Smallholder agriculture in developing countries is characterized by low productivity.Improving the productive efficiency of farm households is considered one of the paths to increase productivity and reduce poverty.This study analyzed the poverty reduction effects of improving the technical efficiency of cereal-producing farm households using plot-
Effects of Terazosin and Tolterodine on Ureteral Stent Related Symptoms: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial
Objective To evaluate the effects of terazosin and tolterodine on ureteral stent discomfort.Materials and Methods Of 163 patients assessed for eligibility, 104 patients were randomly assigned to receive placebo, 2 mg of terazosin twice daily, 2 mg of tolterodine daily, or both terazosin plus tolterodine during the stenting period.Prior to stenting
Local Compact Binary Count Based Nonparametric Background Modeling for Foreground Detection in Dynamic Scenes
Background subtraction is one of the most fundamental and challenging tasks in computer vision.Many background subtraction algorithms work well under the assumption that the backgrounds are static over short time periods but degrade dramatically in dynamic scenes, such as swaying trees, rippling water, and waving curtains.In this paper, we propose
The risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in the adolescent offspring of mothers with anxiety and depressive symptoms. Findings from the raine study
Introduction While there exist some studies that explored the association between maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in early and late childhood, studies exploring the risk in late adolescence are however lacking.Objectives This is the first study that aimed to investigate the as
Conceptual Approach to Selection Bias and its Impact on Recruitment Practices
This article explores the conceptual approach to understanding biases in recruitment processes.It focuses on the role of similarity attraction, GREEN PEAS social identity theory, and the relational demography theory in shaping hiring decisions.It discusses how cognitive limitations often influence decision-makers.This may lead to biased choices and