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Prevention and control of weeds, pests and diseases [PDF]

, 2009
Weed control still requires major investments of money and labour in organic arable farming and field vegetable cultivation. For this reason, current research is focused to a large extent on the development of weed control strategies.
Hommes, M., Sukkel, W.
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Predicting Major Depression Among Diverse Online Gamers: The Role of Internet Addiction and Spirituality

Journal of Addictions &Offender Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzed whether religious or spiritual affiliation and therapy enrollment protect against symptoms meeting Major Depressive Disorder criteria beyond demographic, Internet addiction, and described therapy enrollment. Findings illustrated one risk factor and one protective factor associated with experiencing symptoms that meet Major ...
Lindsay A. Lundeen, John R. McCall
wiley   +1 more source

Sharing Good News at Work to Collaborate and to Self‐Enhance: A Motivational and Reputational Perspective on Workplace Interpersonal Capitalization

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Employees routinely experience work‐related positive events. In the wake of these events, employees sometimes share the good news with coworkers—a phenomenon known as workplace interpersonal capitalization. Research shows that such capitalization matters for how employees feel and act.
Trevor Watkins, Ji Koung Kim, Anthony C. Klotz, Satish Krishnan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathogenicity and horizontal transmission of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates used against Sahlbergella singularis, ccoa pest in Cameroon [PDF]

, 2017
The brown cocoa mirid, Sahlbergella singularis (Heteroptera: Miridae) has been named the most economically important insect pest of cocoa across West African and it is capable to cause yield loss of about 30 to 70%.
Bagny-Beilhe, Leïla, Bilong, Charles Félix Bilong, Hanna, Rachid, Mahot, Hermine Claudine   +3 more
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Weather Patterns Associated With Coastal Disasters in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
The study identified weather patterns (WPs) associated with coastal disasters between 1998 and 2020 along the Santa Catarina coast, Brazil. Using atmospheric and oceanographic data combined with official disaster records, five WPs were defined, mainly associated with cyclonic and anticyclonic systems linked to extreme wave events.
Karine Bastos Leal, Danilo Couto de Souza, Matheus Bonjour Laviola‐da‐Silva, Susana Silva da Pereira, Thales Sehn Körting, Luís Eduardo de Souza Robaina   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is AI an Algorithm by Any Other Name? Behavioral Reactions to AI‐ and Model‐Based Demand Planning Algorithms

Journal of Operations Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the ongoing deployment of AI algorithms, managers do not know whether existing demand planning processes account for possible differences in human behavior when using AI‐based systems in comparison to legacy model‐based systems. This study examines how human behavior may differ when performing demand forecasting tasks due to the ...
Finnegan McKinley, Rebekah Brau, John Aloysius, Adriana Rossiter Hofer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reshaping Labor Intermediation: An Integrated Workforce Management Strategy to Contrast Agricultural Workers' Exploitation in Italy

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Labor exploitation within agri‐food supply chains poses significant ethical and managerial challenges, particularly in Mediterranean contexts where irregular employment practices persist. This study investigates the case of NoCap, a third‐party ethical certification initiative operating in Italy that integrates social responsibility into ...
Claudio Mirabella, Emanuele Schimmenti, Antonino Galati, Valeria Borsellino   +3 more
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Effect of gamma irradiation and storage days on physicochemical, sensory, and microbial quality of pineapple (Ananas comosus) fresh cut under refrigeration

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Fresh‐cut pineapple is increasingly consumed for its convenience and nutritional value; however, minimal processing accelerates quality deterioration and microbial growth, resulting in substantial postharvest losses. Gamma irradiation is recognized as a nonthermal preservation technique, but limited information exists regarding its ...
Maraj Miah, Mohammad Abdulla Al Noman, Md Abdul Alim, Md. Nazmul Hasan Mehedi, Nehal Uddin, Mahmuda Tasnim, Md. Nahidul Islam   +6 more
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Comparative analysis of fungal microbiomes in Korean and Chinese chili pepper powders

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Chili pepper powder plays a crucial role in kimchi fermentation; however, its use may result in fungal contamination. Therefore, analyzing its mycobiome is vital to maintain quality control standards. In this study, we used internal transcribed spacer (ITS)2 amplicon sequencing to compare fungal communities in commercially available
Jin‐Hee Seo, Ji‐Hyoung Ha, Su‐Hyeon Cho, Kil‐Nam Kim, Hae‐Won Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass Spectrometry Structural Proteomics Enabled by Limited Proteolysis and Cross‐Linking

Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The exploration of protein structure and function stands at the forefront of life science and represents an ever‐expanding focus in the development of proteomics. As mass spectrometry (MS) offers readout of protein conformational changes at both the protein and peptide levels, MS‐based structural proteomics is making significant strides in the
Haiyan Lu, Zexin Zhu, Lauren Fields, Hua Zhang, Lingjun Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source