12 research outputs found
Nutrition education centers: A community-based approach to management of malnutrition
No full textNutritional health is a core aspect of sustainable development. Globally, progress has been made in reducing child stunting and promoting exclusive breastfeeding; nevertheless, anemia, malnourishment of mothers and children, and general food insecurity are still persistent, requiring multifaceted approaches to address those challenges (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO] et al., 2022). Uganda, the location of this case study, adopted both global and regional strategies. For example, Uganda is a signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeting an end to all forms of malnutrition by 2030 (United Nations, 2015). Regionally, Uganda is also a signatory to the 2014 Malabo Declaration, which aimed at enhancing food production and reducing malnutrition by 2025 (African Union, 2014). The Uganda Nutrition Action Plan I (UNAP) of 2011-2016 made gains in reducing child stunting from 33% to 29% and wasting from 5% to 4%. However, mothers and children’s malnourishment persists (Office of the Prime Minister [OPM], 2020). The UNAP II 2020-2025 targets reducing malnutrition by leveraging collaborations to improve the functionality of nutrition intervention programs (OPM, 2020). . . .This article is published as Ikendi, S., Owusu, F., Masinde, D., Oberhauser, A., & Bain, C. (2023). Nutrition education centers: A community-based approach to management of malnutrition. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 13(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2023.131.010. Posted with permission.Copyright (c) 2023 Samuel Ikendi, Francis Owusu, Dorothy Masinde, Ann Oberhauser, Carmen Bain. Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.The copyright to all content published in JAFSCD belongs to the author(s). It is licensed as CC BY 4.0. This license determines how you may reprint, copy, distribute, or otherwise share JAFSCD content
Peer-to-Peer Mechanisms for Fully Decentralized, Secure and Scalable Online Social Networks
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Stable and reliable predictive accuracy of robust weighted slope one under profile injection attacks
No full textEffect of varying filler-size in profile injection attacks on the Robust Weighted Slope One
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Systematic Evaluation of LibreSocial—A Peer-to-Peer Framework for Online Social Networks
No full textPeer-to-peer (P2P) networks have been under investigation for several years now, with many novel mechanisms proposed as is shown by available articles. Much of the research focused on showing how the proposed mechanism improves system performance. In addition, several applications were proposed to harness the benefits of the P2P networks. Of these applications, online social networks (OSNs) raised much interest particularly because of the scalability and privacy concerns with centralized OSNs, hence several proposals are in existence. However, accompanying studies on the overall performance of the P2P network under the weight of the OSN applications outside simulations are very few, if any. In this paper, the aim is to undertake a systematic evaluation of the performance of a P2P framework for online social networks called LibreSocial. Benchmark tests are designed, taking into account the random behavior of users, effects of churn on system stability and effect of replication factor. We manage to run benchmark tests for up to 2000 nodes and show the performance against costs of the system in general. From the results it is evident that LibreSocial’s performance is capable of meeting the needs of users
Author Response: K320E-Twinkle skm Mice Are Genetically Heterogeneous for Secondary mtDNA Deletions Impairing Comparison With Controls
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Comparative study on brand loyalty in global softdrink consumer markets of Kenya and India
No full text:This study sought to establish and compare the loyalty characteristics among the soft drinks consumers in Kenya and India. Kenya is a leading economic hub in Eastern Africa while India remains a powerful economic player in Asia with its large population that offers considerable scope for additional geographic penetration. The study was carried out between January 2012 and October 2012. The target group was majorly youth consumers who were sampled from local universities in both countries. The study established that in India, peer group are more powerful in influencing potential consumers to take soft drinks while in Kenya parents play a crucial role. The study is useful both to marketing policy makers in the soft drinks industry and to marketing scholars in getting an insight of transnational consumer behaviou
