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Weak Institutional Interaction: Reason for Poor Agricultural Extension Services Delivery in Nepal

New Angle: Nepal journal of social science and public policy, 2020
Institutional pluralism, privatisation and decentralisation of extension services are priority sectors of Nepal’s agricultural extension strategy. With the approach of public private partnership in agriculture, new actors like agro-vet, NGOs, private agro- farm, breeding centres, seed and fertilizer companies have grown considerably in the past decades.
Kamal Devkota, Dhanej Thapa, Hari Dhungana   +2 more
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Challenges to Effective Use of Information Commnicatio Technologies (ICTs) in the Delivery of Agricultural Extension Service

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2007
The promise of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in agricultural extension is that it can energize the collection processing and transmission of data, resulting in faster extension of quality information to more farmers a bottom-up ...
N Ozor
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CD47 promotes mitogen‐activated protein kinase and epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition molecular programs to drive prometastatic phenotypes in non‐small cell lung cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Beyond its role in immune evasion, this study identified that CD47 drives tumor‐intrinsic signaling in non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Transcriptomic profiling and functional studies revealed that CD47 regulates cell adhesion, migration, and metastasis through an ERK–EMT signaling axis.
Asa P.Y. Lau, Lilian G. Zhai, Ryunosuke Hoshi, Zackary Rousseau, Abraam Zakhary, Yin Fang Wu, Rola M. Saleeb, Heyu Ni, Kelsie L. Thu   +8 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of partnerships in agricultural extension service delivery: a study conducted in provincial departments of agriculture in South Africa [PDF]

South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE), 2018
There are different role players in the provision and support of extension in South Africa and the main one is the Government. This study seeks to report on the perceptions of advisors with regards to the role of partnerships in South African extension and advisory services. The study targeted a population of approximately 3 369 extension practitioners
Ngaka, M. J., Zwane, E. M.
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
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Do agricultural extension services promote adoption of soil and water conservation practices? Evidence from Northern Ghana

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022
Agricultural environment in many developing economies has become increasingly unpredictable in recent decades as a result of climate change, increasing the risk of crop failure.
Gideon Danso-Abbeam
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES OF NIGERIA’S AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE DELIVERY

Journal of Renewable Agricultural Technology Research
Agricultural extension which should play a critical role of educating farmers on modern farming techniques for improved productivity suffered neglect over the years by successive administrations. The paper reviewed practices and challenges of Nigeria’s agricultural extension service delivery.
null CHEKENE M. B., null SHEHU, J. F.
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Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang, Yadong Yang, Yongsheng Wang, Guirui Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source