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Recent Advances in Programmable Metasurfaces and Meta‐Devices

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Programmable metasurfaces enable various novel functionalities by dynamically tuning electromagnetic wavefronts. This article provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in microwave and terahertz programmable metasurfaces, covering electrical, thermal, optical, and mechanical control mechanisms.
Linda Shao, Chong He, Nan Wang, Liming Si, Weiren Zhu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The adaptive capacity of smallholder mixed-farming systems to the impact of climate change: The case of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa

Jàmbá, 2017
Climate change poses a serious threat to efforts by developing countries to ensure food security and poverty reduction. The National Development goals of South Africa envisage the agricultural sector as a key driver for job creation and economic growth ...
Nonhlanzeko N. Mthembu, Elliot M. Zwane
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Agronomic and Nutritional Perspectives on Vegetable Crops in Africa

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Vegetable production plays a key role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa. Moreover, African indigenous vegetables emerge as underutilized yet highly valuable crops, rich in macro‐ and micronutrients, as well as bioactive compounds with an array of health benefits.
Đorđe Vojnović, Pamela Owusu Osei, Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Issiake Konate, Jelena Popović‐Đorđević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting gender equity in a home visits programme: a qualitative study in Northern Nigeria

BMC Women's Health
Background Gender inequities remain critical determinants influencing maternal health. Harmful gender norms and gender-based violence adversely affect maternal health.
Loubna Belaid, Hadiza Mudi, Khalid Omer, Yagana Gidado, Umaira Ansari, Muhammad Rilwanu, Neil Andersson, Anne Cockcroft   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

HPLC Fingerprint Analysis Combined with Chemometrics for Authentication of Kaempferia galanga from Related Species

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, 2016
Fingerprint analysis using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been developed for authentication of Kaempferia galanga from related species, such as Kaempferia pandurata and K. rotunda.
Cahya Septyanti, Irmanida Batubara, Mohamad Rafi   +2 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The hazard zone of Mount Merapi and the community’s perception of (in)securities

Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability
Human beings identify security based on their life experiences and their ability to calculate risk, determining the degree to  which risk is acceptable or unacceptable.
Haryani Saptaningtyas
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Self‐Driving Laboratory Optimizes the Lower Critical Solution Temperature of Thermoresponsive Polymers

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
A low‐cost, self‐driving laboratory is developed to democratize autonomous materials discovery. Using this "frugal twin" hardware architecture with Bayesian optimization, the platform rapidly converges to target lower critical solution temperature (LCST) values while self‐correcting from off‐target experiments, demonstrating an accessible route to data‐
Guoyue Xu, Renzheng Zhang, Tengfei Luo
wiley   +1 more source

From Data to Discovery: Machine Learning–Enabled Intelligent Characterization of Two‐Dimensional Materials

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Machine learning serves as a central engine for the intelligent characterization of two‐dimensional materials by integrating multimodal techniques, including optical microscopy, spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and scanning probe microscopy (SPM). This unified framework enables automated, high‐throughput, and quantitative extraction of structural ...
Zhi‐Long Cao, Jia‐Xu Yan
wiley   +1 more source

Formulation, nutritional profile, and sensory acceptability of cookies incorporating locally sourced ingredients as complementary foods for toddlers: A strategy for stunting prevention

Food Chemistry Advances
This study focuses on the formulation of cookies using local food ingredients as supplementary food for toddlers to prevent stunting, by optimizing nutritional content through a linear program.
Yuliana, Rahmi Holinesti, Nabila Tasrif, Ifnalia Rahayu, Afifah Nur Hasanah, Helmizar, Healthy Hidayanti, Yolanda Febriani Naserd, Siti Halipah   +8 more
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