cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: From Battery Cages to Barns: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of a National Standard for Cage-Free Egg Production
Creators: name: Ward, Jonathan
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: cage-free
subject: farm animal welfare
subject: animal advocacy
subject: Poultry or Avian Science
subject: Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

description: Legislation concerning the well being of farm animals has become a major focus in the animal rights movement, especially as it pertains to intensive confinement systems, such as housing egg-laying hens in battery cages. Informational asymmetries in the market for eggs represent a market failure, as producers have few incentives to inform consumers on modern egg production methods, which they may perceive as cruel. This study uses cost-benefit analysis to examine the effects of a hypothetical U.S. ban on caged egg production to assess whether such a standard would produce use and non-use benefits in excess of producer and consumer costs. Newly available data on the value of human altruism towards layers is considered, in addition to changes to consumer and producer surplus, as well as producer transition costs. I find that $57 billion in benefits compared $38 billion in costs is realized as a result of a cage-free mandate. The findings, however, show that 95% of the benefits arise from the high values for altruism that are enjoyed by only a small portion of the U.S. population with very strong preferences for farm animal welfare. Further, higher egg prices may disproportionately affect the poor, as eggs are an inexpensive source of high-quality protein. In the short term, instead of outlawing battery cages, animal advocacy groups should focus on legislation mandating producers to label egg cartons with information on housing systems in order to better inform consumers on the matter and help narrow the wide gap in consumer preferences.
Length-Weight Relationship and Fulton’s Condition Factor of the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L., 1758) in Lake Chamo, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Shija, Buchale Shishitu
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: The objectives of the study were to determine the length-weight relationship and Fulton’s condition factor of O. niloticus in Lake Chamo, Southern region of Ethiopia. Data for total length (TL), total weight (TW) and sex were collected from 5,778 fish samples (3577 females and 2201 males) for nine months (February to October 2018) from commercial fishery of Lake Chamo. The collected data were summarized using descriptive statistics (graphs and tables) and analyzed with the application of Microsoft Excel 2010 and SPSS Software. The length-weight relationship was calculated using power function and obtained as TW = 0.0112*TL3.14, (R2 = 0.96), TW = 0.0102*TL3.19, (R2 = 0.98) and TW = 0.0102*TL3.18, (R2 = 0.97) for male, female and pooled sexes, respectively. The b value in this study was greater than the cubic (b > 3) value and indicates that both males and females of O. niloticus in Lake Chamo followed positive allometric growth pattern. The average Fulton’s condition factor (K) value for male, female and combined sex was 1.78, 1.96 and 1.85, respectively. The one-way ANOVA (P > 0.05) revealed that Fulton’s condition factor by month’s interaction was insignificant. But the condition factor of both sexes in Lake Chamo was significantly different (ANOVA, p < 0.05). There was highly significant differences between sexes interaction (t-test, P = 0.000) which indicates the presence of temporal variation between both sexes in Fulton’s condition factor. All the values of Fulton’s condition factors of male, female and combined sex of O. niloticus were above 1.6 and indicates that O. niloticus of Lake Chamo was in a very good condition throughout the study period. Future studies including other species of fish are also recommended.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)
A Paradigm Shift from Area-Led to Productivity-Led Production of Maize in Nigeria
Creators: name: Sadiq, M. S.
name: Singh, I. P.
name: Ahmad, M. M.
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: Unlike in the past when production performance was judged from the area, in recent time's growth performance is hinged on productivity. In Nigeria, increasing maize production through area expansion is no longer feasible owing to pressure on demand for arable limited land for allied sectors, urbanization, industrialization etc. thus threatening sustainable maize production which is the precursor for self-sufficiency in maize production. It is in lieu of this that the present research empirically examined the ex-post and ex-ante production trend of maize production in Nigeria. Time series data that spanned for 58 years (1961-2018) and covered production, area, yield and crop prices were used. The data were sourced from the FAO database and the collected data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The empirical evidence showed that maize production is not sustainable as area growth rate predominates in increasing the production growth rate of maize in the studied area. In addition, it was observed that variability in the production of maize owes majorly to uncertainty viz. weather vagaries. Furthermore, weather vagaries viz. drought and flood; and non-remunerative price of maize affected the supply response of maize. In a decade ahead, a deficit in the supply of maize is very imminent which will be owed to poor productivity, thus affecting the food security of maize in the studied area. Thus, the onus lies on the policymakers to invest adequately on technology and infrastructure in order to achieve a sustainable production of maize that will guarantee maize food security in the country.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)
Effects of Conflict between Pastoralist and Crop Farming Communities on Households’ Food Security in Kwara State, Nigeria
Creators: name: SALAU, ShehuAbdulganiyu
name: AYANDA, Ibrahim Folorunsho
name: AFE, Isac Ade
name: NOFIU, Nofiu Babatunde
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: Pastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in Nigeria have grown, spread and intensified over the past decade and today pose a threat to national survival. Thus, this study measured food security status, assessed the effect of pastoralist- crop farmers’ conflict on food security and described the coping strategies employed by the respondents to reduce the effects of the conflict. Proportional sampling method was used to select a sample of 200 farming households. The analytical tools include descriptive statistics, logistic regression and food security index. The study indicated that 54.5% and 45.5% of the respondents were food secure and food insecure, respectively. Furthermore, pastoralist-crop farmers’ conflict, household size, sex, farm distance and access to co-operatives were the significant factors driving to food security in the area. Moreover, farmers generally used a combination of strategies to manage conflict. The ‘use of job experience, hard-working, early cropping, appease other party and seeking for help from relatives, village leaders and governments were some of the effective coping strategies used by the respondents to reduce the effects of conflict. Consequently, ranching and use of Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) settlement be encouraged by the government to reduce the effect of the conflict. Policies and strategies aimed at reducing the household size and enhancing cooperative formation should be pursued.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)
Comparison of rank-based weighting methods for multi-criteria decision making
Creators: name: Panitas Sureeyatanapas
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Multiple criteria decision making, Criteria weights, Multi-attribute decision, Rank-order weights, Rank-based weighting, Rank order centroid

