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Extension agents’ attitudes and participation in disseminating climate-smart agricultural practices in North-Central, Nigeria

Frontiers in Nutrition
Low uptake of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices (CSAPs) continues to exacerbate food insecurity and vulnerability in regions already burdened by poverty.
Ibukun Elizabeth Ojo, Ibukun Elizabeth Ojo, Ibukun Elizabeth Ojo, Ayorinde Ebenezer Kolawole, Ayorinde Ebenezer Kolawole, Abigail Gbemisola Adeyonu, Abigail Gbemisola Adeyonu, Ayotunde Olayinka Owolabi, Ayotunde Olayinka Owolabi, Dare Akerele, Toluwalase Eniola Awe, Toluwalase Eniola Awe, Ikechukwu Chike, Deborah Pelumi Ogunsuyi, Abisola Adeola Ogundele   +14 more
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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

Assessing urban environmental sustainability using SDG aligned indices in major city corporations of Bangladesh

Discover Cities
This study assesses the state of urban environmental sustainability in Bangladesh by integrating multidimensional indicators aligned with SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
Imran Hossain, A.K.M. Mahmudul Haque, Md. Sohel Rana, Abdullah Al Masud   +3 more
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Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Forest Loss and Gain in Okomu Forest Reserve, Nigeria [PDF]

Trends in Ecological and Indoor Environmental Engineering
Background: Tropical forests in Sub-Saharan Africa face rapid and often irreversible transformation due to population growth, agricultural expansion, and illegal logging.
Akus Kingsley Okoduwa, Chika Floyd Amaechi, Jeffrey Uyi Ogbebor, Nosa Omoregbe Obayagbona   +3 more
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Clinically Informed Intelligent Classification of Ovarian Cancer Cells by Label‐Free Holographic Imaging Flow Cytometry

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Quantitative phase maps of single cells recorded in flow cytometry modality feed a hierarchical architecture of machine learning models for the label‐free identification of subtypes of ovarian cancer. The employment of a priori clinical information improves the classification performance, thus emulating the clinical application of liquid biopsy during ...
Daniele Pirone, Beatrice Cavina, Daniele Gaetano Sirico, Martina Mugnano, Vittorio Bianco, Lisa Miccio, Anna Myriam Perrone, Anna Maria Porcelli, Giuseppe Gasparre, Ivana Kurelac, Pasquale Memmolo, Pietro Ferraro   +11 more
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How increasing global military expenditure threatens SDG 13 on climate action [PDF]

Published online: May 2025This paper outlines the impact of rising military expenditure on the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 13: take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, looking specifically at the following targets ...
MEĻŅIKA, Madara, PARKINSON, Stuart, HOOKS, Gregory, DE KLERK, Lennard, KINNEY, Ellie, XIANG, Erwei   +5 more
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SDG 6 : Clean water and sanitation

, 2023
The Asia-Pacific region has made considerable progress on improving economic and social welfare over the last decade. Water resources have contributed greatly to this transformation through water and sanitation hygiene (WASH), provision of basic services,
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), UN.ESCAP, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)   +5 more
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Sustainability of Alternative Energy in Yemen: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]

Trends in Ecological and Indoor Environmental Engineering
Background: Yemen is facing one of the most severe energy crises in the world, exacerbated by decades of conflict. In this context, sustainable energy solutions, particularly renewable energy technologies, have emerged as a critical pathway to ...
Abobakr Alsufyani
doaj   +1 more source

How Organizations Learn and Innovate to Institutionalize Generative AI: Trust, Feedback Loops, and Cultural Friction

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how organizations advance in their use of Generative AI (GenAI) tools after initial adoption with particular attention to the dynamics of trust, cultural resistance, and feedback mechanisms. Grounded in organizational learning theory and institutional theory, we propose a framework that captures the factors influencing how ...
Surajit Bag, Gautam Srivastava, Santosh Kumar Shrivastav, Daniel Rees   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SDG 13 : Climate action : take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

, 2021
The Asia-Pacific region is currently not on track to achieve the SDG 13 targets. Most vulnerable countries and communities must simultaneously deal with compounding risks associated with climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
UN.ESCAP
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