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Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis

The Lancet Planetary Health, 2017
Background: Information about the global structure of agriculture and nutrient production and its diversity is essential to improve present understanding of national food production patterns, agricultural livelihoods, and food chains, and their linkages ...
Prof Mario Herrero, PhD, Philip K Thornton, PhD, Brendan Power, MSc, Jessica R Bogard, PhD, Roseline Remans, PhD, Steffen Fritz, PhD, James S Gerber, PhD, Prof Gerald Nelson, PhD, Linda See, PhD, Katharina Waha, PhD, Prof Reg A Watson, PhD, Paul C West, PhD, Leah H Samberg, PhD, Jeannette van de Steeg, PhD, Eloise Stephenson, MSc, Mark van Wijk, PhD, Petr Havlík, PhD   +16 more
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Incorporating Diversity Into Animal Production Systems Can Increase Their Performance and Strengthen Their Resilience

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
Animal production systems (APSs) have long been transformed through intensification, specialization and geographical concentration, leading them to become major anthropogenic drivers of pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss.
Bertrand Dumont, Laurence Puillet, Guillaume Martin, Davi Savietto, Joël Aubin, Stéphane Ingrand, Vincent Niderkorn, Lucille Steinmetz, Marielle Thomas   +8 more
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Diversity of pig production systems at farm level in Europe

Journal on Chain and Network Science, 2011
The present study was undertaken to perform an inventory of pig production systems, at farm level. The main aim was to document the variety of existing production systems in European countries. Information was collected from available sources, mostly national experts and literature, regarding target markets and information management, apparent degree ...
Bonneau, M., Antoine-Ilari, E., Phatsara, C., Brinkmann, D., Hviid, M., Groes Christiansen, M., Fàbrega, E., Rodríguez, P., Rydhmer, L., Enting, J., de Greef, K.H., Edge, H.L., Dourmad, J.Y., Edwards, S.   +13 more
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EFFECTS OF PRODUCTION DIVERSITY ON NUTRITION OF FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN NIGERIA.

Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022
Diets in Nigeria, across population and all income quintiles are lacking diversity and continue to include too many calories from staple foods and too few from nutritious foods such as vegetables, fruits, pulses and nuts, and some animal source-foods.
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Snap‐Through–Driven Liquid Crystal Elastomers for High‐Power Remote Microneedle Actuation Toward Smart Livestock Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A magnetically assisted snap‐through liquid crystal elastomer transforms photochemical deformation into a high‐power mechanical impulse, enabling remote microneedle actuation and highlighting its potential for future smart livestock intervention systems.
Chae Won Lee, Nankyung Kim, SeungHyun Park, Dae Seok Kim   +3 more
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A Systematic Study of GelMA‐Carbopol Bioinks for High‐Fidelity Extrusion 3D Bioprinting at Physiological Temperatures

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gonzalez Martinez and collaborators develop a strategy to formulate high performance GelMA‐based bioinks with low solids contents. The resulting bioinks enable 3D bioprinting at 37 °C of high‐fidelity structures with tunable mechanical properties that support high cell viability and function.
David A. González‐Martínez, Aidee V. Arizpe Tafoya, Eduardo González‐Martínez, Mabel Barreiro Carpio, Laura Daniela Serrano Andrade, Christopher T. N. Chow, Mohammadhossein Dabaghi, Jeremy A. Hirota, Jose M. Moran‐Mirabal   +8 more
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Data‐Driven Materials Science for Energy‐Sustainable Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Data‐driven approaches powered by artificial intelligence are transforming materials discovery for energy sustainability. This review examines how auto‐generated high‐quality materials databases and domain‐specific language models accelerate research in photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, batteries and magnetic materials. Applications involve extraction of
Jacqueline M. Cole
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Sustainable and Multifunctional Natural Macromolecular Polymers for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We comprehensively review the structure‐function relationships and regulatory mechanism of natural macromolecular polymers in stabilizing zinc anodes at the microscopic and mesoscopic scales. The interactions among polymer structures, optimization strategies, and regulatory mechanisms are discussed systematically summarizing recent related research ...
Yunuo Shi, Bo Jiang, Jingcheng Zhang, Xiaodong Shao, Peixun Xiong, Lutong Shan, Shengyang Huang, Mengfang Liang, Mengyao Chang, Fangyan Liu, Wenwu Li, Baoyu Xia, Wei Ji, Ho Seok Park   +13 more
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Pathways to improved food and nutrition security: The role of farm production diversity in household dietary outcomes in rural areas of Pakistan

Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Malnutrition remains a significant global challenge, particularly in developing countries. Policymakers have increasingly focused on improving household food security and nutrition through farm production diversity (FPD).
Muhammad Waseem, Erbao Cao, Ihsan Jamil, Bushra Mughal, Mi Yu   +4 more
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Articulating fertilizer subsidy effects on women’s diet quality by food supply source in Mali

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022
Background Mali’s fertilizer subsidy program aims to reduce food insecurity among the nation’s predominantly rural people by jump-starting productivity gains of major crops. This paper contributes to sparse evidence regarding its effects.
Amidou Assima, Giacomo Zanello, Melinda Smale   +2 more
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