The West Country

"Rice harvest failure risk analysis using extreme value theory based on weather index as information supply chain for agricultural business" discusses the formulation of a risk model for paddy agricultural insurance in Indonesia. Indonesia as an agricultural country with a tropical climate, where the sun shines throughout its time, farmers can plant crops throughout the season. In particular, rice farming is currently an inseparable part of most agrarian societies in Indonesia, especially in West Java.

11p longtimenosee07 29-03-2024 5 2   Download

Ebook "Landscapes and landforms of Western Canada" to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada’s landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity.

439p duongthandue0501 28-02-2024 3 2   Download

Ebook "Primates of Gashaka: Socioecology and conservation in Nigeria’s biodiversity hotspot" follows the efforts of the The Gashaka Primate Project, which has grown into one of the largest research and conservation activities in West Africa. The appearance of this volume marks the 10th anniversary of the Gashaka Primate Project. A truly international effort, the book details the work from researchers in 33 institutions in 10 countries.

544p tachieuhoa 28-01-2024 3 2   Download

Women from Asian and western countries have vastly different ages of onset of breast cancer, with the disease tending to occur at an older age in the West. Through an investigation of the patterns of old-onset breast cancer (OBC) in Korean women, we aimed to identify the characteristics of Korean OBC and evaluate whether these patterns are changing in relation to increasing westernization.

15p vileonardodavinci 23-12-2023 4 3   Download

Chromium is necessary for insulin function, nutrient uptake and regulation of major metabolism as well as boosting of immune system amongst others; available in vegetables, the cheapest source for the majority of people living in developing countries. Seven commonly consumed vegetables in south west Nigeria were collected from four major markets in the region, thoroughly mixed and prepared for laboratory analysis.

5p viisac 23-09-2023 5 1   Download

The global burden of hypertension is growing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to investigate differences in the relationship between social capital and hypertension between regions in Sub-Saharan Africa (West vs. South Africa) and within regions (rural vs. urban residence within each country).

9p viferrari 28-11-2022 10 2   Download

Multiple barriers compromise pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) engagement (i.e., use and adherence) in men who have sex with men (MSM). In low/middle-income countries, little is known about PrEP engagement in this population. In West Africa, the CohMSM-PrEP study was one of the rare interventions providing PrEP to MSM.

16p viferrari 29-10-2022 7 3   Download

Part 1 of ebook "Fodor’s travel essential England" provide readers with content about: experience England; London; the Southeast; the South; the West Country; best festivals and events; nightlife and performing arts; Tunbridge Wells and around; Winchester, Portsmouth, and Southampton; plymouth and dartmoor;... Please refer to part 1 of the ebook for details!

413p tieuvulinhhoa 22-09-2022 13 4   Download

The dog and cat population data is generally scarce in developing countries due to absence of surveys. The demography of owned dogs and cats, and the associated ownership characteristics, are essential for the control of pet population and zoonosis. This study was conducted in three towns of West Shoa Zone of Ethiopia with the objectives of assessing demographic characteristics of owned dogs and cats and determinants of ownership.

12p vidarwin 23-02-2022 13 1   Download

The article presents the results of studying the biochemical composition of the large worldwide vegetable crops collection of the Brassicaceae family, stored at the N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR), St. Petersburg, Russia, consisting of 7303 accessions of different status (approximately 50% unique accessions) from 98 countries. Studied vegetable brassicas collection includes representatives of all botanical varieties, agroecological groups and cultivar types of the species cole crops Brassica oleracea L.

16p hanthienngao 30-11-2021 9 1   Download

Breast cancer and its treatment imposes a significant effect in the quality of life (QOL) of women. Being a developing country with contrasting social and cultural norms to the West, Sri Lankan women may have a different experience on QOL following surgical treatment of breast cancer.

8p vianrose2711 27-04-2021 15 2   Download

Poor Access to electricity may hinder West African countries from raising levels of financial development with the aid of Information communication Technology (ICT). Using 16 West African countries, and data over the period of 2000 to 2017, this present study analyses the effect of greater access to electricity on financial development through ICT. ICT was measured using mobile use and internet use, while financial development was measured using private bank credit to GDP ratio and Broad Money Supply to GDP ratio.

13p caygaocaolon11 18-04-2021 23 1   Download

This study investigates the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and financial development for ten member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during the period from 1970 to 2017.

19p mmlemmlem_124 22-12-2020 14 1   Download

During recent years the role of energetic security in Russia steadily increases. After deterioration Russian relations with West countries in energy sector stay single stable economic tool, which Russia use for the maintenance of impact in surrounding region. Instability of the importers market which is priority for the country, bounded with excitements about use by Russia theirs position on the energetic, markets for reaching political goal through the development of projects such as Nord Stream 2 and Turkish stream.

6p kethamoi7 15-08-2020 19 2   Download

Litchi is a popular subtropical fruit crop in India. It is the most delicious, juicy and nutritious fruit and mostly grown in Eastern India. Litchi cultivation is a source of livelihood security for a large population in litchi growing states as it provides both on-farm and off-farm employment. The world scenario of litchi cultivation reveals that India is the second-largest producer of litchi after China with a total acreage over 93,300 ha and a yearly output of over 568,200 t in 2016-17. However, with a productivity level of just 6.

14p angicungduoc6 22-07-2020 11 2   Download

Caring for adolescents living with HIV/AIDS (ALHIV) can be overwhelming due to their unique needs. Ghana is currently among nine countries in West and Central Africa contributing to 90% of new paediatric infections in the sub-region with a growing population of ALHIV.

11p vimanama2711 28-07-2020 11 2   Download

The mahua tree is a nature reward to tribal's communities in India. The country has land of diverse group of tribes they still depend on the forest and its products for survival and subsistence of life. Among these forest products one of Madhuca indica which produce wide variety of products. The products obtained from tree are consumed by these communities itself or sale in local and regional market. Tree having great spiritual, cultural, medicinal, ornamental and multiple utility.

8p angicungduoc6 20-07-2020 11 2   Download

India is home to a great variety of ethno-medicinally important plant species and is ranked sixth among 12 mega-diversity countries of the world (Joshi et al., 2001). Medicinal plants as a group comprises approximately 8000 species and account for around 80% of all higher flowering plant species of India (Samant et al., 2002). The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) comprises of five biogeographic provinces i.e. Trans, North West, West, Central and East Himalaya and covers approximately an area of 591 thousand km2 (Rodgers and Panwar, 1998).

19p quenchua6 15-06-2020 10 1   Download

Turmeric strictly speaking is a condiment crop which has been used for colouring, flavoring and medicinal purposes. Turmeric occupies prominent position among the spices produced in India. It ranks fourth in area and second in production. In the area of export, turmeric occupies second position in terms of quantity and fourth position in the export earnings among the spices. Turmeric the golden spice is widely cultivated in different countries such as India, China, Myanmar, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Indonesia etc.

7p gaocaolon5 14-06-2020 14 1   Download

Carica papaya is a well known medicinal plant used in the West and Asian countries to cope several diseases. Patients were advised to eat papaya fruit frequently during dengue fever epidemic in Pakistan by physicians.

11p vijiraiya2711 27-05-2020 7 0   Download