23 results on '"Hoa, Tran Quoc"'
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2. Management of chyluria using percutaneous thoracic duct stenting
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Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc, Linh, Le Tuan, My, Thieu Thi Tra, Hoa, Tran Quoc, Long, Hoang, Hoan, Le, and Inoue, Masanori
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- 2022
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3. Central Lymphatic Imaging in Adults with Spontaneous Chyluria.
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Hoa, Tran Quoc, Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc, Hoan, Nguyen Cong, Trung, Nguyen Quang, My, Thieu Thi Tra, Anh, Nguyen Ngoc, and Long, Hoang
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THORACIC duct ,LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY ,COLLATERAL circulation ,URINALYSIS ,ADULTS ,MAGNETIC resonance ,FISTULA - Abstract
Objective of this study was to assess the morphology of the main lymphatic vessels including the uro-lymphatic fistula, the thoracic duct using Magnetic Resonance Lymphangiography (MRL) and Intranodal Lymphangiography (IL). Materials and Methods: A retrospective study spanning five years, from January 2020 to January 2024, included 43 patients diagnosed with chyluria through cystoscopy and quantitative urine testing for triglycerides. These patients underwent MRL and then IL for uro-lymphatic fistula embolization. Results: The study involved 43 patients with an average age of 66.1 ± 19.5 years, with a male-to-female ratio of 1:2. Uro-lymphatic fistula occurred predominantly in the left kidney (72.1%), followed by the right kidney (20.9%), and both sides (7%). MRL imaging showed the thoracic duct in 100% of cases but visualized only 84.5% of the uro-lymphatic fistulas. In contrast, IL imaging showed the thoracic duct in 51.5% of patients but visualized uro-lymphatic fistulas in 100% of cases. In the procedure of IL, the average visualization time of the thoracic duct was 45 minutes, with a range of 35 to 69 minutes. Conclusion: MRL and IL complement each other in diagnosing the main lymphatic vessels in chyluria patients. The observed circulatory stasis in the thoracic duct supports the hypothesis that it contributes to increased pressure in the thoracic duct and the formation uro-lymphatic fistula as collateral circulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Opportunities and constraints for adoption of maize-legume mixed cropping systems in Laos
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Pascal Lienhard, Guillaume Lestrelin, Ianlang Phanthanivong, Xaisavanh Kiewvongphachan, Bounma Leudphanane, Juliette Lairez, Hoa Tran Quoc, and Jean-Christophe Castella
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maize boom ,agricultural systems re-design ,agroecology ,landscape approach ,smallholder farmers ,lao pdr ,Agriculture - Abstract
Land use and land cover have rapidly changed in Kham basin, northern Laos, with a rapid expansion of maize cultivated area. While maize monoculture has contributed to reduce rural poverty, many farmers are now confronted to declining yields, indebtedness, rising health and environmental concerns. Interventions at two different stages of the maize boom, i.e. expansion-intensification and distress-diversification phases, allowed capturing the main drivers of change in maize production systems, and assessing opportunities and constraints for the adoption of more sustainable maize-legume mixed systems. The successive innovations in maize cropping systems, i.e. introduction of hybrid seeds, motorized tillage, herbicides, service provision, planters, and mineral fertilizers, were mainly driven by productivity and profitability objectives. Farmers’ interest in maize-legume mixed systems was low during maize expansion-intensification phase. The decline in maize profitability and new market outlets for legumes open new opportunity windows for maize-legume mixed systems. Yet, farmers’ adoption of such systems is limited by (i) local perceptions of legumes as cash crops only, and (ii) farmers’ least effort strategies that includes e.g. heavy herbicide use and livestock free roaming after maize harvest. Large-scale adoption of maize-legume mixed systems requires innovative intervention mechanisms to engage local stakeholders into redesigning their landscapes and value-chains.
