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Prospects for Development of Genetically Modified Cassava in Sub- Saharan Africa
(AgBioForum, 2010)
The prospect for the development of genetically modified (GM) orphan crops is reviewed from various perspectives. The article specifically assesses the potential constraints for developing GM cassava based on typical ...
Risk of Regulation or Regulation of Risk? A De Minimus Framework for Genetically Modified Crops
(AgBioForum, 2011)
The precautionary principle places an impractical onus on science to demonstrate the absolute safety of genetically-modified (GM) crops. Conversely, traditionally bred articles receive little, if any, regulatory attention. ...
Strengthening the case for why biotechnology will not help the developing world : a response to McGloughlin
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Upon reflecting on McGloughlin's response to our original essay it becomes quite clear that we and she speak from different world views. Where she sees simple problems that can be solved with quick technological fixes ...
Bioproduct Approval Regulation : An Analysis of Front-line Governance Complexity
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2013)
The behaviors and seemingly disconnected exchanges between actors operating within subcomponents of hierarchical decision-making systems can contribute to unanticipated broader-system effects. The concept of complexity is ...
Stakeholder Positions Toward GM Food : the Case of Vitamin A Biofortified Cassava in Brazil
(AgBioForum, 2009)
this introduction because Brazil has other nutritional sources to combat Vitamin A deficiency. In addition, the country is a center of origin and diversity for cassava, which increases potential environmental risk associated with GMO release....
Sustainability and the Bioeconomy : Synthesis of Key Themes from the 15th ICABR Conference
(AgBioForum, 2011)
The International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) held its 15th annual conference near Rome, Italy in June 2011. The theme of the conference was sustainability, and this topic was addressed through numerous ...
Program Evaluation: Preferred Hospice
(Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2016)
Preferred Hospice is a Missouri-based hospice agency or “comfort care” that is offered to
all terminally ill patients whom, according to a doctor, have a life expectancy of six months or
less. Preferred Hospice has six ...
Which anticoagulant is safest for frail elderly patients with nonvalvular A-fib?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2022-11)
Consider apixaban, which demonstrated a lower adverse event (AE) rate than warfarin regardless of frailty status, for anticoagulation treatment of older patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF); by comparison, ...
“Who? What? Is that a test?” African Americans in non-metropolitan Midwest U.S. identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for PrEP for HIV prevention
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021-07)
Americans, who face high risks for acquiring HIV, in a non-metropolitan setting in the U.S. Midwest, to inform health care practitioners about increasing awareness and availability of PrEP. We used a qualitative design to explore awareness...
The library in the lives of Latino college students
(The University of Chicago, 2006)
that suggest ambiguous feelings toward libraries and a strong need for some sort of cultural reinforcement. This study of users' perceptions of libraries may help librarians and policy makers consider more pluralistic approaches to library services....
Whether the research anticommons?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2016)
Fifteen years ago, the "tragedy of the anticommons" article warned that excessive patenting of biotech products and research methods could deter rather than stimulate invention, but little evidence was offered. Here, ...
Mental disorders associated with COVID-19 related unemployment
(2021)
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions on economic activities have resulted in a sharp rise of unemployment. The purpose of this research is to explore mental disorders associated with COVID-19 related unemployment ...
"People, places, and things:" Network factors matter in the experiences of mental health court participants
(2013)
are drawn upon to do the following: (1) Describe the social networks of MHC participants; (2) Quantitatively estimate the associations between network factors and treatment adherence; and (3) Explore what factors impact mental health recovery and contribute...
The political economy of genetically modified maize in Kenya
(University of Missouri, 2016)
to better understand the positions of the different groups, and whether there is scope for policy change that would lead to the cultivation of GM crops. We evaluate the economic and political motives of groups that are likely to lobby against or for the GM...
Ten reasons why biotechnology will not ensure food security, protect the environment and reduce poverty in the developing world
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Advocates of biotechnology affirm that the application of genetic engineering to develop transgenic crops will increase world agricultural productivity, enhance food security, and move agriculture away from a dependence ...
The role of agricultural financing and development on sustainability : evidence from ASEAN clountries
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2021)
for regulating these sectors. For instance, the relevant regulatory authorities should devise policies that can provide good incentives for the agricultural, rural and sustainable development....
Conflicting Rules for the International Trade of GM Products : Does International Law Provide a Solution?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2014)
provides a detailed assessment of the applicability of the Vienna Convention to the WTO and the CPB. The resulting policy implications and potential trade concerns are highlighted and addressed. The results suggest that formal international law has little...
Bt cotton adoption : a double-hurdle approach for north Indian farmers
(AgBioForum, 2013)
health costs are more likely to adopt. Higher profit potential is an incentive for farmers with relatively little farm area to adopt Bt cotton. Farmers with poor-quality soil are more likely to adopt, and their level of adoption is also greater...
Towards genetically engineered crops in Ghanaian agriculture : confined field trials and the 'next-door neighbor effect' theory
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2016)
Genetically engineered (GE) crops have a role to play in increasing agricultural productivity. However, efforts to promote genetic engineering agriculture in Africa have been met with some amount of resistance. Here, we ...
Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms in the Latin American and the Caribbean Region : Main Needs and Opportunities for Strategic Capacity Building
(AgBioForum, 2012)
Biotechnology has the potential to help improve food production in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a continent where agriculture plays a dominant role in peoples' lives and in trade. It is therefore critical that ...