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Barriers to the uptake of solar-powered irrigation by smallholder farmers in sub-saharan Africa: A review

Energy Strategy Reviews
Irrigation expansion is critical for agricultural and rural development, food and nutrition security, and climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Neha Durga, Petra Schmitter, Claudia Ringler, Shrishti Mishra, Manuel S. Magombeyi, Abena Ofosu, Paul Pavelic, Fitsum Hagos, Dagmawi Melaku, Shilp Verma, Thai Minh, Chamunorwa Matambo   +11 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
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Accuracy of satellite and reanalysis rainfall estimates over Africa: A multi-scale assessment of eight products for continental applications

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2023
Study Region: Continental Africa Study Focus: This study evaluates the accuracy of eight gauge-corrected rainfall products across Africa through direct comparisons with in situ observations for the period 2001–2020.
Kirubel Mekonnen, Naga Manohar Velpuri, Mansoor Leh, Komlavi Akpoti, Afua Owusu, Primrose Tinonetsana, Tarek Hamouda, Benjamin Ghansah, Thilina Prabhath Paranamana, Yolande Munzimi   +9 more
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The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
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Insight for sustainable supplemental irrigation development for Cocoa in changing Ghana’s agroforestry landscapes

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Cocoa production in Ghana faces challenges from climate change and land use dynamics, necessitating sustainable intensification through supplemental irrigation.
Seifu A. Tilahun, Andoh K. Amponsah, Gerald Atampugre, Birhanu Z. Birhanu, Moctar Dembélé, Sylvester Darko, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Olufunke Cofie   +7 more
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Soil physical properties of Austrian soils: Overview based on a comprehensive agricultural soil database

Data in Brief
Knowledge of soil physical characteristics is key for describing hydrological behavior of landscapes. Over the last few decades, several major data collections (e.g.
Florian Darmann, Monika Kumpan, Carmen Krammer, Thomas Weninger, Peter Strauss   +4 more
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Tau acetylation at K331 has limited impact on tau pathology in vivo

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We mapped tau post‐translational modifications in humanized MAPT knock‐in mice and in amyloid‐bearing double knock‐in mice. Acetylation within the repeat domain, particularly around K331, showed modest increases under amyloid pathology. To test functional relevance, we generated MAPTK331Q knock‐in mice.
Shoko Hashimoto, Yukio Matsuba, Mika Takahashi, Takaomi C. Saido   +3 more
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Can water, energy, and food policies in support of solar irrigation enable gender transformative changes? Evidence from policy analysis in Bangladesh and Nepal

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) are emerging as a popular technology to address water, energy, and climate change challenges in South Asia while enhancing livelihoods and food security.
Manohara Khadka, Labisha Uprety, Gitta Shrestha, Shristi Shakya, Archisman Mitra, Aditi Mukherji   +5 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Operational sentinel-2 system for monthly near‑real‑time irrigated area mapping in the Limpopo river basin

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Monitoring irrigated agriculture is critical in the water-scarce Limpopo River Basin (LRB). However, existing approaches are often coarse, retrospective, or season-aggregated, which limits their ability to capture smallholder irrigation and the month-to ...
Zolo Kiala, Karthikeyan Matheswaran, Chris Dickens, Mariangel Garcia Andarcia, Fulco Ludwig, Surajit Ghosh   +5 more
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