The study examined the sources of informal finance in aiding climate change adaptation in South eastern Nigeria. Random sampling was adopted in the selection of 6 out of the 9 communities in the study area. From each of these selected communities, 10 crop farmers were randomly selected giving a total number of 60 respondents. Descriptive statistics such as percentages and frequency, as well as ...

BACKGROUND Occupational exposure to animals or the public could result in exposure to infectious agents, which may play a role in the aetiology of lymphohaematopoietic (LH) cancers. AIMS To conduct a population based, case-control study of death certificate data from 1984 to 1998 in 24 US states in order to evaluate the risk of mortality from LH neoplasms associated with occupational exposure...

In the future the Mallee is going to be hot and dry. Farming in the Mallee is going to be very profitable sometimes, middling profitable in some years and not profitable at all at times as has always been the case. In 10 years time there will be less Mallee farmers; they will be farming a little differently to now; and most will earn a good living. The scale of operations will be greater. The r...

OBJECTIVES A population based case-control study was conducted in a highly agricultural area in the north east of Italy to evaluate the association between farming and animal breeding and the risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). METHODS Occupational histories and other data were collected by personal interview on 164 NHLs, 23 CLLs, diagnosed...

the study examined the sources of informal finance in aiding climate change adaptation in south eastern nigeria. random sampling was adopted in the selection of 6 out of the 9 communities in the study area. from each of these selected communities, 10 crop farmers were randomly selected giving a total number of 60 respondents. descriptive statistics such as percentages and frequency, as well as ...

The growth of organic farming practices in the last few decades is continuing to stimulate the international debate about this alternative food market. As a p art of a PhD project r esearch about embeddedness in Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), this paper focuses on the promotional aspects of organic farms websites from the Madrid region. As a theoretical tool, some knowledge categories drawn ...

On the shoulders of giants: archaeology northwestern Europe. From its founding in 1918, Biologisch-Archaeologisch Instituut has carried out research on stone-age hunter-gatherers, start and development prehistoric farming communities, burial mounds settlements sandy soils, occupation terp-mound district. This article presents highlights a century-long history identifies current developments.

abstract introduction: neuro-occupation is one of the newest models in occupational therapy (ot). the nature of this model is based on the coexistence and dynamic interactions between brain’s neural system functions and engagement of an individual in occupations. neuro-occupation model holistically views the individual as a blending of neuroscience and occupation. the human brain is perceived t...