Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 3. A decade's results

This volume presents major results obtained since the publication of volume 1 and 2 and updates national data on trypanotolerant cattle. The first part analyses populations and their trends between the two surveys and reviews research activities and development activities. It also gives recent information available on the potential and utilisation of trypanotolerant livestock. Part two presents recent data for the 18 study countries, as well as for Equatorial Guinea which was not covered in volume 2. This information should be studied in conjuction with volume 2 for an overall and updated view of trypanotolerant livestock production in each country. Countries are discussed in the same order in both volumes. An additional section on major developments occuring during the study period has been included at the end of each country study

Distribution, growth, and performance of microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

How many microfinance institutions (MFIs) exist in the developing world? What are their current performances? In 1999, an International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) team on microfinance conducted a survey on MFIs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in order to offer a new in-depth analysis on the distribution and performances of MFIs at the international level. A systematic sampling has been adopted through the contacting of international NGOs and networks supporting various MFIs. The information has been complemented by a review of publications and technical manuals on microfinance. The database of MFIs from 85 developing countries shows 1,500 institutions (790 institutions worldwide plus 688 in Indonesia) supported by international organizations. They reach 54 million members, 44 million savers (voluntary and compulsory savings), and 23 million borrowers. The total volume of outstanding credit is $18 billion. The total savings volume is$12 billion, or 72 percent of the volume of the outstanding loans. MFIs have developed at least 46,000 branches and employ around 175,000 staff. The IFPRI database underlines the presence of a multitude of MFIs that, except in unstable countries, are widespread, with no forgotten regions. MFIs are very diverse in terms of lending technologies and legal status, which allows room for innovation, but they remain highly concentrated. The data are analyzed by type of MFIs and by geographic regions. The results presented give an overview of the current development of MFIs and offer a benchmark for comparisons.Microenterprises Finance. ,Financial institutions. ,

Distribution, growth, and performance of microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

How many microfinance institutions (MFIs) exist in the developing world? What are their current performances? In 1999, an International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) team on microfinance conducted a survey on MFIs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in order to offer a new in-depth analysis on the distribution and performances of MFIs at the international level. A systematic sampling has been adopted through the contacting of international NGOs and networks supporting various MFIs. The information has been complemented by a review of publications and technical manuals on microfinance. The database of MFIs from 85 developing countries shows 1,500 institutions (790 institutions worldwide plus 688 in Indonesia) supported by international organizations. They reach 54 million members, 44 million savers (voluntary and compulsory savings), and 23 million borrowers. The total volume of outstanding credit is $18 billion. The total savings volume is$12 billion, or 72 percent of the volume of the outstanding loans. MFIs have developed at least 46,000 branches and employ around 175,000 staff. The IFPRI database underlines the presence of a multitude of MFIs that, except in unstable countries, are widespread, with no forgotten regions. MFIs are very diverse in terms of lending technologies and legal status, which allows room for innovation, but they remain highly concentrated. The data are analyzed by type of MFIs and by geographic regions. The results presented give an overview of the current development of MFIs and offer a benchmark for comparisons.Microenterprises Finance. ,Financial institutions. ,

Analysis of Potential Standing Results from Forest Inventory: Case Study at IPPKH PT Cristian Eka Pratama, West Kutai District, East Kalimantan Province

Inventory is one of the indispensable components in forest management activities. Inventory data forests need to be analyzed so that they can produce information in the form of structure, composition, and stand potential which can be used as a basis preparation of forest regulations and plans management. The research aims to find out information on stand potential based on the type, number, and volume of trees in the lease-to-use forest area of PT. Cristian Eka Pratama West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. This research was carried out in the Forest Area Borrow-to-Use Permit (IPPKH) area of PT Cristian Eka Pratama West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan Province from February to April 2023 including making work plans, preparation, data collection, data management, and analysis, and reporting. The results of research with an area of 6 hectares obtained 18 types of trees and the number of trees (N) = 311 and tree volume (V) = 278.22 m3.For the number of trees per hectare, there are 52 trees and the volume of trees per hectare is 46.37 m3, the most dominant tree species is Eugenia spp with a population of 52 trees and a volume of 16.94 m3, while the fewest tree species are Litsea Blume with a population of 1 tree and a volume of 0.27 m3; and the population for the most dominant species group is the Shorea wood group with 214 trees and a tree volume of 220.70 m3, for the mixed jungle wood group there are 93 trees and a volume of 55.95 m3 and for the beautiful wood group, there are 4 trees and volume of 1.57 m3

Indian Journal of Agricultural Library and Information Services: A Bibliometric Study (2008-2016)

