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The Cultural Revolution, Stress and Cancer
Abeysinghe, Tilak; Gu, Jiaying - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The link between mental stress and cancer is still a belief, not a well established scientific fact. Scientists have … relied largely on opinions of cancer stricken patients to establish a link between stress and cancer. Such opinion surveys … similar to those on animals, human history is replete with experiments that have caused enormous stress on some human …
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The LGU Extension Services in a Major Rice-Growing Area : The Case of Hagonoy, Davao del Sur
Hondrade, Rosa Fe D. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The province of Davao del Sur is considered one of the major rice-producing provinces of Region XI. It has been regarded as Mindanaos top rice-yielding province because of its municipalitys (Hagonoy) high yield performance. Hagonoys average rice yield of more than six tons per hectare has...
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A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES : CASE STUDY OF LGU EXTENSION IN UBAY, BOHOL
SAZ, EFREN B. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Using intensive interviews and observations and secondary data the study looked at a local government agricultural extension service. It situated the context by describing the agroclimatic, social and economic conditions of the area including its problems, potentials and prospects. It also took...
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Extension Delivery System in a Layer and Swine-Based Farming Community : The Case of San Jose, Batangas
Baconguis, Rowena T. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Public agricultural extension systems face increasing pressure resulting from diverse demands for services coupled with problems in declining funds. This study explores the role of a municipal agricultural extension system in the development of a robust agriculture-based municipality and their...
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Understanding the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child and Maternal Health among the Poor : Opportunities for South Asia
Cader, Azra Abdul; Perera, Lakwimashi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The economic crisis hit many countries in 2007 and the effects are still being felt, especially in poorer developing nations. Much of the debate surrounding the economic crisis and its impacts has focused on the financial and economic aspects—import/export impacts, economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653162
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Understanding the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child and Maternal Health among the Poor : Opportunities for South Asia
Cader, Azra Abdul; Perera, Lakwimashi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The economic crisis hit many countries in 2007 and the effects are still being felt, especially in poorer developing nations. Much of the debate surrounding the economic crisis and its impacts has focused on the financial and economic aspects—import/export impacts, economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653179
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Understanding the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child and Maternal Health among the Poor : Opportunities for South Asia
Cader, Azra Abdul; Perera, Lakwimashi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The economic crisis hit many countries in 2007 and the effects are still being felt, especially in poorer developing nations. Much of the debate surrounding the economic crisis and its impacts has focused on the financial and economic aspects—import/export impacts, economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653185
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Assessing the Impact of International Natural Resource Management Research - The Case of Zero Tillage in India’s Rice-Wheat Systems
Laxmi, Vijay; Erenstein, Olaf - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
A conservative ex-ante assessment of supply-shift gains alone (excluding social and environmental gains), shows that the investment in zero tillage (ZT) R&D by the Rice-Wheat Consortium and CIMMYT was highly beneficial with a benefit-cost ratio of 39, a net present value of US$ 94 million and an...
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Asia and The G20
Drysdale, Peter; Willis, Sébastien - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The industrial transformation of Asia is a development on a scale unprecedented in human history. Following the industrial revolution towards the end of the eighteenth century, Europe and North America each in turn came to dominate the world economy and global power. Now economic weight is...
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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
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