Éditeur(s) : Université des Antilles AREBio Groupe de recherche BIOSPHERES : BIOlogie, Sciences Physiques & Humaines pour les énergies Renouvelables, l
Extrait de : 1er colloque international BIOSPHERES, du 18 au 20 juin 2019. Université des Antilles
Description : Volcano tourism plays an important role in the economies of volcanic islands in the Lesser Antilles. On islands like St. Lucia and Dominica these volcanoes have been utilized as geoparks and the areas even being designated as World Heritage Sites. In many of these islands, farming communities also live on the slopes to these volcanoes and with the increased pursuit of geothermal energy the siting of geothermal operations are also located in close proximity. Volcanic activity, therefore, has a significant impact on these islands at a local and national level. Many volcanomonitoring institutions face the financial and human resources challenge of providing ongoing monitoring services to economically burdened small island states. This has often led to the exploration of alternative low-cost monitoring options and strategies to be adopted by monitoring agencies. One such strategy is the adoption of a volcanic risk reduction approach to research and monitoring activities, which integrates the social and physical sciences through the engagement of local communities as partners with scientists in disaster risk reduction. We present a recent approach adopted using this type of strategy in St. Lucia and lessons learnt from this approach with implications for volcano tourism on island. The potential use of this strategy in Dominica is also presented, given the economic challenges the island currently faces during its ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria in 2017.

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Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V19086
V19086

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : International audience
CONTEXT: Chlordecone, an environmentally persistent organochlorine insecticide used intensively in banana culture in the French West Indies until 1993, has permanently polluted soils and contaminated foodstuffs. Consumption of contaminated food is the main source of exposure nowadays. We sought to identify main contributors to blood chlordecone concentration (BCC) and to validate an exposure indicator based on food intakes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We used a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) completed by a sample of 194 pregnant women to estimate their dietary exposure to chlordecone and compared it to blood levels. In a first approach, chlordecone daily intake was estimated as the product of daily eaten quantity of 214 foodstuffs, multiplied by their chlordecone content, and summed over all items. We then predicted individual blood chlordecone concentration with empirical weight regression models based on frequency of food consumption, and without contamination data. RESULTS: Among the 191 subjects who had BCC determination, 146 (76%) had detectable values and mean BCC was 0.86 ng/mL (range < LOD-13.2). Mean per capita dietary intake of chlordecone was estimated at 3.3 microg/day (range: 0.1-22.2). Blood chlordecone levels were significantly correlated with food exposure predicted from the empirical weight models (r=0.47, p<0.0001) and, to a lesser extent, with chlordecone intake estimated from food consumption and food contamination data (r=0.20, p=0.007). Main contributors to chlordecone exposure included seafood, root vegetables, and Cucurbitaceous. CONCLUSION: These results show that the Timoun FFQ provides valid estimates of chlordecone exposure. Estimates from empirical weight models correlated better with blood levels of chlordecone than did estimates from the dietary intake assessment.
ISSN: 0013-9351

inserm-00517109
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00517109
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00517109/document
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00517109/file/Pesticide_exposureofpregnantwomeninGuadeloupe.pdf
DOI : 10.1016/j.envres.2009.10.015

Éditeur(s) : Hebblethwaite, Benjamin Raitano, Megan Felima, Crystal Hebblethwaite, Benjamin ( University of Florida, Gainesville, FL )
Résumé : (Acquisition) Collected for University of Florida's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Megan Raitano.
(Publication Status) Unpublished
This is a collection of student essays from the Haitian Vodou class offered at the Universtiy of Florida. These essays are the results of a combination of in class material and independent research on individually chosen topics. The writing styles, citation styles, and views expressed in the essays are established by the students and do not necessarily reflect those of the professor or the Archive.
Caribbean Area

Droits : All rights reserved by the submitter.

