TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ndah, Hycenth Tim
A1  - Schuler, Johannes
A1  - Diehl, Katharina
A1  - Bateki, Christian
A1  - Sieber, Stefan
A1  - Knierim, Andrea
T1  - From dogmatic views on conservation agriculture adoption in Zambia towards adapting to context
JF  - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
N2  - Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a sustainable agricultural practice, yet with debatable success. Most authors assume successful adoption, only if all three principles of CA are implemented: (1) minimum or zero tillage, (2) maintenance of a permanent soil cover, and (3) integration of crop rotations. Based on this strict definition, adoption has declined or remained stagnant. Presently, not much attention has been given to context-suited adaptation possibilities, and partial adoption has not been recognized as an entry point to full adoption. Furthermore, isolated success cases have not been analysed sufficiently. By applying the QAToCA approach based on focus group discussions complemented by semi-structured qualitative expert and farmer interviews, we assessed the reasons behind positive CA adaptation and adoption trends in Zambia. Main reasons behind Zambia’s emerging success are (1) a positive institutional influence, (2) a systematic approach towards CA promotion – encouraging a stepwise adaptation and adoption, and (3) mobilization of strong marketing dynamics around CA. These findings could help to eventually adjust or redesign CA promotion activities. We argue for a careful shift from the ‘dogmatic view’ on adoption of CA as a packaged technology, towards adapting its principles to the small-scale farming context of SSA.
KW  - Conservation agriculture
KW  - adaptation
KW  - partial adoption
KW  - QAToCA
KW  - Zambia
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1447227
SN  - 1473-5903
SN  - 1747-762X
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
SP  - 228
EP  - 242
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Abingdon
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - König, Hannes Jochen
A1  - Uthes, Sandra
A1  - Schuler, Johannes
A1  - Zhen, Lin
A1  - Purushothaman, Seema
A1  - Suarma, Utia
A1  - Sghaier, Mongi
A1  - Makokha, Stella
A1  - Helming, Katharina
A1  - Sieber, Stefan
A1  - Chen, Le
A1  - Brouwer, Floor
A1  - Morris, Jake
A1  - Wiggering, Hubert
T1  - Regional impact assessment of land use scenarios in developing countries using the FoPIA approach - findings from five case studies
JF  - Journal of environmental management
N2  - The impact of land use changes on sustainable development is of increasing interest in many regions of the world. This study aimed to test the transferability of the Framework for Participatory Impact Assessment (FoPIA), which was originally developed in the European context, to developing countries, in which lack of data often prevents the use of data-driven impact assessment methods. The core aspect of FoPIA is the stakeholder-based assessment of alternative land use scenarios. Scenario impacts on regional sustainability are assessed by using a set of nine regional land use functions (LUFs), which equally cover the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The cases analysed in this study include (1) the alternative spatial planning policies around the Merapi volcano and surrounding areas of Yogyakarta City, Indonesia; (2) the large-scale afforestation of agricultural areas to reduce soil erosion in Guyuan, China; (3) the expansion of soil and water conservation measures in the Oum Zessar watershed, Tunisia; (4) the agricultural intensification and the potential for organic agriculture in Bijapur, India; and (5) the land degradation and land conflicts resulting from land division and privatisation in Narok, Kenya. All five regions are characterised by population growth, partially combined with considerable economic development, environmental degradation problems and social conflicts. Implications of the regional scenario impacts as well as methodological aspects are discussed. Overall, FoPIA proved to be a useful tool for diagnosing regional human-environment interactions and for supporting the communication and social learning process among different stakeholder groups.
KW  - (Ex-ante) impact assessment
KW  - Land use change
KW  - Scenario study
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Stakeholder participation
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Indicators
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.021
SN  - 0301-4797
SN  - 1095-8630
VL  - 127
SP  - S56
EP  - S64
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Gorski, Mathias
A1  - Jung, Bettina
A1  - Li, Yong
A1  - Matias-Garcia, Pamela R.
A1  - Wuttke, Matthias
A1  - Coassin, Stefan
A1  - Thio, Chris H. L.
A1  - Kleber, Marcus E.
A1  - Winkler, Thomas W.
A1  - Wanner, Veronika
A1  - Chai, Jin-Fang
A1  - Chu, Audrey Y.
A1  - Cocca, Massimiliano
A1  - Feitosa, Mary F.
A1  - Ghasemi, Sahar
A1  - Hoppmann, Anselm
A1  - Horn, Katrin
A1  - Li, Man
A1  - Nutile, Teresa
A1  - Scholz, Markus
A1  - Sieber, Karsten B.