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- 2020
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5. Thoracic duct stent treatment for chyle leak after nephrectomy
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Hoan, Le, primary, Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc, additional, My, Thieu Thi Tra, additional, Luu, Doan Tien, additional, Long, Hoang, additional, Hoa, Tran Quoc, additional, Hoang, Nguyen, additional, and Hoan, Nguyen Cong, additional
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- 2023
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6. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Chyle Leak After Thyroidectomy and Cervical Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Thyroid Carcinoma: Results of a Study Involving 36 Patients.
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Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc, Hoan, Le, My, Thieu Thi Tra, Luu, Doan Tien, Linh, Le Tuan, Canh, Pham Hong, Tinh, Trieu Quoc, Chi, Tran Nguyen Khanh, Trung, Nguyen Quang, and Hoa, Tran Quoc
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LYMPHADENECTOMY ,DISSECTION ,THYROIDECTOMY ,THYROID cancer ,THORACIC duct ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,COMPUTED tomography - Abstract
Chyle leak (CL) after head and neck surgery is a rare but well-known complication. In patients with high-output leakage, the treatment can be complicated. This study aims to report on a recent innovation in lymphatic intervention for treating such patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of 36 patients with chyle leak after neck surgery for thyroid cancer was conducted to assess the efficacy of percutaneous lymphatic embolization and thoracic duct (TD) disruption. Results: Antegrade catheterization of the thoracic duct was achieved in 31 of 36 patients (86.1%). Therefore, embolization of the thoracic duct and thoracic duct branches was performed in 26 and 5 patients, respectively. In 5 cases of unsuccessful antegrade catheterization into the thoracic duct, transcervical access embolization was performed in 2 patients, and TD disruption (TDD) was performed in 3 patients. The pooled overall technical success rate of lymphatic embolization was 33/36 patients (91.7%). One patient who underwent thoracic duct embolization (TDE) with technical success (1/33 patients) but clinical failure had additional treatment directly sclerosing the TD under computed tomography scan. Cervical fluid collection sclerotherapy was done in 7 patients as an additional treatment. Resolution of the chyle leak after procedures was observed in all patients (100%). The mean time to resolution was 3 days (1– 7 days). There was no complication intra and after procedures. Conclusion: TDE, selective TD branches embolization and TDD are safe and effective minimally invasive treatments for CL post-surgery for thyroid carcinoma. Sclerosing cervical fluid collection contributes to clinical success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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7. Obstructed Thoracic Duct Stent in a Patient With Recurrence of Chyluria After Treatment
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Hoa, Tran Quoc, primary, Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc, additional, Hoan, Le, additional, Hoang, Nguyen, additional, Long, Hoang, additional, Hoan, Nguyen Cong, additional, and Luu, Doan Tien, additional
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- 2023
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8. 'Health in' and 'Health of' Social-Ecological Systems: A Practical Framework for the Management of Healthy and Resilient Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems
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Michel De Garine-Wichatitsky, Aurélie Binot, John Ward, Alexandre Caron, Arthur Perrotton, Helen Ross, Hoa Tran Quoc, Hugo Valls-Fox, Iain J. Gordon, Panomsak Promburom, Rico Ancog, Richard Anthony Kock, Serge Morand, Véronique Chevalier, Will Allen, Waraphon Phimpraphai, Raphaël Duboz, and Pierre Echaubard
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health ,biodiversity ,agriculture ,social-ecological systems ,resilience ,co-learning ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
The past two decades have seen an accumulation of theoretical and empirical evidence for the interlinkages between human health and well-being, biodiversity and ecosystem services, and agriculture. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the devastating impacts that an emerging pathogen, of animal origin, can have on human societies and economies. A number of scholars have called for the wider adoption of “One Health integrated approaches” to better prevent, and respond to, the threats of emerging zoonotic diseases. However, there are theoretical and practical challenges that have precluded the full development and practical implementation of this approach. Whilst integrated approaches to health are increasingly adopting a social-ecological system framework (SES), the lack of clarity in framing the key concept of resilience in health contexts remains a major barrier to its implementation by scientists and practitioners. We propose an operational framework, based on a transdisciplinary definition of Socio-Ecological System Health (SESH) that explicitly links health and ecosystem management with the resilience of SES, and the adaptive capacity of the actors and agents within SES, to prevent and cope with emerging health and environmental risks. We focus on agricultural transitions that play a critical role in disease emergence and biodiversity conservation, to illustrate the proposed participatory framework to frame and co-design SESH interventions. Finally, we highlight critical changes that are needed from researchers, policy makers and donors, in order to engage communities and other stakeholders involved in the management of their own health and that of the underpinning ecosystems.
