Designing Sustainable Gabion Houses for Haiti Using Local Resources

The purpose of science and technology activities for the community is to provide skills to farmers groups inutilizing the potential of existing natural resources as an alternative to ducks, utilizing high-protein ammonia bran, andmaking herbs as additive feed. Specific targets to be achieved are the fulfillment of livestock nutrition needs, especiallyducks with resource utilization with the fulfillment of food needs. Not only use the feed without processing. Through thisactivity farmers and agricultural extension, workers are expected to synergize to learn to utilize available local food,raising public awareness to utilize local resources into the nutrient-rich feed. Method of implementation of activities to becarried out is the socialization of activities on farmer groups, training for members of farmer groups, how to make a feedwith some feed processing technology and assistance to farmers. Output target IbM program is an alternative ration forducks, ammonia bran as a source of protein, herbal medicine. The method used is PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) /RRA (Rapid Rural Appraisal). Learning methods, extension training, training, and visits (Laku), field school education(SL), demonstration plots, guidance and mentoring, learning by doing. The resulting results of the system. Breeders arenot familiar with feed processing technology and farmers have not utilized local feed as a constituent of rations. Thetechnology applied to the breeder group is to use herbal ingredients as a feed additive, making silage as a source ofprotein one source for duck livestock

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Prolonging Nerve Grafts Using Chemical Extracted Muscle-in-vein with Vein Window Method Chemical acellular nerve grafts

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.17.12.6011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 68 (12) ◽

pp. 2936-2940

Author(s):

Irina Mihaela Jemnoschi Hreniuc ◽

Camelia Tamas ◽

Sorin Aurelian Pasca ◽

Bogdan Ciuntu ◽

Roxana Ciuntu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Classical Group ◽

Donor Site ◽

Good Alternative ◽

Nerve Graft ◽

Male Rats ◽

Chemical Extraction ◽

Nerve Grafting ◽

Nerve Grafts ◽

Local Resources ◽

Window Method

Nerve injuries are a common pathology in hand trauma. The consequences are drastic both for patients and doctors/medical system. In many cases direct coaptation is impossible. A nerve graft should be used in the case of a neuroma, trauma or tumor, for restoration of nervous influx. The aim of this study is demonstrate that by grafting restant nerve stumps with muscle-in-vein nerve grafts we obtain good result in terms of functional and sensibility recovery and also our method �window-vein� is a good way of prolonging nerve grafts. The method of study is experimental. We worked in the laboratory in optimal conditions for carrying out of muscles-in-vein nerve grafts (nerve grafts size 1.5 cm-3 cm). We used acellular muscle grafts with the chemical extraction method.The study was conducted on experimental animals (Wistar male rats).We used 30 experience animals in 3 equal groups (classical group and muscle-in-vein nerve grafts-2 nerve grafts of 1,5 cm central sutured and the third group with muscle-in-vein nerve grafts, window-vein method, 3 cm). At 4 and respectively 6 weeks postoperative at the quality tests we observed the progress with the footprint test. The operated hind in comparison with the healthy hind was 86% recovered and similar with classic nerve grafts. Quantitatively the number of regenerated axons in the group with muscle-in-vein nerve grafts was significant bigger in comparison with the classical group (15%).The method using muscle-in-vein nerve graft with windows-vein it�s a good alternative for nerve grafting in comparison with classical nerve grafting. When the local possibilities are limited, this method is good for prolonging the grafts. The relationship between cost and benefit in this case it�s an advantage because we use the local resources of the affected area. The motor results of nerve grafting ingroup 2 in comparison with group 3 were similar and in some cases better in group 1. Grafting with MVNG offers a better alternative for donor site regeneration in comparison with classical nerve grafts. This method is useful to prolong nerve grafts without adding morbidity.

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Efficiency of use of feed additives from local resources in cattle feed

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/547/1/012027 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 547 ◽

pp. 012027

Author(s):

L I Naumova ◽

N F Klyuchnikova ◽

M T Klyuchnikov

Keyword(s):

Feed Additives ◽

Cattle Feed ◽

Local Resources

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Public governance, agility and pandemics: a case study of the UK response to COVID-19

International Review of Administrative Sciences ◽

10.1177/0020852320983406 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002085232098340

Author(s):

Paul Joyce

Keyword(s):

Leadership Role ◽

Public Confidence ◽

Strategic Decisions ◽

Public Governance ◽

Local Initiative ◽

Government Response ◽

Local Resources ◽

The Government ◽

The One ◽

The Uk

The UK government’s leaders initially believed that it was among the best-prepared governments for a pandemic. By June 2020, the outcome of the collision between the government’s initial confidence, on the one hand, and the aggressiveness and virulence of COVID-19, on the other, was evident. The UK had one of the worst COVID-19 mortality rates in the world. This article explores the UK government’s response to COVID-19 from a public administration and governance perspective. Using factual information and statistical data, it considers the government’s preparedness and strategic decisions, the delivery of the government response, and public confidence in the government. Points for practitioners Possible lessons for testing through application include: Use the precautionary principle to set planning assumptions in government strategies to create the possibility of government agility during a pandemic. Use central government’s leadership role to facilitate and enable local initiative and operational responses, as well as to take advantage of local resources and assets. Choose smart government responses that address tensions between the goal of saving lives and other government goals, and beware choices that are unsatisfactory compromises.

