Search Results - "Demment, M."

Invited Review: Role of livestock in human nutrition and health for poverty reduction in developing countries by Randolph, T.F, Schelling, E, Grace, D, Nicholson, C.F, Leroy, J.L, Cole, D.C, Demment, M.W, Omore, A, Zinsstag, J, Ruel, M

“…Livestock keeping is critical for many of the poor in the developing world, often contributing to multiple livelihood objectives and offering pathways out of…”
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Changes in family income status and the development of overweight and obesity from 2 to 15 years: a longitudinal study by Demment, Margaret M, Haas, Jere D, Olson, Christine M

“…An emerging body of research suggests the trajectory of a family's income affects children's health and development more profoundly than the often-measured…”
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Developing the Evidence Base to Inform Best Practice: A Scoping Study of Breast and Cervical Cancer Reviews in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Demment, Margaret M, Peters, Karen, Dykens, J Andrew, Dozier, Ann, Nawaz, Haq, McIntosh, Scott, Smith, Jennifer S, Sy, Angela, Irwin, Tracy, Fogg, Thomas T, Khaliq, Mahmooda, Blumenfeld, Rachel, Massoudi, Mehran, De Ver Dye, Timothy

“…Breast and cervical cancers have emerged as major global health challenges and disproportionately lead to excess morbidity and mortality in low- and…”
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It's kind of a shameful thing': Stigmatization and Diabetes in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) by Marriott, J.P., Sy, A., Tomeing, T., Mcintosh, S., Demment, M., Dye, T.D.V.

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I think we can be controlled:' A Mixed-Method Comparative Study of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control and (un)Healthy Days in India and the United States by Dye, T.D.V., Li, D., Demment, M., Groth, S., Fernandez, D., Pérez-Ramos, J.G., Dozier, A.

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“See and learn, not read and learn:” Context analysis and community support for a mobile team eLearning intervention to improve non-communicable disease prevention in Pohnpei State, Micronesia by Dye, T.D., Albert, P.S., Hadley, J., Sy, A., McIntosh, S., Buenconsejo-Lum, L., Demment, M., Palafox, N.A.

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MundoComm: Information communication technology for maternal health in Costa Rica and Latin America by Ossip, D.J., Avendaño, E., McIntosh, S., Perez-Ramos, J., David, T., Demment, M., Miller, L., Benchoam, R., Dye, T.

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importance of scale of patchiness for selectivity in grazing herbivores by WallisDe Vries, M.F, Laca, E.A, Demment, M.W

“…The notion that spatial scale is an important determinant of foraging selectivity and habitat utilization has only recently been recognized. We predicted and…”
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Breastfeeding duration and weight gain trajectory in infancy by Carling, Stacy J, Demment, Margaret M, Kjolhede, Chris L, Olson, Christine M

“…Short breastfeeding duration may exacerbate accelerated early growth, which is linked to higher obesity risk in later life. This study tested the hypothesis…”
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Acoustic monitoring of chewing and intake of fresh and dry forages in steers by Galli, J.R., Cangiano, C.A., Demment, M.W., Laca, E.A.

“…The goal was to evaluate acoustic analysis as a means to monitor and quantify chewing behaviour, and to estimate DM intake of forages with a wide range of…”
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Sex Differences in Giraffe Foraging Behavior at Two Spatial Scales by Ginnett, Tim F., Demment, Montague W.

“…We test predictions about differences in the foraging behaviors of male and female giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Matchie) that derive from a…”
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Patch Depression in Grazers: The Roles of Biomass Distribution and Residual Stems by Ginnett, T. F., Dankosky, J. A., Deo, G., Demment, M. W.

“…1. In this paper the results are presented of two experiments designed to examine the relationship between sward structure variables and the nature of patch…”
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Invited Review: Role of livestock in human nutrition and health for poverty reduction in developing countries1,2,3 by Randolph, T. F., Schelling, E., Grace, D., Nicholson, C. F., Leroy, J. L., Cole, D. C., Demment, M. W., Omore, A., Zinsstag, J., Ruel, M.

“…Livestock keeping is critical for many of the poor in the developing world, often contributing to multiple livelihood objectives and offering pathways out of…”
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Short‐Term Effects of Cover Crop Incorporation on Soil Carbon Pools and Nitrogen Availability by Hu, S., Grunwald, N. J., Bruggen, A. H. C., Gamble, G. R., Drinkwater, L. E., Shennan, C., Demment, M. W.

“…Winter cover crops are increasingly used to maintain water quality and agroecosystem productivity. Cover crop incorporation influences transient soil microbial…”
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A nutritional explanation for body-size patterns of ruminant and nonruminant herbivores by Demment, M.W, Van Soest, P.J

“…The gut capacity of mammalian herbivores increases linearly with body weight. This relationship, coupled with the change in basal metabolism with weight,…”
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Nutritional ecology of dimorphic herbivores: digestion and passage rates in Nubian ibex by Gross, J.E, Alkon, P.U, Demment, M.W

“…We compared forage digestion and passage rates among three groups of Nubian ibex (Capra ibex nubiana) -- mature males, non-lactating females, and lactating…”
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The Functional Response of Herbivores: Analysis and Test of a Simple Mechanistic Model by Ginnett, T. F., Demment, M. W.

“…1. In this paper we test a simple model of herbivore functional response. The model predicts a foraging animal's average dry-matter intake rate as a function…”
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Digestion and passage kinetics of chimpanzees fed high and low fiber diets and comparison with human data by Milton, K, Demment, M W

“…To investigate the digestive kinetics and fiber digestion of great apes, we conducted digestion trials on chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) with diets of two fiber…”
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Spatial–temporal arrangements of supplementation to modify selection of feeding sites by sheep by Distel, R.A., Soca, P.M., Demment, M.W., Laca, E.A.

“…Undesirable grazing distribution results in land degradation and inefficient forage utilization. Rewards like food supplements have been commonly provided at…”
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Feeding and Chewing Behaviours of Nubian Ibex: Compensation for Sex-Related Differences in Body Size by Gross, J. E., Demment, M. W., Alkon, P. U., Kotzman, M.

“…1. Size-related differences in digestive capabilities are thought to account for patterns of diet selection, social structure and habitat use by small- and…”
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