The “Pesticide Chip”: Chemical Legacies and Agrarian Futures in Costa Rica
Abstract For decades, agro‐industrial capital has adopted cascading chemical and biotechnical interventions, or fixes, to secure accumulation through the cultivation of monocrops. We develop a framework that centres on how monocrop‐induced susceptibility to pests and pathogens—and the patchwork of fixes to address these—produces uneven chemical ...
Soledad Castro‐Vargas, Marion Werner
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Isolation, identification and quantification of phenolic acids, flavonoids and anthocyanins based on different particle fractions of purple-fleshed sweet potato flour for utilization as industrial applications. [PDF]
Azeem M +12 more
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Another Four Women: AfroCubana Entrepreneurs as Womanist Praxis
ABSTRACT This article is focused on four Black women entrepreneurs in Cuba's lucrative bed and breakfast home‐based tourism economy, asking: (1) what intersectional factors facilitated their entrepreneurial enterprises, (2) how they conceptualize success, and (3) how their narratives illuminate patterns involving gendered race in the country's ...
L. Kaifa Roland
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Lunch Provision, Consumption and Plate Waste in Early Years Settings in Sheffield
ABSTRACT Food provision in early years settings (EYS) presents an opportunity to support healthy eating amongst young children. This study aimed to record and nutritionally analyse setting lunches provided for, consumed and wasted by 3‐ to 4‐year‐old children attending EYS in Sheffield, England, including a comparison to packed lunches.
Claire J. Wall, Jo Pearce
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Enhancing In Vitro Regeneration in Three Sweet Potato Genotypes: Interplay Between Disinfectant, Explant Age, and Genotype. [PDF]
Tapily EHH +5 more
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Maternal Diet Quality and Third Trimester Depression: Insights From a Nepali Birth Cohort Study
ABSTRACT Maternal diet quality and perinatal depression significantly impact maternal and child health, yet their relationship remains underexplored in low‐resource settings. This cross‐sectional study examined the association between overall diet quality and risk of depression during the third trimester among 296 pregnant women receiving antenatal ...
Kalpana Chaudhary +12 more
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Chemical and Volatile Compounds in Sweet Potato Brandy: Impact of Processing Methods. [PDF]
Li Y +6 more
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Understanding Parents' Experiences of Using a Portion Guide for Young Children: A Qualitative Study
ABSTRACT Serving children larger portion sizes is associated with higher energy intake and can contribute to childhood obesity. Parents of young children report being open to receiving portion guidance. However, the perspective of parents who have received a portion guide is not well understood.
Mira Malmberg, Rebecca Lang, Rana Conway
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