Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Effects of increasing doses of wood vinegar on feed intake, digestibility, ingestive behavior, nitrogen balance and serum biochemistry in sheep. [PDF]
Vet Anim SciNogueira MACS +11 more
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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
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RAMSMART: a low-invasive system for real-time automated multi-species monitoring of livestock activity in research trials. [PDF]
Front Vet SciDoekes HP +5 more
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Must Longtermists Wish Us All Dead? A Quadrilemma
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Longtermists assign great moral importance to making the long‐term future as good as possible, especially by ensuring the survival of humanity. We argue, to the contrary, that on assumptions that are plausible, conservative, or shared by leading longtermists, human extinction will likely augment total utility among human and non‐human animals ...
Nir Eyal, Bastian Steuwer, Shai Meiri
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Multi-Scale Sheep and Goat Face Detection Network Based on Multi-Task Optimization. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Zhang F +5 more
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Nanoplastics: Methods, Exposure and Effects on Domestic, Farm and Wild Animals
Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are synthetic polymer particles ranging in size from 1 nm to 1 μm that have been identified as a major concern for ecosystems and organisms due to their plethora of negative effects. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge relating to exposure and effects of NPs in domestic (i.e., farm ...
B. De Felice +8 more
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Coated trace minerals improved carcass characteristics and meat quality in growing sheep in association with enhanced antioxidant status and shifts in the rumen microbiota. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolZhao S +7 more
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Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Monocrotaline (MCT), a plant‐derived pyrrolizidine alkaloid, is well known for its hepatotoxic effects. However, full elucidation of the mechanisms underlying MCT‐induced hepatotoxicity, as well as the development of reliable biomarkers for early detection and monitoring, requires an integrated evaluation of biochemical, molecular, and ...
Ali Şenol +4 more
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Non-Coding Negative Regulatory Features in Livestock Genomes: Functional Annotation and Causal Validation. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Zhang L +7 more
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