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ACTIVITY OF CLMV COUNTRIES (CAMBODIA, LAOS, MYANMAR, VIETNAM) AS A FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM ECONOMY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
The accession of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, as CLMV, to ASEAN in the second half of the 1990s, strengthened the organisation, which is now an economic competitor even to the European Union.
Waldemar MOSKA, Thu Ha LE, Owidiusz MOSKA, Duc Thang NGUYEN, Nga Quynh NGUYEN   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovating community fish refuges in Tonle Sap Lake for enhancing resilience to climate change and the altered hydrological regime of the Mekong River

Climate Change Ecology
River ecosystem discontinuity and connection are of concern in transboundary river basins. Humans have impacted river ecosystems and disconnected the river ecosystem landscapes by building infrastructure and hydropower.
Mak Sithirith, Vichet Sean, Sok Sao, Tuy Sinak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Significant contributors to cost overruns in construction projects of Cambodia

Cogent Engineering, 2017
Construction industry is one of the leading sectors with its remarkable contribution to the GDP and employment generation in Cambodia. However, one of the major challenges facing the construction industry in Cambodia is poor cost performance of the ...
Serdar Durdyev, Maksat Omarov, Syuhaida Ismail, Mengheng Lim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An influenza A (H3N2) virus outbreak in the Kingdom of Cambodia during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: Global influenza virus circulation decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly due to widespread community mitigation measures. Cambodia eased some COVID-19 mitigation measures in June and July 2020. On 20 August a cluster of respiratory
L.Y. Sovann, B. Sar, V. Kab, S. Yann, M. Kinzer, P. Raftery, R. Albalak, S. Patel, P. Long Hay, H. Seng, S. Um, S. Chin, D. Chau, A. Khalakdina, E. Karlsson, S.J. Olsen, J.A. Mott   +16 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Cambodia

, 2015
Cambodia emerged in the early 1990s from 30 years of conflict, the brutal Khmer Rouge era, and a decade of Vietnamese occupation, with one of the world’s lowest per-capita incomes, and with social indicators far behind those of neighboring Southeast Asian countries. Physical infrastructure had been largely destroyed.
Roderic Broadhurst, Chenda Keo
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Assessing the Feasibility of Wearable Devices for Physiological Monitoring and Heat Risk Prediction in Outdoor Agricultural Workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outdoor agricultural workers experience significant heat exposure, yet few studies have evaluated whether wearable sensors can reliably measure continuous physiological responses in real field conditions. This pilot study examined the feasibility and predictive utility of core temperature, hydration, heart rate, and movement data ...
Sinan Sousan, Elizabeth Mizelle, Qiang Wu, Rui Wu, Guy Iverson, Ciprian Popoviciu, Dylan Hemedinger, Eliezer Loyola, Takari Hood, Monica Ramirez, Jo Anne Balanay   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tailor-Made Pesticides. Understanding the Pesticides Market in a Productive Agricultural Region of the Cambodian Mekong Delta

Global Environment
This article draws on approaches in the anthropology of things and the anthropology of capitalism. It brings to light fragments of the supply chains of pesticides in one of the most productive agricultural regions in Cambodia.
Eve Bureau-Point, Jean-Philippe Venot, Sreytouch Heourn   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source