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3
Reviving of Nigerian Rubber Industry through Export Potential Enhancement
Creators: name: Sadiq, M. S.
name: Singh, I. P.
name: Ahmad, M. M.
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: The need to shore-up the continuous widening gap of the nation’s revenue owing to dwindling oil price has forced the Nigerian government to start looking towards non-oil products especially agricultural cash crops for foreign exchange earnings. Since agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy before the oil boom, the need to look into this sub-sector to keep the nation’s economy afloat becomes a sine-qua-non. It is in view of this thrust that the present research intends to chart a course towards examining the potential of reviving the rubber sub-sector, being an important cash crop with high economic demand in the world. The research used dated data that spanned from 1961 to 2017 and it covered production, area, yield and producer’s price (rubber). The data were sourced from the FAO database and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Empirical evidence showed that the incremental change in the country’s rubber production in Nigeria was majorly driven by area expansion which could be used for other purposes. Therefore, the future of the sub-sector is not promising to owe the fact that the slight gentle rise in the forecasted production trend will be driven by a gentle incremental rise in the annual production area while the level of productivity decreased year to year. The decrease in the forecasted annual yield levels is as a result of non-productive income and not technology. This is because the farmers are at the mercy of the Licensed Buyers (LBs) who exploit the producers through adopting collusive effects rather than to allow the market forces to determine the prevailing market price. The Licensed Buyers also served as the major link to the exporting markets. Therefore, the study recommends the establishment of farmer`s co-operative organizations so as to venture into export marketing and to increase their bargaining power. Moreover, both governmental and non-governmental organizations should facilitate viable export market linkages to these farmers’ co-operatives. Furthermore, viable governmental policies should be framed to make the rubber market competitive for farmers, middlemen, local and international industrial consumers in the value chain.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)
Stability of alginate encapsulation beads for microalgae cultivation
Creators: name: Narunat Sewiwat
name: Keener, Tim C.
name: Thunyalux Ratpukdi
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Algae, Wastewater from anaerobic digester, Growth rate, Calcium alginate, Cell encapsulation technique

