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Anticancer Mechanisms of Bioactive Compounds from Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Leaves: A Systematic Review

Foods
Sweet potato leaves (SPL) are increasingly recognized as a significant source of nutritionally and pharmacologically important bioactive compounds. This systematic review critically synthesizes current in vitro, in vivo, and preclinical data to evaluate ...
Saleh Shafique Chowdhury, Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad, Nanziba Ibnat, Shahidul Islam   +3 more
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Adapting to Changing Rainfall and Developing Off‐Farm Employment: Implications for the Adoption of Direct Seeding in Rice Production

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
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Market Price Determination for Ready-to-Cook Catfish Products: Insights from Experimental Auctions

Gastronomy
Determination of the right price is vital for the success of newly developed food products. This study examined the market prices and their determinants for five ready-to-cook catfish products: Panko-Breaded Standard Strips (PBSS), Panko-Breaded Standard
Saroj Adhikari, Uttam Kumar Deb, Nabin B. Khanal, Madan M. Dey, Lin Xie   +4 more
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Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Defense traits in the long‐lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle

New Phytologist, 2016
Summary Mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae) is a significant mortality agent of Pinus, and climate‐driven range expansion is occurring. Pinus defenses in recently invaded areas, including high elevations, are predicted to be lower than in
B. Bentz, S. Hood, E. Hansen, J. Vandygriff, K. Mock   +4 more
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Short‐Term Outcomes and Cost Drivers of Emergency Surgery for Acute Abdominal Disease in Super‐Elderly Patients: A Study in the Japanese Tertiary Care Hospital

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study analyzed patients aged ≥ 85 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, focusing on short‐term outcomes and inpatient cost structure under the Japanese DPC system. Although major complications occurred in 19.4% of patients, more than 70% were discharged home.
Yuta Kobayashi, Ryo Oikawa, Yumi Shibuya, Masakazu Tatsuno, Atsuya Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Keiichiro Hara, Shojiro Hata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi   +8 more
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Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

Genome Biology, 2014
BackgroundThe size and complexity of conifer genomes has, until now, prevented full genome sequencing and assembly. The large research community and economic importance of loblolly pine, Pinus taeda L., made it an early candidate for reference sequence ...
David B. Neale, J. Wegrzyn, Kristian A. Stevens, A. Zimin, D. Puiu, M. Crepeau, Charis M. Cardeño, Maxim Koriabine, A. Holtz-Morris, J. Liechty, Pedro J Martínez-García, Hans A. Vasquez-Gross, Brian Y. Lin, Jacob J. Zieve, W. M. Dougherty, Sara Fuentes-Soriano, Le-Shin Wu, Donald G. Gilbert, G. Marçais, Michael Roberts, C. Holt, M. Yandell, John M. Davis, Katherine E. Smith, Jeffrey F. D. Dean, W. Lorenz, R. Whetten, Ronald R. Sederoff, N. Wheeler, Patrick E. McGuire, D. Main, C. Loopstra, K. Mockaitis, P. Dejong, J. Yorke, Steven L. Salzberg, Charles H. Langley   +36 more
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Characteristics of Anal Fistula Cancer in Patients Who Underwent Surgery: A Nationwide Observational Study Using Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The characteristics of patients with anal fistula cancer included a higher proportion of men, younger age, more smokers, and tumor‐related characteristics, including more advanced local progression. Surgical characteristics included a lower rate of minimally invasive surgery, a higher proportion of total pelvic exenterations, and longer postoperative ...
Nobuaki Hoshino, Hiromitsu Kinoshita, Kazutaka Obama, Kiyohide Fushimi, Susumu Kunisawa, Yuichi Imanaka   +5 more
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JAJA WACHUKWU, 1918-1996: THE FIRST NIGERIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY

International Studies Journal, 2023
The paper examines the contribution of Jaja Wachukwu, the First Nigerian Minister for Foreign Affairs and his contributions to Nigeria’s Foreign Policy.
ATAH PINE
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