Éditeur(s) : Michigan State University Bean/Cowpea CRSP Michigan State University Bean/Cowpea CRSP ( East Lansing )
Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) Michigan State University Bean/Cowpea CRSP.
(Dates or Sequential Designation) Vol. 1, no. 1 (1984)-
Title from caption.
(Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida.
Africa
Latin America
Africa
Latin America

13864898

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Résumé : International audience
BACKGROUND: Women of reproductive age can be exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) at work, and exposure to EDCs in pregnancy may affect fetal growth. OBJECTIVES: We assessed whether maternal occupational exposure to EDCs during pregnancy as classified by application of a job exposure matrix was associated with birth weight, term low birth weight (LBW), length of gestation, and preterm delivery. METHODS: Using individual participant data from 133,957 mother-child pairs in 13 European cohorts spanning births from 1994 through 2011, we linked maternal job titles with exposure to 10 EDC groups as assessed through a job exposure matrix. For each group, we combined the two levels of exposure categories (possible and probable) and compared birth outcomes with the unexposed group (exposure unlikely). We performed meta-analyses of cohort-specific estimates. RESULTS: Eleven percent of pregnant women were classified as exposed to EDCs at work during pregnancy, based on job title. Classification of exposure to one or more EDC group was associated with an increased risk of term LBW [odds ratio (OR) = 1.25; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.49], as were most specific EDC groups; this association was consistent across cohorts. Further, the risk increased with increasing number of EDC groups (OR = 2.11; 95% CI: 1.10, 4.06 for exposure to four or more EDC groups). There were few associations (p < 0.05) with the other outcomes; women holding job titles classified as exposed to bisphenol A or brominated flame retardants were at higher risk for longer length of gestation. CONCLUSION: Results from our large population-based birth cohort design indicate that employment during pregnancy in occupations classified as possibly or probably exposed to EDCs was associated with an increased risk of term LBW.
ISSN: 0091-6765

hal-01405823
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01405823
DOI : 10.1289/EHP208
PUBMED : 27152464

Éditeur(s) : INRA : Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Université des Antilles. Service commun de la documentation University of Suriname
Extrait de : 52e congrès annuel de la Société caribéenne des plantes alimentaires / 52nd annual meeting of the Caribbean food crops society (CFCS), du 10 au 16 juillet 2016. INRA, CFCS
Description : Many rural areas in Suriname are lacking information on technology from extension agents from the government extension agency, and research institutes. Communication and informal voices of farmers are shared by media. As part of a baseline study conducted for the sixth operational strategic plan of the Small Grants Programme in Suriname, four communities were selected: Moengo, Pokigron, Nickerie, Sipaliwini and Para. The purpose of this study was to collect data from communities regarding problems related to climate change, agricultural innovation and landscape management. This qualitative study was done through the focus group method. Eight focus group meetings were organized and consisted of 8-15 participants each. The key questions were extracted from the SEPLS method (Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes). The data was analyzed through the SWOT method. Based on the results, the communities have a good level of awareness about management of their landscapes. Improvement of agriculture management will be possible by access to innovative and new knowledge developed in and outside the community. Climate change is an important issue that the community already is aware of, they developed their own local strategy in resilience to this issue. Beaucoup de zones rurales au Surinam manquent d'information sur la technologie des agents de vulgarisation de l'agence d'extension de gouvernement, et des instituts de recherche. La communication et les voix informelles des agriculteurs sont partagées par media. En tant qu'élément d'une étude de ligne de base entreprise pour le sixième plan stratégique opérationnel du petit programme de concessions au Surinam, les quatre communautés ont été sélectionnées : Moengo, Pokigron, Nickerie, Sipaliwini et paragraphe. Le but de cette étude était de rassembler des données de communautés concernant des problèmes liés au changement climatique, à l'innovation agricole et à la gestion de paysage. Cette étude qualitative a été faite par la méthode de groupe cible. Huit réunions de groupe cible ont été organisées et se sont composées de 8-15 participants chacun. Les questions clé ont été extraites à partir de la méthode de SEPLS (des paysages et des paysages marins Socio-écologiques de production). Les données ont été analysées par la méthode de BÛCHEUR. Basé sur les résultats, les communautés ont un bon niveau de conscience au sujet de la gestion de leurs paysages. L'amélioration de la gestion d'agriculture sera possible par l'accès aux connaissances innovatrices et nouvelles développées à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de la communauté. Le changement climatique est une question importante que la communauté a pris en compte et développé sa propre stratégie locale dans la résilience.
Siècle(s) traité(s) : 21
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Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V16256
V16256

Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) por Astolfo Fumagalli.
Transcript from voice recording.
Draft version with handwritten notes including handwritten author (Astolfo Fumagalli) and date (Jan 1981).
(Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida.
Guatemala
Guatemala

71214174

Éditeur(s) : Hebblethwaite, Benjamin Raitano, Megan Felima, Crystal Hebblethwaite, Benjamin ( University of Florida, Gainesville, FL )
Résumé : (Acquisition) Collected for University of Florida's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Megan Raitano.
(Publication Status) Unpublished
This is a collection of student essays from the Haitian Vodou class offered at the Universtiy of Florida. These essays are the results of a combination of in class material and independent research on individually chosen topics. The writing styles, citation styles, and views expressed in the essays are established by the students and do not necessarily reflect those of the professor or the Archive.
Caribbean Area

Droits : All rights reserved by the submitter.

Éditeur(s) : Hebblethwaite, Benjamin Raitano, Megan Felima, Crystal Hebblethwaite, Benjamin ( University of Florida, Gainesville, FL )
Résumé : (Acquisition) Collected for University of Florida's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Megan Raitano.
(Publication Status) Unpublished
This is a collection of student essays from the Haitian Vodou class offered at the Universtiy of Florida. These essays are the results of a combination of in class material and independent research on individually chosen topics. The writing styles, citation styles, and views expressed in the essays are established by the students and do not necessarily reflect those of the professor or the Archive.
Caribbean Area

Droits : All rights reserved by the submitter.

Éditeur(s) : Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,
Résumé : "August 10, 1980."
Cover title.
"The attached research proposal constitutes the ...IFAS... faculty input into the Soil Management Collaborative Research Support Project. We have emphasized the Steeplands in the Dominican Republic because of our previous experiences with steeplands in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica and with mineral-deficient soils in Florida, and the nearness of the Dominican Republic to Florida."--P.(i).
"Submitted to AID and JRC by Soil Sciences, Agronomy and Food and Resource Economics Departments, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in cooperation with Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Tropical Agriculture, University of Florida."
Includes bibliographical references.
(Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida.
Caribbean
Dominican Republic.
Latin America.

ocm7006

Éditeur(s) : Michigan State University Bean/Cowpea CRSP Michigan State University Bean/Cowpea CRSP ( East Lansing )
Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) Michigan State University Bean/Cowpea CRSP.
(Dates or Sequential Designation) Vol. 1, no. 1 (1984)-
Title from caption.
(Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida.
Africa
Latin America
Africa
Latin America

13864898

Éditeur(s) : Farming Systems Support Project Farming Systems Support Project ( Gainesville Fla )
Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) prepared by Frederico Poey ; with the collaboration of Mario Ozaeta ... [et al.] ; coordinating editor, Lisette Walecka.
(Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida.
Paraguay

Droits : All rights reserved, Board of Trustees of the University of Florida
14048776

Éditeur(s) : Hebblethwaite, Benjamin Raitano, Megan Felima, Crystal Hebblethwaite, Benjamin ( University of Florida, Gainesville, FL )
Résumé : (Acquisition) Collected for University of Florida's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Megan Raitano.
(Publication Status) Unpublished
This is a collection of student essays from the Haitian Vodou class offered at the Universtiy of Florida. These essays are the results of a combination of in class material and independent research on individually chosen topics. The writing styles, citation styles, and views expressed in the essays are established by the students and do not necessarily reflect those of the professor or the Archive.
Caribbean Area

Droits : All rights reserved by the submitter.

Éditeur(s) : Hebblethwaite, Benjamin Raitano, Megan Felima, Crystal Hebblethwaite, Benjamin ( University of Florida, Gainesville, FL )
Résumé : (Acquisition) Collected for University of Florida's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Megan Raitano.
(Publication Status) Unpublished
This is a collection of student essays from the Haitian Vodou class offered at the Universtiy of Florida. These essays are the results of a combination of in class material and independent research on individually chosen topics. The writing styles, citation styles, and views expressed in the essays are established by the students and do not necessarily reflect those of the professor or the Archive.
Caribbean Area

Droits : All rights reserved by the submitter.

