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StoryNo relevant topicsA study funded through Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) shows how some young farmers weathered the pandemic in Kenya.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsNetwork to understand the changing socio-ecology of the southern African woodlands (SEOSAW) : challenges, benefits, and methods
Findings from the Socio-Ecological Observatory for the Southern African Woodlands (SEOSAW) will underpin the sustainability of two of the largest industries on the continent: wood fuels and timber.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWarning bells over rising cases of obesity
Obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a global concern. A new study conducted by the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) shows that obesity cases are rising in Tanzania.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWhy that excessive weight should be cause for concern?
A study conducted by the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) shows that obesity cases are rising in Tanzania (from 5% in 2008 to 8.4 % in 2016).
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsExposure to PM2.5 related to road traffic : comparison between crossroads and outside of crossroads at Cotonou, Benin
Several studies have analysed the pollution issues owing to road traffic in Cotonou, Benin. Concentration levels of particles are higher in high traffic areas.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsExposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution among children under five years old in urban area
The study assessed children’s exposure to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 in Yopougon Municipality (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) with detailed analysis of variables.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsConceptualizing spatial diversity in Latin American rural development : structures, institutions, and coalitions
That territories in the same country show diverse responses to the same or similar policy
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsFamilies as navigators and negotiators : facilitating culturally and contextually specific expressions of resilience
A social ecological model of resilience is used to show that resilience is dependent on a family's ability to both access available resources that sustain individual and collective well-being,
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSpatio-temporal coherence of dengue, chikungunya and Zika outbreaks in Merida, MexicoPublication Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSugar-based beverage taxes and beverage prices: evidence from South Africa's health promotion levy
Facing an increasingly severe burden of disease attributable to excess sugar and sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption, South Africa implemented a tax on SSBs (Health Promotion Levy HPL, 2018)
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsCharacterizing natural drivers of water-induced disasters in a rain-fed watershed : hydro-climatic extremes in the extended East Rapti Watershed, Nepal
This study characterized historical and projected future trends in climatic extremes, their spatial variations, hydrological extremes, and linkage between hydro climatic extremes for a rain-fed Ext
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsObesity fuels rise in non-infectious diseases
In the report following the study, the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) calls for urgent policy intervention by the Tanzanian government to arrest the trend it says has led to an upsu
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsExposure to conditions of high concentrations of indoor air pollutants and prevalence of ARIs in children under 5 years of age, in Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso
The objective was to highlight effects of exposure to high concentrations of PM2.5 (emitted during cooking) on the prevalence of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children under 5 years of age.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsIndividual exposure level following indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure in Dakar (Senegal)
The study evaluated indoor and outdoor air pollution levels (CO, CO2, NO, NO2, PM10) at an urban site in Dakar city center and at a rural site.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsQ&A : why we need a standard for fair partnerships
Research infrastructure isn't just about buildings and equipment.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsOpen data leaders in government finally have a support network - each other
This article reports on the diversity of the second cohort of open data leaders, who spent a week together at the Open Data Institute (ODI).
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsIdentification of novel associations of candidate genes with resistance to late blight in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja
A first association mapping experiment was conducted in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja germplasm, which identified among 29 candidates two genes associated with quantitative resistance to late bli
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSignificance of social networks in sustainable land management in Central Ethiopia and Eastern Uganda
Fostering collective action is necessary for scaling sustainable land management (SLM) innovations.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsHow open data and international development need to learn from one another
For the international development community, open data is most often viewed as a tool to target aid money more effectively, track progress, and promote transparency.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsOff-flavor characterization in high nutrient load tilapia ponds in northern Thailand
These findings are an important step towards the prediction, control and management of the off-flavor problem in tilapia culture in high-nutrient load ponds.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAssessing resilience across cultures using mixed methods : construction of the child and youth resilience measure
An international team of investigators in 11 countries have worked collaboratively to develop a culturally and contextually relevant measure of youth resilience, the Child and Youth Resilience Meas
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsCommunity resilience for youth and families : facilitative physical and social capital in contexts of adversity
Studies that focus on community-level factors associated with the resilience of youth and families reflect a
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsRice husks to power communities
A rice husk gasification process has been developed in order to generate rural electricity. Electricity is neither accessible nor affordable for many Malawians.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWhole-system change : case study of factors facilitating early implementation of a primary health care reform in a South African province
The case study highlights how collective vision can facilitate commitment to and engagement with new policy in complex organisational environments.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsGerman and African researchers join forces for health
In this audio interview (recorded in June, in Yaoundé, Cameroon) Andreas Strecker, a programme director responsible for the Foundation’s Africa initiative, expands on DFG’s funding criteria and ref
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