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Extreme weather and economic crisis in the 1430s in England, and the implications for tenurial change

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England have received limited attention. The economic downturn and the depressed customary land market in this decade marked the beginning of the Great ...
Mark Bailey
wiley   +1 more source

Grain marketing and National Competition Policy: reform or reaction? [PDF]

Grain marketing arrangements in Australia have been controversial for many years. Following an account of the historical background to grain marketing, this article concentrates on more recent debates.
Watson, Alistair S.
core  

The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
wiley   +1 more source

First Record of Larval Parasitism in Disonycha glabrata (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Myiopharus ancilla (Walker) (Diptera: Tachinidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The amaranth flea beetle, Disonycha glabrata (F.), is a major pest of amaranth crops (Amaranthus spp.) in the United States. Despite its economic impact, its natural enemy complex remains poorly documented. In this study, we report the first record of larval parasitism in D. glabrata by the tachinid fly Myiopharus ancilla (Walker).
Yony T. Callohuari, John O. Stireman III, Matthew A. Bertone, Beatrice N. Dingha, Louis E. N. Jackai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering endosperm storage compartments enables simultaneous enrichment of multiple vitamins in rice

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Engineering rice endosperm with modules for vitamin binding, lipid storage, and antioxidant protection enriched water‐ and fat‐soluble vitamins without compromising key agronomic traits and maintained vitamin higher levels after cooking, demonstrating its potential to improve crop nutrition.
Xingwei Cai, Huanteng Hou, Yuanyue Wang, Wenyao Tan, Haifeng Zhu, Mustafa Bulut, Zhuang Yang, Ran Xu, Xianqing Liu, Alisdair R. Fernie, Jie Li, Yufei Li, Jie Luo   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Civilizing’ Smallholders Through Oil Palm: The Politics of Subsumption Across Southern Mexico's Commodity Frontiers

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While most frontier studies associate commodity expansions with dispossession, I argue that such expansions can also function as ‘civilizational’ projects aimed at overcoming traditional farming and creating new rural subjects better suited to the needs of capitalist development. Using a Gramscian approach to study subsumption, I analyse three
Antonio Castellanos‐Navarrete
wiley   +1 more source

Diet‐Related Differences Predominate Over Breed‐Associated Differences in Hepatic Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidant Vitamins and Lipid Quality Indices Among Beef Cattle

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how nutritional management and genetic background influence hepatic metabolism is important for improving the nutritional quality of bovine products in tropical production systems. This study evaluated breed‐associated differences under a common dietary regimen and diet‐related differences within the Nelore breed with respect to ...
Laíza de Kássia Mendes da Conceição, José de Brito Lourenço‐Júnior, Jamile Andréa Rodrigues da Silva, Leonel António Joaquim, Mariana Jucá Moraes, Thomaz Cyro Guimarães de Carvalho Rodrigues, Joana Inês Ferreira, Ana Maria Ramos Fontes, Maria Pinheiro Spínola, Érica Coutinho David, Antônio Vinicius Correa Barbosa, Bruno Cabral Soares, José António Mestre Prates   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status Among Children, Adolescents and Adults in the Philippines: A Scoping Review

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
Across all population and sociodemographic groups in the Philippines, diets lacked diversity and intakes of fruit and vegetables were low. Under‐ and overnutrition are persisting challenges. Rigorous evidence from interventions to improve diet quality and fruit and vegetable intake in the Philippines is urgently needed.
Taryn J. Smith, Sonja Y. Hess, Imelda Angeles‐Agdeppa, Eva Goyena, Aulo Gelli, Deanna K. Olney   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential Impact of Large‐Scale Food Fortification in Ethiopia: Coverage and Knowledge of Fortifiable Foods

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
Coverage of fortifiable oil, salt, and wheat flour by wealth quintiles. ABSTRACT Large‐scale food fortification (LSFF) is an effective public health measure because it may reach a large number of populations at risk using current food delivery systems.
Aregash Samuel, Ramadhani Noor, Nahom Tefera, Alemayehu Hussien, Genet Gebremedhin, Mduduzi Mbuya, Endale Amare, Meseret Woldeyohannes, Getinet Fikresilassie, Meron Girma, Alemnesh Petros, Anbissa Muleta, Bedasa Tessema, Feyissa Chala, Kaleab Baye, Arnaud Laillou, Tesfaye Chuko, Getachew Tollera, Mesay Hailu, Stanley Chitekwe, Masresha Tessema   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trace metal contamination from water and soil to vegetables and associated human health risks. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Sadee BA.
europepmc   +1 more source