‘Beyond the border is where food is’ - COVID-19, cross-border fish traders and food security around the Ghana-Togo border

COVID-19 containment measures have had documented worldwide social and economic consequences. In Ghana, restrictions included a lockdown and border closures, limiting movement of people and goods therefore hindering intra-regional trade. Cross-border fish trade is a significant feature of West African countries and economies, enhancing livelihoods and food security for millions, particularly women. Using theories of food security, the border, trade networks and gender, this thesis aims at pointing out the different effects that the COVID-19 crisis has had on cross-border fish trade and food security at a local level. A two-month fieldwork in Ghana was conducted in 2021 and consisted primarily of a survey and semi-structured interviews. Online secondary data was also collected. Loss of incomes, deterioration of trade networks, difficulty and brutality in border crossing and decrease in variety and quality of diets are some of the main findings. The effects were aggravated by a non-COVID-19 related seasonal scarcity of fish. I conclude that cross-border fish traders as well as people who rely on them are now suffering from food insecurity, a condition deepened by their limited resilience and lack of agency.Master's Thesis in GeographyGEO350MASV-PHYGMASV-GEOGMASV-MEHAMPGEOG

Calibration and application of a hydraulic model for the operation of an irrigation canal: a study in the Chistian Subdivision, Fordwah/Eastern Sadiqia Area, Punjab, Pakistan

Irrigation canals / Hydraulics / Mathematical models / Calibrations / Simulation / Flow control / Irrigation operation / Pakistan / Punjab / Fordwah Eastern Sadiqia Area / Chishtian Sub-Division

A milk urea model to better assess nitrogen excretion and feeding practice in dairy systems

A milk urea model to better assess nitrogen excretion and feeding practice in dairy systems. 20. Nitrogen Worksho

Neurohypophysial hormones of the 1-month-old bovine fetus: Absence of vasotocin during mammal development

AbstractThe neurohypophysial hormones of the 1-month-old bovine fetus have been identified by their positions in ion-exchange chromatography and their retention times in high-pressure reverse-phase partition chromatography. Arginine vasopressin and oxytocin have been recognized. The molar ratio vasopressin/oxytocin in neurohypophysis is about 6 in the 1-month-old fetus compared with 4 in the 3-month-old fetus, 2.7 in the 7-month-old fetus and 1 in the adult. Vasotocin is virtually absent even in the early fetus (less than 0.1% of arginine vasopressin). The occurrence of a vasotocin gene expressed in the fetus but silent in the adult appears unlikely

Business model analysis of eHealth use cases in Europe and in Japan

Despite all the perceived potential, rolling out eHealth and wellness services has been a challenge for any telecommunications operator. In its part, an operator has to ensure secure transmission of health data, comply with the law when running the network and the platform, ensure interoperability between networks, interfaces and   products, etc. In addition, it needs to create a robust value chain and a sound business model with partners in possession of key resources and skills. Under the ongoing research collaboration on eHealth between NTT Japan R&D and France Telecom/Orange Labs, we study the business models of 15 health services in Europe and Japan. As one of the outcomes of the study, in this paper, we report the 11 key success factors that we have identified to be pivotal for positioning telecommunications operators on the value chain

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Measurement Duration but Not Distance, Angle, and Neighbour-Proximity Affects Precision in Enteric Methane Emissions when Using the Laser Methane Detector Technique in Lactating Dairy Cows

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Methane that is breathed out and eructed from ruminants is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Although metabolic chambers are the “gold standard” for measuring methane from livestock, their application in production farms is very limited. There is a need to develop proxy methods that can be applied in such production environments. The proprietary Laser Methane Detector (LMD) has been trialed for the previous decade and has demonstrated its usefulness as a non-invasive and portable instrument to determine methane output from ruminants. In validating the reliability and stability of the data generated by the LMD, the current study gives answers to some very practical assumptions used in the use of the LMD and enhances the confidence in its use in ruminants. ABSTRACT: The laser methane detector (LMD), is a proprietary hand-held open path laser measuring device. Its measurements are based on infrared absorption spectroscopy using a semiconductor laser as a collimated excitation source. In the current study, LMD measurements were carried out in two experiments using 20 and 71 lactating dairy cows in Spain and Scotland, respectively. The study aimed at testing four assumptions that may impact on the reliability and repeatability of the LMD measurements of ruminants. The study has verified that there is no difference in enteric methane measurements taken from a distance of 3 m than from those taken at a distance of 2 m; there was no effect to the measurements when the measurement angle was adjusted from 90° to 45°; that the presence of an adjacent animal had no effect on the methane measurements; and that measurements lasting up to 240 s are more precise than those taken for a shorter duration. The results indicate that angle, proximity to other animals, and distance had no effects and that measurements need to last a minimum of 240 s to maintain precision