Results 1 to 10 of about 38,881 (166)

Grain Quality Characterization of Hybrid Rice Restorer Lines with Resilience to Suboptimal Temperatures during Filling Stage

open access: yesFoods, 2022
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food that is consumed worldwide, and hybrid rice has been widely employed in many countries to greatly increase yield.
Xuedan Lu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization and fine mapping of a new dwarf mutant in Brassica napus

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background Plant height is an important plant characteristic closely related to yield performance of many crops. Reasonable reduction of plant height of crops is beneficial for improving yield and enhancing lodging resistance.
Xin Li   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

“No signs of rape”: corroboration, resistance and the science of disbelief in the medico-legal jurisprudence of Bangladesh

open access: yesSexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2022
A major impediment to justice for rape in Bangladesh is the colonial rule of corroboration, which requires judges to verify the truthfulness of a rape complainant’s testimony with other evidence.
Taqbir Huda
doaj   +1 more source

A novel locus (Bnsdt2) in a TFL1 homologue sustaining determinate growth in Brassica napus

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background The determinate growth habits is beneficial for plant architecture modification and the development of crops cultivars suited to mechanized production systems. Which play an important role in the genetic improvement of crops. In Brassica napus,
Kaixiang Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reflections on the society’s reaction towards rape victims in Delhi City [PDF]

open access: yesTemida, 2014
In general, most people display stronger beliefs in ‘aggravated rape‘ or ‘real rape‘; including victims of such rape cases who often identify themselves as ‘rape victims’ than the victims of ‘simple rape’, where none of the aggravating ...
Hetu Vibha
doaj   +1 more source

Early Psychological Intervention After Rape: A Feasibility Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Rape is the most common trauma leading to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women, with a conditioned prevalence of up to 50%. PTSD is considered to be a lethal condition associated with increased risk of suicide, drug- and alcohol dependence ...
Maria Bragesjö   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A computer-assisted textual analysis of 10,191 rape news headlines shared on social media

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open, 2023
Although rape is prevalent in Bangladesh, we have limited knowledge about how the media reports rape news. This study analyzed 10,191 headlines of rape news shared on ten Bangladeshi media's Facebook pages between 2013 and 2021.
Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman
doaj   +1 more source

“It is all her fault”: psychosocial correlates of the negative attitudes towards rape victims among the general population of Pakistan

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023
Background Rape myths are marked for being false beliefs about sexual assault. With the problem being quite prevalent around the world, research has shown that numerous factors such as rape proclivity and perpetuation of rape myths are critical.
Syed Messum Ali Kazmi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of CRISPR/Cas9 in Rapeseed for Gene Function Research and Genetic Improvement

open access: yesAgronomy, 2022
Brassica napus L. provides high-quality edible oil and clean energy for humans. For a long time, rapeseed breeders have tried to breed improved varieties through traditional breeding strategies. However, B.
Qing Tian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dealing With Rape Cases in Ghana: The Law, the Victim and the Offender

open access: yesSexual Offending, 2023
Rape is a criminal offence in all countries of the world. However, what constitutes rape in the legal sense differs from country to country, with many common law countries sharing some similarities in their definition of rape.
Jacob Mensah Agboli
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy