The interviews were conducted and analysed with interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach. …”
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Jakten på genius loci by Blick, Amanda

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Consumer perceptions of fruit and vegetable quality: certification and other options for safeguarding public health in West Africa by Keraita, Bernard N., Drechsel, Pay

“…Although consumers have a genuine interest in healthy food, and are willing to pay premiums, their interpretation of food quality and risks deviates from scientific health risk assessments and does not translate into recommended risk mitigation behavior. …”
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Enhancing Climate Information Services for Aquaculture at Scale: A decision support tool and potential platforms for managing climate risks in Bangladesh by Hossain, Peerzadi Rumana

“…We identified how temperature and rainfall forecasts can be contextually interpreted for fish farmers’ use. The identified advisories will help the fish farmers in making climate resilient decisions. …”
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