Contingent Information Systems Development

Situated approaches based on project contingencies are becoming more and more an important research topic for information systems development organizations. The Information Services Organization, which was investigated, has recognized that it should tune its systems development approaches to the specific situation. A model has been developed, dealing with the matching between prevailing contingency factors and the preconditions of already existing situated approaches. Furthermore, a generic process model for systems development, including the information systems operations stage, is proposed. This model makes it possible to derive from it specific systems development strategies. A number of basic development strategies, specific for the Information Services Organization, are described. Preconditions, specific for this organization, are added to the standard situated approaches

Plagas que atacan la plantula

The following insect pests attacking bean seedlings are briefly described and the damage they cause is mentioned: Delia platura, Gryllus spp., Phyllophaga spp., Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Slugs, and cutworms. Some cultural and chemical control measures are indicated. (CIAT)Se describen brevemente los siguientes insectos plaga que atacan las plantulas del frijol y se menciona el dano que causan: Delia platura, Gryllus spp, Phyllophaga spp., Elasmopalpus lignosellus, babosas y trozadores. Se indican algunas medidas de control cultural y quimico. (CIAT

Plagas que atacan granos de frijol almacenados

The biology of the insects Acanthoscelides obtectus and Zabrotes subfasciatus attacking stored beans is briefly described. Cultural and chemical control measures are indicated. (CIAT)Se describe brevemente la biologia de los insectos que atacan el frijol almacenado Acanthoscelides obtectus y Zabrotes subfasciatus. Se indican medidas de control cultural y quimico. (CIAT

The Sacrifice of Honey: Stories of the Life and Work of Rebecca Joshua Okwaci of Sudan

Rebecca Joshua Okwaci is a journalist by profession and the secretary general of Women Action for Development (WAD) in South Sudan. As a peace advocate, Okwaci co-led the Sudanese delegation to the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995 and facilitated dialogue between women from the south and north. Her progressive work to bring the groups together was recognized by international institutions and governments and culminated in the founding of Sudanese Women’s Empowerment for Peace (SuWEP), an organization included in the list of 1,000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is also a founding member of the Sudanese Women’s Association in Nairobi and Sudanese Women’s Voice for Peace (SWVP), the first grassroots peace organization established by Sudanese women living in exile in Kenya, and she co-led the Sudanese women’s delegation to The Hague Appeal for Peace in 1999. With SWVP, Okwaci carried out the first peacebuilding and conflict resolution programs and trainings in the Shilluk Kingdom in Mid-West Upper Nile in what is now South Sudan. In her role as secretary general for WAD, Okwaci strives to educate women and communities in skills necessary to advance the agenda of peace in Sudan and South Sudan. She has conducted several trainings and is assisting in the creation of a WAD office in Juba, the capital of the south. Okwaci recently contributed to the Collo (Shilluk) Conference on Peace and Development with a presentation of her views on women’s roles in peace and development. With successful strides in engendering the government of South Sudan at all levels, Okwaci is still working toward the realization of 25 percent women’s effective representation within South Sudan.As an executive producer at Sudan Radio Service, Okwaci produces programs targeting women, such as “Our Voices” and “Women’s Corner,” and contributes to programs educating citizens on elements of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005. As the only female member of the Association for Media Development in Southern Sudan, Okwaci has been instrumental in the drafting of three media bills focused on issues of public service broadcasts, access to information and regulation of broadcasts. Additionally, she is contributing to the formation of a code of media ethics and a code of conduct for Sudanese journalists. She is a member of a media council task force designed to guide and support journalists in the proper usage of the code of ethics.https://digital.sandiego.edu/ipj-research/1044/thumbnail.jp

Plagas que atacan el follaje

The biology, damage caused, and control (cultural, chemical, and var. resistance) of the following insect pests attacking bean plant foliage are described: chrysomelids, Empoasca kraemeri, Epilachna varivestis, Trichoplusia ni, Bemisia tabaci, aphids, Tetranychus spp. Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Agromyza spp., and Hemichalepus spp. (CIAT)Se describen la biologia, el dano que ocasionan y el control (cultural, quimico y resistencia var.) de los insectos plaga que atacan el follaje de las plantas de frijol: crisomelidos, Empoasca kraemeri, Epilachna varivestis, Trichoplusia ni, Bemisia tabaci, Afidos, Tetranychus spp., Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Agromyza spp. y Hemichalepus spp. (CIAT