Éditeur(s) : Resource Sharing & Information Networks Resource Sharing & Information Networks
Résumé : This is an electronic version of an article published in Research Sharing & Information Networks, Volume 20, Issue 1-2, 2009, "Managing an Open Access, Multi-Institutional, International Digital Library: The Digital Library of the Caribbean" by Brooke Wooldridge, Laurie Taylor, and Mark Sullivan, pages 35-44, available online: 19 Oct 2009, DOI: 10.1080/07377790903014534. Research Sharing & Information Networks is available online at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07377790903014534
This publication provides documentation and academic discussion that is closely related to many presentations by the authors and others on dLOC.

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http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00004150/00001

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : International audience
Fish is a rich source of essential nutrients for fetal development, but in contrast, it is also a well-known route of exposure to environmental pollutants. We assessed whether fish intake during pregnancy is associated with fetal growth and the length of gestation in a panel of European birth cohort studies. The study sample of 151,880 mother-child pairs was derived from 19 population-based European birth cohort studies. Individual data from cohorts were pooled and harmonized. Adjusted cohort-specific effect estimates were combined by using a random- and fixed-effects meta-analysis. Women who ate fish >1 time/wk during pregnancy had lower risk of preterm birth than did women who rarely ate fish (≤ 1 time/wk); the adjusted RR of fish intake >1 but <3 times/wk was 0.87 (95% CI: 0.82, 0.92), and for intake ≥ 3 times/wk, the adjusted RR was 0.89 (95% CI: 0.84, 0.96). Women with a higher intake of fish during pregnancy gave birth to neonates with a higher birth weight by 8.9 g (95% CI: 3.3, 14.6 g) for >1 but <3 times/wk and 15.2 g (95% CI: 8.9, 21.5 g) for ≥ 3 times/wk independent of gestational age. The association was greater in smokers and in overweight or obese women. Findings were consistent across cohorts. This large, international study indicates that moderate fish intake during pregnancy is associated with lower risk of preterm birth and a small but significant increase in birth weight.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

hal-01118513
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01118513
PUBMED : 24335057
DOI : 10.3945/ajcn.113.067421

Résumé : (Acquisition) Collected for University of Florida's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Margarita Vargas-Betancourt.
This paper was part of the panel Panama Silver and the Making of Modern Literature, which introduced a collaborative, digital humanities course entitled “Panama Silver, Asian Gold: Migration, Money, and the Making of Modern Caribbean Literature,” and illuminated the significance of West Indians in Panama for the formation of Caribbean literature. The panelists designed and taught the course at Amherst College, the University of Florida, and the University of Miami. In the first paper in this panel, Rhonda Cobham-Sander articulated the overarching goal of the course; namely, that these two, closely related migrations were critical to the development of the Caribbean middle class, political nationalism, and national literatures. In the second paper, Leah Rosenberg outlined primary historical and literary sources on West Indians in Panama now available in the Digital Library of the Caribbean (www.dloc.com) and discussed how this supports collaboration in teaching and research. In the third paper, Margarita Vargas-Betancourt discussed the challenges of finding archival materials concerning West Indians in Panama in, U.S.-oriented archives (which we are using in the course). In the final paper, Donette Francis demonstrated the implications of positioning Panama Silver, the capital accumulated by West Indians, as critical to shaping modern Caribbean literature by reexamining Salkey’s understudied 1971 novel, The Late Emancipation of Jerry Stover.

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http://ufdc.ufl.edu/IR00003593/00001

Éditeur(s) : Association of Farming Systems Research-Extension Association of Farming Systems Research-Extension ( Tucson AZ )
Résumé : Description based on: Vol. 4, no. 1 (1993); title from caption.
(Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida.

32987463

Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) W.C. Massiah and R.E. Fletcher.
"Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Guyana."
Guyana
Guyana
Berbice River Valley
Guyana
Berbice River Valley

663448901
ocn663448901

Éditeur(s) : Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícolas Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícolas ( Guatemala C.A )
Résumé : At head of title: Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícolas.
(Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida.
Guatemala
Guatemala

71379837