DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SPECIAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS WITH HIGH COUPLING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL MODE TO LEAKY MODES FOR REFRACTIVE INDEX

Johan Sebastian Buriticá Bolaños (2023, [Tesis de maestría])

"This work explores the possibility of implementing a detection mechanism in optical fibers called “Lossy Mode Resonance” (LMR), which has begun to grow in popularity because, compared to other similar detection mechanisms in the area of optical fibers, has high flexibility with respect to its implementation."

Crystal Fiber sensor Leaky modes LMR CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA FÍSICA ÓPTICA FIBRAS ÓPTICAS FIBRAS ÓPTICAS

Association of specific expansins with growth in maize leaves is maintained under environmental, genetic, and developmental sources of variation

Francois Tardieu (2007, [Artículo])

Environmental Stimuli Expansins CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CELLS CROPS GENETIC ENGINEERING PROTEINS TISSUE EPIDERMIS ZEA MAYS

Mapping crop and livestock value chain actors in Mbire and Murehwa districts in Zimbabwe

Hambulo Ngoma Moti Jaleta Frédéric Baudron (2023, [Documento de trabajo])

We conducted a preliminary value chain actors mapping for major crops grown and livestock kept by smallholder farmers in Mbire and Murehwa districts of Zimbabwe. Accordingly, in this report we mapped value chain actors for 11 crops and livestock commodities: namely, sorghum, cotton, sesame, maize, groundnut, sweet-potato, vegetables (tomato and onion), cattle, goats, poultry, and honey/beekeeping. Except sesame from Mbire, most of the crop and livestock commodities are channeled to the main markets in Harare and Marondera for Murehwa. Sesame is smuggled to Mozambique and the market is mainly dependent on middlemen. The Grain Market Board (GMB) is the major actor in sorghum and maize marketing in both districts. Groundnut is sold to both rural and urban consumers after processing it to peanut butter locally within the production zones. Goats and cattle are mostly supplied to the Harare market by middlemen collecting these livestock from village markets and moving door-to-door to buy enough quantity to transport to Harare. Honey production and marketing is still at its initial stage through the support of HELP from Germany and the Zimbabwe Apiculture Trust projects. Long dry season is a challenge in honey production. The Pfumvudza program supported by the Presidential free input scheme helped in introducing and scaling conservation agriculture practices in Zimbabwe. Though there is strong integration of crop-livestock systems at both districts, the level of manure use is gradually decreasing because farmers receive chemical fertilizer support from the Pfumvudza program and applying manure to crop fields is labor-intensive. The input supply system is more competitive in Murehwa district where there are quite several input suppliers in town. The possible interventions that favor agroecological transitions are: (1) honey processing plants and supply of beehives to potential areas, (2) encouraging manure use in crop production, possibly linking it to the basins preparation requirement to be eligible for the presidential input subsidy scheme, (3) support the organic vegetable production initiatives and explore market segments in Harare paying premium prices for certified organic products, (4) Expedite payment systems in sorghum and maize marketing with GMB, and (5) sesame production with agroecologically friendly agronomy and improve markets.

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA VALUE CHAINS CROPS LIVESTOCK SMALLHOLDERS SUPPLY CHAINS

Natural disasters and economic growth: a synthesis of empirical evidence

Fernando Antonio Ignacio González (2023, [Artículo, Artículo])

Natural disasters pose a serious threat globally and, in the future, their frequency and severity are expected to increase due to climate change. Empirical evidence has reported conflicting results in terms of the impact of disasters on economic growth. In this context, the present work seeks to synthesize the recent empirical evidence related to this topic. More than 650 estimates, from studies published in the last five years (2015-2020), are used. Meta-analysis and meta-regression techniques are employed. The review includes three sources (Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar). The results identified the existence of a negative and significant combined effect (-0.015). Developing countries are especially vulnerable to disasters. The negative impact is greater for disasters that occurred in the last decade -in relation to previous disasters-. These findings constitute a call for attention in favor of mitigation and adaptation policies.