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- 2021
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9. Chylous ascites after donor nephrectomy: MR lymphangiography and lymphatic embolization treatment
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Hoa, Tran Quoc, primary, Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc, additional, My, Thieu Thi Tra, additional, Linh, Le Tuan, additional, Hoan, Le, additional, Canh, Pham Hong, additional, Tinh, Trieu Quoc, additional, Chi, Tran Nguyen Khanh, additional, Luu, Doan Tien, additional, and Long, Hoang, additional
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- 2023
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10. Successful management of chyluria using percutaneous thoracic duct stenting
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Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc, primary, Linh, Le Tuan, additional, My, Thieu Thi Tra, additional, Long, Hoang, additional, Hoa, Tran Quoc, additional, Hoan, Le, additional, and Inoue, Masanori, additional
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- 2022
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11. Percutaneous transhepatic holmium laser lithotripsy for cholelithiasis and balloon dilation for common bile duct stone removal
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Binh, Nguyen Thai, primary, Hoa, Tran Quoc, additional, My, Thieu-Thi Tra, additional, and Duc, Nguyen Minh, additional
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- 2022
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12. The Role of Actor Networks in Enabling Agroecological Innovation: Lessons from Laos
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Lienhard, Jean-Christophe Castella, Guillaume Lestrelin, Sisavath Phimmasone, Hoa Tran Quoc, and Pascal
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agroecology ,agricultural innovation systems ,impact assessment ,actionable knowledge ,Laos - Abstract
In this paper, we use conceptual insights from the actor–network theory (ANT) to explore the role of agroecological innovation systems (AeISs) in the reconfiguration of agricultural practices toward sustainability. AeISs are actor networks involving a diversity of individuals (e.g., farmers, traders, experts) and organizations (e.g., cooperatives, rural development agencies, teaching and research institutions) that mainstream agroecology principles and practices to enhance agroecosystems’ resilience. Their composition and structure affect the way different agents of change interact, as well as how they access, exchange, and use knowledge as they drive the adoption of specific technologies. We document seven AeISs that were active between 2005 and 2020 in the northern uplands of Laos. Within the framework of these initiatives, action research was conducted for understanding the processes underpinning diverse technical, organizational, and institutional innovations to foster an agroecological transition. Building on a comparative analysis of AeIS, we consider how agency was distributed among collectives as they reorganized in time. Our discussion highlights the importance of configuring, enlarging, and nurturing spaces in which actors are empowered to adjust and adapt, as well as to think and act collectively in complexity. Lastly, what counts in the innovation is the underlying networking process itself, i.e., the process through which all actors of the AeIS interact and exchange. Changes in the networking processes come with a changing conception of knowledge. Moving from knowledge to knowing (i.e., knowledge in the making), AeISs no longer only promote products or technologies, but also collective intelligence based on an ethic of care.
