Rainfed agriculture in Ethiopia: a systematic review of green water management pathways to improve water and food security by Ermias Teferi, Ermias Teferi, Tibebu Kassawmar, Tibebu Kassawmar, Woldeamlak Bewket, Woldeamlak Bewket, Gete Zeleke, Gebiaw T. Ayele, Greg O’Donnell, Claire Walsh

“…Optimizing the use of green water resources in rainfed farming can also unlock Ethiopia’s export potential while improving domestic water and food security through strategic virtual water trade. …”
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Easy, fast and reproducible Stochastic Cellular Automata with chouca by Génin, Alexandre, Dupont, Guillaume, Valencia, Daniel, Zucconi, Mauro, Ávila-Thieme, M. Isidora, Navarrete, Sergio A., Wieters, Evie A.

“…Exact and mean-field simulations can be run, and both numerical and graphical results can be easily exported. Besides providing better reproducibility and accessibility, a fast engine for SCA unlocks novel, computationally intensive statistical approaches, such as simulation-based inference of ecological interactions from field data, which represents by itself an important avenue for research. …”
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Research Note: Reduction of Salmonella load in Brazilian commercial chicken farms using INSPEKTOR®: a bacteriophage-based product by Michael Pino, Karen Mujica, Paola Mora-Uribe, Héctor Garcias-Papayani, Braulio Paillavil, Camilo Avendaño, Diego Flores-Crisosto, Rodrigo Norambuena, Victoria Rojas-Martínez, Matías Aguilera, Nicolás Cifuentes Muñoz, Pablo Cifuentes, Hans Pieringer, Soledad Ulloa

“…Brazil is the world's largest exporter of poultry meat, and as such, Brazilian farms routinely detect and prevent Salmonella. …”
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The Global Burden of Emerging and Re-Emerging Orbiviruses in Livestock: An Emphasis on Bluetongue Virus and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus by Shanta Barua, Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, M. Asaduzzaman Prodhan, Syeda Hasina Akter, Jully Gogoi-Tiwari, Subir Sarker, Henry Annandale, Debbie Eagles, Sam Abraham, Jasim M. Uddin

“…Effective prevention and control strategies are paramount and rely on vaccination, vector control using insecticides, and the destruction of breeding sites, husbandry practices including the isolation and quarantine of infected hosts, restriction of animal movement, prompt diagnosis and identification of circulating strains, and effective surveillance and monitoring plans such as the pre-export and post-import screening of semen used for artificial insemination. …”
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Consequences of changing regional integration on environmental development, agricultural markets, and food security by L.A. Omarbakiyev, S.M. Kantarbayeva, A.K. Nizamdinova, S.T. Zhumasheva, G.Zh. Seitkhamzina, A. Saulembekova

“…Internal changes will help the industry increase international competitiveness and efficiency while promoting sustainable development and ensuring food security and environmental safety.CONCLUSION: The article determined that it is necessary to prioritize developing multilateral partnerships to address transportation and logistics challenges in the export and import of agricultural products, and reduce dependence on the import of seeds, breeding products, fodder, and agricultural machinery. …”
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Determinants of Preterm Birth among Women Who Gave Birth in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2018: Institutional Based Case Control Study by Abebayehu Melesew Mekuriyaw, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret, Ayenew Engida Yismaw

“…Data were entered into Epi Info version 7 and export to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 for analysis. …”
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Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Newborns Admitted with Neonatal Sepsis at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia by Samuel Dessu, Aklilu Habte, Tamirat Melis, Mesfin Gebremedhin

“…Data were entered into Epi data version 3.02 and exported to SPSS V 25 for analysis. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve together with log-rank test was used to estimate the survival time of the neonates. …”
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Determinants of Virologic Failure among Adult HIV Patients on First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy at Waghimra Zone, Northern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Abrham Emagnu, Zenahebezu Abay, Abera Balcha Bulti, Yaregal Animut

“…The data were entered using Epi Info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify factors associated with virological failure, and variables with a P value <0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Streptococcus pyogenes carriage rate, associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among urban and rural schoolchildren at Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia by Yalewayker Gashaw, Alem Getaneh, Desie Kasew, Mitkie Tigabie, Baye Gelaw

