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Push-pull technology improves carbon stocks in rainfed smallholder agriculture in Western Kenya [PDF]

Carbon Management, 2022
Push-pull technology improves agricultural productivity. However, its long-term effect on biomass carbon and soil organic carbon (SOC) is not yet known.
Pierre Celestin Ndayisaba, Shem Kuyah, Charles Aura Odhiambo Midega, Peter Njoroge Mwangi, Zeyaur Rahman Khan   +4 more
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Steering conservation biocontrol at the frontlines: A fuzzy logic approach unleashing potentials of climate-smart intercropping as a component within the integrated management of fall armyworm in Africa [PDF]

Heliyon
This study introduces a computational index that employs fuzzy sets theory to identify potential deployment sites for push-pull as a component in the integrated management of Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Africa.
Komi Mensah Agboka, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Emily Kimathi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, John Odindi, Onisimo Mutanga, Saliou Niassy   +6 more
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Biomechanical Usability Evaluation of a Novel Detachable Push–Pull Device for Rehabilitation in Manual Wheelchair Users [PDF]

Life
Manual wheelchair users are at high risk of upper limb overuse injuries due to repetitive propulsion mechanics. To address this, we developed a novel detachable push–pull dual-propulsion device that enables both forward and backward propulsion, aiming to
Dongheon Kang, Seon-Deok Eun, Jiyoung Park   +2 more
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Multilevel factors influencing eHealth adoption among older adults during the pandemic [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionWhile eHealth became prevalent in healthcare during the pandemic, eHealth adoption by older adults has been slow. This digital divide could lead to worsening health and healthcare disparities. Guided by the push-pull-mooring perspective, this
BoRin Kim, Chung Hyeon Jeong, Emily Blood, Sajay Arthanat, Marguerite Corvini, Casey Golomski, John Wilcox   +6 more
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Push-pull technology enhances resilience to climate change and prevents land degradation: Perceptions of adopters in western Kenya

Farming System, 2023
Climate change and land degradation adversely affect food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Smallholder farmers are the most affected. Therefore, it is imperative to identify technologies that boost resilience to climate change, and restore lands ...
Pierre Celestin Ndayisaba, Shem Kuyah, Charles Aura Odhiambo Midega, Peter Njoroge Mwangi, Zeyaur Rahman Khan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Farmers’ perceived pathways for further intensification of push-pull systems in Western Kenya

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Push-pull technology provides farmers in East Africa with an eco-friendly strategy that increases crop yield and household income in smallholder cereal systems by controlling pests and improving soil health. Though promising for a sustainably intensified
Sylvia Imbuhila Buleti, Shem Kuyah, Adewole Olagoke, Adewole Olagoke, Moses Gichua, Samuel Were, Frank Chidawanyika, Frank Chidawanyika, Emily A. Martin   +8 more
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Impacts of climate-resilient push–pull technology on farmers’ income in selected counties in Kenya and Tanzania: propensity score matching approach

Agriculture & Food Security, 2023
Background Agricultural research and technology adoption play a key role in improving productivity and therefore generate impact on household livelihoods. The push–pull technology developed by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology and
Fredrick O. Ouya, Alice W. Murage, Jimmy O. Pittchar, Frank Chidawanyika, John A. Pickett, Zeyaur R. Khan   +5 more
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A Novel ZVS/ZCS Push-Pull LC Resonant DC-DC Converter for Energy Sources

Energies, 2023
In this paper, a novel soft switching push-pull LC resonant DC-DC converter for energy sources is presented. In a high step-up converter, the input of primary side possesses low voltage and high current, so the losses caused by the current account for ...
You-Kun Tai, Kuo-Ing Hwu
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Supply chain control towers: Technology push or market pull—An assessment tool

IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing, 2021
As digital technology and connectivity advance rapidly, the premise of bringing supply chain (SC) visibility across multiple tiers of supply, whilst facilitating the velocity to achieve strategic business objectives, is gaining interest.
John Patsavellas, Rashmeet Kaur, Konstantinos Salonitis   +2 more
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Push or Pull? Policy Barriers and Incentives to the Development and Deployment of CO2 Utilization, in Particular CO2 Mineralization

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021
Like other hard-to-abate sectors, the cement and concrete industry is facing growing pressure to reduce CO2 emissions. In this context, the carbonation of minerals or industrial wastes with CO2 (CO2 mineralization) is attracting growing interest in ...
Barbara Olfe-Kräutlein, Till Strunge, Anna Chanin   +2 more
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