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- 2022
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13. Preoperative embolization of hypervascular spinal tumors: Two case reports
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Binh, Nguyen Thai, primary, Hoa, Tran Quoc, additional, Linh, Le Tuan, additional, My, Thieu-Thi Tra, additional, Anh, Pham Quynh, additional, and Duc, Nguyen Minh, additional
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- 2022
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14. Percutaneous transhepatic bilioenteric neoanastomosis: A novel approach for managing bile duct injuries following choledochal cyst resection in patients with anatomical variations of the biliary tree: A case study
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Hoa, Tran Quoc, Binh, Nguyen Thai, Nam, Pham Son, and Hien, Phan Nhan
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- 2024
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15. Machinery Monitoring and Maintenance System Using Decision Tree Model for Fault Prediction
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Vinh, Truong Quang, primary, Hoang, Pham Minh, additional, and Hoa, Tran Quoc, additional
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- 2021
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16. Opportunities and constraints for adoption of maize-legume mixed cropping systems in Laos
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Juliette Lairez, Bounma Leudphanane, Xaisavanh Kiewvongphachan, Pascal Lienhard, Ianlang Phanthanivong, Jean-Christophe Castella, Hoa Tran Quoc, and Guillaume Lestrelin
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agroecology ,Economics and Econometrics ,maïs ,F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture ,Adoption de l'innovation ,Land cover ,010501 environmental sciences ,Structural basin ,01 natural sciences ,Zea mays ,Culture intercalaire ,Lao PDR ,agricultural systems re-design ,exploitant agricole ,smallholder farmers ,Agroecology ,Legume ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Motivation ,Land use ,Agroforestry ,Contrainte ,approach ,Maize boom ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,légume ,landscape ,Geography ,Rural poverty ,Agroécosystème ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Monoculture ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Cropping - Abstract
Land use and land cover have rapidly changed in Kham basin, northern Laos, with a rapid expansion of maize cultivated area. While maize monoculture has contributed to reduce rural poverty, many farmers are now confronted to declining yields, indebtedness, rising health and environmental concerns. Interventions at two different stages of the maize boom, i.e. expansion-intensification and distress-diversification phases, allowed capturing the main drivers of change in maize production systems, and assessing opportunities and constraints for the adoption of more sustainable maize-legume mixed systems. The successive innovations in maize cropping systems, i.e. introduction of hybrid seeds, motorized tillage, herbicides, service provision, planters, and mineral fertilizers, were mainly driven by productivity and profitability objectives. Farmers’ interest in maize-legume mixed systems was low during maize expansion-intensification phase. The decline in maize profitability and new market outlets for legumes open new opportunity windows for maize-legume mixed systems. Yet, farmers’ adoption of such systems is limited by (i) local perceptions of legumes as cash crops only, and (ii) farmers’ least effort strategies that includes e.g. heavy herbicide use and livestock free roaming after maize harvest. Large-scale adoption of maize-legume mixed systems requires innovative intervention mechanisms to engage local stakeholders into redesigning their landscapes and value-chains.
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- 2020
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17. Co-designing innovative cropping systems that match biophysical and socio-economic diversity: The DATE approach to Conservation Agriculture in Madagascar, Lao PDR and Cambodia
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Florent Tivet, Narcisse Moussa, Stéphane Chabierski, Hubert Charpentier, Frank Enjalric, Oumarou Balarabe, Roger Michellon, André Chabanne, Rakotondramanana, Serge Bouzinac, Olivier Husson, Jean-Christophe Castella, Johnny Boyer, Lucien Séguy, Frédéric Jullien, Bounmy Rattanatray, Pascal Lienhard, Stéphane Boulakia, and Hoa Tran Quoc