Disasters GDP meta-analysis meta-regression desastres crecimiento PIB meta-análisis meta-regresión CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIAS SOCIALES

An efficient transformation method for genome editing of elite bread wheat cultivars

Akshaya Biswal Kanwarpal Dhugga (2023, [Artículo])

Particle Bombardment Wheat Growth-Regulating Factor 4 Wheat Growth-Interacting Factor Wheat Mildew Locus O CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CRISPR GENE EDITING TRANSFORMATION WHEAT

Optimización de crimpado en amortiguadores neumáticos por medio de parámetros de diseño usando análisis de elemento finito y método de Taguchi

Javier Acosta Ugalde (2023, [Artículo])

Este trabajo estudia el efecto de los parámetros de diseño que son controlables dentro del proceso de crimpado de amortiguadores neumáticos. Se estudia el efecto en la perdida de presión superficial (PPS) utilizando herramientas de Análisis de Elemento Finito (FEM) y Diseño de Experimentos por medio del método de Taguchi. El objetivo es identificar que niveles de los parámetros minimizan la perdida de presión superficial debido a la disminución de temperatura máxima esperada, al tiempo de robustecer el producto al ser menos sensibles a los factores de ruido. Se consideran tres componentes responsables de la eficiencia en la presión superficial resultante del proceso de crimpado: Anillo de soporte, Anillo de crimpado, y Superficie de crimpado. La variación en la presión superficial y en la perdida de presión superficial dentro de un mismo producto se debe a las propiedades mecánicas de los materiales de estos componentes. Debido a la función que desempeñan los anillos de crimpado y de soporte al ser los responsables de retener la presión en la zona de crimpado, y a las propiedades mecánicas de sus materiales debido a la deformación en frio, este estudio considera como factores de ruido los limites superior e inferior de sus límites de cedencia elástica (Rp0.2), dando como resultado cuatro factores de ruido de acuerdo con sus combinaciones.

Agradecimientos: Se agradece a la empresa Vibracoustic SE, Unidad de negocio de Amortiguadores Neumáticos, por el apoyo técnico para la realización de este proyecto.

Crimpado Analisis de elemento finito Diseño de experimentos Método de Taguchi Presión superficial Límite de cedencia Robusto INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS OTRAS

Bacterias endofíticas en plantas ¿villanas o heroínas?

Oscar Alejandro Viveros Aguilar MIGUEL ANGEL HERRERA ALAMILLO Luis Carlos Rodríguez Zapata (2023, [Artículo])

El cambio climático global y el aumento significativo de la población mundial, hacen necesario encontrar soluciones para proteger y mantener la productividad de los cultivos agrícolas. Debido a su capacidad para fomentar el crecimiento de las plantas y mejorar su tolerancia a diversos factores de estrés tanto bióticos como abióticos, las bacterias endofíticas se convierten en una alternativa a los agroquímicos. Este ensayo pretende mejorar el conocimiento de las bacterias endofíticas y cambiar la mentalidad negativa sobre ellas.

BIOESTIMULANTES CRECIMIENTO ESTRES ABIOTICO MICROORGANISMOS PROMOCION DE SIMBIOSIS BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) DESARROLLO VEGETAL DESARROLLO VEGETAL

Applications of in vitro tissue culture technologies in breeding and genetic improvement of wheat

Akila Wijerathna-Yapa BHOJA BASNET (2022, [Artículo])

Wheat Biotechnology Genome Editing Cas9 CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CRISPR GENE EDITING TISSUE CULTURE WHEAT BIOTECHNOLOGY

KARC 2020 Experiment – The potential of UAV and very high-resolution satellite imagery for yellow and stem rust detection and phenotyping in Ethiopia

Gerald Blasch (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA REMOTE SENSING WHEAT CROPS DISEASES

Genomic prediction of hybrid crops accounting for non additive genetic effects

David González-Diéguez (2022, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION HYBRIDS MAIZE GENOMES GENETICS GENETIC VARIANCE CROPS