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Environmental Sciences
Kashif Raza, Guixia Wang, Syed Asif Ali Naqvi, Rai Hasis ul Hassan
Summary: Climate change poses a significant threat to the livestock industry globally, impacting the profitability of livestock farmers in Pakistan. The study examines the efficacy of silage in mitigating these losses, finding a notable difference in material well-being between silage users and conventional feed users. Implementing training programs could enhance climate change adaptation and food security, recommending their incorporation into policy plans to improve farmers' well-being in terms of farm revenues.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Wei Wang, Xiao-Hui Qu, Jian-Ju Du, Jia-Ming Zhu
Summary: The study found that overconfident major shareholders increase the probability and proportion of equity pledge, and the adjustment effect of fair value measurement is influenced by the level of accrued earnings management and the risk of stock price collapse.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jun-Hong Chen, Chi-Fang Wu, Minchao Jin
Summary: Food insecurity in the United States remains prevalent, impacting millions of households. This study examines the association between income, assets, and the risk of facing a worsening food insecurity trajectory. Findings suggest that higher income and more assets are associated with a lower probability of experiencing long-term food insecurity. The study emphasizes the need for targeted financial support strategies to reduce the risk of food insecurity.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
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Food Science & Technology
Bedru B. Balana, Adebayo Ogunniyi, Motunrayo Oyeyemi, Adetunji Fasoranti, Hyacinth Edeh, Kwaw Andam
Summary: The government policy measures in Nigeria during the initial three months of the COVID-19 pandemic had significant negative impacts on household livelihoods and food security. This study examines the effects of COVID-19 on food security and dietary diversity, considering the role of income loss, wealth, social capital, and safety net programs. The findings indicate that income loss led to more severe food insecurity and less diverse nutritional outcomes for households. Livestock ownership helped cushion the impact of the pandemic on food security. However, social capital and safety net programs did not provide significant protection. The study suggests prioritizing local job creation, building household wealth, and targeting safety nets and social support programs to enhance their effectiveness during shocks.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gianna Angermayr, Andres Palacio, Cristina Chaminade
Summary: This study explores the connection between small-scale freshwater aquaculture and poverty-related factors such as income generation and food security in rural Madagascar. The findings reveal positive correlations between extension services, integrated production systems, and higher education with fish-based income generation. Additionally, wealth is identified as a crucial determinant of food security, but female decision-makers, fish consumption, and education are also positively correlated with food security.
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Development Studies
Solomon Zena Walelign, Paivi Lujala
Summary: This study proposes a conceptual framework called climate change resettlement capacity (CCRC) that can be used to identify potential resettlement places for climate migrants. The framework focuses on livelihood reconstruction and includes two main dimensions - assets and conditions - with corresponding indicators. Expert evaluation and a case study in Ethiopia were used to validate the framework. It can assist international organizations, governments, and policymakers in identifying suitable resettlement places and be applied to theoretical and empirical studies on climate-induced resettlement.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rodolfo Dam Lam, Benoy Kumar Barman, Denise P. Lozano Lazo, Zohura Khatun, Lutfa Parvin, Afrina Choudhury, Cristiano M. Rossignoli, Alice Karanja, Alexandros Gasparatos
Summary: This study explores the impacts of adopting an ecosystem approach in underutilized homestead ponds on sustainability in Bangladesh. The findings show that households with ecoponds have higher fish productivity, fish diversity, and income generation potential. Moreover, it improves certain dimensions of women's empowerment, although wider structural inequalities are not addressed. The study also finds inconclusive impacts on food security.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Francis N. W. Nsubuga, Kevin F. Mearns, Nerhene C. Davis, Ahmed M. Kalumba, Kibii Komen
Summary: This study examines household perceptions of climate change and its impact on livelihood formation process in Uganda. Findings show climate change affects household capital assets formation in livelihood process, prompting diversification and pursuit of livelihood strategies for sustainability.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
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Geography
Ivy Blackmore, Lora Iannotti, Claudia Rivera, William F. Waters, Carolyn Lesorogol
Summary: This study explores the vulnerability of indigenous farming households in Guangaje, Ecuador by creating a livelihood asset index. The use of an asset index allows for the identification of different areas of vulnerability across three communities. The research suggests that improving social and financial capital, along with increasing human capital through education, could decrease vulnerability and improve livelihood outcomes for similar indigenous farming communities worldwide.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2023)
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Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Wei Wang, Xiao-hui Qu, Jian-Ju Du, Jia-Ming Zhu
Summary: The study found that overconfident managers in companies adopting fair value measurement are more likely to make aggressive debt decisions, indicating that fair value measurement has a positively regulatory effect on overconfident managers.