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3
sj-pdf-1-cep-10.1177_03331024231222923 - Supplemental material for Improvement of migraine depressive symptoms is not related to headache frequency: exploring the impact of anti-CGRP therapies
Creators: name: Torres-Ferrús, Marta
name: Gallardo, Victor J.
name: Alpuente, Alicia
name: Caronna, Edoardo
name: Giné-Ciprés, Eulalia
name: Pozo-Rosich, Patricia
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Endocrinology
subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-cep-10.1177_03331024231222923 for Improvement of migraine depressive symptoms is not related to headache frequency: exploring the impact of anti-CGRP therapies by Marta Torres-Ferrús, Victor J. Gallardo, Alicia Alpuente, Edoardo Caronna, Eulalia Giné-Ciprés and Patricia Pozo-Rosich in Cephalalgia
sj-docx-1-dst-10.1177_19322968241229074 – Supplemental material for Safety and Feasibility Evaluation of Automated User Profile Settings Initialization and Adaptation With Control-IQ Technology
Creators: name: Shah, Viral N.
name: Akturk, Halis K.
name: Trahan, Alex
name: Piquette, Nicole
name: Wheatcroft, Alex
name: Schertz, Elain
name: Carmello, Karen
name: Mueller, Lars
name: White, Kirstin
name: Fu, Larry
name: Sassan-Katchalski, Ravid
name: Messer, Laurel H.
name: Habif, Steph
name: Constantin, Alex
name: Pinsker, Jordan E.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Health and Community Services
Endocrinology
Medicine
Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-dst-10.1177_19322968241229074 for Safety and Feasibility Evaluation of Automated User Profile Settings Initialization and Adaptation With Control-IQ Technology by Viral N. Shah, Halis K. Akturk, Alex Trahan, Nicole Piquette, Alex Wheatcroft, Elain Schertz, Karen Carmello, Lars Mueller, Kirstin White, Larry Fu, Ravid Sassan-Katchalski, Laurel H. Messer, Steph Habif, Alex Constantin and Jordan E. Pinsker in Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
Targeted Honeypot Deployment for Analyzing and Mitigating Threats
Creators: name: Dr.G.Aravind Swaminathan, M.Sowndaryaa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Cyber threats continue to evolve, posing significant risks to small and mid-sized businesses that often lack the financial resources for advanced cybersecurity. With the rise of sophisticated attack techniques like brute-force attempts, ransomware infections, and credential stuffing, these businesses become prime targets due to weaker security postures. This project deploys a targeted honeypot system using Cowrie,a medium-interaction SSH honeypot, to analyze SSH brute-force attacks and study potential ransomware tactics. By acting as a decoy, the honeypot captures attacker activity, including login attempts, command executions, andmalware injection techniques, providing valuable threat intelligence. Unlike traditional reactive securitymeasures, this proactive approach identifies attack patterns before they can be exploited. The insights gainedhelp businesses refine security strategies, strengthen authentication mechanisms, and anticipate threatswithout requiring significant financial investment. While real-time ransomware execution monitoring was not implemented due to security risks and time constraints, the honeypot remains a crucial tool incybersecurity research. The findings from this study emphasize the importance of continuous monitoring,threat intelligence gathering, and proactive security measures in mitigating evolving cyber threats.
sj-docx-2-tai-10.1177_20499361241228666 – Supplemental material for Cerebrospinal fluid shunting for the management of cryptococcal meningitis: a scoping review
Creators: name: Cornejo-Venegas, Gonzalo
name: Carreras, Xosse
name: Salcedo, Andrea S.
name: Soriano-Moreno, David R.
name: Salinas, Jorge L.
name: Alave, Jorge
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Nursing not elsewhere classified
Paediatrics
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
Respiratory Diseases

