Policy and Institutional effects on market participation by smallholder rice farmers: case studies in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger [PDF]
Rice sector contributes significantly to secure households with regard to their food needs but also to the creation of employments and income generation.
Bamba, Ibrahim +5 more
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Investigation of relationships through which biodynamic growing practices affect plant growth and nutrient composition : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Soil Science at Massey University [PDF]
Author also known as Gillian Leslie ColeMore research attention has been paid to development of indicators of soil quality in relation to environmental sustainability than to food quality.
Bacchus, Gill
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The inhibition of mitochondrial dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) impairs syncytialization and induces cellular senescence via mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum stress in human trophoblast stem cells, elevating sFlt1/PlGF levels, a hallmark of placental dysfunction in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Kanoko Yoshida +6 more
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Do Cash Transfers Improve Dietary Diversity in Zambia?
This paper investigates whether participation in Zambia’s social cash transfer programme (SCTP) improves household dietary diversity among ultra-poor rural households.
Belinda Tshiula +3 more
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Changes in Food, Alcohol and Cigarettes Consumption during Transition: Evidence from Russia [PDF]
This paper examines the changes in nutritional behavior of Russian adults over the ten-year transition period, between 1994 and 2004. We present evidence on the impact of individual as well as regional characteristics on changes in fat, protein, alcohol ...
Herzfeld, Thomas +3 more
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Meta‐analysis fails to show any correlation between protein abundance and ubiquitination changes
We analyzed over 50 published proteomics datasets to explore the relationship between protein levels and ubiquitination changes across multiple experimental conditions and biological systems. Although ubiquitination is often associated with protein degradation, our analysis shows that changes in ubiquitination do not globally correlate with changes in ...
Nerea Osinalde +3 more
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Smallholder irrigation farming is transformative to poor households as it improves livelihoods and alleviates poverty. However, little has been done to quantify its profitability. Therefore, the present study assessed the profitability of smallholder irrigated crop farmers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa and ascertained its determinants. A
Mdoda, Lelethu, Obi, Ajuruchukwu Ob
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Screening and epitope characterization of Nidogen‐2‐specific nanobodies
Camel immunization and phage display were employed to generate high‐affinity VHH nanobodies against Nidogen‐2. After library construction, biopanning, ELISA screening, sequencing, and recombinant expression, selected nanobodies were purified and characterized, leading to the preliminary exploration of a nanobody‐based sandwich ELISA for specific ...
Jianchuan Wen +9 more
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With the continuous advancement of urbanization and industrialization, non-grain production on cropland (NGPCL) is gradually becoming more widespread. This phenomenon will compress the space for grain production and trigger a global food crisis.
Zhaojun Wu +5 more
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The Forgotten Property Rights: Restrictions on Land Use in Vietnam [PDF]
Studies of land property rights usually focus on tenure security and transfer rights. Rights to determine how to use the land are regularly ignored. However, in transition economies such as Vietnam and China, user rights are often limited.
Finn Tarp +2 more
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