How do I write a scientific paper? - SciDev.Net
Jul 2, 2013 · Tips on how to present the results of a study, and give it the best chance of publication. Adapted with permission from a text developed by the Applied Ecology Research Group at the University of Canberra Australia, and prepared with the aid of 'How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper' by Robert Day (ISI Press, Philadelphia, 1979). A scientific paper is a written report describing original ...
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Shelter after disaster: Facts and figures
Nov 10, 2015 · Shelter. A habitable, covered living space that provides a secure and healthy living environment, with privacy and dignity for people who reside within it. Used after a disaster, the term is defined more broadly and covers the physical protection needs of people who no longer have access to their homes.
Does biobanking hold the key to achieving universal health?
Oct 1, 2021 · The data generated through biosamples is a key resource for the digital transformation of health systems, he suggested. World revenue for biobanking will surpass $53 billion in 2027, according to Zatloukal, who underlined one of the key challenges facing biobanking: the drug industry is required to provide funding, yet patients remain reluctant to make their samples available to drug companies.
Philippine struggle to make the grade in STEM education
Dec 5, 2022 · Asia Pacific countries need to work harder to make STEM education attractive, say experts. [MANILA] The Philippines, despite numerous attempts to improve its educational outcomes, has instead become an educational laggard, taking the ignominious distinction of getting low rankings in three different global evaluations that scored students’ performance in science, technology, engineering and ...
Countries must prepare for and adapt to cyclone impacts
Sep 9, 2008 · And because the developing world frequently has to deal with cyclones, many countries are getting better at preparing for them, and reducing risk. Bangladesh, for example, has learnt from experience that investing in disaster preparedness can save many lives during a cyclone. Back in 1971, a cyclone killed over 300,000 people and in 1991 ...
Eating insects ‘could cut greenhouse gas emissions’
Jan 17, 2011 · Compared to cattle, weight for weight, insects emitted 80 times less methane — a gas with 25 times more impact on global temperature levels than carbon dioxide. And crickets produced 8–12 times less ammonia than pigs. According to the study’s lead author, Dennis Oonincx, an entomologist from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, 80 ...
‘Undetectable’ HIV patients could hold key to treatments
Sep 26, 2024 · [JOHANNESBURG] A rare group of HIV-positive people who maintain undetectable levels of the virus in their blood without medication could hold the key to new therapies for others living with the disease, says a leading genome expert.. Unlike the vast majority of those infected, these so-called “elite controllers” can suppress the virus without the need for antiretroviral therapy (ART ...
Banana fibre can fix marine oil spills, says study - SciDev.Net
Oct 11, 2012 · Bhaskar Rao, a natural fibre scientist at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, told. SciDev.net. that chemical treatment not only improved the oil absorption capacity of banana fibre but also increased its durability. Rao added, however, that banana fibres may not be effective in dealing with oil spills that contain certain ...
Facts & Figures: Disabilities in developing countries
Dec 5, 2019 · An estimated 1 billion people – 15 per cent of the world’s population – live with a disability, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and 80 per cent of these are in developing countries. Yet people with disabilities have remained conspicuously absent from policies aimed at development and wellbeing, especially in the global ...