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-tai-10.1177_20499361241228666 for Cerebrospinal fluid shunting for the management of cryptococcal meningitis: a scoping review by Gonzalo Cornejo-Venegas, Xosse Carreras, Andrea S. Salcedo, David R. Soriano-Moreno, Jorge L. Salinas and Jorge Alave in Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Prediction of Maximum Sustainable Yield and Optimum Fishing Effort for the Nile Perch (Lates niloticus L.) in Lake Chamo, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Shija, Buchale Shishitu
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: The study was conducted to assess the current status and determine the maximum sustainable yield level of exploitation for the Nile perch (Lates niloticus L., 1758) a stock in Lake Chamo, Ethiopia. Data were collected from eight major landing sites of Lake Chamo for three days in a week for ten months (February to November, 2018). The total length, sample weight and total weight of L. niloticus caught by the fishers and the fishing efforts were the basic information collected from these sites. Totally, 544 L. niloticus samples were collected in 120 days. Jones length based cohort analysis model and length-based Thompson and Bell yield prediction models were employed to estimate the maximum sustainable yield. Overall about 0.25 million L. niloticus populations were estimated to exist in the lake. The estimated current annual yield was 102.4 tons per year. However, the predicted value of MSY was 74 tons obtained at fMSY of 9,007 nets. The maturity length (L50) was 100 cm and out of the total annual catches 87.9% of L. niloticus were below their respective size of maturity. Thus, the reduction of yield was due to experiencing both growth and recruitment overfishing with increased effort and reduced mesh size. Lates niloticus of Lake Chamo is overfished. Therefore, conservation and rehabilitation as well as co-management practices are required for sustainable utilization of the resource.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)
Trade Mapping of India’s Cotton Export
Creators: name: Sadiq, M. S.
name: Singh, I. P.
name: Ahmad, M. M.
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: The present research empirically investigated the export comparative advantage of India’s cotton products and determined the potential target importing cotton markets using annual dated data sourced from FAO database, spanning from 2000 to 2013.The collected data were analyzed using the
comparative indexes, neoclassical comparative index (Trade mapping analysis), market static revealed structure index (Herfindahl-Hirschman Index) and prioritization index models. The results of the findings showed that India has poor comparative advantages with the exception of cotton lint in the exportation of its cotton products due to specialization in the production of lint. However, from the sector point of view the country had revealed comparative advantage in the exportation of cotton. Furthermore, empirical evidence showed that the cotton lint been the major export earning India emerged in the export market over the study period despite commanding small share in the market, and is among the winner groups. Though, for the overall sector, the country is at a threshold in the export market and among the winner groups. Therefore, study recommends the need for increase productivity and production cut-costs in order to improve the position of its products export amongst the commercial competitors. In addition, the commercial production status and behavior of the major
competing exporting countries (China and USA) need to be fully tracked or monitored by the major participants in the cotton value chain in other to deal with the effects of externalities. The research will help to breach the gap of India’s cotton share in the global market by exploring potential target markets for its product, thus enhancing its cotton foreign exchange earnings.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)
Comparative Evaluation of On-Farm Growth Performance of Local Gamo Highland and Gamo X Bonga F1 Crossbred Sheep in Chencha District, South Ethiopia
Creators: name: Dea, Dereje
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: The study was conducted to compare the on-farm growth performance of local Gamo highland and Gamo x Bonga first filial generation (F1) crossbred sheep in Chencha district. A total of 93 local Gamo highland and 125 Gamo x Bonga F1 crossbred sheep were used for data analysis. The study revealed that the overall mean growth performance of local Gamo highland sheep for birth, weaning, six-month, nine-month and yearling weights were 2.12±2.20, 8.84±1.38, 14.40±1.73, 19.17±0.99 and 22.95±1.20 kg, respectively. The corresponding parameters up to six-month weight for Gamo x BongaF1 crossbred were 2.77±0.65, 15.01±2.39 and 22.75±2.08 kg, respectively. Crossbred sheep performed better than local Gamo highland sheep at respective growth stages and attained early at six-month weight the yearling weight of local Gamo highland sheep’s market weight. Males showed higher values than females at all growth stages in general. The overall mean daily weight gain (g day-1) of pre and post-weaning for local Gamo highland sheep were 74.7±9.1 and 52.3±0.7, respectively. The corresponding values (g day-1) for Gamo x Bonga crossbred were 136.0±19.3 and 86.0±3.4, respectively. The growth rate of Gamo x BongaF1 crossbred sheep were faster at both pre and post-weaning than local Gamo highland sheep. Hence, it is possible to conclude that crossbreeding of local Gamo highland sheep has improved sheep productivity in the study area.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)
Optimum Nitrogen and Phosphors Fertilizer Rates for Upland Rice Production in North Western Ethiopia
Creators: name: Tadesse, Tilahun
name: Tadesse, Zelalem
name: Asega, Habtamu
name: Tafere, Christian
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: The national average yield of rice is about 2.8t ha-1 which is lower compared to the world average productivity of 4.6 tones ha-1 mainly constrained by soil nutrient deficiencies. An experiment on nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer rates was conducted on upland rice on Nerica-4 variety in Fogera and Libokemkem districts in three consecutive main cropping seasons of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 to determine the appropriate rates for production. The treatments were comprised of factorial combinations of four nitrogen rates (0, 46, 92,138 N kg ha-1) and three phosphorous rates (0, 46, 92 P2O5 kg ha-1), and laid out in randomized complete block design (RBD) with three replications. Data were collected on plant height, panicle length, and number of total tillersm-2, number of fertile panicles m-2, thousand seeds weight, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index. All collected data were subjected to analysis of variance. Economic analysis was also carried out by following CIMMYT (1988) procedures. The results of the experiment indicated that the main effect of nitrogen application significantly affected plant height, panicle length, total tillers, number of fertile panicles, grain yield, and straw yield, while that of phosphorous significantly affected total tillers, number of fertile panicles and grain yield. The interaction of nitrogen and phosphorous was significantly affecting total tillers, number of fertile panicles, grain yield and straw yield. The highest grain yield (5.5 t ha-1) was obtained from the interaction of 138 kg ha-1N with 46 kg ha-1 P2O5. The economic analysis has further revealed that the combined application of 138 kg ha-1N and 46 kg ha-1 P2O5 which gave the highest net return of Birr 68,307.5 ha-1 was the most profitable treatment to upland rice production. Thus it is concluded that application of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizers at the rates of 138-46 N-P2O5 kg ha-1 is the best to be recommended for rainfed upland rice production in the study area and other similar agro-ecologies.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)
Re-Directing African Cocoa Bean Export Performance in the Face of Global Cocoa Trade
Creators: name: Sadiq, M. S.
name: Singh, I. P.
name: Ahmad, M. M.
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2020