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0106 biological sciences ,Semis direct ,Direct seeding mulch-based cropping systems (DMC) ,F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture ,agroécologie ,Adoption de l'innovation ,Élevage ,01 natural sciences ,Step-by-step design ,E14 - Économie et politique du développement ,Co-design ,media_common ,F07 - Façons culturales ,Petite agriculture ,Environnement socioéconomique ,Environmental resource management ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Changement technologique ,innovation ,ComputingMilieux_GENERAL ,Participatory approach ,Pratique culturale ,Zone tropicale ,Exploitation agricole familiale ,Process (engineering) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Conservation agriculture ,Tropical conditions ,learning process ,Training (civil) ,participatory approach ,Innovation ,business.industry ,L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales ,Conception ,approches participatives ,Agriculture ,Évaluation ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,Conceptual model ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Système de culture ,Business ,U30 - Méthodes de recherche ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Cropping ,010606 plant biology & botany ,Food Science ,Diversity (business) - Abstract
Rapid changes in agricultural systems call for profound changes in agricultural research and extension practices. The Diagnosis, Design, Assessment, Training and Extension (DATE) approach was developed and applied to co-design Conservation Agriculture-based cropping systems in contrasted situations. DATE is a multi-scale, multi-stakeholder participatory approach that integrates scientific and local knowledge. It emerged in response to questions raised by and issues encountered in the design of innovative systems. A key feature of this approach is the high input of innovative systems which are often although not exclusively based on conservation agricultural practices. Prototyping of innovative cropping systems (ICSs) largely relies on a conceptual model of soil–plant–macrofauna–microorganism system functioning. By comparing the implementation of the DATE approach and conservation agriculture-based cropping systems in Madagascar, Lao PDR, and Cambodia, we show that: (i) the DATE approach is flexible enough to be adapted to local conditions; (ii) market conditions need to be taken into account in designing agricultural development scenarios; and (iii) the learning process during the transition to conservation agriculture requires time. The DATE approach not only enables the co-design of ICSs with farmers, but also incorporates training and extension dimensions. It feeds back practitioners’ questions to researchers, and provides a renewed and extended source of innovation to farmers.
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- 2015
18. A trait-based approach for the choice of cover crops in banana cropping systems: theoretical developments and practical applications
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Marc Dorel, Gaëlle Damour, Hoa Tran Quoc, Florence Tardy, and Charles Meynard
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0106 biological sciences ,Agroecosystem ,F40 - Écologie végétale ,F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture ,agroécologie ,Horticulture ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Resource Acquisition Is Initialization ,Applied research ,Cover crop ,Functional ecology ,Agroforestry ,Musa ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Weed control ,services écosystémiques ,Pratique culturale ,Geography ,Agroécosystème ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,Trait ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Système de culture ,P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières ,Cropping - Abstract
Cover crop-based cropping systems have gained considerable attention in recent years because of the recognized benefits of increasing agroecosystem diversity to enhance ecological functions and agroecosystem services through positive effects between species. While agronomic tools and methods to assess these services in multispecies plant communities barely exist, trait-based approaches, originally developed in the field of comparative functional ecology, provide an appropriate framework to study the effects of plant diversity on agroecosystems. We present our theoretical and applied research conducted over recent years using a trait-based approach to help improve cover crop choice to sustain agroecosystem services in banana agroecosystems of the French West Indies. We first provide a conceptual framework for assessing expected agroecosystem services from cover crops in banana agroecosystems, i.e., weed control, plant-parasitic nematode control, improvement of the nutrient cycling and avoidance of interference for resource acquisition in banana (dis-service), based on plant effect traits. Then, we experimentally characterized a collection of cover crop species to identify their resource acquisition strategies and the potential trade-offs they reveal. More practically, we characterized the cover crop species according to their potential to deliver four agroecosystem services expected from banana/cover crop systems. We constructed functional profiles of the cover crop species, and compared these profiles to cover crop ideotypes to select the best-suited species for each service. Finally, we used "engineering traits" to help design and optimize design and management of cover crop species mixtures. These examples from our research demonstrate that functional, trait-based approaches have strong potential to tackle agronomic issues and to resolve fundamental and applied questions related to the design of multispecies cropping systems that optimize multiple services.
