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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market participation intensity of smallholder farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana

open access: yesDiscover Agriculture
Smallholder farmers’ market participation is challenged by transaction expenses and limited by market access because of the low potential for maximising yield from production.
Adam Iddrisu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Bionanotechnology: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables the nanoscale mapping of electrostatic surface potentials. While widely applied in materials science, its use in biological systems remains emerging. This review presents recent advances in KPFM applied to biological samples and provides a critical perspective on current limitations and future directions for
Ehsan Rahimi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Market Participation Choices and Decisions of Maize and Cowpea Farmers in Northern Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yesTropicultura, 2016
Alleviating poverty and reducing food insecurity have received close critical attention from many researchers in sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers' participation in agricultural markets has been seen as a potent strategy for improving their livelihoods.
Mignouna, DB.   +4 more
doaj  

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption and Intensity of Modern Bee Hive in wag Himra and North Wollo zones, Amhara region, Ethiopia

open access: yesAgricultural and Resource Economics, 2017
Wag Himra zone is one of the Amhara Regional State which has a potential honey production and it is a quite suitable for apiculture activities. The objectives of the study were (1) quantifying the determinant factors of the probability of adoption, (2 ...
Asmiro Abeje   +3 more
doaj  

Socio-economic factors influencing smallholder farmers’ decision to participate in agro-processing industry in Gauteng province, South Africa

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2019
Smallholder farmers in South Africa have not been linked successfully to sustainable agro-processing value chains. This study aimed to identify factors influencing smallholder farmers’ decision to participate in the agro-processing industry, as well as ...
TM Khoza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANISATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN CASSAVA BASED SMALL HOLDER FARMING SYSTEM IN OSUN STATE

open access: yesAgricultura, 2019
This study investigated the effect of community-based organization on land management practices in Cassava based smallholder farming system in Osun State. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to select 100 respondents for the study.
R. ADEYEMO, Ayodeji KEHINDE
doaj   +1 more source

3D Anodic Alumina Nanoarchitectures: A Decade of Progress from Foundational Science to Functional Metamaterials

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ordered three‐dimensional anodic aluminum oxide (3D‐AAO) nanoarchitectures with longitudinal and transverse pores enable architecture‐driven metamaterials. The review maps fabrication advances, including hybrid pulse anodization, and shows how 3D‐AAO templates tailor properties across magnetism, energy, catalysis, and sensing.
Marisol Martín‐González
wiley   +1 more source

Driving force of organic fertilizer use in Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia: Independent double hurdle approach [PDF]

open access: yesEkonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2016
The objective of this study was to identify the important factors that influence both adoption and level of use of organic fertilizer among smallholder farmers in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia using a primary data collected from 161 sample ...
Terefe Aemro T., Ahmed Musa H.
doaj   +1 more source

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