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Can farmer organization membership improve household food security and nutrition? Evidence from Northern Ghana

World Food Policy, Volume 10, Issue 2, Page 180-202, November 2024.
Abstract We examine the impact of farmer organization (FO) membership on food and nutrition security among rural rice farmers, using cross‐sectional data from a household survey from Ghana. We employ an endogenous switching regression (ESR) model to account for selection bias from observed and unobserved factors. Our findings show that participation in
Kwabena Nyarko Addai, John N. Ng'ombe, Omphile Temoso   +2 more
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Ensuring sustainable water security through sustainable land management: Research evidences for policy

World Water Policy, Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 1170-1186, November 2024.
Abstract Sustainable land management (SLM) practices is a key to reducing rates of land degradation and has proven to ensure water security by increasing soil moisture availability, decreasing surface runoff, decreasing soil erosion, increasing infiltration, and decreasing flood discharge. Land degradation is adversely affecting over 75% of the Earth's
Melku Dagnachew, Solomon Gebreyohanis Gebrehiwot, Woldeamlak Bewket, Tena Alamirew, Katrina Charles, Gete Zeleke   +5 more
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MIEDO E INSEGURIDAD

Anales de la Cátedra Francisco Suárez, 2009
El autor parte del reconocimiento del miedo como elemento constante en la historia del hombre, para ilustrar los mecanismos que para su reducción ha creado el ser humano. Entre ellos, el sistema político —y en particular el Estado moderno— se ha mostrado como el instrumento más eficaz en la reducción del miedo y de garantía de la seguridad.
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Trade and socioeconomic importance of an invasive giant snail in the endemic‐rich island of São Tomé, Central Africa

Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 5, October 2024.
Abstract Managing invasive species is crucial to mitigate their negative impacts on ecosystems, yet conflicts may arise when their social benefits are disregarded. Human pressure on the endemic‐rich forests of São Tomé has been high since the island was discovered by the Portuguese in the 15th century, and numerous species have been introduced.
Martina Panisi, Ana R. Pereira, Bruzinay C. Neto, Paulo J. de Sousa, Gabriel Oquiongo, Jorge M. Palmeirim, Ricardo F. de Lima, Ana Nuno   +7 more
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Gender gaps in perceptions of social protection: Insights from the OECD Risks that Matter Survey

International Social Security Review, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 23-48, October/December 2024.
Abstract Reflecting their weaker labour force attachment and lower earnings, women consistently report feeling greater economic insecurity than men across the Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD). Similar gender gaps emerge in perceptions of social protection systems: women are far less confident than ...
Valerie Frey, Jasmin Thomas, Lyydia Alajääskö   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bermúdez, Natalia y Previtali, Malena (Orgs.). (2014). Merodeando la ciudad. Miradas antropológicas sobre espacio urbano e “inseguridad” en Córdoba. Córdoba: Ediciones del IDACOR. 274 pp.

Etcétera, 2018
El libro que organizan Natalia Bermúdez y María Elena Previtali permite dar cuenta de algunas de las aristas desde las que se puede comprender, preguntar y re preguntar por las políticas producidas alrededor de la seguridad en la ciudad de Córdoba ...
Agustín Villarreal
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Análisis de las consecuencias socioeconómicas en el municipio de Pamplona producto de la crisis binacional con Venezuela.

Mundo Fesc
This study aims to analyze the impact of the binational crisis between Colombia and Venezuela on the municipality of Pamplona. It is important to note that this research employed an inductive methodology, using the limited Delphi method, which ...
José Luis Jaimes Quinchoa, Gendler Alexander Jaimes Gauta, Nathalie Hernández Pérez   +2 more
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El delito y sus públicos

InMediaciones de la Comunicación, 2022
El libro de Brenda Focás, El delito y sus públicos. Inseguridad, medios y polarización, inscribe el abordaje sobre la recepción de información securitaria en una construcción teórico-metodológica cuya perspectiva comunicacional no queda escindida de las
Susana Morales
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Percepción de inseguridad en un entorno rural desde la perspectiva de género. El caso de Flor de coco en Colima, México

Urbano, 2018
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar, desde la perspectiva de género, la percepción que un grupo de mujeres de un poblado rururbano, con alta marginalidad, tienen de los espacios públicos y del contexto de sus viviendas.
Reyna Valladares-Anguiano, Martha Eugenia Chávez-González, Tonantzin Minerva Nava-Yenque, Brenda Gabriela Pérez-Contreras   +3 more
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Maternal antenatal depression, oxytocin, and infant temperament: The roles of ethnicity and adult attachment avoidance

Infant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Childhood, Volume 45, Issue 5, Page 516-528, September 2024.
Abstract This study examined the associations between maternal depression and oxytocin in pregnancy, caregiving sensitivity and adult attachment style, and infant temperament. One hundred and six women recruited from a public hospital antenatal clinic in Australia, and their infants completed assessments at three time points (Time 1: pregnancy; Time 2:
Jane Kohlhoff, Lisa Karlov, Mark Dadds, Bryanne Barnett, Derrick Silove, Valsamma Eapen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source