Plagas que atacan las vainas

The biology of pod-attacking insect pests of beans (Apion godmani, Epinotia aporema, Maruca testulalis, and Heliothis spp.) is briefly described. Cultural and chemical control measures are indicated. Some biological control measures are indicated for the case of Heliothis. (CIAT)Se describen brevemente la biologia de los insectos plaga (Apion godmani, Epinotia aporema, Maruca testulalis, Heliothis spp.) que atacan las vainas del frijol. Se indican medidas de control cultural y quimico. En el caso de Heliothis, se indican algunas medidas de control biologico. (CIAT

Common beans in Latin America and their constraints

Information is given on the situation of beans in Latin America, in terms of producing regions, national consumption and exports in various countries, classes of beans grown, production structure, and constraints to production. Main limitations to bean production are diseases and insect pests, which significantly lower on-farm yield. Web blight, BGMV, and anthracnose are some of the main diseases affecting beans. The most important insect pests in Latin America include leafhoppers (Empoasca spp.), cutworms, the pod weevil (Apion godmani), the Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis), slugs (Vaginulus plebeius and Limax maximus), and storage insects (Acanthoscelides obtectus and Zabrotes subfasciatus). Soil related constraints, drought, the use of unsuitable cv., and socioeconomic factors are also classified as limiting bean production. Major disease problems per country and a climate classification of bean-producing regions are given in table form. (CIAT)Se informa sobre la situacion del cultivo de frijol en America Latina, en terminos de regiones productoras, consumo nacional y exportacion de frijol en varios paises, clases de frijol cultivadas, estructura de la produccion y principales limitaciones a la produccion. Las principales limitaciones para la produccion de frijol son las enfermedades y los insectos plaga, que reducen significativamente el rendimiento del cultivo. Las principales enfermedades son anublo de halo, BGMV y antracnosis. Las plagas mas importantes en America Latina son los saltahojas (Empoasca spp.), los trozadores, el gorgojo de la vaina (Apion godmani), la conchinchuela del frijol (Epilachna varivestis), las babosas (Vaginulus plebeius y Limax maximus) y las plagas de granos almacenados (Acanthoscelides obtectus y Zabrotes subfasciatus). Tambien se clasifican como limitaciones a la produccion del frijol los factores edaficos, la sequia, el uso de cv. no adecuados y los factores socioeconomicos. En forma de tabla se incluye informacion sobre las principales enfermedades por pais y una clasificacion climatica de las regiones productoras de frijol. (CIAT

Levenvoldoening van alleenstaanden. Achterstand op samenwoners in 11 EG landen 1974-1986

SAMENVATTING Alleenstaanden scheppen gemiddeld minder voldoening in hun bestaan dan mensen die samenwonen met een partner. Dit blijkt uit tal van onderzoekingen naar subjectief welbevinden in moderne landen. Gemeten naar meer objectieve indicatoren van psychisch en lichamelijk welzijn blijken alleenstaanden ook steevast slechter af. Critici van het huwelijk zijn geneigd dit verschil te bagatelliseren. Voorzover erkend wordt voorspeld dat het verschil verdwijnt. Theoretisch is die voorspelling gebaseerd op verklaringen van het verschil in termen van negatieve sociale ‘etikettering’ en ‘crisis’ verschijnselen na huwelijksontbinding. Er wordt voorzien dat die effecten afnemen. Het verschil kan echter ook gevolg zijn van ‘gemis’ van positieve effecten van samenwonen (zoals affectie, zinvolheid en psycho-sociale correctie) en van ‘selectie’ op de huwelijksmarkt. Er is weinig grond om aan te nemen dat die laatste effecten aan kracht verliezen. Empirisch berust de voorspelling op onderzoek uit de USA waarbij bleek dat het verschil in geluk tussen gehuwden en ongehuwden is afgenomen; met name onder jonge mannen. Deze uitkomsten worden echter niet gerepliceerd in een analyse in 11 EG-landen over de periode 1974-1986. Het verschil in levensvoldoening tussen alleenstaanden en samenwoners blijkt globaal even groot gebleven. Het verschil blijkt het grootst in de meest moderne landen en is in die landen ook nog iets toegenomen. Het ziet ernaar uit dat de relatief lage levensvoldoening van alleenstaanden een structureel bijverschijnsel is van het moderne relatiepatroon en geen relict uit het verleden. ABSTRACT Studies in modern western nations have repeatedly shown that singles take less pleasure in life than people livi