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Abstract This impact case study looks at was has been achieved by a DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) project led by Xiaoxue Weng (formerly) of the International Institute of the Environment and Development (IIED) on 3 research streams relating to natural resources and China-Africa trade. The first worked on forestry and was led by Paolo Cerutti from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). The second stream focused on mining and was headed by George Schoneveld from CIF...

Shining a light on Malawis dairy supply chain This project has helped shine a light on Malawi’s dairy supply chain, and has influenced a key decision on VAT for domestically produced milk From: Abstract This impact case study looks at what has been achieved by a DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) agriculture project investigating the Malawian dairy sector. Led by Dr Cesar Revoredo-Giha from the Land Economy, Environment and Society Research Group at Scotland’s Rural College (SR...

This report focuses on irrigation initiated by smallholders, ‘farmer-led irrigation’

Robotics, AI, and Humanity Combines analysis of the current scientific boundaries of robotics/AI with treatment of the attendant ethical issues Examines the impact of robotics/AI across a wide variety of domains Assesses a wide variety of normative challenges posed by robotics/AI Hardcover $59.99 Institutional customers should get in touch with their account manager This open access book examines recent advances in how artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic...

Changing perceptions of female works in Bangladesh This study examines what has been achieved by a project investigating barriers to women’s promotion into management in the garment sector From: Abstract This impact case study looks at what has been achieved by a DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) project investigating barriers to women’s promotion into management in Bangladesh’s garment sector. Led by Christopher Woodruff from Oxford University, the project has helped shift ...

Abstract The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)’s East Africa Research Hub and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are funding a series of linked seroepidemiological studies to monitor, understand, and inform the COVID-19 response in Kenya. This study, currently underway, is led by investigators from the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme. Serosurveillance of convenient samples of the population can allow interpretations to be made about the collective occurrence of inf...

Online therapy helpful in treating anxieties linked to COVID-19: Study By: Times News Service The research project assessed the efficacy of therapist guided e-therapy versus self-help email delivered therapy. Muscat: Counselling services offered during the COVID-19 pandemic are helping people deal with the anxieties, a new study shows. Conducted by a research team headed by Dr Hamed Al Sinawi, a senior consultant in old age psychiatry at Sultan Qaboos University, the study provides preliminary ...

Researchers detect signs of depression in Spanish tweets Researchers of the Research Programme on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB) from UPF and Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) in Barcelona, Spain, have identified behavioural and linguistic changes in tweets in Spanish published by users suffering from depression and who are taking medication to treat this disease. Their work has been published in Journal of Medical Internet Research and was led by Ferran Sanz; with Angela Leis ...

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SQU researchers build drone to detect COVID-19 cases in Oman By: Times News Service The prototype uses thermography to accurately calculate the skin temperature of targets using thermal cameras. Muscat: A fully functional prototype which can detect COVID-19 symptoms from a distance of 10 to 15 metres has been built by researchers in Oman. The research team was led by Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri from Sultan Qaboos University and has been funded by the COVID-19 Research Programme offered by the Ministry...