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Abstract One of the most significant problems in the development of quantitative models to assess the performance of decision‐making units (DMUs) is the availability of information coded into variables and indicators that are proxies for the relevant dimensions of the models: resources or inputs, products or services or outputs, and heterogeneous ...
Cinzia Daraio +3 more
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Overseas imports on the Blue Nile: Chemical compositional analysis of glass beads from Soba, Nubia
Abstract Archaeological evidence as well as textual sources leave no doubt about Alwa's (Alodia's) intense transcultural connections, further corroborated by understudied overseas glass bead imports found there. This paper presents results of an analysis of 23 glass beads from Soba, the most prosperous capital of medieval Nubia.
Joanna Then‐Obłuska, Laure Dussubieux
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Abstract Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) plays a major role in the economy of Peru and the world. The present study aims to elucidate the agro‐morphological variability of coffee genotypes maintained in the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA) germplasm collection.
Richard Paredes‐Espinosa +12 more
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The mobility of the Blemmyes between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea coast, and their skill in trading, are well attested in the literary sources and in the archaeological record. While they operated mainly in the Eastern Desert, their cemeteries, dated to the mid‐fourth century ce, were located in the strategic region of the Dodekaschoinos of Lower ...
J. Then‐Obłuska, L. Dussubieux
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Topography as a Major Influence on Geothermal Circulation in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
Abstract Geothermal systems are an important resource in the global effort to reduce fossil fuel use. They are formed by convection of water heated at depth, but without external controls convection is unstable and upflows move or dissipate. In the central Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand, the geothermal systems have been in the same locations for ...
S. C. Pearson‐Grant, E. A. Bertrand
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Identification of highly performing varieties under Senegalese environment is crucial to sustain rice production. Genotype‐environment interaction and stability performance on the grain yield of ten upland rice genotypes were investigated across 11 environments in Senegal during the rainy seasons of 2016 and 2017 to identify adapted varieties.
Ghislain Kanfany +9 more
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Maize Breeding in the Highlands of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia: A Review
Maize is one of the most important staple crops in the highlands of the Andean region of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Most seeds come from landraces, with their own kernel characteristics. The kernels are used for the elaboration of traditional dishes and
José Luis Zambrano +2 more
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Europa, film awangardowy Stefana i Franciszki Themersonów z 1932 r., inspirowany poematem Anatola Sterna, uchodził za zaginiony podczas II wojny światowej.
Marcin Giżycki
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Limited farmer access to quality seeds of improved varieties and knowledge gaps in good agronomic practices are the major factors limiting rice productivity among smallholder farmers in Uganda.
Simon Alibu +6 more
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Nieistniejąca twarz Brada Pitta z okładki telegazety. O niemożliwości zabawy
W artykule przedstawione zostały rozważania na temat niemożliwości zabawy we współczesnej kulturze. Na przykładzie serialu MTV „Chcę mieć sławną twarz” („I want a famous face”) autorka analizuje problem zaniku tożsamości ludzi eksperymentujących na ...
Joanna Kulas
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