The present study is based on the bibliometric analysis of 161 articles published in 09 volumes (24-32) of 18 issues of Indian Journal of Agricultural Library and Information Services (IJALIS) for the period of nine years (2008-2016). This article brings out the results of a bibliometric study carried on all the issues of the source journal (IJALIS) on various parameters such as authorship pattern, gender wise distribution of papers, length of papers, average number of references, volume & issue wise average papers, geographical distribution of articles, range of reference cited and most prolific authors of the journal. The study finds that on an average, 18 research articles were published per volume in a year during the period of study, whereas, maximum number (39.75%) of articles was two authored followed by single authored (32.36%). Karnataka begged the top rank among all the 20 contributed states of India from where maximum number of contribution in the journal

The Importance of Information Integrity: In a Data-Driven World, Unreliable and Inaccurate Information Can Lead to Bad Decision-Making

What is information integrity? It is the trustworthiness and dependability of information. The credibility of information depends on whether we are getting it from sources we can trust. After all, the value of information to the decision-maker and problem-solver consists first in its integrity, and then in its usefulness and usability. Why? Because, even the best chef knows that you can\u27t make a good omelet out of bad eggs! Consider the emerging trend of big data (see Big Data on page 34). According to IBM, people create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day (a quintillion is 1 followed by 18 zeroes), and research from International Data Corp. suggests that the world\u27s data volume is doubling every two years. So what are organizations going to do about this unfathomable data accumulation

Suitability of PSA-detected localised prostate cancers for focal therapy: Experience from the ProtecT study

This article is available through a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Copyright @ 2011 Cancer Research UK.Background: Contemporary screening for prostate cancer frequently identifies small volume, low-grade lesions. Some clinicians have advocated focal prostatic ablation as an alternative to more aggressive interventions to manage these lesions. To identify which patients might benefit from focal ablative techniques, we analysed the surgical specimens of a large sample of population-detected men undergoing radical prostatectomy as part of a randomised clinical trial. Methods: Surgical specimens from 525 men who underwent prostatectomy within the ProtecT study were analysed to determine tumour volume, location and grade. These findings were compared with information available in the biopsy specimen to examine whether focal therapy could be provided appropriately. Results: Solitary cancers were found in prostatectomy specimens from 19% (100 out of 525) of men. In addition, 73 out of 425 (17%) men had multiple cancers with a solitary significant tumour focus. Thus, 173 out of 525 (33%) men had tumours potentially suitable for focal therapy. The majority of these were small, well-differentiated lesions that appeared to be pathologically insignificant (38–66%). Criteria used to select patients for focal prostatic ablation underestimated the cancer's significance in 26% (34 out of 130) of men and resulted in overtreatment in more than half. Only 18% (24 out of 130) of men presumed eligible for focal therapy, actually had significant solitary lesions. Conclusion: Focal therapy appears inappropriate for the majority of men presenting with prostate-specific antigen-detected localised prostate cancer. Unifocal prostate cancers suitable for focal ablation are difficult to identify pre-operatively using biopsy alone. Most lesions meeting criteria for focal ablation were either more aggressive than expected or posed little threat of progression.National Institute for Health Researc

Examining JAC: An Analysis of the Scholarly Progression of the Journal of Applied Communications

The peer-review process influences scholarly publication, authors, readers, and the direction of scientific research. In addition, this process may have a broader influence on society if policy implications are associated with scientific discovery (Hobart, Gonnell, & Caelleigh, 2003). As the Journal of Applied Communications ( JAC) is an outlet for scholarly, peer-reviewed publication by agricultural communicators, it must be analyzed and questioned to meet the needs of the profession (Miller, Stewart, & West, 2006). This study examined the content of JAC from 1990 to 2006 by reporting descriptive information about the content of JAC and examining the progression of published scholarly research within the framework of the peer-review process. In Volume 74(1) (1990) through Volume 90(4) (2006) of JAC, 222 research and non-research articles were published. About three-quarters (73.4%) of the articles published in JAC were research articles, and 18 methods were used and 64 populations were examined in those research articles. More than 300 authors published in JAC during the selected time period, representing more than 70 universities, agencies, and private business. Trends in the numbers of research and non-research articles were not identified, although co-authored papers were more likely to be research-based. The combined research and non-research structure of JAC provides resources for a variety of professionals in agricultural communications. Based on the results of this study, JAC does serve as a scholarly outlet for disseminating current knowledge, archiving disciplinal knowledge, controlling the quality of information, and assigning priority and credit to authors’ work (Rowland, 2002)

The NISK 2018 Proceedings: Message from the Programme Chairs

Source at https://ojs.bibsys.no/index.php/NISK.This NISK Journal volume 11 is the published proceedings of the papers presented at NISK 2018: the 11th Norwegian Information Security Conference 2018 held on September 18-20, 2018 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. The aim of the NISK conference series is to be the principal Norwegian research venue for presenting and discussing developments in the field of ICT security and privacy, and bringing together people from universities, industry, and public authorities. We invite both national and international contributions by researchers, practitioners, and PhD- and Master thesis students presenting new problems and solutions within topics on ICT security