A1  - Teumer, Alexander
A1  - Tin, Adrienne
A1  - Wang, Judy
A1  - Tayo, Bamidele O.
A1  - Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.
A1  - Almgren, Peter
A1  - Bakker, Stephan J. L.
A1  - Banas, Bernhard
A1  - Bansal, Nisha
A1  - Biggs, Mary L.
A1  - Boerwinkle, Eric
A1  - Böttinger, Erwin
A1  - Brenner, Hermann
A1  - Carroll, Robert J.
A1  - Chalmers, John
A1  - Chee, Miao-Li
A1  - Chee, Miao-Ling
A1  - Cheng, Ching-Yu
A1  - Coresh, Josef
A1  - de Borst, Martin H.
A1  - Degenhardt, Frauke
A1  - Eckardt, Kai-Uwe
A1  - Endlich, Karlhans
A1  - Franke, Andre
A1  - Freitag-Wolf, Sandra
A1  - Gampawar, Piyush
A1  - Gansevoort, Ron T.
A1  - Ghanbari, Mohsen
A1  - Gieger, Christian
A1  - Hamet, Pavel
A1  - Ho, Kevin
A1  - Hofer, Edith
A1  - Holleczek, Bernd
A1  - Foo, Valencia Hui Xian
A1  - Hutri-Kahonen, Nina
A1  - Hwang, Shih-Jen
A1  - Ikram, M. Arfan
A1  - Josyula, Navya Shilpa
A1  - Kahonen, Mika
A1  - Khor, Chiea-Chuen
A1  - Koenig, Wolfgang
A1  - Kramer, Holly
A1  - Kraemer, Bernhard K.
A1  - Kuehnel, Brigitte
A1  - Lange, Leslie A.
A1  - Lehtimaki, Terho
A1  - Lieb, Wolfgang
A1  - Loos, Ruth J. F.
A1  - Lukas, Mary Ann
A1  - Lyytikainen, Leo-Pekka
A1  - Meisinger, Christa
A1  - Meitinger, Thomas
A1  - Melander, Olle
A1  - Milaneschi, Yuri
A1  - Mishra, Pashupati P.
A1  - Mononen, Nina
A1  - Mychaleckyj, Josyf C.
A1  - Nadkarni, Girish N.
A1  - Nauck, Matthias
A1  - Nikus, Kjell
A1  - Ning, Boting
A1  - Nolte, Ilja M.
A1  - O'Donoghue, Michelle L.
A1  - Orho-Melander, Marju
A1  - Pendergrass, Sarah A.
A1  - Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.
A1  - Preuss, Michael H.
A1  - Psaty, Bruce M.
A1  - Raffield, Laura M.
A1  - Raitakari, Olli T.
A1  - Rettig, Rainer
A1  - Rheinberger, Myriam
A1  - Rice, Kenneth M.
A1  - Rosenkranz, Alexander R.
A1  - Rossing, Peter
A1  - Rotter, Jerome
A1  - Sabanayagam, Charumathi
A1  - Schmidt, Helena
A1  - Schmidt, Reinhold
A1  - Schoettker, Ben
A1  - Schulz, Christina-Alexandra
A1  - Sedaghat, Sanaz
A1  - Shaffer, Christian M.
A1  - Strauch, Konstantin
A1  - Szymczak, Silke
A1  - Taylor, Kent D.
A1  - Tremblay, Johanne
A1  - Chaker, Layal
A1  - van der Harst, Pim
A1  - van der Most, Peter J.
A1  - Verweij, Niek
A1  - Voelker, Uwe
A1  - Waldenberger, Melanie
A1  - Wallentin, Lars
A1  - Waterworth, Dawn M.
A1  - White, Harvey D.
A1  - Wilson, James G.
A1  - Wong, Tien-Yin
A1  - Woodward, Mark
A1  - Yang, Qiong
A1  - Yasuda, Masayuki
A1  - Yerges-Armstrong, Laura M.
A1  - Zhang, Yan
A1  - Snieder, Harold
A1  - Wanner, Christoph
A1  - Boger, Carsten A.
A1  - Kottgen, Anna
A1  - Kronenberg, Florian
A1  - Pattaro, Cristian
A1  - Heid, Iris M.
