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Game Changer: Investing in Digital Play to Advance Children's Learning and Health [PDF]

, 2009
Based on a literature review and interviews with digital learning experts, explores how digital games can foster skills and knowledge for better academic performance and health.
Ann My Thai, David Lowenstein, David Rejeski, Dixie Ching   +3 more
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Estimating Causal Effects With Observational Data: Guidelines for Agricultural and Applied Economists

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most research questions in agricultural and applied economics are causal in nature: they study how changes in one or more variables (such as policies, prices or weather) affect one or more other variables (e.g., income, crop yields or pollution).
Arne Henningsen, Guy Low, David Wuepper, Tobias Dalhaus, Hugo Storm, Dagim Belay, Stefan Hirsch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Haematological profile of blood of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell 1822) fed sunflower and sesame meal based diets [PDF]

, 2010
The effect of substituting soybean meal with raw sunflower and sesame seed meal was evaluated using haematological indices of Clarias gariepinus fed the diets containing sunflower and sesame seed meal.
Adeparusi, E.O., Fagbenro, O.A., Jimoh, W.A.   +2 more
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Surveying the Farmer Survey: A Synthesis of Research Practices in the Netherlands, Slovenia and Sweden

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research based on farmer surveys is a cornerstone of agricultural economics. Farmer surveys provide unique insights into behavioural variables—such as values, motivations, attitudes, behaviours, and preferences—that are unavailable in secondary datasets.
Thomas Slijper, Julia Höhler, Tanja Šumrada, Jens Rommel, Živa Alif, Jesus Barreiro‐Hurle, Anne Sophie Dietrich, Uliana Gottlieb, Thanh Mai Ha, Karin Hakelius, Helena Hansson, Vivian Wei Huang, Katja Knez, Gaëlle Leduc, Nina Lind, Yann de Mey, Ana Novak, Harold Opdenbosch, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Oyakhilomen Oyinbo, Anton Perpar, Jaap Sok, Luuk Vissers, Scarlett Wang, Lotte Yanore   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colour Morphs as Alternative Solutions to the Trade‐Off Predicted by the Immuno‐Competence Handicap Hypothesis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we tested whether white and yellow morphs of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) adopt alternative strategies shaped by the immuno‐competence handicap hypotheses (ICHH). We found that testosterone‐induced immune suppression was stronger in white males, while aggression decreased in both morphs.
Roberto Sacchi, Alan J. Coladonato, Stefano Scali, Marco A. L. Zuffi, Rupert Palme, Marco Mangiacotti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malaysia's Ambivalent Middle Power Status: A Global South Perspective From a Reconceptualised Geoeconomics

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article adds a geoeconomics dimension to the geopolitics‐focused middle power literature that generally depicts Malaysia as an ambivalent middle power, especially from the identity and behavioral perspectives, even if the country's middle power status stands on stronger capability indicators.
Helen E. S. Nesadurai
wiley   +1 more source

Revealing the Diverse Allergenic Protein Repertoire of Six Widely Consumed Crab Species: A Species‐Specific Allergen in King Crab

Allergy, EarlyView.
This study comprehended the allergen profiles of six edible crab species using proteomic and transcriptomic analyses and identified 11 putative allergens. King crab has a distinct protein and allergen profile, with the discovery of malate dehydrogenase as a novel king crab‐specific allergen registered as Para c 11.
Shanshan Li, Jingyuan Bian, Qing Xiong, Brian Shing‐Hei Wong, Stephen Kwok‐Wing Tsui, Kin‐Ming Kwan, Nicki Yat‐Hin Leung, Ting‐Fan Leung, Patrick S. C. Leung, Ka‐Hou Chu, Xiaojun Xiao, Christine Yee‐Yan Wai   +11 more
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Response of Sesame Promising Lines (Sesamum Indicum L.) to Nitrogen in Irrigated Wetland After Paddy [PDF]

, 2010
An experiment on sesame was conducted in Nganjuk in 2005 to study the response of sesame promising lines to nitrogen in irrigated wetland after paddy.
Hariyono, B. (Budi), Romli, M. (Moch)
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Molecular IgE Reactivity Profiling With Micro‐Arrayed Allergens Reveals Distinct Interregional Patterns of Sensitization and a Hypoallergenic Region in Türkiye

Allergy, EarlyView.
A prospective, systematic and cross‐sectional population study was performed involving 1000 adult subjects from five centers representing different climatic areas of Türkiye (Turkey). Molecular IgE profiling demonstrated substantial interregional variation and identified a hypoallergenic region in the easternmost area with a continental climate.
Alp Kazancioglu, Huey‐Jy Huang, Sengul Aksakal, Ismet Bulut, Maria‐Roxana Buzan, Kuan‐Wei Chen, Monica Daniela Cotarcă, Alexandra Dubovets, Pia Gattinger, Okan Gulbahar, Ali Fuat Kalyoncu, Alexander Karaulov, Evgenii Kozlov, Carmen Panaitescu, Thomas Schlederer, Daria Trifonova, Mikhail Tulaev, Murat Turk, Susanne Vrtala, Milena Weber, Lauriana‐Eunice Zbîrcea, Bulent Enis Sekerel, Rudolf Valenta   +22 more
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Bactericidal and Bacteriostatic effect of sesame oil, olive oil and their synergism on Escherichia coli in vitro [PDF]

, 2016
Background and aims: Escherichia coli is one of the important bacteria in nosocomial infections and its resistance to a wide range of antibiotics caused many problems for doctors and patients.
Abbasi, Safiyeh., Gholipour, Abolfazl., Heidari-Soureshjani, Reza., Jafari, Arman., Madmoli, Yaghoub., Obeidavi, Zia.   +5 more
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