World librarians: A socio-technical system providing library search services to offline schools and libraries in Malawi [0.03%]
世界图书馆：一个向马拉维的离线学校和图书馆提供图搜素服务的社会技术系统
Charles M Schweik,Carl Meyer,Pempho Chinkondenji et al.
Charles M Schweik et al.
World Librarians is a socio-technical system that strives to solve the information access problem many remote offline schools and libraries have in lesser developed contexts. In this Case Report, we describe the system we have developed ove...
Assessment of capital expenditure in achieving sanitation-related MDG targets and the uncertainties of the SDG targets in Algeria [0.03%]
评估资本支出在实现与卫生有关的千年发展目标指标和在阿尔及利亚实现可持续发展目标指标的不确定性中的作用
Nabil Kherbache,Kamal Oukaci
Nabil Kherbache
This paper studies sanitation policy in Algeria by conducting an assessment of the capital expenditure on sanitation improvements between 2000 and 2018. It focuses on the period of implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) b...
Effects of neighborhood upgrading programs on domestic violence in Bolivia [0.03%]
玻利维亚的社区改造项目对家庭暴力的影响
Nora Ruth Libertun de Duren
Nora Ruth Libertun de Duren
Vulnerability mapping: A conceptual framework towards a context-based approach to women's empowerment [0.03%]
脆弱性制图：一个基于情境的女性赋权概念框架
Christie M Gressel,Tarek Rashed,Laura Aswati Maciuika et al.
Christie M Gressel et al.
•Women's empowerment interventions are not as effective as hoped or intended.•Could be an issue with intervention design and implementation.•Research reveals that there are several limitations to existing women's empowerment approaches....
Citizen participation dilemmas in water governance: An empirical case of Kumasi, Ghana [0.03%]
水资源治理中市民参与的困境：以加纳库马西为例
Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie,Matthew Abunyewah,Joseph Edusei et al.
Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie et al.
Citizen participation in decision-making on water-related initiatives offers a valuable pathway to move towards a more equitable and sustainable water delivery, now and into the future. However, given the acknowledged impacts of active citi...
What explains the gender differences in the adoption of multiple maize varieties? Empirical evidence from Uganda and Tanzania [0.03%]
为何存在性别差异来采用多种玉米品种？来自乌干达和坦桑尼亚的实证证据
Hailemariam Teklewold,Rahma I Adam,Paswel Marenya
Hailemariam Teklewold
Understanding the process that underpins the effective and equitable adoption of modern crop varieties remains an imperative for agricultural development in Africa. This study examines gender differences in adoption rates and determinants o...
Enhancing livestock vaccination decision-making through rapid diagnostic testing [0.03%]
通过快速诊断试验加强畜禽免疫决策
Ashley F Railey,Felix Lankester,Tiziana Lembo et al.
Ashley F Railey et al.
•Compared to vaccination, the collective approach to diagnostic testing presents a low-fixed cost.•Existing household livestock-health behaviors increase the likelihood for uptake of preventative health practices.•Initial evidence to sup...
Evaluating producer preferences and information processing strategies for drought risk management tools in Bangladesh [0.03%]
评估巴布亚新几内亚干旱风险管理工具的生产商偏好和信息处理策略
David L Ortega,Patrick S Ward,Vincenzina Caputo
David L Ortega
We use stated preference data to study farmers' preferences for two alternative strategies to manage drought risks in Bangladesh. A choice experiment on drought tolerant rice varieties and weather index insurance was administered to 2306 fa...