description: The performance of African cocoa in the global market has not been impressive with ample gain been lost despite its exportation lead position in the world. It is against this background that the present research looks into the possibility of re-directing the African cocoa export in the global market in order to increase its gain due to its position as the largest exporter of the product in the world. Annual time series data which covered cocoa export and import both in physical and monetary terms for the World, Africa, other continents and macro-economic indicators sourced from the FAO and UNCTAD data banks spanning from 1991 to 2017 were used. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Evidenced showed that African cocoa has competitive advantage and its geographical trade concentration can be increase if the continent increases its current export by 41.73%, thus spurring an export value gain of 40.82% over the current average export value recorded for the study period. Furthermore, it was observed that the African cocoa exporters respond to any innovation that induced deviation from the equilibrium in a manner that the current export quantity of cocoa will converge towards the equilibrium. The major factor affecting export decision cum export performance of African cocoa in the global cocoa trade market is the price factor. Therefore, the regional bloc organization (AU) and the major exporting economies should checkmate the oligopsony power of the importing countries through pricing efficiency. In addition, there is a need to enhance the quality of the product too.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)
Ongoing Symptoms After Acute SARS-CoV-2 or Influenza Infection in a Case-Ascertained Household Transmission Study: 7 US Sites, 2021–2023
Creators: name: Ellingson, Katherine D
name: Vargas, Celibell
name: Bowman, Natalie
name: Rao, Suchitra
name: Maldonado, Yvonne
name: Biddle, Jessica E
name: Zhu, Yuwei
name: Ledezma, Karla
name: Talbot, H Keipp
name: Mellis, Alexandra M
name: McLaren, Son H
name: Grijalva, Carlos G
name: Bullock, Ayla
name: Rolfes, Melissa A R
name: Dalton, Alexandra F
name: Petrie, Joshua G
name: Floris-Moore, Michelle
name: Smith-Jeffcoat, Sarah E
name: Pryor, Kathleen
name: de Romero, Ana Valdez
name: Asturias, Edwin
name: Stockwell, Melissa S
name: Lutrick, Karen
name: Nguyen, Huong Q
name: Sano, Ellen
Publisher: name: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Year: 2025

description:
BACKGROUND: The prevalence and risk factors for ongoing symptoms following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [SCV2]) or influenza infection are not well characterized. We conducted a prospective cohort study of households wherein ≥1 individual was infected with SCV2 or influenza to evaluate prevalence of and factors associated with ongoing symptoms at 90 days. METHODS: Index cases and their household contacts provided baseline health and sociodemographic information and collected daily respiratory specimens for 10 days following enrollment. Participants completed a follow-up survey 90 days after enrollment to characterize ongoing symptoms. RESULTS: We analyzed 1967 participants enrolled between December 2021 and May 2023. The risk of ongoing symptoms did not differ by infection status in SCV2 (SCV2-positive: 15.6%; SCV2-negative: 13.9%; odds ratio [OR]: 1.14; 95% CI: .7-1.69) or influenza (influenza-positive: 8.8%; influenza-negative: 10.0%; OR: .87; 95% CI: .45-1.72) households. However, among study participants with a documented infection, SCV2-positive participants had nearly twice the odds of ongoing symptoms as influenza-positive participants (OR: 1.92; 95% CI: 1.27-2.97). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that SCV2 households have a significantly higher prevalence of ongoing symptoms compared with influenza households (OR: 1.78; 95% CI: 1.28-2.47). Among participants with SCV2 infection, underlying conditions (adjusted OR [aOR]: 2.65; 95% CI: 1.80-3.90) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-like symptoms (aOR: 2.92; 95% CI: 1.15-7.43) during acute infection increased odds of ongoing symptoms at 90 days, whereas hybrid immunity reduced the odds of ongoing symptoms (aOR: 0.44; 95% CI: .22-.90).
sj-docx-1-nnr-10.1177_15459683241227222 – Supplemental material for Patient Outcomes After Peripheral Nerve Injury Depend on Bimanual Dexterity and Preserved Use of the Affected Hand
Creators: name: Kim, Taewon
name: Lohse, Keith R.
name: Mackinnon, Susan E.
name: Philip, Benjamin A.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-nnr-10.1177_15459683241227222 for Patient Outcomes After Peripheral Nerve Injury Depend on Bimanual Dexterity and Preserved Use of the Affected Hand by Taewon Kim, Keith R. Lohse, Susan E. Mackinnon and Benjamin A. Philip in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
Some physical properties of Napier grass before and after chopping for producing biomass pellets
Creators: name: Taweengern, Kor
name: Chaiyan Junsiri
name: Somposh Sudajan
name: Kittipong Laloon
name: Sakda Champana
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Physical properties, Napier grass, Biomass, Pellets

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3
Public participation in erosion monitoring on Mekong mainstream
Creators: name: Amorndech Noulmanee
name: Thodsapol Chaturabul
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Erosion monitoring, Public participatory, Mekong mainstream, Songkram confluence, Bank erosion, Scientific knowledge

