Best management practices (BMPs) are often used to control nonpoint source (NPS) pollutants from agricultural, forested, and urban watersheds. NPS models are used to estimate pollutant loads, devise NPS abatement plans, and develop and implement Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plans. Accuracy of NPS model prediction depends on, among other things, the accuracy of input data, which includes accu...

information and communication technology (ict) is one of the emerging driving forces to disseminate the agricultural knowledge. skilled extension personnel can grab these opportunities for the diffusion of agricultural technologies to farming community. therefore, the present investigation measures e-skills among agricultural experts of krishi vigyan kendras (kvks) — farm science centers in raj...

BACKGROUND Agricultural injuries are an important health concern for pediatric populations and particularly for children of pre school age. This study was conducted to estimate rates and determine patterns of fatal agricultural injury among young children exposed to agricultural hazards and to identify strategies to prevent such injuries. METHODS A national case series was assembled retrospec...

the new information technologies have provided enormous opportunities and capacities in different scientific areas. despite this, many countries particularly from south have not been able to make the proper use of the potentials of avilable information technologies. agricultural extension is one of the areas faced with many obstacles in applying these technologies in its procedures and activiti...

o bjectives: smoking may impact oral self-care (osc) .   this study aimed to analyze the role of smoking in osc among iranian dental health professionals. materials and methods: the cross-sectional data were collected at two annual dental meetings and seven randomly selected dental schools in iran. a total of 1,459 respond- ents composed of 967 general dental practitioners (gdps), 229 dental ed...

Discussion Papers are preliminary reports of work in progress at the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR). They are intended to stimulate discussion and elicit comments from interested professionals both within and outside ISNAR. They are not official publications, they are not edited or reviewed by ISNAR, and their circulation is restricted. Discussion Papers reflec...

• Several international academic associations engaged in the study of technological innovation processes and innovation management have been consolidated: ALTEC (Asociación Latino-Iberoamericana de Gestión Tecnológica), IAMOT (The International Association for Management of Technology), ISPIM (The International Society for Professional Innovation Management), PICMET (Portland International Conf...