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Food Security [PDF]

Amfiteatru Economic, 2019
Food security is a challenge all over the world. People need food to live, just like they need air or water. The right to food is a fundamental one, though it is currently not being exercised everywhere under best conditions. Therefore, the concerns of
Vasile Dinu
doaj  

Substitution of Mineral Fertilizer with Organic Fertilizer in Maize Systems: A Meta-Analysis of Reduced Nitrogen and Carbon Emissions

Agronomy, 2020
Organic fertilizer is an effective substitute for mineral fertilizer that improves crop yield and is environmentally friendly. However, the effects of substitution often vary due to complicated interactions among the organic fertilizer substitution rate (
Zhibiao Wei, Hao Ying, Xiaowei Guo, Minghao Zhuang, Zhenling Cui, Fusuo Zhang   +5 more
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Selective Laser Sintering and Graphitization for Mono‐Matrix Unibody Fabrication of Integrated Stereo‐Circuit and Stereo‐Fluidic Wearable Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A novel selective laser sintering and graphitization (SLSG) 3D printing technology enables unibody fabrication of compacted insulating structures and conductive circuits in fluidic‐integrated wearable electronics through adaptive photonic modulation.
Li Zhang, Wing Cheung Mak
wiley   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Review on the Significance of Antioxidants and Their Influence on Biopolymer Packaging Films: Recent Advances and Challenges

Food Frontiers
Autooxidation is a significant cause of quality deterioration in food systems, leading to nutrient loss, off‐flavor formation, textural changes, and overall spoilage.
Sai Kumar Tammina, Rambabu Krishnamoorthy, Arshied Manzoor, Ruchir Priyadarshi, Kandi Sridhar, Fawzi Banat   +5 more
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Fast Food Consumption, Quality of Diet, and Obesity among Isfahanian Adolescent Girls

Journal of Obesity, 2012
Background and Objective. Few data are available linking fast food intake to diet quality in developing countries. This study was conducted to determine the association between fast food consumption and diet quality as well as obesity among Isfahani ...
Mohammad Hossein Rouhani, Maryam Mirseifinezhad, Nasrin Omrani, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, Leila Azadbakht   +4 more
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A Thermoreversible Gelation Pathway to Plant Cuticle‐Inspired Biopolymer Aerogel Monoliths Based on Network‐Spherulitic Crystal Assemblies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
To address functionality limitations in plant‐based and industrially compostable polymer aerogels, this work introduces bio‐inspired aerogels with broadened functionality. Inspired by functional plant tissues, lightweight biopolymer aerogels based on exclusively stereocomplex crystals are fabricated, featuring hierarchically macro‐/meso‐porous ...
Anthony V. Tuccitto, Zeineb Ben Rejeb, Rafaela Aguiar, Nello D. Sansone, Sumaiya Farzana, Isaac Ali, Jun Uk Lee, Daniel J. Davidson, Ailsa K. Edward, Chul B. Park, Patrick C. Lee   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of feeding male and female broiler chickens on low-protein diets fortified with different dietary glycine levels under the hot and humid tropical climate

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2017
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of sex and level of glycine (Gly) fortification to low-protein diets on growth performance, selected serum metabolites, carcass yield and litter characteristics in broiler chickens under tropical climate ...
Elmutaz Atta Awad, Idrus Zulkifli, Abdoreza Farjam Soleimani, Ahmed Aljuobori   +3 more
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Deep Eutectic Solvent‐Enhanced PEDOT: PSS/NR Foam Piezoresistive Sensor for High‐Sensitivity Wearable Devices and Sleep Monitoring Applications

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A high‐performance piezoresistive foam sensor is developed by integrating natural rubber, PEDOT: PSS, and a deep eutectic solvent (DES). DES effectively detaches insulating PSS from PEDOT, dramatically amplifying electrical conductivity and sensitivity.
Shun Zhang, Jizu Ma, Peng Yu, Lei Tan, Yan Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food security portal

, 2020
The drastic rise in food prices over the past couple of years has raised serious concerns about food and nutrition security across the world. While a coordinated response is urgently needed at international and regional levels, the effectiveness of ...
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Advances in Halide Perovskites for Photon Radiation Detectors

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work highlights recent progress in perovskite‐based photon radiation detectors, covering organic–inorganic hybrid, inorganic, lead‐free double, and vacancy‐ordered halide perovskites. Their detection performance is compared, material‐specific advantages and challenges are examined, and provides insight into current limitations and future ...
Liangling Wang, Jieqi Wang, Xiaojun Cui, Carsten Ronning   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source