T1  - Meta-analysis uncovers genome-wide significant variants for rapid kidney function decline
T2  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Reihe der Digital Engineering Fakultät
N2  - Rapid decline of glomerular filtration rate estimated from creatinine (eGFRcrea) is associated with severe clinical endpoints. In contrast to cross-sectionally assessed eGFRcrea, the genetic basis for rapid eGFRcrea decline is largely unknown. To help define this, we meta-analyzed 42 genome-wide association studies from the Chronic Kidney Diseases Genetics Consortium and United Kingdom Biobank to identify genetic loci for rapid eGFRcrea decline. Two definitions of eGFRcrea decline were used: 3 mL/min/1.73m(2)/year or more ("Rapid3"; encompassing 34,874 cases, 107,090 controls) and eGFRcrea decline 25% or more and eGFRcrea under 60 mL/min/1.73m(2) at follow-up among those with eGFRcrea 60 mL/min/1.73m(2) or more at baseline ("CKDi25"; encompassing 19,901 cases, 175,244 controls). Seven independent variants were identified across six loci for Rapid3 and/or CKDi25: consisting of five variants at four loci with genome-wide significance (near UMOD-PDILT (2), PRKAG2, WDR72, OR2S2) and two variants among 265 known eGFRcrea variants (near GATM, LARP4B). All these loci were novel for Rapid3 and/or CKDi25 and our bioinformatic follow-up prioritized variants and genes underneath these loci. The OR2S2 locus is novel for any eGFRcrea trait including interesting candidates. For the five genome-wide significant lead variants, we found supporting effects for annual change in blood urea nitrogen or cystatin-based eGFR, but not for GATM or (LARP4B). Individuals at high compared to those at low genetic risk (8-14 vs. 0-5 adverse alleles) had a 1.20-fold increased risk of acute kidney injury (95% confidence interval 1.08-1.33). Thus, our identified loci for rapid kidney function decline may help prioritize therapeutic targets and identify mechanisms and individuals at risk for sustained deterioration of kidney function.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Reihe der Digital Engineering Fakultät - 19 
KW  - acute kidney injury
KW  - end-stage kidney disease
KW  - genome-wide association
KW  - study
KW  - rapid eGFRcrea decline
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-565379
IS  - 19
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gorski, Mathias
A1  - Jung, Bettina
A1  - Li, Yong
A1  - Matias-Garcia, Pamela R.
A1  - Wuttke, Matthias
A1  - Coassin, Stefan
A1  - Thio, Chris H. L.
A1  - Kleber, Marcus E.
A1  - Winkler, Thomas W.
A1  - Wanner, Veronika
A1  - Chai, Jin-Fang
A1  - Chu, Audrey Y.
A1  - Cocca, Massimiliano
A1  - Feitosa, Mary F.
A1  - Ghasemi, Sahar
A1  - Hoppmann, Anselm
A1  - Horn, Katrin
A1  - Li, Man
A1  - Nutile, Teresa
A1  - Scholz, Markus
A1  - Sieber, Karsten B.
A1  - Teumer, Alexander
A1  - Tin, Adrienne
A1  - Wang, Judy
A1  - Tayo, Bamidele O.
A1  - Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.
A1  - Almgren, Peter
A1  - Bakker, Stephan J. L.
A1  - Banas, Bernhard
A1  - Bansal, Nisha
A1  - Biggs, Mary L.
A1  - Boerwinkle, Eric
A1  - Böttinger, Erwin
A1  - Brenner, Hermann
A1  - Carroll, Robert J.
A1  - Chalmers, John
A1  - Chee, Miao-Li
A1  - Chee, Miao-Ling
A1  - Cheng, Ching-Yu
A1  - Coresh, Josef
A1  - de Borst, Martin H.
A1  - Degenhardt, Frauke
A1  - Eckardt, Kai-Uwe
A1  - Endlich, Karlhans
A1  - Franke, Andre
A1  - Freitag-Wolf, Sandra
A1  - Gampawar, Piyush
A1  - Gansevoort, Ron T.
A1  - Ghanbari, Mohsen
A1  - Gieger, Christian
A1  - Hamet, Pavel
A1  - Ho, Kevin
A1  - Hofer, Edith
A1  - Holleczek, Bernd
A1  - Foo, Valencia Hui Xian
A1  - Hutri-Kahonen, Nina
A1  - Hwang, Shih-Jen
A1  - Ikram, M. Arfan
A1  - Josyula, Navya Shilpa
A1  - Kahonen, Mika
A1  - Khor, Chiea-Chuen
A1  - Koenig, Wolfgang
A1  - Kramer, Holly
A1  - Kraemer, Bernhard K.
A1  - Kuehnel, Brigitte
A1  - Lange, Leslie A.
A1  - Lehtimaki, Terho
A1  - Lieb, Wolfgang
A1  - Loos, Ruth J. F.
A1  - Lukas, Mary Ann
A1  - Lyytikainen, Leo-Pekka
A1  - Meisinger, Christa
A1  - Meitinger, Thomas
A1  - Melander, Olle
A1  - Milaneschi, Yuri
A1  - Mishra, Pashupati P.
A1  - Mononen, Nina
A1  - Mychaleckyj, Josyf C.
A1  - Nadkarni, Girish N.
A1  - Nauck, Matthias
A1  - Nikus, Kjell
A1  - Ning, Boting
A1  - Nolte, Ilja M.
A1  - O'Donoghue, Michelle L.
A1  - Orho-Melander, Marju
A1  - Pendergrass, Sarah A.
A1  - Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.
A1  - Preuss, Michael H.
A1  - Psaty, Bruce M.
A1  - Raffield, Laura M.
A1  - Raitakari, Olli T.
A1  - Rettig, Rainer
A1  - Rheinberger, Myriam
A1  - Rice, Kenneth M.
A1  - Rosenkranz, Alexander R.
A1  - Rossing, Peter
A1  - Rotter, Jerome
A1  - Sabanayagam, Charumathi
A1  - Schmidt, Helena
A1  - Schmidt, Reinhold
A1  - Schoettker, Ben
A1  - Schulz, Christina-Alexandra
A1  - Sedaghat, Sanaz
A1  - Shaffer, Christian M.
A1  - Strauch, Konstantin
A1  - Szymczak, Silke
A1  - Taylor, Kent D.
A1  - Tremblay, Johanne
A1  - Chaker, Layal
A1  - van der Harst, Pim
A1  - van der Most, Peter J.
A1  - Verweij, Niek
A1  - Voelker, Uwe
A1  - Waldenberger, Melanie
A1  - Wallentin, Lars
A1  - Waterworth, Dawn M.
A1  - White, Harvey D.
A1  - Wilson, James G.
A1  - Wong, Tien-Yin
A1  - Woodward, Mark
A1  - Yang, Qiong
A1  - Yasuda, Masayuki
A1  - Yerges-Armstrong, Laura M.
A1  - Zhang, Yan
A1  - Snieder, Harold
A1  - Wanner, Christoph
A1  - Boger, Carsten A.
A1  - Kottgen, Anna
A1  - Kronenberg, Florian
A1  - Pattaro, Cristian
A1  - Heid, Iris M.
T1  - Meta-analysis uncovers genome-wide significant variants for rapid kidney function decline
JF  - Kidney international : official journal of the International Society of Nephrology
N2  - Rapid decline of glomerular filtration rate estimated from creatinine (eGFRcrea) is associated with severe clinical endpoints. In contrast to cross-sectionally assessed eGFRcrea, the genetic basis for rapid eGFRcrea decline is largely unknown. To help define this, we meta-analyzed 42 genome-wide association studies from the Chronic Kidney Diseases Genetics Consortium and United Kingdom Biobank to identify genetic loci for rapid eGFRcrea decline. Two definitions of eGFRcrea decline were used: 3 mL/min/1.73m(2)/year or more ("Rapid3"; encompassing 34,874 cases, 107,090 controls) and eGFRcrea decline 25% or more and eGFRcrea under 60 mL/min/1.73m(2) at follow-up among those with eGFRcrea 60 mL/min/1.73m(2) or more at baseline ("CKDi25"; encompassing 19,901 cases, 175,244 controls). Seven independent variants were identified across six loci for Rapid3 and/or CKDi25: consisting of five variants at four loci with genome-wide significance (near UMOD-PDILT (2), PRKAG2, WDR72, OR2S2) and two variants among 265 known eGFRcrea variants (near GATM, LARP4B). All these loci were novel for Rapid3 and/or CKDi25 and our bioinformatic follow-up prioritized variants and genes underneath these loci. The OR2S2 locus is novel for any eGFRcrea trait including interesting candidates. For the five genome-wide significant lead variants, we found supporting effects for annual change in blood urea nitrogen or cystatin-based eGFR, but not for GATM or (LARP4B). Individuals at high compared to those at low genetic risk (8-14 vs. 0-5 adverse alleles) had a 1.20-fold increased risk of acute kidney injury (95% confidence interval 1.08-1.33). Thus, our identified loci for rapid kidney function decline may help prioritize therapeutic targets and identify mechanisms and individuals at risk for sustained deterioration of kidney function.
KW  - acute kidney injury
KW  - end-stage kidney disease
KW  - genome-wide association
KW  - study
KW  - rapid eGFRcrea decline
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2020.09.030
SN  - 0085-2538
SN  - 1523-1755
VL  - 99
IS  - 4
SP  - 926
EP  - 939
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - New York
ER  -