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FINANCIAL PROFITABILITY OF MALI-SUD BAS-FOND RICE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
No full textThe high costs of rehabilitating and/or expanding government-managed irrigated schemes in Mali (Office du Niger) has prompted policy-makers and researchers to explore the potential for the underdeveloped farmer-managed bas-fond to contribute to ensure an adequate rice supply and increase rural households' incomes. Because little is known about nas-fond rice production in Mali, this paper analyzes its financial profitability based on data collected from a random sample of 221 farmers. Data analysis revealed that there are numerous rice production systems in the bas-fond. Budget analysis showed that the four most common bas-fond production systems yield higher returns than the opportunity cost of labor and they are more profitable than the main upland crops competing with rice for farmers labor (cotton, sorghum/millet, and maize). Within a given bas-fond system, however, profitability varies considerably across farms.Agricultural Finance, Crop Production/Industries,
Subcortical brain volumes, cortical thickness and cortical surface area in families genetically enriched for social anxiety disorder – A multiplex multigenerational neuroimaging study
No full textJ. M. Bas-Hoogendam, H. Van Steenbergen, R. L. M. Tissier, J. J. Houwing-Duistermaat, P. M., Westenberg, & N. J. A. Van der Wee (2018). EBioMedicine
Biogeochemical redox proxies in sediments from Schandelah during the Toarcian (Early Jurassic)
No full textAuthor contributions:
The sampling was led by Bas van de Schootbrugge and measurements performed by Nina Papadomanolaki, with supervision of Niels A. G. M. van Helmond and Caroline P. Slomp. Measurements were gathered, processed and analysed by Itzel Ruvalcaba Baroni
Walking blindfolded unveils unique contributions of behavioural approach and inhibition to lateral spatial bias
No full textHealthy individuals display a tendency to allocate attention unequally across space, and this bias has implications for how individuals interact with their environments. However, the origins of this phenomenon remain relatively poorly understood. The present research examined the joint and independent contributions of two fundamental motivational systems – behavioural approach and inhibition systems (BAS and BIS) – to lateral spatial bias in a locomotion task. Participants completed self-report measures of trait BAS and BIS, then repeatedly traversed a room, blindfolded, aiming for a straight line. We obtained locomotion data from motion tracking to capture variations in the walking trajectories. Overall, walking trajectories deviated to the left, and this tendency was more pronounced with increasing BIS scores. Meanwhile, BAS was associated with relative rightward tendencies when BIS was low, but not when BIS was high. These results demonstrate for the first time an association between BIS and lateral spatial bias independently of variations in BAS. The findings also contribute to clarify the circumstances in which BAS is associated with a rightward bias. We discuss the implications of these findings for the neurobiological underpinnings of BIS and for the literature on spatial bias
Bas-relief layout arrangement via automatic method optimization
No full textBas-relief layout arrangement via automatic method optimizatio
An evaluation of the relationship between Gray’s revised RST and Eysenck’s PEN: distinguishing BIS and FFFS in Carver and White’s BIS/BAS scales
No full textRecent revisions of Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) have important implications for self-report measures of approach and avoidance behaviours and how Gray's model relates to other personality models. In this paper, we examine the revised RST by comparing Carver and White's (1994) original one-factor solution of the BIS scale with two alternative two-factor solutions separating BIS-Anxiety and FFFS-Fear. We also examine the relationships between Eysenck's PEN and revised RST factors. Two hundred and twelve participants completed Carver and White's BIS/BAS scales and Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire-Revised. Confirmatory factor analyses of the original BIS scale showed that the hypothesized two-factor model of BIS-Anxiety and FFFS-Fear was the best fit to these data. Associations between the revised RST and Eysenck's PEN were examined using path analysis. In line with theoretical predictions, Psychoticism was related to revised BIS-Anxiety and BAS, Neuroticism to revised BIS-Anxiety and FFFS- Fear, and Extraversion to BAS and FFFS-Fear. Distinctions between BAS subscales and their associations to BIS, N and P were made in terms of past, present and future focus. Possible explanations for mixed findings in the literature and implications for future research are discussed
Operational Effectiveness in Use fo BAS
No full textThe effectiveness of BAS in controlling building
systems is seen to reside in conjoint man machine
function. In an emerging industry paradigm, data is
extracted from the BAS and used for analytics that
inform enhanced operations. This processing may
include a mash up with data from other sources,
such as energy meters. KPI metrics and Building ReTuning, an on going commissioning process, are
suggested as important ways to guide operators in
training and subsequent understanding and use of
data intensive tools. Short case studies of work in
progress on two CUNY campuses are provided
Allocution de M. Pierre Bas
No full textAllocution de M. Pierre Bas. In: Cahiers de l'Association internationale des études francaises, 1982, n°34. pp. 267-297
Allocution de M. Pierre Bas
No full textAllocution de M. Pierre Bas. In: Cahiers de l'Association internationale des études francaises, 1982, n°34. pp. 267-297
Johor sedia 23 bas bawa mahasiswa 11 IPT pulang
No full textJohor Bahru: Kerajaan Johor menyediakan 23 bas bagi membawa pulang 1,000 mahasiswa dari negeri itu yang menuntut di 11 institusi pendidikan tinggi (IPT) seluruh negara secara percuma sempena perayaan Aidilfitri
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