“…Epi-Info version 7.2.5 was used to enter the data, which were then exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the strength of associations between variables, and p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Stunting and Associated Factors among Under-Five-Age Children in West Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Eyob Afework, Selamawit Mengesha, Demelash Wachamo

“…Data were entered into Epi Info software version 3.5.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis for descriptive and logistic regression models. …”
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Time to Reach Full Enteral Feeding and Its Predictors among Very Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Follow-Up Cohort Study by Belay Alemayehu Getahun, Sileshi Mulatu, Hailemariam Mekonnen Workie

“…Samples were selected through a computer-generated simple random sampling method, and the data were entered into Epi data version 4.6 and then exported to STATA version 16 for analysis. Kaplan–Meier with the log-rank test was used to test for the presence of difference in survival among predictor variables. …”
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Determinants of Cesarean Section Deliveries in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018/19: A Case-Control Study by Areaya Gebreegziabher Hailu, Tsegaye Kebede Fanta, Fissaha Tekulu Welay, Natnael Etsay Assefa, Surafel Aregawi Hadera, Gebrekiros Aregawi Gebremeskel, Hagos Weldeslassie Gebremedhin, Guesh Gebreayezgi Asefa

“…Data were entered on EpiData 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for cleaning and analyzing. …”
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Emergency and critical care medicine residents’ competency to identify patient ventilator asynchrony using a mechanical ventilator waveform analysis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mul... by Wegderes Bogale, Merahi Kefyalew, Finot Debebe

“…The completed data were collected via web links after being prepared using kobtoolbox. org, coded, manually checked, and exported to version 27 SPSS analysis. Descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, nonparametric tests, and multi-variable logistic regression were used for data analysis. …”
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Environmental awareness factor of used cell phones by N. Wibowo, R. Nurcahyo, D.S. Gabriel

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Electronic equipment production is one of the major industrial sectors in Indonesia, as it also contributes to Indonesia’s export commodities, which increase because of rapid technological developments. …”
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Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in a Public General Hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design by Ebud Ayele, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Teklewoini Mariye, Degena Bahrey, Gebrekiros Aregawi, Gebregziabher Kidanemariam

“…Data were cleaned and entered using Epi-Data version 3.1 and then exported to statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 23.0 for analysis. …”
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Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Hospitals at Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study, 2019 by Atkuregn Alemayehu, Mihiretu Alemayehu, Aseb Arba, Hanna Abebe, Abraham Goa, Kebreab Paulos, Mohammed Suleiman Obsa

“…The data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 24.0 for analysis. …”
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A Systematic Review of Maternal and Child Health Policies in Addressing Stunting: Trends and Challenges by Pratiwi Ramlan, Phill Sukri, Muh. Tang Abdullah, Muhammad Akmal Ibrahim, Jamaluddin Ahmad, Khaeriyad Adri

“…The criteria set emphasized articles written in English, with the data obtained exported in CSV format. VOS viewer version 1.6.17 was used for bibliometric analysis in this study. …”
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A GIS-Based Estimation of Bioenergy Potential from Cereal and Legume Straw Biomasses in Alentejo, Portugal by Abel Rodrigues, Alexandre B. Gonçalves, Benvindo Maçãs, António Cordeiro, Paulo Brito

“…Portugal exhibits a large deficit in cereals with an import/export ratio of about 18%. Alentejo is a southern vast plain region, which is the largest cereal producer in the country, with about 80% of the total cereal area. …”
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Application of Image Denoising Method Based on Two-Way Coupling Diffusion Equation in Public Security Forensics by Yiqun Wang, Changpeng He, Zhenjiang Li

“…The problem of diversification of the use and application modes of multiple police types is solved; the video image evidence is managed in a centralized storage, audit, and export method, and the security and authenticity of the evidence are solved. …”
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Neonatal near miss and associated factors among neonates delivered at East Gojjam zone public health hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia by Melesse Tesfa, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Bewket Yeserah Aynalem

“…The data was entered using 4.6 Epi-data software and exported to SPSS version 25. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed using a backward stepwise approach method, and statistical significance was declared at a 95% confidence interval with a p-value < 0.05. …”
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