abstract in this research we studied the economical effects of rainfed irrigation and 4, 8, 12 and 16 day sprinkler irrigation intervals as well as their effects on water productivity and tea quality. the study was done in fouman tea research station, northern part of iran where tea is a major crop, during growing season of 2002-2004. the results showed that during dry season of 2002 and 2003 y...

In all types of debates regardless of topic research findings, investigations, evaluations and media reports regarding aid will find one prominent question, namely whether there is any clear connection between aid and economic growth in countries that have received high amounts of foreign aid. One argument has been that the connection between a high amount of foreign aid and economic growth is ...

The Baltic States regained independence and started the pathway from command economy to market economy and entered European Union at the same time. Latter internationally recognized evaluations for the countries are diverse. The present diversity of the Baltic States ’Economic Development is a subject of interest because of the similarities – all three are small, open economies, countries have ...

background: although studies reported diabetes mellitus screening cost effective, the mass screening for type2 diabetes remains controversial. in this study we reviewed the recently evidence about the cost effectiveness of mass screening systematically.   methods: we reviewed the medline, scopus, web of science (wos), and cochrane library databases by mesh terms to identify relevant studies fro...

background: although studies reported diabetes mellitus screening cost effective, the mass screening for type2 diabetes remains controversial. in this study we reviewed the recently evidence about the cost effectiveness of mass screening systematically.   methods: we reviewed the medline, scopus, web of science (wos), and cochrane library databases by mesh terms to identify relevant studies fro...

Economic evaluation of vaccination is a key tool to inform effective spending on vaccines. However, many evaluations have been criticised for failing to capture features of vaccines which are relevant to decision makers. These include broader societal benefits (such as improved educational achievement, economic growth and political stability), reduced health disparities, medical innovation, red...

a research was conducted to evaluate cassava production by women farmers in igbo-eze north local government area of enugu state, nigeria. one hundred and twenty smallholder female cassava farmers were selected using multi-stage sampling. data were collected from the respondents using questionnaire and interview schedule. then descriptive statistics (mean, frequency and percentage) were used in ...

About VINNOVA VINNOVA, the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, integrates research and development in technology, transport, communication and working life. VINNOVA´s mission is to promote sustainable growth by developing effective innovation systems and funding problem-oriented research. Through its activities in this field, VINNOVA aims to make a significant contribution to Sweden´s develo...