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Determination of alkaloids and oil rates of some poppy (papaver somniferum L.) varieties cultivated as winter and summer

International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, 2017
The aim of this study is to determine the alkaloid and oil rates contents of some poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) varieties, such as morphine, codeine, oripavine, thebaine, noscapine and papaverine, which are planted as winter and summer. Five varieties of
Levent Yazıcı, Güngör Yılmaz
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Narco Violence in Mexico: A Spatial Analysis of Drug-Related Bloodshed [PDF]

, 2012
Latin American ...
Medel, Mónica
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Disentangling Counter‐Empathy: Developing a Three‐Dimensional Model and Measure of Dispositional Counter‐Empathy

Journal of Personality, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Counter‐empathy involves responding to others' assumed emotions incongruently. Research on dispositional counter‐empathy predominantly focuses on specific counter‐empathic constructs without clearly mapping its cardinal dimensions.
Jake R. Siamro, Christian H. Jordan
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Oil bearing rose (Rosa damascena) Production in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan: A Sustainable Alternative to Opium poppy Cultivation

Journal of Oasis Agriculture and Sustainable Development
Afghanistan, particularly Nangarhar Province, has grappled with the complicate nature of opium poppy cultivation, influenced by an intricate combination of historical, socio-economic, and geopolitical factors. Opium, serving as the main source of income
Abdulsaboor Dawlatzai, Ryan Qasimullah
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Topological analysis of multicellular complexity in the plant hypocotyl

eLife, 2017
Multicellularity arose as a result of adaptive advantages conferred to complex cellular assemblies. The arrangement of cells within organs endows higher-order functionality through a structure-function relationship, though the organizational properties ...
Matthew DB Jackson, Hao Xu, Salva Duran-Nebreda, Petra Stamm, George W Bassel   +4 more
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Prevalence of Sleep Apnea and Sleepiness in Adults With and Without HIV in Mwanza, Tanzania: Baseline Results From an Ongoing Cohort Study

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted a cross‐sectional analysis of the baseline survey of participants aged > 30 years enrolled in the Mwanza HIV&CVD Cohort in Tanzania. Our primary objective was to examine the association between HIV status and sleep apnea (SA).
Godfrey A. Kisigo, Benson Issarow, Salama Fadhil, Grace Ruselu, Ponsiano Fabian, Ayubu Garbindi, Robert N. Peck, Kathy Baisley, Saidi Kapiga, Ana C. Krieger   +9 more
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Use of the method of measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence to determine the phytotoxicity of mesotrione in poppy (Papaver somniferum) in relation to application factors

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2010
The aim of the research work was to evaluate phytotoxicity of mesotrione in poppy (Papaver somniferum). The amount of spraying water (150, 300 and 450 l per hectare) was compared as well. In the end, the different growth stimulators (Atonik – 0.6 l .
Jana Filová, Vojtěch Kocurek, Vladimír Smutný   +2 more
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Sleep Improvement for Metabolic Health: A Feasibility Trial of a Digital Sleep Treatment in People With Insomnia and Non‐Diabetic Hyperglycaemia

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insomnia may play a causal role in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Addressing insomnia through cognitive behavioural therapy (CBTi) in people with non‐diabetic hyperglycaemia could potentially reduce the risk of progression to T2D. To inform a future randomised trial, we performed a feasibility study of digital CBT (dCBTi) in individuals at increased ...
Rachel Sharman, David Ray, Andrew Farmer, Poppy C. E. Green, Victoria Harris, Fredrik Karpe, Colin A. Espie, Diana Mantripp, Thomas Marjot, Niall M. McGowan, Jeremy W. Tomlinson, Simon D. Kyle   +11 more
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Determination of fatty acid, tocopherol and phytosterol contents of the oils of various poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) seeds.

Grasas y Aceites, 2009
The fatty acid, tocopherol and sterol contents of the oils of several poppy seeds were investigated. The main fatty acids in poppy seed oils were linoleic (687.6-739.2 g kg-1), oleic (141.3-192.8 g kg-1) and palmitic (76.8-92.8 g kg-1).
Hakan Erinç, Aziz Tekin, Mehmet Musa Özcan   +2 more
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FROM FREE TRADE TO PROHIBITION: A CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE MODERN ASIAN OPIUM TRADE [PDF]

, 2000
The article begins by exploring America\u27s current war on drugs and how it represents a misuse of its power and misperception of the global narcotics trade.
McCoy, Alfred W.
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