Search Results - "Lopez, Amparo"

Not your average job: Measuring farm labor in Tanzania by Arthi, Vellore, Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Palacios-López, Amparo

“…Understanding the constraints to agricultural growth in Africa relies on the accurate measurement of smallholder labor. Yet, serious weaknesses in these…”
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Caught in a Productivity Trap: A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture by Kilic, Talip, Palacios-López, Amparo, Goldstein, Markus

“…Our study provides a nationally representative analysis of the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Malawi. We decompose the gap, for the first time, at…”
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The Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity: The Role of Market Imperfections by Palacios-López, Amparo, López, Ramón

“…This paper hypothesises that labour and credit market imperfections - by discouraging off-farm income-generating activities and restricting access to inputs,…”
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Energy Recovery in Existing Water Networks: Towards Greater Sustainability by Modesto Pérez-Sánchez, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Romero, Helena M. Ramos, P. Amparo López-Jiménez

“…Analyses of possible synergies between energy recovery and water management are essential for achieving sustainable improvements in the performance of…”
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Decomposing the Labour Productivity Gap between Migrant-Owned and Native-Owned Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa by Islam, Asif, Palacios Lopez, Amparo, Amin, Mohammad

“…Migration studies have been primarily based on the movement of individuals from developing to developed economies, with a focus on the impact of migrants on…”
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Performance assessment of OpenFOAM and FLOW-3D in the numerical modeling of a low Reynolds number hydraulic jump by Bayon, Arnau, Valero, Daniel, García-Bartual, Rafael, Vallés-Morán, Francisco ​José, López-Jiménez, P. Amparo

“…A comparative performance analysis of the CFD platforms OpenFOAM and FLOW-3D is presented, focusing on a 3D swirling turbulent flow: a steady hydraulic jump at…”
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The predominant circular form of avocado sunblotch viroid accumulates in planta as a free RNA adopting a rod-shaped secondary structure unprotected by tightly bound host proteins by López-Carrasco, Amparo, Flores, Ricardo

“…Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd), the type member of the family Avsunviroidae, replicates and accumulates in chloroplasts. Whether this minimal…”
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The Labor Productivity Gap between Formal Businesses Run by Women and Men by Islam, Asif M., Gaddis, Isis, Palacios López, Amparo, Amin, Mohammad

“…This study analyzes gender differences in labor productivity in the formal private sector, using data from 126 mostly developing economies. The results reveal…”
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Different rates of spontaneous mutation of chloroplastic and nuclear viroids as determined by high-fidelity ultra-deep sequencing by López-Carrasco, Amparo, Ballesteros, Cristina, Sentandreu, Vicente, Delgado, Sonia, Gago-Zachert, Selma, Flores, Ricardo, Sanjuán, Rafael

“…Mutation rates vary by orders of magnitude across biological systems, being higher for simpler genomes. The simplest known genomes correspond to viroids,…”
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Who Is Employed? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa on Redefining Employment by Gaddis, Isis, Oseni, Gbemisola, Palacios-Lopez, Amparo, Pieters, Janneke

“…Abstract The 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (in 2013) redefined thelabour statistics standards, and most National Statistical Offices…”
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Electro-Hydraulic Transient Regimes in Isolated Pumps Working as Turbines with Self-Excited Induction Generators by Madeira, Filipe C., Fernandes, João F. P., Pérez-Sánchez, Modesto, López-Jiménez, P. Amparo, Ramos, Helena M., Costa Branco, P. J.

“…The use of pumps working as turbines (PATs) is a sustainable technical measure that contributes to the improvement of energy efficiency in water systems…”
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Physicochemical and functional properties of pectin extracted from the edible portions of jackfruit at different stages of maturity by Nidhina, K, Abraham, Billu, Fontes‐Candia, Cynthia, Martínez‐Abad, Antonio, Martínez‐Sanz, Marta, Nisha, P, Lopez‐Rubio, Amparo

“…BACKGROUND The physicochemical and functional properties of pectin (JFP) extracted from edible portions (including pericarp and seed) of raw jackfruit (an…”
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Impact of extracellular matrix stiffness on genomic heterogeneity in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cell line by López-Carrasco, Amparo, Martín-Vañó, Susana, Burgos-Panadero, Rebeca, Monferrer, Ezequiel, Berbegall, Ana P, Fernández-Blanco, Beatriz, Navarro, Samuel, Noguera, Rosa

“…Increased tissue stiffness is a common feature of malignant solid tumors, often associated with metastasis and poor patient outcomes. Vitronectin, as an…”
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Vitronectin Levels in the Plasma of Neuroblastoma Patients and Culture Media of 3D Models: A Prognostic Circulating Biomarker? by López-Carrasco, Amparo, Vieco-Martí, Isaac, Granados-Aparici, Sofía, Acevedo-León, Delia, Estañ-Capell, Nuria, Portugal, Raquel, Huerta-Aragonés, Jorge, Cañete, Adela, Navarro, Samuel, Noguera, Rosa

“…Vitronectin is a glycoprotein present in plasma and the extracellular matrix that is implicated in cell migration. The high amount of vitronectin found in…”
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Transient study of series-connected pumps working as turbines in off-grid systems by Pagaimo, Margarida C., Fernandes, João F.P., Pérez-Sánchez, Modesto, Amparo López-Jiménez, P., Ramos, Helena M., Costa Branco, P.J.

“…•A transient model was successfully developed for series-connected pump as turbines.•Models were experimentally validated with very good results.•A change in…”
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Zero discharge: An optimized strategy to improve the hydric deficit in the Mediterranean area by pumped hydro storage. Case study of Alicante, Spain by Pérez-Sánchez, Modesto, Sánchez-Romero, Francisco-Javier, Zapata, Francisco A., López-Jiménez, P. Amparo, Ramos, Helena M.

“…Alterations in annual temperature and precipitation patterns are imposing heightened strain on both urban and agricultural systems. The insufficiency of…”
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Leakage Management and Pipe System Efficiency. Its Influence in the Improvement of the Efficiency Indexes by Carlos Andrés Macías Ávila, Francisco-Javier Sánchez-Romero, P. Amparo López-Jiménez, Modesto Pérez-Sánchez

“…Water is one of the most valuable resources for humans. Worldwide, leakage levels in water distribution systems oscillate between 10% and 55%. This causes the…”
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Definition of the Operational Curves by Modification of the Affinity Laws to Improve the Simulation of PATs by Carlos Andrés Macías Ávila, Francisco-Javier Sánchez-Romero, P. Amparo López-Jiménez, Modesto Pérez-Sánchez

“…New technologies for water pressurized systems try to implement the introduction of strategies for the improvement of the sustainable indicators. One of these…”
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Modeling Irrigation Networks for the Quantification of Potential Energy Recovering: A Case Study by Modesto Pérez-Sánchez, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Romero, Helena M. Ramos, P. Amparo López-Jiménez

“…Water irrigation systems are required to provide adequate pressure levels in any sort of network. Quite frequently, this requirement is achieved by using…”
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Improved Planning of Energy Recovery in Water Systems Using a New Analytic Approach to PAT Performance Curves by Modesto Pérez-Sánchez, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Romero, Helena M. Ramos, P. Amparo López-Jiménez

“…The use of pumps working as turbines (PATs) to improve the energy efficiency of water networks has been studied in the last years. This recovery system is…”
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