The capacity to preserve food is directly related to the level of technological development. The slow progress in upgrading traditional food processing and preservation techniques in West Africa contributes to food and nutrition insecurity in the sub-region. Simple, low-cost, traditional food processing techniques are the bedrock of small-scale food processing enterprises that are crucial to ru...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance and feasibility of FASTPlaqueTB in smear-negative tuberculosis (TB) suspects in a peripheral clinic after laboratory upgrading. DESIGN Patients with cough > or=2 weeks, two sputum smear-negative results, no response to 1 week of amoxicillin and abnormal chest X-ray were defined as smear-negative suspects. One sputum sample was collected, decontaminated an...

APrIl 2017 IZA DP No. 10697 The Effects of Physical Restructuring on the Socioeconomic Status of Neighborhoods: Selective Migration and Upgrading In the last few decades, urban restructuring programs have been implemented in many Western European cities with the main goal of combating a variety of socioeconomic problems in deprived neighborhoods. The main instrument of restructuring has been ho...

Nowadays the biggest part of urbanization is taking place in cities of the global south, where urban development often occurs as informal settlements. Thus, it is crucial to envision possible urban futures for these highly dynamic urban areas. Urban upgrading is discussed and already implemented in order to improve livelihood conditions in these areas. However, urban upgrading might lead to une...

Rigid structure-from-motion (SfM) usually consists of two steps: First, a projective reconstruction is computed which is then upgraded to Euclidean structure and motion in a subsequent step. Reliable algorithms exist for both problems. In the case of non-rigid SfM, on the other hand, especially the Euclidean upgrading has turned out to be difficult. A few algorithms have been proposed for upgra...

This paper investigates the effect of the reduction in the young cohort size caused by Chinese family planning policies on the educational upgrading among older cohorts born before the policies. I suggest that family planning polices reduce the size of the young cohorts and increase their educational levels. Through imperfect substitutability of workers with same education but different ages, t...

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Based on cross-country data of major countries in the world from 2008 to 2020, this paper studies impact mechanism digital service imports manufacturing upgrading. The research results show that: (1) have a positive effect upgrading, and promote upgrading through two paths action: improving level technological innovation Internet development; (2) moderating effect, institutional quality plays r...

State and national professional and regulatory bodies are focusing on opioid drug abuse by upgrading requirements for health care practitioners to ensure that all controlled substances are prescribed and dispensed for legitimate medical purposes.

Among various strategies nurtured to triumph energy and climate issues, adoption of cleaner sources for energy production lead in the way. In this article a framework has been presented from a systems perspective to benchmark biomethane supply chains consisting of biogas upgrading, biomethane distribution and refilling. The framework is mostly applicable in the context of Western Europe as far ...