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Livelihood diversification: The role of charcoal production in southern Malawi [PDF]

Energy for Sustainable Development, 2017
AbstractGrowing urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing demand for charcoal. This paper presents a detailed case study of three communities supplying charcoal to Zomba, a medium-sized city in Southern Malawi. Using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework to structure our analysis, we examine individuals' motivations for producing charcoal,
Smith, Harriet, Hudson, Malcolm, Schreckenberg, Kate   +2 more
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Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Studying liver in vitro has been challenging because simple 2D cell cultures fail to capture liver's cellular and architectural complexity. To bridge this gap, scientists increasingly use organoids, 3D liver models which better mimic liver composition and function. This review examines recent advances in liver organoid complexity and realism, discusses
Anna M. Dowbaj, Meritxell Huch
wiley   +1 more source

Livlihood Diversification and Opinion Polls’ Analysis: Evidence From Tharparkar-Sindh (Pakistan) [PDF]

In this paper attempt has been made: (i) to analyse the opinion poll of Tharis about livilihood and its diversifaction, (ii) to identify the livlihood available resources and attitute of Tharis to these resources.
Mahmud, Muhammad, Herani, Gobind M., Rajar, Allah Wasayo, Farooqi, Wahid   +3 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE LIVELIHOODS OF THE RURAL VULNERABLE GROUP IN NIGERIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2023
The vulnerable group is susceptible to various economic and social challenges. Understanding their livelihood is a prerequisite to addressing these menaces.
Abraham FALOLA, Ridwan MUKAILA, Grace Oluwakemi NAFIU, Adetunji Sanjo OLANREWAJU, Sheu-Usman Oladipo AKANBI, Angela Ebere OBETTA, Angela Chidimma IGWE   +6 more
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Drivers of Livelihoods Diversification in Rungwe District

Journal of Sustainable Development, 2019
This paper examined the factors influencing livelihoods diversification in Rungwe district. Specifically, the study assessed the livelihoods activities in the study area and determined the drivers of livelihoods diversification. The study was carried out in six villages of Rungwe District, Mbeya Region in which about 253 households were interviewed for
Atupakisye S. Kalinga, Richard Y. M. Kangalawe, James G. Lyimo   +2 more
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Epigenetic reprogramming of lineage switching in cancer

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cancer cells rarely commit to a single identity. Epigenetic mechanisms and tumor microenvironment cues push epithelial cells toward flexible, hybrid states that can shift into mesenchymal, neuroendocrine, or stem‐like fates, driving metastasis, drug resistance, and tumor heterogeneity. Targeting the epigenetic regulators behind these transitions, using
Ezgi Boyvatlı, Burcu Akman, Ezgi Bağırsakçı, Nese Atabey, Serap Erkek‐Ozhan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wetland ecology deterioration and livelihood diversification as a coping strategy: a study from Ramsar wetland, Loktak, India

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Loktak Lake (287 km2) is a Ramsar wetland located in the northeast Indian state, Manipur. The ecology of the wetland has deteriorated, which jeopardises the livelihoods of fishers and farmers.
Ongtham Kipjen Singh, Avijit Mistri
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The microbiome in human skin aging

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐related skin changes encompass the well‐known visible phenotypic alterations, together with microbiome dysbiosis and a series of molecular aging hallmarks. These hallmarks characterize not only a fully stablished aged phenotype but also the skin aging process itself.
Manuel Huerta Arana, Cornelia Wiegand, Omid Omrani, Mario Fabri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional comparison of EncB and EncC cargo proteins in iron storage within the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Encapsulins are protein nanocompartments that play an important role in iron storage. In the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin system, two cargo proteins called EncB and EncC contribute to iron mineralization. Here, we show that EncB and EncC generate iron‐containing minerals with distinct chemical compositions, suggesting that the composition of stored ...
Harry B. McDowell, Thomas Walther, Egbert Hoiczyk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source