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The spatio-temporal distribution of markets can influence the farmer’s choice of a market channel. Assessing the effects of the spatio-temporal distribution of banana markets on the farmer’s choice of a marketing channel is important in providing information that may guide rural planners and developers. This study examined the pattern of distribution of banana markets in space and time, and its effects on farmers’ choice of market channel in Meru County, Kenya. The authors obtained data from field observations, measurements and questionnaires administered to 384 banana farmers.

This article aims to present the research about diseases that attacked the slaves’ health in the 19th century, in the Imperial Vila da Vitória, nowadays the city of Vitória da Conquista, located in the Southwestern Bahia, Brazil as well as memories of techniques of cures, plants and herbs in order to cure the sick body. One used is the quanti-quanlitative and the methodology of documental kind, classified as exploratory and descriptive. The sources are 460 inventories, in which there are 2,159 slaves, being described as sick people.

The paper is devoted to historical activities of waqf administration of religious and social foundations in Khiva khanate. It was analyzed the legal aspects of waqf and its implementation by the example of these foundations. In particular, the function, rights and obligations of trustee who was the in charge of management of waqf assets and supervision of particular institution were examined.

The objective of this study was to analyze the competitive performance of soybean processing agro-industry based in Brazil during the period from 2000 to 2017, in order to demonstrate the Brazilian competitive capacity to expand markets and to remain a leader in the oilseed market. For this, the methodology used was to measure indicators such as Market Share and the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index. The database was obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture. The results showed that the soybean production chain in Brazil increased during the analyzed period.

Indicators related to Health and Population represents the progress or regresses toward a goal, and they are considered as resource of perception, phenomenon and trend. Indicators can be used to guide public planning and management. The performance of indicators has an important role in determining the applicability and efficacy on municipality management, in public sphere. Indicators set contribute to the strategic monitoring and should be based on a accurate analysis and meaning at every stage of development indicators.

Technological innovation and environmental degradation have been prime agents for the existence and altering of social systems, historically world over. If latter provides basic resources for survival and sustenance and builds essential link between man and nature for human existence; the other provides tools (machines, industries etc) with which to exploit resources for the same by earning livelihood (central to work).

Dramatariarja dance is one of classic drama tari or traditional theatrical dance that is favored by Balinese in Indonesia. Dramatari arjais known to Balinese as arja. This research aims to describe and analyze the script discourse that is read by the drama characters on the stage. Two plays were chosen as the main subjects of the research, namely, Payuk Prungpung and Rareangon. The result of this research exhibits that significances given to character discourse of Payuk Prungpung and Rareangon are based on semiotic theory proposed by Ferdinand de Saussure.

This study was aimed to capture the need analysis of sport access learning (SAL) in order to promote self-regulated learning for sport education students. As many as 89 students had participated in this survey that consisted from bachelor degree and master degree of sport education at State University of Malang. This study conducted as a descriptive research using survey design to collect data related to the need analysis of SAL.

Transport system and means of communication is the backbone of progress of a nation. The economic prosperity, social welfare and political strength of a nation largely depends on the type of transport and communication it has. Healthy communication system of a state opens up new vistas for economic activity and socio-cultural interaction, which ultimately puts an end to the stagnation and isolation. Colonial Odisha was lamentably very backward in matter of transport and communication.

The article discusses the opinions of scholars regarding the urban processes in the Turkic Khaganate. The cities and settlements existed in both part of Turkic Khaghanate, which are confirmed by the written sources and archeological materials.