SUSTAINABILITY OF AGROECOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN SMALL SCALE FARMING SYSTEMS IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS OF GUATEMALA

Sustainability of agroecological interventions in small scale farming systems in the Western Highlands of Guatemala

The Western Highlands of Guatemala are dominated by small-scale farming in indigenous communities.Mountain conditions and overpopulation have led to expansion of the agricultural frontier with consequent degradation, decreasing yields, poverty and malnutrition.Several non-government organizations (NGO) have carried out interventions to rescue the m

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The significance of opthalmologic evaluation in the early diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism: the Cretan experience

Abstract Background The Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) are far from the rare systemic diseases that mainly affect the neural tissue.There are very few written reports on ocular findings in subjects with IEM, thus it was interesting to study the frequency of ocular findings in the studied population and explore their contribution to the early dia

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Recursive Bayesian-Based Approach for Online Automatic Identification of Generalized Electric Load Models in a Multi-Model Framework

Electric loads are essential for power system dynamic simulation.However, load modeling is one of the most challenging topics due to the diversity and time-varying behavior of the load.When considering the intervention of rapidly developing distributed generation (DG), load modeling becomes more difficult.In this paper, a new solution for determini

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The Effect of Reduction Time and Size Distribution of Mixed Iron Ore with Coconut Shell Charcoal on the Percentage of Metallization by using a Rotary Kiln

Steel is an important material that is widely used and its development has occurred in conjunction with the history of mankind over the last two centuries.In general, the steelmaking process has been done through a combination of a direct reduction process and an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) or an indirect reduction process and a Basic Oxygen Furnace

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