Malawi adopted a pluralistic, demand-driven and decentralised agricultural extension system in 2000, following a political change from one party to a multiparty democratic system of government. This was followed by the introduction of a district agricultural extension services system (DAESS) as a way of facilitating the implementation of the ...
McPhery Masangano Charles +6 more
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Cell surface CD11c as a neutrophil aging marker molecule
Cell surface CD11chi neutrophils were more aged and had better phagocytic function than CD11c−/lo neutrophils. Transcriptomic analysis of CD11chi neutrophils and CD11c−/lo neutrophils in pediatric population showed that the most difference was seen in infants.
Sophia Koutsogiannaki +5 more
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Demand driven livestock extension services: Farmers' participatory assessment in Eastern Haryana
India is the house of the largest livestock population as well as highest milk producing country of the world. But, productivity of the large ruminant, i.e. cattle and buffalo is far below the world standard.
KUMARI VIJAYA SNEH VERMA +5 more
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Analysis of Farmers’ Access to and Perception of Extension Service Delivery in Borno State, Nigeria
This study analysed access to and perception of private extension delivery by farmers in Borno state. Primary data were collected from 128 farmers selected using multi-stage sampling technique. A five point Likert type scale was developed and used to elicit information on respondents’ attitude toward private extension service delivery.
Y L Idrisa, M W Gwary, B O Ogunbameru
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Extension officers’ perception towards accreditation and regulation of extension services in North West Province, South Africa [PDF]
This paper examines extension officers’ perception towards accreditation and regulation of extension services. This is based on the premise that a pluralistic extension service delivery currently prevails in South Africa where public and private service ...
Shemfe, O.A., Oladele, O.I.
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Ethical Foreground and Background in Adult Educator Work
ABSTRACT Adult educators work in a complex ethical environment. The very act of contributing to the learning of another is fraught with moral overtones. In this paper we consider the ethical dimensions of adult educator practice by distinguishing the ethical features of the context or ‘background’ of practice from the ethical capabilities and decision ...
Steven Hodge, Sonal Nakar
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Comparative Analysis of Scale of Social capital formed in Kollam and Palakkad districts of Kerala as an Impact of a Pilot Extension Project (LEADS) [PDF]
Lead Farmer Centered Extension Advisory and Delivery Services (LEADS) is a pilot extension project revolving around lead farmer – satellite farmer concept on an Agro Ecological Zone basis within in a district. Presently LEADS Project is being implemented
Balakrishnan, Dhanusha +2 more
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Predictive Ability of Plasma p‐tau217 for β‐Amyloid Status: A Prospective Multicenter Study
ABSTRACT Objective Plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 217 (p‐tau217) measured with fully automated platforms has shown high accuracy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis, but real‐world multicenter data remain limited. We aimed to validate the diagnostic performance of p‐tau217 for identifying AD pathology in a real‐world multicenter cohort ...
Miquel Massons +33 more
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PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES IN NIGERIA [PDF]
In Nigeria, agricultural extension services have been dominated by the Agricultural Development Programme (ADPs) since the mid-1970s. However, the experiences of farmers are changing.
Adebayo, K.
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Early Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Characteristics of SRPK3/TTN‐Digenic Myopathy
ABSTRACT Objective SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy was recently established as a skeletal muscle myopathy caused by digenic inheritance. This study characterizes the early clinical presentation of SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy in one previously reported and seven newly identified pediatric patients.
Rotem Orbach +23 more
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