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Local realities, global discourses and decolonising the curriculum in a post‐92 UK context: Academic voices on enacting decolonial curriculum change

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explored how lecturers in a post‐92 UK university conceptualise and enact decolonial curriculum principles within their teaching and programme design. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with academic staff across multiple disciplines, the research adopts a qualitative, phenomenologically informed approach to examine the interplay
Reece Sohdi
wiley   +1 more source

From sole crops to strip cropping: Decision rules of frontrunner farmers in The Netherlands. [PDF]

PLoS One
Juventia SD, van Apeldoorn DF, Faber H, Rossing WAH.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pesticide Contamination in the Hair of Children From Colonia San Juan, a Rural Community in Paraguay

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Hair analysis in children from a rural community in Paraguay reveals exposure to organophosphates, pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, fungicides, herbicides, and endocrine disruptors, highlighting the urgent need for stricter environmental protections and preventive health measures. ABSTRACT Chronic exposure to pesticides can cause carcinogenic, reproductive,
Stela Benitez Leite, Alba Iglesias‐Gonzalez, Mirta Noemí Mesquita, María Luisa Macchi, Robin Mesnage, Brice M. R. Appenzeller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Provision of pest alerts is associated with better farm performance in Africa. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Khonje MG, Tambo JA, Taylor B, Day C, Williams F.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Prediction of Energy Consumption and Energy Savings in an Urban Vertical Farm Benchmark

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This research conducted a comprehensive energy consumption analysis of a vertical farm benchmark integrating cultivation, storage, transportation and office functions. It proposed the adoption of small‐scale wind turbines to reduce energy expenditure, hence addressing various sustainability development goals.
Simeng Xie, Pedro Martinez‐Vazquez, Charalampos Baniotopoulos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data-driven scenario analysis supports the revival of historic silvoarable systems for carbon smart rural landscapes. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Brandolini F, Gurgel A, Zerboni A.
europepmc   +1 more source

One‐Stone‐Two‐Birds Carrier‐Free Nano‐Cocktail Enables Synergistic Eradication of Cancer Cells/Stem Cells in Breast Cancer Treatment

Exploration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are widely recognized as the culprits of chemoresistance, tumor metastasis, and relapse. Moreover, most chemotherapeutic drugs not only fail to eliminate CSCs effectively, but also induce the acquisition of stemness characteristics in non‐stem cancer cells. Herein, we propose a cancer cells/CSCs double‐killing modality
Tongyao Zhao, Yao Chen, Haimeng Yuan, Shuqian Yang, Hongyuan Zhang, Yuequan Wang, Shenwu Zhang, Qin Chen, Jin Sun, Zhonggui He, Cong Luo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does adoption of the rice-crayfish co-culture model improve farmers' income? [PDF]

PLoS One
Yang X, Qi Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Water for agriculture: implications for future policy and practice [PDF]

, 2010
Arnell, Nigel, Bailey, Alison, Charlton, Matthew   +2 more
core  

Current Advancements of Probiotic Foods and Their Role in Sustainable Food Security

Food Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Probiotic foods have evolved from traditional fermented products to scientifically validated functional foods, defined by the FAO and WHO as live microorganism that confer a health benefit on the host when administered in adequate amounts, with effects being strain, does and end point specific.
Ashenafi Teklay Yaekob, Gebremedhin Gebreslassie, Etsay Mesele, Tesfakiros Semere   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source