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Environmental Changes and Cultural Transitions in SW Iberia during the Early-Mid Holocene

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11083580 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 3580

Author(s):

Cristina Val-Peón ◽

Juan I. Santisteban ◽

José A. López-Sáez ◽

Gerd-Christian Weniger ◽

Klaus Reicherter

Keyword(s):

Dietary Habits ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Source Area ◽

Direct Access ◽

Special Focus ◽

Early Neolithic ◽

Archaeological Data ◽

Local Resources ◽

Climate Events ◽

The Impact

The SW coast of the Iberian Peninsula experiences a lack of palaeoenvironmental and archaeological data. With the aim to fill this gap, we contribute with a new palynological and geochemical dataset obtained from a sediment core drilled in the continental shelf of the Algarve coast. Archaeological data have been correlated with our multi-proxy dataset to understand how human groups adapted to environmental changes during the Early-Mid Holocene, with special focus on the Mesolithic to Neolithic transition. Vegetation trends indicate warm conditions at the onset of the Holocene followed by increased moisture and forest development ca. 10–7 ka BP, after which woodlands are progressively replaced by heaths. Peaks of aridity were identified at 8.2 and 7. 5 ka BP. Compositional, textural, redox state, and weathering of source area geochemical proxies indicates abrupt palaeoceanographic modifications and gradual terrestrial changes at 8.2 ka BP, while the 7.5 ka BP event mirrors a decrease in land moisture availability. Mesolithic sites are mainly composed of seasonal camps with direct access to the coast for the exploitation of local resources. This pattern extends into the Early Neolithic, when these sites coexist with seasonal and permanent occupations located in inland areas near rivers. Changes in settlement patterns and dietary habits may be influenced by changes in coastal environments caused by the sea-level rise and the impact of the 8.2 and 7.5 ka BP climate events.

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Optimization of drying process for autumn fruits rich in antioxidants: a study focusing rosehip (Rosa canina L.) and sea buckthorn (Elaeagnus rhamnoides (L.) A.Nelson) and their bioactive properties

Food & Function ◽

10.1039/d0fo02783a ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Cadmiel Moldovan ◽

Mihai Babotă ◽

Andrei Mocan ◽

Luigi Menghini ◽

Stefania Cesa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Economic Value ◽

Sea Buckthorn ◽

Drying Process ◽

Rosa Canina ◽

Traditional Uses ◽

Local Resources ◽

Bioactive Properties

Nowadays, it is very important to identify the traditional uses of different plants and to create the context in which new cultural or economic value is given to local resources....

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Perspectives on self-managed abortion among providers in hospitals along the Texas–Mexico border

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-021-01281-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Raifman ◽

Sarah E. Baum ◽

Kari White ◽

Kristine Hopkins ◽

Tony Ogburn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Early Pregnancy ◽

Pregnancy Termination ◽

Expectant Management ◽

Clinical Intervention ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Local Resources ◽

Provider Experiences ◽

Study Team ◽

Mexico Border ◽

Provider Knowledge

Abstract Background Following self-managed abortion (SMA), or a pregnancy termination attempt outside of the formal health system, some patients may seek care in an emergency department. Information about provider experiences treating these patients in hospital settings on the Texas-Mexico border is lacking. Methods The study team conducted semi-structured interviews with physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and nurses who had experience with patients presenting with early pregnancy complications in emergency and/or labor and delivery departments in five hospitals near the Texas-Mexico border. Interview questions focused on respondents’ roles at the hospital, knowledge of abortion services and laws, perspectives on SMA trends, experiences treating patients presenting after SMA, and potential gaps in training related to abortion. Researchers conducted interviews in person between October 2017 and January 2018, and analyzed transcripts using a thematic analysis approach. Results Most of the 54 participants interviewed said that the care provided to SMA patients was, and should be, the same as for patients presenting after miscarriage. The majority had treated a patient they suspected or confirmed had attempted SMA; typically, these cases required only expectant management and confirmation of pregnancy termination, or treatment for incomplete abortion. In rare cases, further clinical intervention was required. Many providers lacked clinical and legal knowledge about abortion, including local resources available. Conclusions Treatment provided to SMA patients is similar to that provided to patients presenting after early pregnancy loss. Lack of provider knowledge about abortion and SMA, despite their involvement with SMA patients, highlights a need for improved training.

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Forestry Policy and Legitimacy: The Case of Forest Devolution in Vietnam

Journal of Asian and African Studies ◽

10.1177/0021909620935424 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 55 (6) ◽

pp. 848-862

Author(s):

Thi Kim Phung Dang

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Sustainable Forest Management ◽

Land Allocation ◽

Forest Land ◽

Forestry Policy ◽

Local Resources ◽

Intrinsic Values ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Livelihood Improvement ◽

Research Findings

Although forest devolution has become a key strategy of forestry reforms to mobilise local resources for sustainable forest management, there is growing concern about the legitimacy of this strategy. There have been escalating disputes between forestry agencies and local people as to who receives the rights to forests. Examining the policy of forest land allocation in Vietnam helps us to understand this legitimacy issue. Research findings from three case studies show trade-offs between the two policies’ goals, environmental protection and livelihood improvement, due to locals’ low awareness of the intrinsic values of forests and their lack of knowledge regarding the policy.

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