Contract farming (CF) is increasing been used as a strategy in rice production in Ghana while there is no empirical data supporting it.This study investigated the importance of CF in rice production.Cross-sectional farm household level data collected from 350 rice farmers randomly selected across the rice production areas of Ghana was used.The adop
HIV incidence continues to increase in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), in large part due to non-sterile injection drug use, especially within prisons.Therefore, medication-assisted therapy with opioid agonists is an evidence-based HIV-prevention strategy.The Kyrgyz Republic offers methadone within its prison system, but uptake remains low.S
Complex mechanisms regulate gene dosage throughout eukaryotic life cycles.Mechanisms controlling gene dosage have been extensively studied in animals, however it is Formula 1 box unknown how generalizable these mechanisms are to diverse eukaryotes.Here, we use the haploid plant Marchantia polymorpha to assess gene dosage control in its short-lived
The advent of the digital era provided a fertile ground for the development of virtual societies, complex systems influencing real-world dynamics.Understanding online human behavior and its relevance beyond the digital boundaries is still an open challenge.Here we show that online social interactions during a massive voting event can be used to bui