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3
sj-pdf-2-map-10.1177_27550834231222382 – Supplemental material for Cross-sectional survey of health literacy among health science students in Singapore
Creators: name: Cheong, Kenrick Y
name: Syed Mahmud, Syed Munauwwar B
name: Chng, Nicole W
name: Kwek, Geralyn J
name: Yan, Clement C
name: Yeung, Meredith T
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Health and Community Services

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-map-10.1177_27550834231222382 for Cross-sectional survey of health literacy among health science students in Singapore by Kenrick Y Cheong, Syed Munauwwar B Syed Mahmud, Nicole W Chng, Geralyn J Kwek, Clement C Yan and Meredith T Yeung in The Journal of Medicine Access
Management of Traditional Agroforestry Homegarden and its Contribution to Household Livelihood Diversification in Tembaro District, Southern Ethiopia
Creators: name: Hamore, Desta
name: Lemage, Belayneh
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2019

description: Homegarden is more diverse and provides multiple products for farm households. The objective of this study was to record and describe management practices, identifying the contribution of homegarden to household livelihood, assess the structural arrangement as well as factors affecting species diversity of the practice at Tembaro district, Southern Ethiopia. For this study, socio-economic data were collected from 120 households by using semi-structured questionnaires. Structural arrangement data were collected during the field survey. A total of 29 woody species categorized under 22 families were recorded in the homegarden agroforestry of the study area. Woody species richness and abundance were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in richer household than medium and poor once in both study kebeles. Coffee arabica, Cordial africana, Persea americana and Mangifera indica are the most frequently recorded woody species in both sites. The highest diversity indices were recorded at Debub Ambukuna than Sigezo, due to environmental and socioeconomic factors. Species composition depends on the farmer’s preference and attribute of preferred species. This study has identified three different vertical arrangements and 4-6 horizontal compartments in both study sites. The farm households have benefited with different outputs from this practice. To sustain production, farmers carried out different management practices. Each household’s members have been participating in homegarden management. However, women have been involved in more responsibilities than other members in each study sites. Managing species diversity associated with different factors, socioeconomic once are the most determinants. Institutional intervention is important on infrastructural issues in growing and diversifying economically valuable plant species in homegarden agroforestry and to improve the rural community in facility service to encourage the exchange products effectively and efficiently. Further study is needed in management practices of each component in homegarden agroforestry and improvement of production and productivity obtained from the homegarden agroforestry.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019)
The exploration characteristic of long flashover arrestor (LFA) with different ring's breadth by using 1.2/50 microsecond positive and negative impulse voltage
Creators: name: Vilasay Solaphom
name: Kittipong Tonmitr
name: Norrawit Tonmitr
name: Kaneko, Eiji
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Arching, Breakdown voltage, Lightning arrestor, surface flashing, Surge protection

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3
sj-docx-3-aum-10.1177_03128962231222825 – Supplemental material for Latent profiles of challenge, hindrance, and threat appraisals on time pressure and job complexity: Antecedents and outcomes
Creators: name: Kunzelmann, Arian
name: Rigotti, Thomas
name: Crane, Monique F.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Organisation and Management Theory

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-3-aum-10.1177_03128962231222825 for Latent profiles of challenge, hindrance, and threat appraisals on time pressure and job complexity: Antecedents and outcomes by Arian Kunzelmann, Thomas Rigotti and Monique F. Crane in Australian Journal of Management
Discrete dynamical systems: inverse problems and related topics
Creators: name: Mikhaylov, Alexander
name: Mikhaylov, Victor
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: Spectral Theory (math.SP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this review, we extend the Boundary Control method\, -- \,an approach to inverse problems based on control theory for dynamical systems \, -- \,to inverse problems for discrete dynamical systems. We apply our results to classical moment problems, Toda lattices, Weyl functions, de Branges spaces, Krein-Stieltjes strings, and also to problems of numerical simulations.
sj-docx-7-his-10.1177_11786329231224623 – Supplemental material for Process Evaluation of Services for HIV-Infected Post-Partum Women and HIV-Exposed Infants in Primary Health Care Blantyre Malawi
Creators: name: Suwedi-Kapesa, Leticia Chimwemwe
name: Nyondo-Mipando, Alinane Linda
name: Choko, Augustine
name: Obasi, Angela
name: MacPherson, Peter
name: Desmond, Nicola
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-7-his-10.1177_11786329231224623 for Process Evaluation of Services for HIV-Infected Post-Partum Women and HIV-Exposed Infants in Primary Health Care Blantyre Malawi by Leticia Chimwemwe Suwedi-Kapesa, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando, Augustine Choko, Angela Obasi, Peter MacPherson and Nicola Desmond in Health Services Insights
Impact of the Invasive Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on Socio-Economic Attributes: A Review
Creators: name: Yigermal, Habtamu
name: Assefa, Fenta
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2019

