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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐Enabled Collaborative Approach: Achieving Sustainable Supply Chain Performance

Journal of Business Logistics, Volume 46, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in enhancing sustainability and efficiency within the fragmented supply chain of the tea industry. Small‐scale tea gardens often face logistical inefficiencies, inconsistent quality control, and economic constraints, limiting their competitiveness.
Tripti Paul, Nazrul Islam, Sandip Rakshit, Sandeep Mondal, Anand Jeyaraj   +4 more
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Effects of Different Floor Systems and the Bird’s Age on Body Weight Gain and Feather Score of Broiler Breeder Hens

Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2018
Purpose: Feathers are known to play a significant role in thermoregulation and provide a physical protection to the birds. Presence or absence of a good feather cover therefore, directly influences on a bird’s performance.
R. K. Mutucumarana, P.V.D. Sewwandi, A. Iddamalgoda   +2 more
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Taxonomic status of Bambusaspis miliaris : B. robusta, and B. pseudomiliaris (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae) [PDF]

, 1999
Based on an assessment of 50 morphological characters from 110 specimens of Bambusaspis miliaris (BoisduvalI869), B. robusta (Green 1908), andB. pseudomiliaris (Green 1922) from different geographic regions around the world, we conclude that these ...
Lambdin, P. L., Stumpf, C. F.
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A taxonomic sudoku: Resolving the long‐standing puzzle of Japanese Dictyoteae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) with new records and biogeographic insights

Journal of Phycology, Volume 61, Issue 5, Page 1457-1485, October 2025.
Abstract Japanese Dictyoteae have been documented since 1838, with a historical checklist of 21 names recorded prior to 1990. Persistent misidentifications—particularly of species originally described from Europe and the Americas—have complicated the taxonomy of the group in Japan.
Christophe Vieira, Shingo Akita, Masahiro Suzuki, Ryuta Terada, Takeaki Hanyuda, Satoshi Shimada, Shinya Uwai, Hiroshi Kawai   +7 more
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Diversity and Conservation of Waterbirds in the Northern Avifaunal Region of Sri Lanka

Ceylon Journal of Science, 2017
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the waterbird diversity, distribution, and conservation status in the northern avifaunal region of Sri Lanka, which includes two of the four richest waterbird regions in Sri Lanka, namely Jaffna and Mannar.
Chaminda S. Wijesundara, Deepal Warakagoda, Udaya Sirivardana, Dilan Chathuranga, Tharangi Hettiarachchi, Nuwanthika Perera, Packiyanathan Rajkumar, Saumya Wanniarachchi, Gayani Weerakoon   +8 more
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Modern Slavery Knowledge in the Sri Lankan Tea Industry: A Case Study

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 6317-6328, September 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the state of knowledge about modern slavery and its removal in the high‐risk Sri Lankan tea industry and the way Sri Lanka can move toward elimination of the practice. Primary evidence gathered through a survey of participants in the tea supply chain in Sri Lanka reveals a perceived low level of understanding of modern ...
Katherine Leanne Christ, Saman Bandara, H. M. M. N. Herath, Roger Leonard Burritt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biochar-based contaminant removal: A tutorial on analytical quality assurance and best practices in batch sorption

Journal of Chromatography Open
Biochar, a biomass-derived, ubiquitous, porous, carbonaceous material that is rich in surface functional groups, is a research frontier in water remediation due to its sustainability and efficacy.
Tellulah A. Fernando, Dinushi N. Fernando, Sameera R. Gunatilake, Chanaka Navarathna, Xuefeng Zhang   +4 more
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Encapsulation of curcumin into layered double hydroxides

Nanotechnology Reviews, 2014
This study focuses on the encapsulation of natural curcumin present in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) into a layered double hydroxide (LDH), which demonstrates slow release properties with future potential in therapeutic applications such as slow release ...
Supun Samindra Kamkanam M., Kottegoda Nilwala   +1 more
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The Development of Ceylon's fisheries (a symposium) [PDF]

, 1964
In July, 1964, it was decided that a Government Fisheries Corporation be set up. At the request of the Directors-designate of this Corporation a series of lectures on the development of Ceylon's fisheries was organised by the Fisheries Research Station ...

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An Untapped and Undocumented Butterfly Diversity in a Rapidly Urbanizing and Fragmenting Forest Habitat in Pokhara, Nepal: First Checklist and Implications for Conservation and Ecotourism

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2025.
Documenting indicator taxa such as butterflies is crucial in biodiversity hotspots such as the Himalayas, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas such as Pokhara, Nepal. This study recorded 225 butterfly species in the Methlang Forest area of Lakeside, Pokhara, including new and long‐absent national records.
Sajan KC
wiley   +1 more source