Search results for "FAO"
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Résumé des recherches sur les bioagresseurs du riz pluvial
2009
La recherche a été menée sur plusieurs fronts ces dernières campagnes pour la lutte durable contre les bioagresseurs du riz pluvial. Elle s'est orientée vers l'exploitation de la biodiversité des plantes et la recherche de systèmes de culture pour gérer les " vers blancs " ou " scarabées noirs " (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), les foreurs de tiges, la pyriculariose et le striga. Les résultats des essais réalisés avec le projet BVlac sur l'utilisation du champignon entomopathogène Metarhizium anisopliae ainsi que les résultats des essais menés avec l'ONG Tafa sur la lutte contre le striga dans différents systèmes de culture seront présentés par ailleurs. Nous rapporterons ici les recherchés mené…
Stilbenes and resveratrol metabolites improve mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation defects in human fibroblasts
2014
International audience; Background: Inborn enzyme defects of mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation (FAO) form a large group of genetic disorders associated to variable clinical presentations ranging from life-threatening pediatric manifestations up to milder late onset phenotypes, including myopathy. Very few candidate drugs have been identified in this group of disorders. Resveratrol (RSV) is a natural polyphenol with anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, recently shown to have beneficial metabolic properties in mice models. Our study explores its possible effects on FAO and mitochondrial energy metabolism in human cells, which are still very little documented.Methods: Using cells …
Sean O'Faolain's Creative Marginality
2001
International audience
Confession à l'irlandaise
2006
Les écrits autobiographiques de Sean O' Faolain: la voix concertante du soliste
2004
Sean O'Faolain ou "l'identité espacée": Vive Moi! (1965, 1993)
2000
Geostatistical computing of acoustic maps in the presence of barriers
2009
Acoustic maps are the main diagnostic tools used by authorities for addressing the growing problem of urban acoustic contamination. Geostatistics models phenomena with spatial variation, but restricted to homogeneous prediction regions. The presence of barriers such as buildings introduces discontinuities in prediction areas. In this paper we investigate how to incorporate information of a geographical nature into the process of geostatistical prediction. In addition, we study the use of a Cost-Based distance to quantify the correlation between locations.
Sustainability Assessment of Agricultural Systems in Paraguay: A Comparative Study Using FAO’s SAFA Framework
2019
Sustainability is a topic that is at the center of current discussions in the political, economic, social, and environmental fields. For its analysis, an integral and multidisciplinary vision is needed. This work aims to assess the sustainability of agricultural systems in Paraguay through a comparison applying SAFA (Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems) indicators. The research focuses on 15 case studies on the territory of the Eastern Region of Paraguay divided into five classes of agricultural systems: agribusiness, conventional peasant family farming, agroecological peasant family farming, neo-rural farming, and indigenous agriculture. Data were collected through in…
Practices in research, surveillance and control of neglected tropical diseases by One Health approaches: A survey targeting scientists from French-sp…
2021
One health (OH) approaches have increasingly been used in the last decade in the fight against zoonotic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, descriptions of such collaborations between the human, animal and environmental health sectors are still limited for French-speaking tropical countries. The objective of the current survey was to explore the diversity of OH experiences applied to research, surveillance and control of NTDs by scientists from French-speaking countries, and discuss their constraints and benefits. Six zoonotic NTDs were targeted: echinococcoses, trypanosomiases, leishmaniases, rabies, Taenia solium cysticercosis and leptospiroses. Invitations to fill in an online q…
Vers une ontologie des risques et des catastrophes : le modèle conceptuel
2009
ACTI; International audience; Nous présentons une réflexion sur la construction d'une ontologie formalisée du domaine des risques et des catastrophes. L'objectif est de revenir sur les concepts essentiels permettant de caractériser le risque, l'accident, la catastrophe et les notions associées, et d'organiser ces concepts entre eux par des relations. Nous présentons donc le modèle conceptuel du domaine des risques et des catastrophes, modèle réalisé à partir des diagrammes de classe d'UML(Unified Modelling Language). Si l'exercice semble a priori simple, la prise en compte de la représentation des différents types d'acteurs concernés complexifie notablement ce que recouvrent le risque et la…