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Can nutrition education mitigate the impacts of COVID‐19 on dietary quality? Cluster‐randomised controlled trial evidence in Myanmar's Central Dry Zone

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
We evaluate the immediate impact of a nutrition and gender behaviour change communication on dietary quality in rural communities in Myanmar and assess whether the communication helped mitigate the effect of the COVID‐19 crisis on dietary quality.
Catherine Ragasa, Isabel Lambrecht, Kristi Mahrt, Hongdi Zhao, Zin Wai Aung, Jessica Scott   +5 more
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Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Rural Households' Participation in Commercial Fuelwood Production in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia

Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues
This study assesses the factors influencing household participation in fuelwood production in Jawi district, northwest Ethiopia. A multi-stage sampling method was used. The district and kebeles were purposefully selected.
Kassa Chanie, Mitku Alemu, Asabeneh Alemayehu, Abdulkerim Getachew, Mulat Ayal, Abebaw Shimels   +5 more
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Financial evaluation of converting agricultural land to plantation forests in Ethiopia

Trees, Forests and People
s: Land is a fundamental factor of production and plays a critical role in shaping rural livelihoods and economic development. In many parts of Ethiopia, increasing conversion of agricultural land to plantation forestry has raised important questions ...
Asabeneh Alemayehu, Deginet Birhanu, Tensaye Abate, Kassa Chanie, Gemedo Furo, Mister Abebe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addressing Unemployment challenge through micro and small enterprises (MSEs): Evidence from Nigeria [PDF]

Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2020
This study examined the operational characteristics of MSEs and their contributions towards addressing the national challenge of unemployment. The research was based on Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria.
Oluwatoyin Matthew, Daniel E. Ufua, Romanus Osabohien, Tomike Olawande, Oluwatosin D. Edafe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Policy in Urban Development: The Privatization of Public Goods in Ciudad Juárez

, 2019
In this research paper, the author explores public policy issues related to the increasing elite involvement in urban development and privatization in Ciudad Juárez ...
Rueda, Lourdes Ampudia
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Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

High post-anthesis temperature effects on bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain transcriptome during early grain-filling

BMC Plant Biology, 2020
Background High post-anthesis (p.a) temperatures reduce mature grain weights in wheat and other cereals. However, the causes of this reduction are not entirely known.
Richard I. Kino, Till K. Pellny, Rowan A. C. Mitchell, Asier Gonzalez-Uriarte, Paola Tosi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women's land rights : policy brief [PDF]

, 2008
The research focuses on women’s rights regarding the inheritance framework of private agrarian land; it does not encompass private residential or commercial property. Women’s land ownership and control has important connections with empowerment.
Sustainable Development Policy Institute
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My country, mine country: Indigenous people, mining and development contestation in remote Australia [PDF]

, 2013
Agreements between the mining industry and Indigenous people are not creating sustainable economic futures for Indigenous people, and this demands consideration of alternate forms of economic engagement in order to realise such ‘futures’.
Benedict Scambary, Scambary, Benedict
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source