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Psychology, Educational
Vanessa Moulton, Alissa Goodman, Bilal Nasim, George B. Ploubidis, Ludovica Gambaro
Summary: This study found that parental wealth has an impact on children's emotional and behavioral issues, while children's cognitive abilities and overall health are more influenced by family permanent income and socioeconomic characteristics.
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Environmental Studies
Trinity S. Senda, Lance W. Robinson, Charles K. K. Gachene, Geoffrey Kironchi
Summary: This paper examines the impact of a new communal property rights framework on pastoralist livelihoods, perceptions and aspirations in Ethiopia. The findings suggest that diversification of livelihoods is necessary due to the difficulty of relying solely on livestock keeping. Crop production is increasingly becoming an alternative livelihood source for pastoralists. There is a widely held view that land certification can help secure land rights and enable better management of rangelands, but it may also accelerate the transition from pastoralism to agropastoralism.
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Development Studies
Carlos Dobler-Morales, Matthew Lorenzen, Quetzalcoatl Orozco-Ramirez, Gerardo Bocco
Summary: Rural livelihoods are shifting away from farming, but the response to institutional and economic pressures is heterogeneous among households and challenges the assumption of uniform obstacles and motivations. This study investigates the manifestations and determinants of livelihood heterogeneity in southern Mexico and emphasizes the need for tailored interventions to enhance rural livelihood security.
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Agronomy
Bencheng Liu, Yangang Fang
Summary: This study analyzes the differences in livelihood assets and agricultural functions of households with different livelihood strategies, as well as the relationship between the two, using data from the China Family Panel Studies and statistical analysis methods. Full-time farming households have higher agricultural product supply and ecological service function, while non-farming households have strong leisure and cultural functions.
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Environmental Sciences
Ametus Kuuwill, Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, Benjamin Betey Campion
Summary: This study analyzes the dynamics of forest-based livelihood strategies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bia West District of Ghana. The findings reveal that fuelwood harvesting, medicinal plants extraction, fruit-gathering, and beekeeping were the main livelihood activities during the pandemic. Socioeconomic factors such as gender, household size, education, and income significantly predict livelihood diversification and intensification.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Liveness Jessica Banda, Leonard A. Kamwanja, Mizeck Gift G. Chagunda, Cheryl J. Ashworth, David J. Roberts
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
(2012)
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Genetics & Heredity
Wilson Nandolo, Gabor Meszaros, Liveness Jessica Banda, Timothy N. Gondwe, Doreen Lamuno, Henry Aaron Mulindwa, Helen N. Nakimbugwe, Maria Wurzinger, Yuri T. Utsunomiya, M. Jennifer Woodward-Greene, Mei Liu, George Liu, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Ino Curik, Benjamin D. Rosen, Johann Soelkner
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2019)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Wilson Kaumbata, Liveness Banda, Gabor Meszaros, Timothy Gondwe, M. J. Woodward-Greene, Benjamin D. Rosen, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Johann Soelkner, Maria Wurzinger
SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH
(2020)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Liveness Jessica Banda, Daniel Chiumia, Timothy Nthaziyake Gondwe, Sera Rose Gondwe
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Wilson Nandolo, Gabor Meszaros, Maria Wurzinger, Liveness J. Banda, Timothy N. Gondwe, Henry A. Mulindwa, Helen N. Nakimbugwe, Emily L. Clark, M. Jennifer Woodward-Greene, Mei Liu, George E. Liu, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Benjamin D. Rosen, Johann Solkner
Summary: This study focused on African goats and developed a detailed copy number variation map, identifying a large number of CNVs with substantial differentiation between populations and population-specific selective pressures. A total of 6231 global CNV regions were identified across all animals, containing genes enriched in important biological functions and cellular components.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Azher Bhatti, Sosheel Solomon Godfrey, Ryan H. L. Ip, Chipo Kachiwala, Havard Hovdhaugen, Liveness J. Banda, Moses Limuwa, Peter C. Wynn, Tormod Adnoy, Lars Olav Eik
Summary: Agriculture is crucial for global food production, with smallholder households playing a significant role. The Malawian study found that crop production, livestock farming, and providing casual labor are the main income sources for smallholders. The whole-farm approach enhances smallholders' resilience to climate change and poverty, while improving market connections is important for increased sales.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Liveness Jessica Banda, Mizeck Gift Gibson Chagunda, Cheryl Joy Ashworth, David John Roberts
Summary: This research aimed to investigate the improvement of energy balance monitoring in dairy cows using accelerometer data. By comparing the activity of cows in different feeding systems, the study found significant differences in cow activity related to diet content and body energy status.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Chiumia, Timothy N. Gondwe, Liveness J. Banda, S. N. Sivaselvam, Susanne E. Ulbrich, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda
COGENT FOOD & AGRICULTURE
(2020)
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Fisheries
LJ Kamanga, E Kaunda, JP Mtimuni, AO Maluwa, WM Mfitilodze
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(2004)
