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Constraints to commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in Tanintharyi division, Myanmar

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2019
Myanmar is a country in rapid economic and political transition, with opportunities emerging for its smallholders to benefit from current economic growth.
Shaun Snoxell, Michael Lyne
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Migration patterns & their associations with health and human rights in eastern Myanmar after political transition: results of a population-based survey using multistaged household cluster sampling

Conflict and Health, 2019
Background Myanmar transitioned to a nominally civilian government in March 2011. It is unclear how, if at all, this political change has impacted migration at the household level.
Parveen K. Parmar, Charlene Barina, Sharon Low, Kyaw Thura Tun, Conrad Otterness, Pue P. Mhote, Saw Nay Htoo, Saw Win Kyaw, Nai Aye Lwin, Cynthia Maung, Naw Merry Moo, Eh. Kalu Shwee Oo, Daniel Reh, Nai Chay Mon, Xinkai Zhou, Adam K. Richards   +15 more
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North Arakan: an open prison for the Rohingya in Burma [PDF]

Forced Migration Review, 2009
Many minorities, including the Rohingya of Burma, are persecuted by being rendered stateless.
Chris Lewa
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Performance prediction of gravity concentrator by using artificial neural network-a case study

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 2014
In conventional chromite beneficiation plant, huge quantity of chromite is used to loss in the form of tailing. For recovery these valuable mineral, a gravity concentrator viz. wet shaking table was used. Optimisation along with performance prediction of
Lopamudra Panda, Sunil Kumar Tripathy
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Impacts of Dams and Global Warming on Fish Biodiversity in the Indo-Burma Hotspot

PLoS ONE, 2016
Both hydropower dams and global warming pose threats to freshwater fish diversity. While the extent of global warming may be reduced by a shift towards energy generation by large dams in order to reduce fossil-fuel use, such dams profoundly modify ...
Y. Kano, D. Dudgeon, S. Nam, H. Samejima, Katsutoshi Watanabe, Chaiwut Grudpan, Jarungjit Grudpan, Wichan Magtoon, Prachya Musikasinthorn, P. T. Nguyen, Bounthob Praxaysonbath, Tomoyuki Sato, Kōichi Shibukawa, Y. Shimatani, A. Suvarnaraksha, Wataru Tanaka, Phanara Thach, D. D. Tran, Tomomi Yamashita, K. Utsugi   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Large‐Scale Genomics Reveals Three‐Source Ancestry and Layered Adaptation to High Altitude in Tibetan Chickens

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Whole‐genome analysis of 1,054 chickens reveals three ancestral sources (NWC, SYA, and SHF) with distinct temporal entry patterns into the Tibetan Plateau. Route‐specific selection scans, calibrated against a demographic null, suggest complementary functional enrichments—vascular homeostasis (NWC), calcium signaling and cardiac adaptation (SYA), and ...
Zongyi Zhao, Ruixue Nie, Hailu Fan, Tenzin Ngodroup, Li Zhu, Hongbin Pan, Bo Zhang, Hao Zhang   +7 more
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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
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The Earthworms of Burma II

Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 1930
No Abstract.
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
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