description: Water hyacinth is a free-floating, stoloniferous and perennial herb. It is native to South America and profoundly invaded the tropical and subtropical regions. It is recognized as one of the worst weeds due to its rapid proliferation rate, ecological adaptability and detrimental effects on the environment, human health and economic development. It poses serious socio-economic and environmental problems including the reduction of water quality, hindrance to water transport and recreation, hampering agriculture and fisheries and affect hydropower and water supply system. In an attempt to control the weed, deferent management strategies such as physical, chemical, biological and integrated methods had been employed in several countries. As a result, the manual removal method was used in South Africa, Nseleni River; Zimbabwe, Lake Mutirikwi; Ethiopia,Wonji-Shewa Sugar Factory and Lake Tana; and Uganda, Owen fall hydropower in Jinja at Lake Victoria. The chemical control method was practiced in Zimbabwe of Lake Chivero and in experimental site using 2-4-D , acetic acid and glyphosate; South-west Nigeria of Ere fishing channel and South Africa of larger dams and river systems by using glyphosate. The biological control was practiced in Zimbabwe of Lake Chivero through a combination of weevil and fungi; and Ethiopia, trying to control the weed using Neochetina bruchi and fungi at Rift Valley, Wonji-Shewa Sugar Factory and in a greenhouse at experimental level at Bahir Dar University. Integrated management options and awareness creation in all aspects of the weed is recommended to reduce the negative imacts of the weed.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019)
An artificial bee colony algorithm with local search for vehicle routing problem with backhauls and time windows
Creators: name: Naritsak Tuntitippawan
name: Krisada Asawarungsaengkul
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Artificial bee colony algorithm, Vehicle routing problem, Backhauls, Time windows, Local search

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3
Freezing time of the impingement tunnel freezer enhancement
Creators: name: Thanarak Kosalwitr
name: Kiatfa Tangchaichit
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Impingement freezer, Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD), Uniformity of air velocity, Pressured chamber, Vortexes

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3
Effect of Cassava Products Consumption on Food Security of Farming Households in Kwara State, Nigeria
Creators: name: SALAU, Shehu Abdulganiyu
name: NOFIU, Nofiu Babatunde
name: JIMOH, Taiwo Abdulazeez
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2019

description: Cassava is widely known as a food security crop and about 80% of Nigerians consume cassava products, at least once a day. Nevertheless, food insecurity is still a critical issue among farming households. Consequently, we evaluated the consumption frequency of cassava products and assessed the effect of consumption of cassava products on food security among farming households. Random sampling technique was used to pick 200 farming households for this study. The analytical tools are descriptive statistic, food security index and binary logistic regression. The study revealed that the commonly consumed cassava products by the respondents were Garri, cassava tuber and Fufu. Among cassava based foods, Garri was the most frequently consumed staple. Furthermore,
28% and 72% of the respondents were food secured and in-secured, respectively. The regression analysis indicated that household size, household income, quantity of Garri consumed, quantity of Fufu consumed, quantity of other cassava products consumed and access to credit facilities were the critical factors explaining food security. In addition, eating foods that are less preferred, eating more of Garri and Fufu were the most effectual coping strategies adopted by respondents in cushioning the effects of food insecurity. Government should encourage production of cassava and other leguminous crops by given incentives such as soft loans to farmers. Farmers should also be encouraged to consume cassava products with other protein rich foods. In addition, processors should
produce more of Fufu, Lafun and Garri products. Moreover, policies and strategies that raise household income and lowers family size should be enhanced to reduce food insecurity.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019)
Impacts of Climate Change on Crop Production and Its Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies in Ethiopia
Creators: name: Abeje, Abiyot
name: Alemayehu, Melkamu
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2019

description: Agriculture is the foundation of Ethiopia’s economy where crop production contributes more than 65% of the agricultural GDP of the country. The impacts of climate change have been observed in Ethiopia over a long period of time which changes the environmental conditions that influence the livelihoods of the farmers and thus the national economy. Future climate projections showed continuing warming of the environment with varying rainfall patterns. The rain fed crop production, which is mostly practiced in the country, is highly vulnerable to climate change. The purpose of the present review is therefore, to review the impacts of climate change on crop production of Ethiopia and its adaptation and mitigation strategies. According to the results of the review, the main climate change hazards observed in Ethiopia are associated with rainfall variability including the amount, timing and intensity. Rainfall variability and recurrent drought lead to frequent yield losses and in sever conditions crop failures that result losses of property and even human life in the country. Smallholder farmers in the country are trying to use indigenous and improved crop production technologies as well as different management practices including selection of crops and or cultivars suitable to changing climate, adjustment of frequency and time of tillage, optimization of time of planting and its density, intercropping, traditional irrigation and water harvesting technologies. Rigorous natural resource management strategies including afforestation, promotion of agro-forestry, and use of renewable energy sources and development of land use plan were among others mitigation strategies of climate change implemented in the country. Capitalizing the existing development policies and programmers, development of research and extension services, improving the linkages between the respective stakeholders and awareness and understanding of local communities about the relationship between climate change and crop production are recommended to reduce the impacts of climate change on crop production of the country.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019)
Progress, Challenges and Implications of Land Use/Land Cover Detection Methods in Ethiopia: A Review
Creators: name: Betru, Teshome
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2019

