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Future Livestock Systems: Scenario-guided policy review workshop [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The recent CCAFS and the LSIL scenarios process focuses on contextual drivers of change for agriculture and food security – climate change and socio-economic changes (e.g. in markets, governance, broad economic developments, infrastructure)
Kiker, Greg   +2 more
core  

Photoacoustic Microscopy for Multiscale Biological System Visualization and Clinical Translation

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) is a powerful biomedical imaging tool renowned for its non‐invasiveness and high resolution. This review synthesizes recent technological advances and highlights their broad applications from cellular and organ‐level to whole‐animal imaging.
Tingting Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Neuroticism Disrupt the Psychological Benefits of Nostalgia? A Meta‐analytic Test

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Personality, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Nostalgia, a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, confers self‐oriented, existential, and social benefits. We examined whether nostalgic engagement is less beneficial for individuals who are high in neuroticism (i.e. emotionally unstable and prone to negative affect).
Julius Frankenbach   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Permanent Deformation Mechanism of Steel Bridge Deck Pavement Using Three-Dimensional Discrete–Continuous Coupling Method on the Mesoscopic Scale

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Unlike conventional asphalt pavements, steel bridge deck pavement (SBDP) is directly constructed on orthotropic steel deck plates characterized by relatively low flexural stiffness, rendering it more susceptible to rutting deformation under elevated ...
Xingchen Min, Yun Liu
doaj   +1 more source

A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Camel Anatomy; More Than Just a Hump [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) is capable of living in extreme, arid environments due to its numerous anatomical adaptations. Its modified features of the muscular system, integument, skeletal system, and several internal organs allow this ...
Chase, Michael
core   +1 more source

Climate‐Smart Dairy Practices: The Role of Practice Clusters in Enhancing the Performance of Dairy Farms in Kenya

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Rutting on Traffic Safety: A Synthesis of Research Findings

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Quantifying the impact of rutting on traffic safety contributes to the development of objective models for evaluating pavement performance. However, the existing literature shows significant discrepancies in the impact of rutting on traffic safety.
Ali Fares   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating Fatigue Performance on the Foamed Asphalt Specimens Generated Using Different Foam Properties [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
An evaluation of fatigue resistance for foamed asphalt mixture is very demanding since the binder is not continuously distributed on the aggregate surface and this mixtures contains water, the content of which dramatically affects the mechanical ...
C. Gebhardt   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Description of the skull, braincase, and dentition of Moschognathus whaitsi (Dinocephalia, Tapinocephalia), and its palaeobiological and behavioral implications

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A subadult Moschognathus whaitsi from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, was scanned using synchrotron radiation X‐ray computed tomography (SRXCT). Its subadult state allowed the cranial bones and teeth to be identified and individually reconstructed in 3D.
Tristen Lafferty   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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