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- 2018
19. EXTRACTION OF POLYSACCHARIDES FROM LINGZHI BY ULTRASONIC-ASSISTED ENZYMATIC METHOD
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Hoa, Tran Quoc, primary
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- 2018
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20. Conservation agriculture in Laos: Diffusion and determinants for adoption of direct seeding mulch-based cropping systems in smallholder agriculture
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Hoa Tran Quoc, Florent Tivet, Bounmy Rattanatray, Chanthasone Khamxaykhay, Guillaume Lestrelin, and Frédéric Jullien
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Semis direct ,F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture ,Enquête sur exploitations agricoles ,Adoption de l'innovation ,EXPLOITATION AGRICOLE ,Agricultural economics ,agriculture alternative ,LABOUR ,E14 - Économie et politique du développement ,COUT DE PRODUCTION AGRICOLE ,Land tenure ,ANALYSE STATISTIQUE ,F07 - Façons culturales ,Petite agriculture ,Intensive farming ,Environnement socioéconomique ,PRATIQUE CULTURALE ,Pratique culturale ,MAIS ,E16 - Économie de la production ,Land degradation ,Conservation agriculture ,Context (language use) ,Petite exploitation agricole ,Culture sous couvert végétal ,COHESION SOCIALE ,ETUDE COMPARATIVE ,ANALYSE QUALITATIVE ,AGRICULTURE TRADITIONNELLE ,P36 - Érosion, conservation et récupération des sols ,business.industry ,SYSTEME DE CULTURE ,PETITE PROPRIETE ,Analyse économique ,Monitoring and evaluation ,Agriculture ,PETIT AGRICULTEUR ,Système de culture ,Business ,ROTATION DES CULTURES ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Cropping ,Food Science - Abstract
Over the past half-century, major efforts have been made worldwide to develop sustainable alternatives to agricultural tillage. In line with these efforts, two main research development initiatives have supported the experimentation and dissemination of conservation agriculture (CA) in Laos. Here we present the results of a 4-year monitoring and evaluation study conducted in 21 villages targeted for dissemination. In a context of rapid transition to intensive commercial agriculture in Laos, CA has become an important constituent of agricultural landscapes. However, there are significant variations in adoption rates across the study region. Statistical and qualitative evidence suggests that experimentation and adoption are not contingent upon farm-level variables such as capital, labor, age and education. While access to land helps shape local decision-making, the land tenure threshold under which farmers are not willing to experiment with alternative cropping systems is relatively low and highly variable in both space and time. Rather, experience and awareness of land degradation, production costs, social cohesion and leadership appear to be key factors in explaining most variations in local adoption rates. These results indicate that the practice of CA is not necessarily incompatible with smallholder farming. However, while complex crop associations and rotations are necessary for integrated weed control and reduced chemical use, their diffusion would require a broader transformation of the agricultural industry and the current market demand.
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- 2011
21. A trait-based characterization of cover plants to assess their potential to provide a set of ecological services in banana cropping systems
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Marc Dorel, Hoa Tran Quoc, Gaëlle Damour, Charles Meynard, and Jean-Michel Risède
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Cover (telecommunications) ,Computer science ,F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture ,Soil Science ,Plant Science ,Ecosystem services ,Plante de couverture ,Resource Acquisition Is Initialization ,Cropping system ,Cover crop ,Musa ,services écosystémiques ,Agronomy ,Agroécosystème ,Trait ,Système de culture ,Soil fertility ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Cropping - Abstract
Cover plants are one of the means to increase the functional biodiversity of fields and to enhance the ecological functions of the communities. However, the design of cropping systems including cover plants relies largely on expert knowledge. There is a lack of methods to select the best suited cover plants according to their role in the agrosystem. We propose to use functional traits to select cover plants suited to sustain ecological services in the banana agrosystems of the French West Indies. Our objectives were (i) to characterize a collection of cover plants on a trait basis, according to their potential to provide the services expected in a banana agrosystem and (ii) to discuss the potential use of this characterization for the design of innovative multi-species banana cropping systems. In these systems, four main services are targeted, i.e. controlling weeds, controlling plant-parasitic nematodes, improving soil fertility and particularly N availability, and avoiding competition with banana for resource acquisition. Three experiments were conducted, under field and controlled conditions, to evaluate the potential of a collection of 28 tropical cover plants to achieve the functions related to these services. For each cover plant, a functional profile was constructed from a combination of plant traits that are easy to assess experimentally. It described plants’ potential to achieve the functions expected in a banana agrosystem. Functional profiles required for cover plant usages were also identified. The comparison of the plant functional profiles and the functional profiles required for their usages enabled us to select the best suited plants for each usage. However, these functional profiles rarely corresponded, meaning that a cover plant is rarely sufficient to achieve all the functions required for a usage. Functional complementarities obtained by the mixture of different species of cover plants are thus often required. Compared to classical approaches of innovative cropping system design based on the experimental testing of spatial and temporal plant combinations, such a trait-based approach saves time by focusing on a shortlist of cover plants best suited according to their functions in the agrosystem.