description: Remote sensed imageries are rich in geospatial data’s pertinent for natural resources conservation. However, extracting accurate and reliable information was remained critical. This review is aimed to compile the progress, challenges and examine implications of land use/land cover detection methods executed in
Ethiopia. In the diverse landscape of Ethiopia, existing satellite image classification techniques were operated. Most of the studies agreed that automatic techniques are crucial in detecting the spectral responses of features. However, it was limited under heterogeneous landscape. To retain its digital recognition, a successive hybrid of the automatic techniques were also executed then again doubted by its limitation on areas which have similar reflectance for different land covers. Other studies also applied on-screen-digitizing, which bears better accuracy but criticized as it was exhaustive, costly, and expert dependent on fine-resolution data. In order to reduce the limitations and incorporate their advantages, a hybrid of automatic and on-screen-digitizing has been effected. Even though this technique refined spectral confusion sourced from automatic operation with better accuracy, the drawback of on-screen-digitizing was followed. Indeed, if an error happen in data processing, it is obvious that decisions and modeling outputs could be doubtful. In so far, those studies showed
virtuous progress in adopting the tools to Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the absence of well-organized, accessible, and up-to-date information catalog, the country was investing (in/directly) for those fragmented studies. Devising site-specific methodologies, providing accurate inputs for modeling and decision makers, organizing fragmented studies, and establishment of an accessible resource assessment database are recommended.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019)
Assessments of Current Practices and Problems in the Management of Livestock in Selected Human Shelters (Refugee Camps) in Ethiopia
Creators: name: Alemayehu, Kefyalew
name: Ayalew, Tarekegn
Publisher: name: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Year: 2019

description: The objective of the study was to investigate the current practices and problems in the management of animals in selected human shelters (Refugee camps). The study was conducted in three districts of Western Ethiopia namely, Sherkole in Komosha, Tongo in Mao-Komo, and Bambasi in Bambasi districts. Secondary data, desk reviews of different documents, focus group discussions, key informants interviews and field observations were used as the study methods. The findings of the study confirmed that eight humanitarian organizations operate in the refugee camps, namely ARRA, ICRC, UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF, NRDEP, WFP and RADO to supply and manage humanitarian aids. However, the livestock emergency response intervention such as health, feed, water and other conditions of animal management is not represented and documented. There is no animal welfare organization /humanitarian organization working on animal management in refugee camps. Following the culture of their ancestors and their experiences, some Sudanese refugees have brought their animals to Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the Ethiopian government do not have regulations that protect the entrance of animals with refugees. Even though the number and types of animals entering with the refugees are not well known, different species of animals are found in all the visited refugee camps. Some have brought them from their origin of country and others restocked it in the host country, Ethiopia. The major livestock species found in the refugee camps include cattle, goats, sheep and donkeys. There is no specific management given for the animals in the refuges except that the regional government provides vaccination and other veterinary services to protect the transfer of cross-border disease from the displaced to the local animals. Some of the hosting community leaders around Tongo and Bambasi are also expressing their frustration on the refugees’ livestock, mentioning that the refugees are allowing animals to graze on their crops and private grazing land deliberately. Some livestock owners confirmed that they are using traditional (herbal) medicines for disease prevention. The refugees strongly expressed the importance of regular vaccination and animal service program for their livestock. There was also interbreeding among Ethiopia and Sudanese cattle as they share the same grazing land. Zoonotic diseases are also a fear for the refugees. All the respondents explained that there are no clearly defined funds for the management of livestock in the refuges.
description: Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019)
A variant of  Pollard's Rho method for the ECDLP over a field of characteristic two
Creators: name: Aekachai Nakhong
name: Bhichate Chiewthanakul
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Elliptic curve, Pollard's Rho, ECDLP, Characteristic two

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3
Direct conversion of methane to methanol on Fe-Porphyrin: A DFT study
Creators: name: Bundet Boekfa
name: Kedubon Pitak
name: Songtham Ruangchaithaweesuk
name: Thana Maihom
name: Piti Treesukol
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Oxidation of methane to methanol, Fe-Porphyrin, DFT, Reaction mechanism

description: KKU Engineering Journal, 43, S3