CABI's innovative use of technology, data, and knowledge transfer to reduce crop losses in the developing world
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DOI: 10.1002/fes3.113
Abstract: CABI is a not-for-profit, knowledge-based organization with a mission to improve livelihoods by solving problems in agriculture and the environment. It aims to achieve impact at scale by combining modern ICTs with knowledge management skills… read more here.
Keywords: reduce crop; knowledge; developing world; cabi ... See more keywords
Chinese cross‐border mergers and acquisitions in the developing world: Is Africa unique?
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DOI: 10.1002/tie.22169
Abstract: China has emerged as an important partner for Africa. Not surprisingly, Chinese business and investment relations with Africa have been growing. This article contends that Africa offers a different proposition to Chinese business interests in… read more here.
Keywords: cross border; africa; developing world; natural resources ... See more keywords
Plasmonic-based platforms for diagnosis of infectious diseases at the point-of-care.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.107440
Abstract: Infectious diseases such as HIV-1, TB, HBV and malaria still exert a tremendous health burden on the developing world, requiring rapid, simple and inexpensive diagnostics for on-site diagnosis and treatment monitoring. However, traditional diagnostic methods… read more here.
Keywords: infectious diseases; plasmonic based; developing world; point care ... See more keywords
Strategies to Enhance Rehabilitation After Acute Kidney Injury in the Developing World
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.04.005
Abstract: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is independently associated with new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality. However, only a minority of patients receive follow-up care after an episode of AKI… read more here.
Keywords: kidney injury; developing world; acute kidney; rehabilitation ... See more keywords
Hot money: Illuminating the financing of high-carbon infrastructure in the developing world
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DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103358
Abstract: Summary Major infrastructure financiers will have to significantly decarbonize their investments to meet mounting promises to cut carbon emissions to “net-zero” by mid-century. We provide new details about those needed shifts. Using two World Bank… read more here.
Keywords: developing world; money illuminating; carbon; hot money ... See more keywords
Management of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and Otosclerosis in Developing Countries.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.01.017
Abstract: Chronic ear disease is a major cause of acquired hearing loss in the developing world. It is prevalent on every continent, but occurs more commonly in poorer nations owing to a lack of preventative measures.… read more here.
Keywords: otitis media; suppurative otitis; developing world; management ... See more keywords
Militarization and Perceptions of Law Enforcement in the Developing World: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123421000259
Abstract: Although a growing body of research suggests that the constabularization of the military for domestic policing is counterproductive, this increasingly prevalent policy has nonetheless enjoyed widespread support in the developing world. This study advances our… read more here.
Keywords: militarization; perceptions law; law enforcement; developing world ... See more keywords
Reproductive efficiency in the developing world
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021932020000036
Abstract: Abstract This study proposes a measure of reproductive losses starting from conception to age 15 as an assessment of childbearing ‘efficiency’. It is suggested that losses are due to miscarriages, abortions, stillbirths and deaths to… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; reproductive efficiency; efficiency developing; developing world ... See more keywords
Understanding productivity effects of hydraulic fracturing in unconventional natural gas deposits and implications for adoption in the developing world
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DOI: 10.1017/s1355770x20000534
Abstract: Abstract Hydraulic fracturing (HF) has transformed the North American oil and gas industry, leading to increased consumer surplus and reduced carbon emissions. While HF may have similar potential for the developing world, adoption has been… read more here.
Keywords: gas; developing world; understanding productivity; hydraulic fracturing ... See more keywords
IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Health Informatics for the Developing World
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2017.2783118
Abstract: We live in a world with growing disparity in the quality of life available to people in the developed and developing countries. Healthcare in the developing world is fraught with numerous problems such as the… read more here.
Keywords: developing world; ieee access; world; health ... See more keywords
Elite interviews in the developing world: finding anchors in weak institutional environments
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DOI: 10.1177/1468794118773245
Abstract: Recently researchers have built on field experiences from novel and challenging settings to develop new insights into elite interviewing strategies, and specifically the question of access. One such context that has been underexplored is the… read more here.
Keywords: world finding; developing world; elite interviews; interviews developing ... See more keywords