Kinship and reproduction: A perspective of the Akha in Laos
Abstract Drawing on fieldwork among the Akha people in Phongsaly District, Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, this paper examines Akha patrilineal kinship and its links to reproduction. The Akha people's reproductive decisions and behaviours are shaped by patrilineality, ancestral connections and cultural–spiritual perceptions of reproduction, which ...
Vanly Lorkuangming
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Mapping novel QTLs associated with grain number and primary branching in rice using new plant type derived RILs. [PDF]
Nandakumar S +14 more
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Noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring during red blood cell transfusions in very preterm infants
Abstract Background Noninvasive hemoglobin (NHb) correlates excellently with laboratory Hb in both preterm and term infants. Our aim was to monitor NHb during red blood cell (RBC) transfusions to assess its changes and evaluate the correlation between NHb and capillary hemoglobin (cHb).
Carlo Dani +3 more
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Identification of Novel Quantitative Trait Loci and Candidate Genes Associated with Grain Yield and Related Traits Under Low-Light Stress Conditions in Rice. [PDF]
Mohanty S +14 more
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Abstract Most business students are not interested in becoming lawyers. Therefore, business law and legal environment instructors must convey why students should study business law. To assist instructors (especially first‐time ones), this teaching note presents interrelated pedagogical questions to introduce the first week of class.
Jason R. Hildebrand
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A Simplified Heat-Tolerance Evaluation System at the Pollen Development Stage in Rice (<i>Oryza</i><i>sativa</i> L.). [PDF]
Chen S +8 more
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The Plagiarist in the Machine? Generative AI and the Will to Fail
ABSTRACT This paper argues that the real challenge posed by Large Language Models (LLMs) in Higher Education lies not in their potential for plagiarism, but in their creation of a new form of writing that is indistinguishable in the traditional essay.
Matthew J. Barnard, Keith Crome
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Establishing SSR-Based Variety Identification and Callus Regeneration Systems for the Novel <i>Hordeum brevisubulatum</i> Cultivar 'Mengnong No. 2'. [PDF]
Yang H +10 more
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Impact of simulated drought and cover crop mixtures on subsequent spring wheat yield
Abstract Cover crops (CCs) are promoted as a mechanism for reducing soil erosion, enhancing soil fertility, and improving diversity in agricultural systems, but in drier climates, there are concerns about their impact on soil water availability for the subsequent crop.
Jonathan J. Halvorson +5 more
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Unraveling the genetic potential of Indian rice germplasm for reproductive stage drought tolerance. [PDF]
Subramanian S +9 more
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