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Bayesian Methods for Predicting the Shape of Chinese Yam in Terms of Key Diameters

Advances in Agriculture, 2017
This paper proposes Bayesian methods for the shape estimation of Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita) using a few key diameters of yam. Shape prediction of yam is applicable to determining optimal cutoff positions of a yam for producing seed yams.
Mitsunori Kayano, Koki Kyo, Mitsuru Hachiya   +2 more
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Therapeutic Properties and Underlying Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Integrative Review of Clinical and Molecular Findings

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
The translational research framework integrating TCM for RA. The figure outlines a stepwise framework for the modernization and clinical translation of TCM in RA. Part 1 highlights the inheritance and development of TCM theory, including classical medical texts, traditional herbal knowledge, and syndrome differentiation–based treatment principles. Part
Jianting Wen, Jian Liu, Lei Wan, Fanfan Wang, Yang Li   +4 more
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Optimization of Curing Treatment and Storage Temperature of Chinese Yam [PDF]

Korean Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology, 2013
Abstract. Effects of curing treatments and storage temperature on the quality of Chinese yams ( Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) were investigated stepwise in three consecutive years for the optimization of postharvest handling procedures. Tuberous roots were harvested in early to mid November and cured under ambient or 29°C heated air conditions for ...
Dong-Suk Lee, Youn-Moon Park
openaire   +1 more source

Digital Transformation as a Catalyst or Constraint? Unpacking SDG Progress in the Next‐11 Economies

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates whether digital transformation acts as a catalyst or a constraint in shaping progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Next‐11 economies over the period 2000–2023. By examining both aggregate SDG performance and goal‐specific outcomes, the analysis provides a comprehensive assessment
Ayşe Meriç Yazıcı, Mesut Dogan
wiley   +1 more source

How National Security Drives the Coevolution of International Relations and International Business Policy: Evidence From the Belt and Road Initiative

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), this study investigates how national security drives the coevolution of China's political risk management support for multinationals and competing countries' reactions. A competing country is a nation‐state that is neither the home nor host country of a multinational but perceives the ...
Shuang Li, Xueli Huang, Fuming Jiang
wiley   +1 more source

Fertilising Climate Policy: The Dual Impact of CBAM on EU Agricultural Emissions and Regional Disparities

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), scheduled to become fully operational in 2026, is designed to complement the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) by replacing free emission allowances and preventing carbon leakage to non‐EU regions. CBAM initially covers energy‐intensive sectors, including mineral nitrogen (N) fertiliser production.
Davit Stepanyan, Omid Zamani, Claudia Heidecke, Janine Pelikan, Jörg Rieger, Bernhard Osterburg, Alexander Gocht   +6 more
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Influence of Adding Chinese Yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) Flour on Dough Rheology, Gluten Structure, Baking Performance, and Antioxidant Properties of Bread

Foods, 2020
Impacts of wheat flour substituted with various levels of Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) flour (from 0% to 25%) on the dough rheological characteristics, gluten structure, baking performance, and antioxidant properties of bread were investigated.
Qing-Ming Li, Yan Li, Jin-Hao Zou, Shi-Yin Guo, Feng Wang, Peng Yu, Xiao-Jun Su   +6 more
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The economic effect of discrimination: Evidence from the restaurant sector

Contemporary Economic Policy, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 226-259, April 2025.
Abstract Discrimination often leads to economic consequences for affected groups. This study examines the economic impact of consumer discrimination on Chinese restaurants in the U.S. during the COVID‐19 pandemic's onset. Using cell phone data and revenue records, it identifies a significant −10% relative decline in visits to Chinese restaurants by ...
Guanting Yi
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Peptidomics, Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and In Vitro α-Glucosidase Inhibition Assays to Explore the Hypoglycemic Activity and Action Mechanisms of Chinese Yam Peptides

Foods
Chinese yam possesses anti-type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) potential. However, existing research has focused on its polysaccharides rather than its abundant peptide components.
Hui-Ke Ma, Xin-Yu Li, Liang Shen, Hong-Fang Ji   +3 more
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Atlantic trade and the West African market economy: New evidence from cowry imports, 1650–1905

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, billions of cowries arrived in West Africa, leaving one of the few quantitative traces available for historians to measure the Atlantic trade's impact on the precolonial market economy. Yet, current estimates substantially underestimate the volume of cowry imports.
María José Pont Cháfer
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