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- 2014
22. Evaluation of Factors Influenced on the Effectiveness of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.
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Hoa TQ, Nguyet TTM, Van Anh NT, Linh LT, Duc NM, and Au HD
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- Humans, Male, Female, Treatment Outcome, Retrospective Studies, Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous methods, Kidney Calculi surgery, Urinary Calculi
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Background: Generally, there are many methods for the treatment of urinary stones, of which percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a minimally invasive and highly effective method, and now become the first-line management for urinary stones, especially in the cases of complex stones and staghorne calculi. Accurate assessment of stone location, stone morphology, degree of hydronephrosis as well as urinary system abnormalities is extremely important in the percutaneous nephrolithotomy strategy., Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the S.T.O.N.E score as well as other factors that influenced the effectiveness of PCNL., Methods: Descriptive study on 71 patients with kidney stones, who underwent multi-slice CT scan of the urinary system before PCNL and then PCNL at Hanoi Medical University Hospital from July 2022 to July 2023. All patients received the informed consent and agreed to participate in the study. The factors included the stone area, the track length (from the skin surface to the stone central), the degree of urinary tract dilatation, the number of involved calyces, the density of stone, the renal parenchyma thickness, the ureteral wall thickness and fat infiltration measured on MSCT non-contrast phase. These factors were used to predict the effectiveness of PCNL including the stone clearance rate (SCR) and the operation time., Results: The mean age of the patient group was 53.8±12.3. The male/female ratio was 1.54. There was a significant difference (p<0.05) between the following factors and the operation time: the stone area (<400, 400-799, 800-1599 and >1600 mm2), the degree of urinary tract dilatation (no or might and moderate or severe dilatation), the number of involved calyces (≤ 2, 3 and staghorne calculi), the renal parenchyma thickness (<18 mm and ≥18mm). In contrast, there were no significant differences between the following factors and the surgery time (p>0.05): the track length (<100 and ≥100 mm), and the stone density (<950 and ≥950 HU). Regarding the S.T.O.N.E score (included five factors: Size, Track length, Obstruction, Number of involved calyces, and Evaluation of stone density), there was a strong correlation between S.T.O.N.E score and the surgery time (p<0.001, r=0.94), and the SCR (p=0.001, r=-0.97)., Conclusion: The evaluation of these factors played an important role in the prediction of the effectiveness of PCNL., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interests., (© 2024 Tran Quoc Hoa, Than Thi Minh Nguyet, Nguyen Thanh Van Anh, Le Tuan Linh, Nguyen Minh Duc, Hoang Dinh Au.)
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- 2024
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23. Percutaneous transhepatic bilioenteric neoanastomosis: A novel approach for managing bile duct injuries following choledochal cyst resection in patients with anatomical variations of the biliary tree: A case study.
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Hoa TQ, Binh NT, Nam PS, and Hien PN
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Bile duct injuries are rare complications of hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery, leading to severe complications if not timely diagnosed and treated, with surgery traditionally being the primary treatment option. However, percutaneous transhepatic or endoscopic interventions have recently gained widespread use. We present a case study of a patient with variant biliary anatomy, who suffered biliary tract injury postcholedochal cyst resection and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy; successfully treated with percutaneous transhepatic bilioenteric neoanastomosis, guided by ultrasound and digital subtraction angiography (DSA)., (© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.)
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- 2023
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